I wrote this stuff while i was sitting in the chicago airport waiting... sort of mid-travel blog entry, but i couldnt post it because no internet until now...
december 9th -- canada time 10:55
so ive arrived in Chicago. a surprising lack of security considering how much random shizz i had in my carry on, and in every pocket of my coat, and strategically arranged in my purse. im enjoying the showballs mom bought for me on my last night in pickering--though even if i consume the entire package its not even going to make a dent in the chocolate mountain she gifted me yesterday. -sigh- does it look like i need chocolate? ha. but i will enjoy it nonetheless (I'm enjoying it right now!)
so im sitting across from a half-korean girl who looks strangely like my younger sister. but half korean. maybe its fate, or maybe i subconciously sought her out. i did find myself going over the Courtesy Parking Guidelines on the monorail between terminals with a bizarre sense of nostaligia. i feel like i have to cling to everything english... it's like seperation anxiety--okay, its not like, it IS--from a culture and a way of life. I filmed my last minutes of Canada. -sigh- But i did happen to find a small pocket of white people with whom to sit in the airport. it's the next gate over, but their flight to Grand Rapids (could it sound more white American?--reminds me of somewhere Sean would live) is leaving at around the same time. My side is a sea of dark hair, glasses, and laptops.
wait... why do they ALL have glasses??? okay, i count 4 people out of about umm... 50 that i can see that do not have glasses, and these are SEERious glasses too. Big thick-framed, statement-making eyewear. what gives? ***NOTE: i found out... glasses are a serious fashion statement here. many people wearing them dont even have lenses in them. weird!
i tried to get internet a few seconds ago, but it wanted me to pay $7 for one-time access. seriously? i guess people will pay anything if they're desperate. it was going to let me log on to skype for free, but i don't have any Skype credit, so it wouldn't let me do anything, and i couldnt buy any. GEEZ. i can't win. so now im typing this into wordpad having promised so many people to give "frequent" updates... plus, i feel like it will be kind of funny reading this in six months.
I really regret not buying a camera or bringing my old, huge, beast of a Sony so i can take pictures. i realized my first thing i forgot--my camera charger--but i dont think it will even work (well, dad bought me that voltage converter at the last minute, but still...). so now if i keep taking videos with my canon (pictures= not happening, they all show up totally white except in complete darkness due to an...unfortunate incident.) I will run out of battery forever!
ooookayyyy... canada time 11:30
i decided that since i havent eaten anything yet today, i would go buy a sandwich, the lady next to me started eating one, and it smelled like heaven. OKAY. so i approach the sandwich counter expecting to be gouged out the ass for one of the worst looking smooshed pre-wrapped sandwiches ever. TEN DOLLARS. 9.99 for 2 pieces of bread, a slice of ham, a piece of cheese and a package of mayo wrapped on the side. TEN DOLLARS. okay, im trying to figure out what kind of exorbitant pricing i was expecting, maybe 5.99, 699 even? TEN DOLLARS!?! i guess..back to the same topic, desperate people will pay anything. there were all of these delicious deep-dish pizza places earlier and hotdogs, and mcdonald's.... of course i get to the only place with not a food stall in sight, and then decide im hungry. okay, so i look around... chocolate, chocolate, jellybeans, gum... trail mix (meh)... peanuts... okay 3 for $10 is not BAD... but i pretty much hate nuts, and i certainly don't want them. ah... beef jerky. okay. it's been a WHILE since ive had beef jerky, and its like still breakfast time, but how much is it? $8 a bag. okay, still a rip off, but that size usually goes for around 5 at the store, so its not BAD. and they have different kinds. Maple? Sure, a last taste of canada, should be good. ive never heard of this brand, and i could go with jacks links, but no, ill do the maple. OH GOD WHAT A MISTAKE. its in a package so i can't see, but turns out its like this vaacuum sealed, greasy/sticky like... meal? its like 6 beef "fingers" in a foil package inside the bag, and they look all misshapen and dark and... yuck. ogh great, it comes with a wet nap. wonnnnderful. okay, so needless to say: it was disgusting to NO end, and the last food I will eat on this continent for an entire YEAR. how disappointing.... but im not hungry any more!
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