Rodman

So, I saw Dennis Rodman.  He was wandering through the Long Beach Airport.  I’m guessing large private planes use the same terminals as Jet Blue.  Or he’s more broke than I realized.

It was the least exciting part of the layover in Long Beach.  More emotional energy was spent on

- exiting and re-boarding the aircraft via a ramp that was far too reminiscent of the kind of temporary structure used to board traveling-carnival-deathtrap ferris wheels.

- The security lockdown complete with flashing strobes, 2-3 minutes of full-blown fire klaxxons that were NOT accompanied by exiting the building but rather by already harried-looking TSA personnel getting grumpier.

- creepy old sales guy chatting up Hitler’s Dream Couple “Indecent Proposal”-style in the middle of the packed concourse.

- Bruins fans are exactly as shitty as Aggies, given the appropriate inspiration.

- Parents of the screaming, yapping, banging kids from the flight FINALLY looking at least chagrined at their discipline-free parenting.

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chad, September 28th 2010 | Posted in Flight Log, LongBeach

Flight Log 9 – JFK to AUS

The World from on High
JFK to AUS

4 hours 3 minutes
1519 miles
Seat 6A

This is it! Headed home! Every time they mention the air time for the flight it gets shorter. We are now down to a 3 hours 40 minute flight and we haven’t even left the ground. Oh, now we are paused at the gate while they do some maintenance. They are going to be speeding, I’m sure of it. It has been a great journey, but I’m looking forward to being home finally.

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Nathan Black, October 8th 2009 | Tags: , , ,
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Flight Log 8 – IAD to JFK

Gate Number 1 at T5
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1 hour 10 minutes
227 miles
Seat 3D

I got up early and took a cab out to Dulles since I had heard horror stories about long security lines and extra security measures. For me it was not so bad. I got patted down before I got on the plane, but otherwise I guess I got there early enough that the lines were fine. The airport was kind of crazy huge tho.

This was also my first time visiting the famous Terminal 5 (or T5 as the jetBlue folks like to call it) in JFK. It was really nice. Beautiful terminal, great restaurants. Honestly one of the few airport experiences that actually feels at all different from every other big airport. Leave it to jetBlue to create a better experience on the ground as well as in the air.

I decided to loiter in the airport until the #aycj party got kicked off. Met a ton of fellow jetters that I had only known through their twitter tags, including (but not limited to): @redelvis, @mhjohnston, @royaldrama, @girlonferry, @McCallYouCanJet, @aaronpk, @JohnRDowdy (again… are you following me?), and @AllYouCanJetNow. It was a great time and really cool meeting all these different people on this crazy deal and seeing all the adventures they are getting into.

Had a great time and then off to meet up with my friend in NYC and then off to the New York Burlesque Festival to see my friend Sparkly Devil perform!

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Nathan Black, October 5th 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
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Train Log 1 – Pen Station, Baltimore to Union Station, Washington

Union Station

Baltimore to Washington, DCAbout 1 hour
40 miles
General seating

Ok, I’ll admit it. I took the train from Baltimore to DC. There really wasn’t a reason not to. It was so close and ran me seven bucks. The train ride was uneventful. The main differences are that the windows were dingier and the take off/landing was a lot smoother. Oh and I had the whole row to myself.

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Nathan Black, October 1st 2009 | Tags: , ,
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Flight Log 7 – BOS to BWI

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BOS to BWI

1 hour, 31 minutes
368 miles
Seat 11B

So tired. Was up until 7am getting my chest tattooed. Still aches and hurts. I hope the coffee I drank to keep my limbs moving is over powered by the engine drone. At this point I am the sort of tired that aches and feels a bit puky.

Luckily I pulled through it and am recovering nicely in Baltimore. Details on the big tattoo to come.

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Nathan Black, September 29th 2009 | Tags: , , , , ,
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Flight Log 6 – ORD to BOS

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IMG_11472 hours 13 minutes
864 miles
Seat 4A

Got to the airport in plenty of time, this time. The plane was late arriving so the flight ran 30 minutes late. It was cool since I got to hang out with a pair of lovely social workers from Boston who gave me a bunch of tips for this leg of the trip. The flight itself was very straight forward. By the numbers if a bit rushed getting us all on there. Even with the rush everything was up to the standards I have come to expect from JetBlue.

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Nathan Black, September 24th 2009 | Tags: , , , , ,
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