A decent Flight

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My weekend begins early this week. My flight is in 24 hours. I haven't been out of the country since 2020. My boys and my wife will be with me so this is going to be an adventure. I've never been to LA in my life. We will be landing there soon and then do the Super Bowl Shuffle in Phoenix just in time for my brother's wedding.

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I don't even know why I am posting about this except that a couple people might wonder where I am and I won't be able to respond because I will be on a fourteen hour plane ride. I'm a little nervous because I haven't flown in a couple years. I'm also nervous about returning to the US. On the news they make the place look like the actual Wild West.

I need to hear Peter Paul and Mary's version of John Denver's Leaving on a jet plane to calm me down.

Today economic seats are smaller than ever. We have a whole role of them. It's better not to have a window seat. There is no view when you are miles above the earth. The window seat just means you are smashed between the window and the guy next to you who took sleeping pills and doesn't move.

It pays to be agile if you are sitting in economy. You know how they always tell you that you should stay hydrated on an airplane. I try to do my share of water drinking and drink ginger-ale and more water and then I realize i can't stay squished between that guy and the window and he won't wake up.

No matter how much I push him and how urgent my bathroom needs are. He is out the entire flight. The only way for me to find relief is to use a bottle or to jump over that guy.

Lucky for me I am very light and agile and flip over him without anyone noticing only to find myself in a forty five minute line at the bathroom.

I get to the next in line and then "ding ding" the fasten seat belts light goes on and the captain announces, "Return to your seats. We are experiencing turbulence."

He's not the only one experiencing turbulence. My bladder is doing a dance of it's own. Then the stewardess says to me, "Sir. Please return to your seat."

That's enough for me to try the bottle method if only it was not indecent exposure. In this case is it decent or indecent?

I'm expecting a decent flight.

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I hope you have a wonderful trip :) And that the flight isn't as bad as you think!

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You were right. The worst was the guy from x-nation right behind me coughing up flem. Besides that everything about the flight was great. The US immigration welcomed my wife and helped us with some things to do in LA. For the weekend we are staying in the valley for sure, really.

As if?

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Nice :) !!! On the way back, you should see if @dreemsteem is up for a visit 🙌

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I totally am!!! hehehe if he's close enough, and atays long enough how fun would that be!!!!!

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I don't know how long @mineopoly is in the US for, but hopefully he will see this in time to possibly make arrangements :)

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I will be on my way to Phoenix Monday right after lunch.

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damn! so close and yet so far hehehee

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If I had more time I would visit the mountains. My friend asked me and we have snowboards ready to go just not much time in Cali.

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hehehe it's definitely beautiful up here...we live near Kings Canyon. no place to snowboard up here but still beautiful hehehehe

California is huge though! hehehe it's impossible to see it all hehehe but glad you're getting some of socal to enjoy!!!

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We got the red carpet treatment since we arrived but I'm beginning to realize my stomach is Korean.

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hehehe well you know what??? I LOVE Korean! I would probably eat Korean over every other cuisine. I made pretty good Korean food too! hehehe

there are so many Korean restaurants in LA though!! Tried any there?

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Yup. Tonight I ate Korean food while watching the Super Bowl. I had a bowl of chungukjjand.. fermented soybean soup and now I'm feeling better. California is beautiful and the people I meet in the Valley are super nice. Tomorrow's my last day. I'm proud to have visited Dreamsteem state.

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ohhhhhhh you are in my neck of the woods?!?? how close I wonder!!!! hehehe

how long are you staying?!? maybe we can meet for a cup of coffee if you're close enough?? hehehe

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Are you in the Valley? Somehow I'm all booked up and all jet lagged. It's 2:30am^^ Tomorrow is Universal and Sunday the Ghetto museum. Monday morning I will probably just hang around the Matador. Is that nearby you guys?

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there are lots of valleys hehehe

I'm up near the Sierra mountains about 4 hours from LA hehehe

let me see google the Matador

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Ah... I'm in San Ferdinando Valley near CSUN. Sorry for the wild goose chase. I guess I should have been more direct. We are about 20 minutes from Hollywood hills so we are visiting Universal Studios now.

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oh my gosh Universal Studios is my favorite theme park!!! hehehe hope you had the best time!!!

and no worries for the chase...I like geese hehehe

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Ha^^ We had a great time but ruined it with an express ticket so we went through all the rides in a couple hours. All the magic of Hollywood lost it's appeal quickly. I haven't seen a theme park so crowded outside of Asia. Sunday will visit the Getty museum and watch the Superbowl. It's a big crowded city and an even bigger state. !LOL

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ahhhhhhhhh well you know what??? I know EXACTLY what you mean. You go through the rides so quickly with Express that you're done so fast!!! but....
I have to say- if you have the whole day WITHOUT the express tickets? its really just a lot of standing in line... so... just go through the park - and then when youre done... go sit down and have a nice meal and then head up to City Walk and go shopping and look at all the stuff hehehehe

I hope youre having fun watching the superbowl!!!

I'm not. hahaha i dont' care about football LOLOLOL

and yes - big city. I'm not really fond of LA at all. at... all. ask @samsmith1971 hehehe when she came - she spent a day in LA first waiting for me to come get her.. she thought it would be nice to just have a day to kinda adjust. and she walked around on her own but was SO thoroughly unimpressed. hahaha

I told her hmmm sorry LOL I could have told you that. I hate LA hahaha but i figured she wanted to at least see it you know? cuz they make it seem like Hollywood is all that and a bag of chips! LOL

but - its just... dirty. LOL and yuck. LOL

San Diego is a much different experience! and up here in the mountains.. well again - heheh ask Sam. She could just soak it in up here all day long!! we love it here. next time!!!! next time you come - you warn me and i'll come get you! hahahahaha

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Oh yes! The mountains trump the city any day of the week! And... @mineopoly , @dreemsteem's mountain is the best mountain in the whole world 💗You've gotta go experience it! At least once... and then ... guaranteed... you will not want to leave... EVER!!! hahaha

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Haha.. you are both beautiful

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And LA can be nice from the right point of view

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those are gorgeous pictures!!!! glad you found some places of serenity!!!! hehehehe

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is that El Matador state beach? in Malibu?

hehehe looks fabulous!!!! but yeah still far from me! darn! hehehe

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oh my gosh I lolled at this post... you're hilarious... a comic genius underneath that master fiction writer... you should post in Hive Open Mic lol... Hope you are having a wonderful time @mineopoly !LUV !ALIVE !PIZZA

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I think humor comes from pain. This comes from the pain of immigration and customs in LA. It still was better than JFK in New York. I used to post on comedy open mic. Not everyone gets my humor like you do.

Dreamsteem tells me you went out to visit her. That's pretty cool. She also seems to be a lot of laughs. You know I wrote this little alien experience from the viewpoint of a female (my wife) for the first time. !Lol

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I think you're very funny... and yep I meant comedy open mic !LOLZ You should try revisit the community... may be a different audience these days... and share in Dreemport hehe.

I hope you're having an amazing time Stateside!

I've been out to see Dreems twice... March and October last year... and she came to see me in the UK last month with Penderis. We had an amazing time. If you ever get the chance to meet up with her, you should. She's the best haha.

You wrote the experience from your wife's perspective? hehe... I love doing that... writing from both male and female perspectives... I find it liberating to try on different characters and get creative. Well done!!! !LUV

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