Wednesday, October 1, 2008

hurry up and wait

Flight time: 12:45 p.m. Leave for the airport: 10 a.m.

Pack the clothes, print the boarding passes, make sure all liquids are in that quart-size clear plastic bag, grab the laptop and all the required chargers for the now necessary electronics. The backpack looks like a marshmallow in the microwave--it keeps expanding but at some point it will explode.

One last check throughout the car. Hurry, hurry, hurry. The economy parking shuttle bus is coming--gotta rush, get to the door, load the luggage. Riding the bus with all the other travelers--some in business attire, others ready for a long awaited vacation. One destination in mind...the airport.

KCI is the world's best design in airports. No long trek to the gates, short lines through security, minimal crowds. Hurry, hurry, hurry. But wait! The flight is delayed two hours. So much for time management. Sit back, relax and write a blog.

2 comments:

Corey said...

haha, nice. that made me laugh.

I should tell you about the time our plane was delayed because "they won't let us duct tape a part back on, so we're waiting for a mechanic to come and glue it on."

Have a great fall break!

Dana Writes said...

Ha! That was great. Go figure, right! Those damn delays. Now you have time to sit and finish Three Cups of Tea. I won't ruin the ending for you. =)