just a little political humor!

SLURP! SMACK! SCRAPE! SWISH!

why must people make the most disgusting sounds while eating and/or drinking?! to me, it's worse than nails down a chalkboard. and, it creates a loss of appetite, for sure.

i wonder what people would do if they were forced to listen and watch themselves eat. perhaps they would reconsider their manners when eating in the future.

just awful

many of you may come across the following picture and email that is currently being forwarded around:

The world saw the disappearance of an A330 Air France during a trans Atlantic flight between Rio to Paris .
Two shots taken inside the plane before it crashed..
The two photos attached were apparently taken by one of the passengers before the aircraft crashed. The photos were retrieved from the camera's memory stick. You will never get to see photos like this. In the first photo, there is a gaping hole in the fuselage through which you can see the tailplane and vertical fin of the aircraft. In the second photo, one of the passengers is being sucked out of the gaping hole.
These photos were found in a digital Casio Z750, amidst the remains.. Although the camera was destroyed, the Memory Stick was recovered. Investigating the serial number of the camera, the owner was identified as Paulo G. Muller, an actor of a theatre for children known in the outskirts of Porto Alegre . It can be imagined that he was standing during the turbulence, he managed to take these photos, just seconds after the tail loss the aircraft plunged. The structural stress probably ripped the engines away, diminishing the falling speed, protecting the electronic equipment but not unfortunately the victims. Paulo Muller leaves behind two daughters, Bruna and Beatriz.

this is no way the air france that was lost over the atlantic flying from rio to paris.

1) the photo shows it being daylight - the air france plane took off at night.
2) it would be impossible for a person to stand to take a photo because anything not attached would be immediately sucked out of the cabin.
3) the lady in the front row to the left can be recognized on the abc show LOST.

the photos above are screen shots from LOST.

it's sad that someone would pass this email around to pose it as pictures from such a tragic incident. make sure your friends know that this is a fictitious email. you can also provide the following link from snopes.

health & fitness fanatics

so i have now been a stewardess for a year (hit my 1 year anniversary this past weekend). one thing i have noticed is the obsession with health food and exercise. on the plane, many flight attendants are stocked with energy and protein bars, the newest diet supplements, gluten-free foods, and constantly discuss their nearest whole foods/trader joes/health food store. once they head towards the hotel, they begin to discuss their workout plan. it may consist of running miles outside, going to the gym for an hour, or doing an extensive workout in their room. pilots...pilots are the worst! they will ALWAYS talk about how long their run was.

i guess i just don't quite understand it.

does it stem from the days of weigh-ins? is it because there's nothing else to do on overnights? or is it truly a desire to be healthy?

i think for some it is just an act. i, for one, am not going to tell you about my hypothetical/planned/fantasy workout. typically, i'm just not going to do it. i don't enjoy working out; therefore, i'm not going to pretend that i'm going to.

i do my best to attempt to eat healthy. i pack lots of fruits and veggies in my food bag and typically eat out of my bag on my overnights (that means i don't go down to the hotel restaurant/bar to eat what they have to offer, yet eat the things i have packed in my food bag).

it's just an observation i have noticed in the past year of flying. obsessive diet foods and prolonged workouts.

i don't buy it from most people. and to those that do, i just don't get it.

enjoy your overnight! relax! watch some tv! get some sleep! enjoy the city you're in!

is it really june?

so when you have nothing to talk about, doesn't the topic go straight to weather? "gosh, it sure has been cold lately." "did you see the wind during yesterday's storm?" i have nothing earth-shattering to discuss, so i shall turn towards the unseasonably cool weather of late.

last weekend we went to our first neighborhood festival of the season. lincoln square's 'mayfest' is always a good time with german beer, pretzels, schnitzel, music, and of course lederhosen. the weather was great all day long - sunny skies, mild temperatures. but boy was i glad to have worn JEANS and a JACKET that evening. it got cold!

and lately it seems that every time i open the windows to let the fresh air in, i have to close them because the house gets frigid quickly. it's june already! we should be merely days away from the air conditioner being turned on for the first time. (although i will not complain about our extremely low electric bill!) i've been walking around in pants and sweatshirts the past two days! and what does a boy have to do to get the sun to return?!

thankfully we're heading to indianapolis this weekend where sunny skies and high 70s are in the forecast.

i'm just having a difficult time believe that it's the beginning of june already.

tirade tuesday

so the past couple of days i've noticed something quite irritating while driving. wide. open. car. doors. perhaps it's just me, but when i'm getting out of my car, i make sure not to open the door too wide, especially when i'm on a busy or narrow street.

i've had to swerve multiple times recently to jackasses opening their car doors so wide that i'm afraid of taking it right off the hinges. is it really necessary to need all that room? isn't an opening big enough for yourself enough?!

ugh! i sorta feel like hitting it just to prove to them how ridiculous they are. that should teach them, right?!

your princess awaits!!

my favorite "bad boy" prince is in NYC on an official visit.



do i hop a quick 2 hour flight to the big apple?!