so after 9.5 hours of flying, i'm here and the first thing i have to say is that it's true: i can see 4 starbucks from my hotel. LOL.

to make a long story short, my journey here was...interesting.

9AM arrive at manchester airport because there was a misunderstanding and i was booked out of there instead of logan...or so i was told.

9:15AM informed by southwest airlines that there *was* a reservation under my name....but it had been canceled.....?!

9:30AM after many phonecalls, end up buying the *last* seat on the flight which is general admission as most southwest flights are.

10:15AM After a breakfast sandwich and i coffee i mosey over to security which is usually pretty quick in manch. *However* since i had made a last minute ticket purchase i am flagged as suspicious and everything i own is maticulously picked through.

10:45AM Seems that the first security screening was not enough, and i am pulled aside again when boarding to be patted down, swabbed, and unpacked again.

11AM I have very last pick of a seat on the very full flight. Thus I end up 1/2 *under* one of the largest, hairiest men i've ever had the pleasure of been sandwiched next to.

5PM (2PM Vegas Time) Begin the decent into vegas. The pilot comes over the speakers...
"Well, folks, I have some bad news for you and some good news for you. The bad news is that flights to Seattle, Vancouver and Anchorage have been delayed up to 2 hours because of weather, but the good news is that I just saved a bunch of money on car insurance by switching to Geiko."

3PM (Vegas Time) I discover the smoking room at the vegas airport has been removed.

3:45PM (Vegas Time) I meet Golriz Lorentiz, a very sweet and very vocal israeli woman who entertains me with her life story on the 2.5 hour flight to portland in a tiny tiny almost inaudible voice with a heavy accent.

5:30PM (Portland Time) It is much to my surprise then, that she, at the precise moment the the plane's wheels touched the tarmack, launched herself from her seat cheering, screaming and clapping and praising the pilot for his success...I'm talking, like the red sox just won the world series type cheering. To which the pilot responds over the PA, "See guys, I did it! I really really did it!"

And Now, 7:39PM, I sit in my hotel room, with my starbucks, waiting for co workers to arrive to go get some food. And I have NO concept of time left.

And I can't stop smiling for some reason.

i am so glad i had the chance to go out last night. it was great to see everyone! hopefully i will be able to be out next monday before i'm shipped to portland!

Going to ceremony.

doing springsteen tonight. i feel like i haven't left this stadium in weeks....oh wait, i haven't!

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My tour schedule for the next 2 cities puts me in Portland from 8/12-8/27 and salt lake from 9/1 till somewhere around the 17th....

So, I was thinking, why come back east for only 4 days? So I'll be spending my weekend off in Denver.

Although painfully boring, today has been possitively phenominal for my self esteem.

=)

i love them more than anything in the world, but my job is going to get extremely hectic for a little while and i need to find someone who can take care of them....this breaks my heart, but i'll feel better when i find someone i know i can trust to treat them well and keep them together....

so i'm apartment searching and of all the crazies and freaks i have come across in this search....this guy is definately up there...

the title of the ad is: FREE ROOM IN BIG HOUSE...


people scare me.
mew!

Dropkicks tonight in Lowell, tomorrow pawtucket

A 3 hour flight on a 30 seater to Charleston out of NYC.....really?!

I'll be amazed if my luggage makes this flight too.

i was just eye to eye with a pair of hawks on my friend's deck.....first it startled me, then i damn near peed myself when they both shrieked.

thank you for giving me this valuable time at city hall plaza to fine tune my igoogle.

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At city hall all day again today.

No sneaking out of
CHP tonight. Here comes the evil....

I've been so caught up in dealing with all this Celtics parade and phantom gourmet stuff that I completely MISSED going to see Amanda and Brian with the BSO last night! arg!!!

I'm trying to plot to sneak away for a few hours tonight to make up for it....

Stupid timing!

Stuck with a roof at city hall plaza till 10PM at the phantom gourmet bbq. If you're in the area you know where to find me. Look for the stage.

Guess I was on the news last night setting up for the parade?

I'll be riding on one of the 2 Celtics floats today. :)

You know what sucks? This all happened so fast, my camera is locked in my car 40 miles away and I haven't been there in 2 days.....arg!!!