Sneaks on a Plane

Since no one seems to update the blog anymore (cough cough, Brenna, Kendall), I guess it falls on my shoulders to entertain the uncountable masses who assuredly read this blog. Agreed? Agreed. I am currently cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet and moving at a velocity of 2400mph. Actually, I have no clue what altitude and velocity we are at, so I just made something up that sounded good.

Well, after what seemed like ages (nigh billions of years), spring break has finally arrived! Hoozah! It’s kind of a bummer that everyone else already had their breaks, since it was torturous to read them gloat on Facebook about being in Florida, while we were still entrenched in our studies, even though we do go to school in sunny California. However, after break we will only have 32 days of class until summer, so that is quite the bonus. Kenny left last night to stay over at her brother’s fiancé’s apartment, in order to get an early start this morning. They are currently on their way to Wyoming, to visit family. Brenna was probably still sleeping when I left at the unearthly hour of 7am this morning. Her mother was driving up from San Diego to pick her up around 9am. As I said, I am on an airplane right now, zooming back to MN to be with my fam for the week. I have a window seat, but I’m pretty sure it’s the only window in the entire plane that has condensation on it, severely hampering my ability to view the terrain below. Aka, I can see nothing. This would happen to me.

I also received my first ever complimentary bag of peanuts today!! It only took 6 flights to get it. I was beginning to think it was all a large transportation conspiracy, or some sort of mythical notion that didn’t actually exist. I’m saving them for later, for a moment when I can actually savor the 12g snack. Seriously, is that enough to feed an ant? Maybe one of those super tiny red ones. Then again, they seem quite aggressive, so they might actually need more sustenance than a normal ant. I’m not sure. I should ask one sometime, right before I squish him and wipe him on my pants. Since the caf is closed today, due to break, I saved myself a muffin from dinner last night to eat as my breakfast this morning. I’d never eaten a muffin from the caf, but figured I would give it a try. Heck, I didn’t want to pay for some outrageously overpriced pastry at the airport. I should have known it wouldn’t turn out well. After one bite, that was not only tasteless, but also stale, I threw the pitiful excuse for food into the trashcan. Once I arrived at the airport, I was starving! So, I was forced to indulge in a delicious blueberry scone from Starbucks. I also purchased a tall, iced mocha, since I needed something to wash it down with and I also got about 4 hours of sleep last night. I went to be early, but I just couldn’t fall asleep. I guess I was excited, or maybe I just never go to bed before 2am and my body was so surprised that it didn’t know what to do. Either way, I’m tired. Well, I’m now starting to regret my caffeinated beverage, not to mention the free Pepsi once I got on the plane, since my bladder is alerting me to its overfull state. Dang. Stupid window seat. Two people between me and the restroom. Sigh. The joys of traveling. Back when I decided I was coming home for break, I concocted this brilliant little scheme to surprise my boyfriend. I got my parents in on it, and actually managed to keep it a secret from everyone else, so as not to accidentally spill the beans. Well, almost everyone. I told one friend. I found another Northwest flight arriving in the Twin Cities two hours after my flight actually arrives, and told him I was taking that one. My parents have the same fake flight information, so our stories line up. They are picking me up from the airport when my real flight arrives and then taking me home. Nate is set to arrive at my house not long before my fake flight arrives, so he can accompany my parents to pick me up. And surprise, surprise, I will be there to greet him. I can’t wait to see the look on his face!! Hahaha!! I love being devious, can you tell? Well, I just emptied my bladder in the bathroom. Airplane bathrooms are more than a little terrifying. So cramped, with all those unknown levers and compartments. Who knows what could happen if you pressed the wrong button. Has anyone seen Get Smart? Yup, one could get sucked out into the sky, and I’m pretty sure you need a parachute to survive that, and I forgot mine in my other pair of jeans. Darn. Anyway, that’s all for now. I should return to my book I’m supposed to read for class. Either that or attempt to catch a glimpse of the ground through the miniscule hole in the water droplets on the window. Fun, fun!

-Jojo