Departure Day

so i have been sitting in the waiting lounge for about 3 hours now cuz i had missed my 10 24 flight in the morning. baggage and customs took long, and they looked thru everything in my bag, even confiscated my manicure scissors. which does make me feel more safer that they had found it. ne way, i was put on the next plane out cuz i thought i had about 10 - 15 minutes to spare, when i got to the lounge, when in fact, my flight had already boarded. i only found out when they were calling for the next flight, scheduled for 10 35, and i asked what happened to the boston flight. lesson 1 for today, even though it says 10 24, u cannot board at 10 24.

it was kinda funny, cuz when i asked the women, she said that the flight was closed. i had never heard of that phrase before, what does close mean? had it left yet? ne how, she was very calm about it, almost waved me off, but not in a dismissing way, more like a calm down, its no big deal kind of way. so i was a bit more calm. one of the things i have picked up on, perhaps from experience is that if the other person is not too concerned about it, it probably means that it is easily fixable. and i know that i worry too much ne way. so she assured me that i would be on the next plane out and that she would get me another ticket and ensure that my baggage would be with me. the funny thing is, i kinda forgot all about my baggage. when she said that i was thinking, o yea, all my stuff. =P

ne way, im a bit hungry, but i dont want to eat too much. i have a coffee crisp in my backpack, so mebbe i'll munch on that. i already got some chicken soup. i've never been on a plane before, so im not sure if its similar to riding a roller coaster, and i dont want to throw up or anything.
so i have been keepying myself busy making a few videos and reading my new book, "something borrowed" by emily griffen. now to just double check on my flight, and break out the coffee crisp and continue my book. i love chick lits :).

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ok so its now 3 hours later, and im awaiting the 5 00 flight to boston because the 1 55 was cancelled. grrrr... see i should prob feel fustrated, agitated, mebbe even scared, but im surprisingly calm. im not usually a calm person in situations. i called home, called darrick, called my land lady to let them all know and not to worry. my parents are pretty worried, my mom said that she didnt even want to go out grocery shopping until i land safe and sound. awwww... but i insisted that she should go grocery shopping and i will call home as soon as i can. the ladies who helped me out were really nice, and i know they were trying their best to find me a flight soon. i know it wasnt their fault, and it was nice to have some sympathy.

im trying to rationalize why i dont feel scared, and so far, ive been able to come up with that ive worked at the airport and am quite familiar with all the terminals. its almost like im just slacking off from work or soemthing. or mebbe its because, i havent really left yet.

i had grabbed a tuna fish sandwich for lunch - a ridiculous $6 00 sandwich might i add. but i decided i needed something more than a muffin to last me until dinner basically. i also had a carton of milk - brain food. and somehow the cashier rang it up to total $ 4 15. the milk itself cost $1 99. so im not sure what he punched in, but im cheap and at that very moment, very dishonest. as i started to eat my sandwich, i realized how dishonest the sandwich people were! they cut the sandwich in half and display it, but they basically only spread the tuna in the middle! i had to spread it evenly through out, and realized how very little tuna was used. hmmmph!

in a way, i feel more safe, and less alone with all my belongings with me. i whip out my laptop every once in while to type, can look through pictures on my camera, and then i have my book. i also have a letter from my lil sis that has instructions, "to be read on the plane." although i doubt that she anticipated that i would still be on this side of the border almost 6 hours after they left me. i will still wait for the plane. i havent cried too much yet, although i did as i said my last goodbyes for four months. i later realized i walked thru customs and baggage checking resembling half a panda with my smudge eyeliner.
ne way, it is now 4 15, and i will make my final trip to the bathroom while still on land. so i will be way early for my flight. ciao!