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Bored on the airplane

Posted on 16. Jul, 2008 by annie in Notebook

So, I’m usually pretty bored on airplanes. We do a lot of flying these days. And I’m talking LOOOOOONGGGG flights, like to Canada and stuff. I thought I’d let folks take a look at how we stay un-bored on these flights and maybe you’ll pick up some helpful tips for your next flight!

*Disclaimer* This entry is also my first experiment in inserting images into my journal entries. If my limited technological skills do not take to this journal entry, then it probably won’t make much sense…

Ok. If you’re totally mind-numbingly bored you can always practice your cursive writing skills. Chances are you haven’t brushed up on them in a while. Just find a random tampon add in a magazine you may have brought on board with you and go to town like Thad and I did.

I sure hope you can see this picture. If you can, you’ll notice just how terrible both Thad and my cursive writing is at the moment. Interestingly enough, mine is the smaller, scratchier looking handwriting and Thad’s is the larger, rounder, girly looking penmanship. I wonder what that means?

Next you can peruse your copy of “Fit Pregnancy” that you were lucky enough to find in the seat pocket in front of you. Me and my seat mates learned a lot about the “yummy mummy”-to-be, Jessica Alba. Also, some interesting pointers for dealing with Labor pains.

*Disclaimer* Let’s be clear here. I’m not pregnant and do not intend to become pregnant anytime soon. In fact, attentive Sugarland fans may observe a moment Jen and I share onstage during the song “Speed of Life.” When Jen comes over to me and sings “I asked if he was ready to become a mom and daddy?” I shake my head furiously “No!” and we both have a good chuckle…

Finally, when you’re really desperate you can play this awesome game that Brandon taught me with the Sky Mall magazine. I don’t know what to call it, other than a sky mall version of The Price is Right. Here’s how it works:

You take your Sky Mall magazine:

Then you turn each page one by one, slowly absorbing and scrutinizing every item on that page. The objective of the game is this: you get to pick a total of 10 items that you, in your pretend game world, will get to keep. BUT, there’s no turning back. Once you pick an item, that’s it. For example if you pick the $1200.00 flat screen TV on page 28, but then come across a $3400.00 one on page 56, you can’t say, “Oh, I don’t want that other TV. I want this better one.” If you pick it, you’ll end up with 2 TV’s. Which might be OK since TV’s are like the best thing you can get in Sky Mall. So, there’s some strategy involved.

Here’s what I usually end up holding out for:

and also:

I totally blew it this round though because I was also holding out for the tiny pool that’s a little bigger than a bathtub which shoots a current at you so you can swim in place. Only, it wasn’t in this particular issue so I got to the very last page and had to take some crappy “Learn a Language in One Week” crash course as my 10th item. Lame.

Thad fared pretty well with this here leg massager and a bunch of stuff for his dog:

So, hopefully these tips will be of some use to all of you traveling out there. Good luck!