This isn't going to be a long post. I know it has been a while since I last posted, but I haven't had time or really access enough to blog while I've been on vacation. I'll write a longer blog later on to talk all about my travels. Currently I'm at the Atlanta aiport. My plane leaves in 2 hours. I've had my chik fila sandwich and sweet tea. I do this every time I travel through the Atlanta airport. If you have never had a chik fila sandwich I am very sorry. They are delicious. I'm convinced they are soaked in crack before they are fried. There is only one in the whole airport and that is A terminal. They are all over the east coast and the midwest but not really in California. So it is always a great treat when I'm here. Even when I am not at the A terminal, as was the case today, I still try and stop by the CF if I have time.
Today I came from Knoxville on a very short flight. On that flight there was a Southern Baptist preacher on the row behind me talking to a man from Swizterland. I'm fairly certain he was trying to convert him but even if not conversion, he was trying to convince him how there wasn't necessarily only one true denomination but there was one true religion and the Muslims were worship a false God. Nice, eh? Then right next to me was the loudest woman ever!!!!!! And she talked the entire flight. And who did she talk to but the man from Switzerland and the Southern Baptist Preacher. Yes she physically turned around in her seat. It all started with a conversation about chocolate. This woman apparently loves chocolate and her dogs love chocolate. (I know dogs should not be eating chocolate.) Anyway she doesn't have children so her dogs and cats are her children. She has a pet door and a large back yard for them to wonder around in. She also asked the man from Switzterland why he was so dark complected. She though all people from Switzerland had blond hair and blue eyes. Yes he did correct her to point out that she was thinking of people from Sweden not Switzerland. She also believes kids should have more time in school to socialize. Apparently that is what this woman was doing in school--socializing--when they covered geography. If she had been on my long flight I might have hurled myself out of the plane or hurled her out the plane. Oh that reminds me of something else. Last night we watched a movie and then when it was over we watched the end of the Miss TeenUSA pageant. It was appalling. We all agreed but it is sort of like a car wreck, you just can't look away. Well anyway all we really saw was the final question. The first girl up was asked a question that started with the premise that many kids cannot even find the USA on a map of the world and then asked why she thinks that is and what would she do to correct this. She said, and I am not making this up, "Well so many kids just don't have maps." I don't know really what she said after this because I was laughing too hard to hear anything. I know somehow it evolved to we need to help kids in South Africa. Tears were pouring down my face. And here is the thing, this was the final five, and she was number five. She was number four. That means someone in the final five did worse than she did.
Alright that is it. I'm going to call my friend Chris, also something that has become a bit of a tradition when I'm at the ATL airport. And it is my grandmother's birthday today. So I'll be calling her as well. Shout out to Adell!!!
Alright until I have more time, I'm off to the friendly and noisy skies.
3 comments:
When I was in high school, a group of friends came up with a game/skit in which we pretended to be beauty pageant contestants answering our interview questions. The more inane the answer, the better. For example, being able to include "world peace," "saving dolphins," and "making things beautiful" all in one answer (preferably a run-on sentence) would get the highest score. Watching Miss Teen South Carolina reminded me of that game!
OMG, I was embarrassed for her!!!! That is AWFUL!!! It makes me think about when I was a senior in High School and I was interviewing for a scholarship sponsored by the local cable station. I was so incredibly nervous as it was being televised. All I remember saying was that people need to love each other more. Nothing like being put on the spot!!! I like Ellen's game. Maybe we should try it next week . . .
This is when being Miss General Knowledge can come in handy. With all that general knowledge you can answer all kinds of questions!
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