it's also the first time in a long time that i've had a lengthy layover in an airport with free wi-fi.
yes, dear reader- i'm blogging while on the move.
during my four and a half hour flight from charlotte, nc, to salt lake city, i found myself inspired by both my recent jog through the charlotte-douglas airport and the infant screaming just over my left shoulder.
before i get to my list, i feel the need to share this link. i cannot agree more with the oatmeal regarding the placement of screaming children on planes. (it's not that i don't love children. heck, i plan on having at least a couple of my own one of these days. that said, i do not love little ones screaming within close proximity for over a third of a long flight- especially when i had to get up on the wrong side of dawn to catch said flight and was really looking forward to taking a nap.)
all right.....the list:
five things i always take on airplanes
1. running shoes (on my feet)
....because it is inevitable that, at some point during my travels, i will wind up sprinting across at least two concourses, because:
1a. a half hour layover seemed doable back when i was trying to save $100 on my plane tickets
1b. the speed limit along the highway between home and the airport was being enforced a wee bit more strictly than usual
1c. yet again, i wound up stuck in the security line behind some poor soul who has apparently never flown before and therefore feels the need to put each of their worldly possessions in a separate bin
2. carry ons
.....because i'm too cheap to buy my worldly possessions their own seat on the plane and, besides, if i can't fit everything i need for less than a week into two bags, clearly i need to reevaluate my choices in footwear (and, most likely) reading material.
3. my ipod
....because it can't drown out the screaming child in the next row completely, but maybe i can mask his/her caterwauling with that of the lead singers of random hair bands of the 80s.
4. one of my sigg water bottles
.....because most airlines now give you maybe a shot and a half of soda, once you subtract the ice from the cup.
5. my camera
.....because if i ever look out from my window seat and see superman on the wing, i am so taking a picture.