Flying to Austin

[dr_kromm]

Montréal: No wait for check-in, security, etc. Crickets. The plane is almost empty. Is air travel dead? Why do I always show up early as requested?

In the air: Read all of Scientific American Mind, which isn't one of my regulars. In less than two hours. Is this due to editorial speed-reading or terribly fluffy neuroscience?

Chicago: Layover is four hours, and we got in early. Grabbed a late lunch (no sushi in sight, so I settled for 'za). Worked on a Pyramid article until the laptop batteries went low . . . need better batteries. Hah, but then I lucked out and scored an outlet! Full flight out, which meant a late departure. Confirmed: Rumors notwithstanding, you can't see princeofcairo's library from the air.

In the air: The airline packed the seats close in this jalopy – no room to use a laptop, thanks to the, er, zaftig lass in front of me kicking her seat back. Been in taxis, airports, and planes for almost 10 hours, now, so I have no creativity left anyway. iPod time. Pilot says we're running late. I feel sorry for philreed, who's already staying out late to pick me up.

Austin: Half an hour late. Poor Phil! And freezing rain . . . in Austin.

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Comments

[archangelbeth]

You may want to grab the Stanza app for the iPhone, if it's available in Canada. Lots of free books to read!

...though your data plan will probably still charge you, even though US data plans won't. But I know the Mac desktop of Stanza and the iPhone can load up files that way! Um. I think that'd work...

You brought freezing rain to Austin! Oh dear!

[princeofcairo.livejournal.com]

Confirmed: Rumors notwithstanding, you can't see [info]princeofcairo's library from the air.

Not on the Montreal-O'Hare flight path, no.