Since my last post, I've spent time in Chicago, Peoria, New York City, St. Louis, Houston, and Westeros.
So, as you could imagine, most of my time been consumed with fighting with airline agents, and distressing about the future prospects for the residents of the seven kingdoms. And people think the current American economy sucks. At least America's most prevalent landmark isn't "burned villages."
If you don't watch Game of Thrones, it better be because you're reading them as I currently am (almost done with Book 3). While typing this, another reading friend (who is slightly behind me in the book) just texted me woefully after reaching a traumatic scene, to which I maturely responded:
So yes, begin reading if you want to essentially torture yourself for thousands of pages and live in a sea of helpless despair. And totes text me about it!
Speaking of a sea of helpless despair, yesterday was my weekly dose of being mentally and physically abused by the commercial airlines.{More proof of airline torment here and here}
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| Took this terrible shot in the ridiculous cluster that was allegedly the boarding area in the Houston airport yesterday. Or as I now like to call it, "hell." |
Yesterday's voyage marked my second trip in a month where I technically landed the day after I was originally supposed to get home. In yesterday's case, I landed at 12:10am. Earlier in May, I was supposed to get home at 9pm on Thursday, and didn't get back until 6:30PM on FRIDAY. And yes, driving from New York City to Madison, WI would have been a faster, cheaper, and an all around more enjoyable experience.
Real conversation with Delta during that tumultuous journey:
Me: Hi, I just want to know if I
can get Delta miles for my huge inconvenience.
Her: We don’t award miles until
you reach your final destination.
Me: Well I’m not sure if that
will ever happen.
Her: Oh, but what if you suffer
more inconvenience? We can’t give you miles now in case you suffer more
inconvenience.
Me: Well, my flight is already
delayed today but at this point I consider flight delays as a part of your
business model. So although I agree that more inconvenience is highly likely, I
would like miles for my incremental inconvenience, why must I wait for my
maximum accumulated inconvenience?
Her: Just call as soon as you
land in Madison.
Me: That’s exactly how I want to
spend my Friday night.
Obviously, I got 0 miles from her. :)
I am in the office this week (YAY) so hopefully I will have a little more time to catch up on blogging :) Happy June, you guys!
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