By the time many of you read this, I will be back home in New York City.*
Yes, I was one of the thousands stranded by Snowmageddon 2010.
In my case, I was snowed out of NYC; my flight home Monday was canceled and today — four days later — is my first opportunity to wing my way back home.
It’s my longest layover to date.
But I was one of the lucky ones. I didn’t sit in an airport for days, waiting for the next available flight. I didn’t have to bed down in some cheap airport hotel and watch snowy basic cable. I didn’t even go to the airport the day my flight was nixed.
I simply kept on driving and started Christmas Vacation Part Deux.
Thanks to my sister Lou and brother-in-law Chuck, I was able to hitch a ride to Kansas City and spend a few days visiting my old stomping grounds.
I ate at favorite restaurants. Did some shopping. Saw some movies. In other words, I wasn’t productive at all. No office organization, tax preparation, or housecleaning could be completed from afar. Instead, I took a real vacation following the hustle-and-bustle of my initial trip home for Christmas.
On Facebook, I reported this turn of events as ‘making lemonade.’ While some mistook this as new code for ‘using the bathroom,’ I was turning a trip FAIL into a big trip bonus.
As usual, the fates knew what I really needed. See? There can be a silver lining to the wollop of Snowmageddon 2010!
Now, to tackle mailmageddon waiting for me at home…
* It is sleeting/snowing this morning in Kansas City. Crossed fingers…
Rain day
Guess who was waiting to greet me at my front door this morning?
And rumor has it he plans to hang around all day.
Uninvited.
Now, I have two possible responses to my unwelcome guest.
First, I can let him ruin my day. Get nothing accomplished. Eat too much. Get depressed. Perhaps shed a tear or two for no particular reason.
Or I can chose the far healthier response…
Go see a movie.
I still may not get as much work done as originally planned. I may — okay, I will — eat junk food. And if I end up crying, that simply means…
It was another great day at the theatre.
→ Leave a comment
Posted in Commentary, Entertainment, Humor, Life, Movies, Philosophy, Weather
Tagged commentary, crying, depression, emotional eating, entertainment, films, Humor, life, movie snacks, movie theatre, Movies, philosophy, rain, rainy weather, uninvited guest, weather