Chicago: 1. Self-travel

[beckygirl383]

Despite my resentment for my mother’s usual incessant worrying, I found myself grinding my teeth a little bit, slightly gnawing and clenching and, unfortunately, worrying. I don’t think my heart had begun to palpitate to an extent beyond normal, but I do confess that my eyes, which had been content only moments before closed and quiet, now stared

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[maryshelley]

i read article in Wired magazine debanking the rumour that cell phones are dangerous on the airplanes.

[beckygirl383]

yes, and there also was a time and a place when they thought cocaine was ok to put in softdrinks. but that didn't really work out.

anyway, just playing a little devil's advocate there...and the post was actually an elaboration of the situation, the first in a set of short stories i wrote.

[cn2_71828182846]

Actually, due to recent evidence that cell phones do not interfere with a pilot's ability to fly a plane, Congress is working on a bill that would allow fliers to use cell phones on planes.

[beckygirl383]

actually,

[beckygirl383]

haha this was midmay going from hartford to chicago.

[jerbol]

reminds me of a time i was in a jazz club in south carolina. it was some really good brazilian jazz (and bossanova, "girl from ipanema" etc) preformed by the nikolai quartet from somewhere in eastern europe. so anyway, this woman at the table directly adjacent to mine was yammering on about her harvard professorship in an obnoxiously loud voice (she had obviosly grown up on long island or in the city as a horrendous jap). after 30 minutes or so, i couldn't take it any longer and picked up the card from my table. it was one of those "please shut the fuck up" ones that they place in lots of jazz clubs. so i walked over to their table at the intermission and quietly said "i think you may have dropped this" and handed it to her. she gave me a dirty but surprised oh-someone-actually-called-me-on-it look and then i walked back and sat down.

turns out she was the owner. go figure.

(and hooray for cocaine in soft drinks!)

[beckygirl383]

jhb, King of Smooth

[cn2_71828182846]

Please do not use anti-Semitic stereotypes, such as "jap." I feel personally hurt when someone uses a word like that, because such derogatory labels not only reduce my religious practices and beliefs to a belittling stereotype, but also reinforce the misconception that it is acceptable to use (and believe) these stereotypes. I and the entire Jewish community would appreciate it if you would stop using stereotypes to describe us.

[llamapyjamas]

I was on a flight once where the guy sitting in the row in front of me and one seat to my right was snoring up a storm. Eventually, the woman sitting next to me casually pushed snoring guy's seatback and woke him up. My dad and I were quite amused.

[beckygirl383]

hah. one of my greatest pet peeves is watching peoples' complete disregard for personal space on airplanes. listen, ye who put your seat in the reclining position, we ALL are uncomfortable. why should you make the person behind you even moreso?

at the same time, i do realize that the seats are designed that way for a reason. but still, isn't it ethically right not to compromise the comfort of others for personal pleasure on a relatively short flight?

wow. i'm opinionated.

[betterandbetter]

This isn't really related to airplanes, I just want to say...

stupendous writing.