Oakland airport

Excellent weekend with amnesiadust. He was kind enough to host me and show me around the area. We indulged in our usual epic chess and card games, in some Lindy dancing at a regular outdoor event on the Cal campus, and in our by-now-traditional conversational meanderings on the best possible ways to take over the world. The jury is still out on whether the world can be saved, but it was a good time. Crepes this morning for breakfast. Yum.

Now, I’m sitting in Oakland airport, watching my flight get later and later. SouthWest is lying to itself that I’m going to make my connection. However, I’ve learned to put myself wholly in their hands. Passengers who approach the desk with wide eyed trust are frequently moved to other airlines and shipped home in a timely manner. If you bring your anger to the desk, you’re sleeping in the airport Mariott, and probably getting on the 5:30am flight tomorrow.

OAK is an okay airport, I guess. Sort of old, being renewed. It was designed for a smaller volume of travelers. The aisles are narrow, and the seating is lacking. Still, there’s wireless and jamba juice…so life is not so bad. Plus, people-watching in CA is fun.

And now, lyrics:

"I want a picture of Marilyn Monroe
 I want to walk ten feet off of the ground, wherever I go
 I want tranquility, stable stability
 I want to do it till I have sterility
 I want more sense than my sensibility 
 I want it all!

 I want big night and a room with a view
 I want a big fat wad of cold hard cash and a pair of comfortable shoes
 I want a valentine a concubine,
 A world without crime, peace in our time
 A chance to get funky and fine
 I want it all!
 
 I want cred, a big head, I'm recording a thread 
 An eponymous rhyme and a little more time to come up with a line
 And some meat on my plate doesn't have to be much
 and a little less hate and I want what I want
 And now I want fame and your name in a platinum frame
 And a sign of proclivity for productivity 
 So just give me some more I want more 
 I want more, I want more

 I want a gold star on my transcript
 I want to take all I can get, and just a little bit more
 I want a pick me up product to sell on the shelf
 I can't seem to get enough
 I want it all"

I Want It All, The House Jacks.

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