Just to get online here at the hotel near the Frankfurt airport is costing me 27 dollars for 24 hours. So be grateful that I'm gracing you all with my thoughts and observations from my travels abroad. That and I have to wait until my flight to Italy which isn't for another 30 hours. So here goes with all that's been going on.
Went to DFW to see if I could get onto a flight to Frankfurt, since it wasn't looking so good for Sunday. Me getting on a plane hinged on whether there would be spots open. I decided to go today, so that if there weren't any spots, I'd be first in line for Sunday. Well, lucky me, there was a spot available. IN FIRST CLASS WHOOO! Lo and behold, I didn't have to shank anybody for it. And to top it all off, all the other standbys put themselves as coach, which meant i was the lowest paying bastard up front. 9 hours in a gigantic seat is not too shabby. Here's a rundown of what I got (and remember that this is American Airlines, which is not the best first class sservice by far):
A seat that actually was wider than my fat butt. It had power recline, swivel action, and a personal satellite phone. It could also motorize all the way flat to make a bed.
My own touchscreen video thinger. It had like 50 movies, 25 tv shows, and news and sports on it. And games.
A set of Bose QC3 noise cancelling headphones to wear. I hate Bose, but they were free and worked really well.
A spa amenities kit with all sorts of crap in it to make me all pretty-fied.
The requisite blanket and pillow.
The meals weren't too bad, either. The tried and true peanuts, followed by a lovely smoked salmon appetizer. For dinner I chose the four cheese ravioli, with a white wine, and some champagne for the heck of it. After that. I just watched a couple of movies and slept a bit. 9 hours, no problem.
So I'm here in Frankfurt right now, wasting shitloads of money and waiting for my flight to my grandmother's house. That sounds like a cliche, but she actually lives like two miles from the airport. Here in Germany, it's neat to see all these things you never get to see back home. Mercedes cabs litter the street like hobos at a dumpster convention. There are all manner of wierd, short people for your amusement. There are video screens here in the lobby, and one of the screens here at the Sheraton is playing the North American Sports Network. I get to watch a surreal mixture of college football practices and Frankfurt variety shows. And all the while being treated to German post-modern architechture. Yay! I'll have pictures later; I forgot my card reader. And of course, you won't be able to text me or anything since my phone won't work on their thoroughly modern cell network. See you bitches in a week!
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Glad you were able to get that first class seat, because we both knew nothing else would do. An American sports network in Germany eh? Gotta love that ... do me a favor while in Germany ... find some German Douchebag and kick them in the nuts, while delivering the blow that will make sure he never has kids, yell "FOR POLAND BITCHES". It'll be great. See you in a week ... stories will be told.