airlines are stupid

[melayneseahawk]

Just spent three hours in the airport because US Airways is a bunch of morons. My grandfather is on his way back to Florida today, and we'd arranged for someone to take him through security in a wheelchair, sit with him until the plane boarded (in case he had to use the bathroom, etc), and then unload him in West Palm Beach and help him get a taxi back to his residence. Unfortunately, we found out when we got there that they'd provide a wheelchair and someone to take him down to the gate, but that he'd been on his own until they preboarded him for the flight. Dad put on the scary voice and was able to get us special passes so we could go through security and sit with Zayde until the plane came. Bleh.

12 people
1. kashmir_ki_kali
2. starkravingsane
3. triannamaxwell
4. muck_a_luck
5. theemdash
6. allandaros
7. A
8. Vagina Goddess Sarah
9. N (former coworker)
10. jaiwithani
11. workownsmysoul and disconun
12. all of allandaros's friends who I've gotten to meet this year

11 songs
1. "Cute for a Girl" - Alix Olson
2. "Drag King Bar" - Bitch and Animal
3. "Rain King/Thunder Road" - Counting Crows
4. "Be Like Water" - Sarah Fimm
5. "Hallelujah" - Rufus Wainwright
6. "Closer to Fine" - Indigo Girls
7. "Shame on You" - Indigo Girls
8. "A Place Called England" - June Tabor
9. "Radical" - Catie Curtis
10. "Wilder than Her" - Dar Williams
11. "The Two Brothers" - Pete Morton

10 albums
1. Lesbian Education Mix (mix)
2. The Doctor and Mr. Jones (mix)
3. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (soundtrack)
4. Absinthe and Whiskey (mix)
5. Stop the Progress, I Want to Get Off (mix)
6. These Lips Were Made for Talking (mix)
7. Out There (Live) - Dar Williams
8. The Art of the Chinese Harp - Xiao Ying
9. Be Like Water (mix)
10. Moulin Rouge (soundtrack)

9 readings
1. Bitter Thorns, Chris Anne Wolfe
2. The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood
3. The Yiddish Policemen's Union, Michael Chabon
4. Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart, Gordon Livingston
5. Dragonhaven, Robin McKinley
6. The Privilege of the Sword, Ellen Kushner
7. The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery
8. The Woman With the Red Hair, Sigrid Brunel
9. The Jungle, Upton Sinclair

8 movies
1. Coraline
2. He's Just Not That Into You
3. State of Play
4. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
5. Star Trek (Reboot)
6. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
8. Watchmen

7 classes
1. AR104
2. MU111
3. HS202
4. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

6 shows - and I didn't see any theatre again this year, either, so TV it is.
1. Castle
2. Doctor Who
3. Dollhouse
6. Heroes
5. Supernatural
6. Torchwood

5 dates
1. 13-15 Feb - Vagina Monologues 2009
2. 30 Apr - moved out of apartment
3. 31 Aug - first day of classes
4. 3-8 Sep - Dragon*Con 2009
5. 14 Dec - grandmother passed away

4 things acquired
1. writing calluses on my right hand
2. new wardrobe (blame it on the bossanova Express)
3. awesome new tote bags
4. cookie gun

3 places visited
1. Atlanta, GA

2 things learned
1. Know your limits.
2. Life has a way of fucking you over.

1 idea
1. "The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition impel man to unfold his powers." ~ Erich Fromm

And last year's answers, too.