Frankfurt, Germany

Made it to Germany, safe and sound. Whew. It's about 0 degrees outside, and I actually saw snow on the ground as the plane was landing! That's like sighting #5 of my whole lifetime, people. Here is a running commentary of my flight:

3:00 pm PST - Emotions under control, after crying unashamedly all over the airport and in the boarding area. In line to board, there were these three ladies, I think they were talking about people in Russian. That's not very nice. I just do it in my head.

I wonder what the attitude towards "Aab"-looking people will be in Israel - I remember it being pretty racist, and I imagine it will only have gotten worse since 9-11 and all the Palestine stuff. I hope I am able to keep removed from that kind of thinking, for the most part.

Thank goodness the other guy in the row I am sitting in (the middle seat is free, yay!) doesn't seem to be a talker. I'm not in the mood.

5:40pm PST-The food on this flight is atrocious. I wish I could have signed up for the special meal, at least it looks a little fresher. I'm special too, dammit!

I love international flights, if only because the alcohol is free. Arren says to just have some wine, and I'll sleep like a baby [by the way, he was wrong about the sleeping thing - that didn't go so well]. I'm on my first glass. The guy in my row, Mr. No-Talk, has had about 3. Sometimes it's the quiet ones who are the alkies, I guess.

6:01 pm PST- Just went to the bathroom. You wanted to know that, didn't you? I did some exercizes and stretching, while I was in there. For anyone who hasn't made this a priority, you should do so immediately, the next time you fly. And Mom, that stretch you showed me was awesome - I feel much better.

Movie's on - gotta get my kicks where I can!

7:34 pm, PST- I forgot the story about when I got on the plane! So I mentioned that I had been crying - meaning my eyes were probably red, and what makeup? As I am waiting for the line to go down the aisle of the plane, I notice stairs going up. I asked the flight attendant guy, since I had nothing better to do, what that led to. Turns out, that''s where they stash the 1st class, so they don't even have to share air with us common folk. Then he looks at me and goes, "After everyone gets off the plane, you can take a peek if you want!" As if I were about 14. What the hell.

And I really do kind of want to see what it's like.

12:38am PST=9:38am Germany-time - 3/1/06- Well, I probably just sneaked in a little 3-4 hour nap. My body is going to be totally messed up with all the time changing and lack of sleep, haha. I had to chase down a flight attendant for 'breakfast' when I woke up, which was surprisingly better than dinner.

My ipod is out of battery. How is that? I just charged it before I left! What the hell am I going to do in Germany for so many hours???

12:53am PST=9:53 Germany-time- Hey Mom and Dad - I'm taking Airborne!

Ok well that's all I've got for now. A sidenote about the Frankfurt airport and what I view as a reflection of Europe as a whole: they are so eco-conscious, the maintenance-people ride bikes all over the airport instead of using trams!!!