So I suppose I didn't get the memo that said I had to go out and purchase Virginia Tech swag and sport it everywhere I went. I was in 4 different airports today, and in every single airport, I saw nothing but Hokie, EVERYWHERE! I felt so inadequate, like, more than normal. It was crazyness.
So about the past week. Last Friday I bought my motorcycle. It's so sweet man. It's fast, mean looking and loud! I put some Vance & Hines Long Shots on it and it sounds like a freaking stock car. It rumbles and sets off car alarms, and it's just a beautiful thing. I then spend every waking moment riding that motorcycle, all the while trying to hang out with everyone I could while I was in town for vacation.
I am sort of disgruntled about my vacation though. Besides a couple of people, I really had to go above and beyond to get anyone to hang out with me. No one was calling me to hang out or anything. I thought that was pretty shitty, since I really haven't hung (hanged?) out with anyone since, oh um, January. Some people I didn't even see! I know people have their own stuff going on - I totally understand that, but jeez, I was home for over a week. Whatever.
So I got back to Nashville last night around 11, did laundry, packed for my trip and went to bed around 2. I had to get up at 7, be at the airport by 9 and my flight finally flew out at 10:20. I get to Atlanta and they made an announcement to the people on my flight that we could get a voucher for $400 if we had flexible flight plans and could wait for another flight later in the day. I jumped on that, since it's freaking Sunday and I don't have a thing going on. So I was the first in line and got my voucher.
Because of the scheduling, I had to fly from Atlanta to Charlotte and then catch a flight to Roanoke. However, the flight to Roanoke wasn't until past 8 PM so I spent pretty much the entire day in airports. I landed in Roanoke about 9 PM and then had to rent a car and drive about an hour North to a place called Waynesboro, VA. And here I finally am.
My day started at 7 AM, and I still have to do ironing and finish watching 24. All the while, I'm only running off of about 5 hours of sleep. Sometimes my life sucks. But hey, I did get a $400 voucher from Delta. So there you go...
Oh, and speaking of my flight to Roanoke, on the plane sitting right behind me was Fox News reporter Orlando Salinas who, I overheard, was going to Blacksburg for more Virginia Tech coverage. He was a really genuinely nice guy and even offered gum to everyone around him. I declined.