testing the fates (part 2 - the picture)

EDITED: 10/1/2011

According to this diagram, if we test the fates and they want us to lose... we lose.

You're not going to be tens of thousands of feet in the air and consider yourself  anywhere near "safe" except on an airplane. On a good note, we've come a long way. On a bad note, the thought of the danger make me paranoid every so often. During the last flight, it manifested itself into the following drawing:

I know it's a little hard to read but the basic point is simple: If something happened in the air, it's a LOOOOOOOOOONG way down.

Like 15 1 World Trade Centers stacked on top of each other.

I mean the Statue of Liberty has nothing on this distance.

What about the world's tallest roller coaster? Laughable.

That's why you should try really hard to care about taking a long, hard look at that safety manual "in the seat back pocket in front of you."

a few more clouds...

EDITED: 10/1/2011

I think the morning hours clouded the quality of my thoughts this time around. I can still make puns though! 

Sadly, I only squeezed out 4 pieces of commentary on my life before the pressurized cabin got to me.

(For the record, creating "mind clouds" is very exciting. You should try it sometime.)

thoughts at 35,000 feet (coming home)

Please bear with me as drink my breakfast

and hate the fact that i am taking a morning flight...

(this is one of my many "i'm mad as hell, and i'm not going to take it anymore" faces)

While dealing with my angriness, I've decided that the best thing to do in this situation (or any situation where one is feeling bad) is to "Make Lemons Into Lemonade." One thing a person should always have is a solution (and a cliche) ready for every dilemma.

This morning's problem will be solved by having another creative buffet.

Orange juice, first. Ideas, coming up next.

no love for ginger ale :(

EDITED: 10/2/2011
 

Canada Dry or Schweppes?

If I take the personal experience I've had with ginger ale and combine it with the evidence I've gathered from being on an airplane tonight, the chance of it mattering is approximately 1 in 535,633,234. 

Just about everyone fails to care when it comes to this beverage. Meanwhile, in Cola Land, people will go thirsty, fight, or, worse, leave no tip when it comes to Pepsi vs. Coke. No one demands Canada Dry.

For that matter, when was the last time you saw a ginger ale ad? Ever? Never? One has to wonder is it even worth it. Ginger ale is a 100% parity product that seems to get the most attention when people have an upset stomach or need a faceless drink that won't turn anyone off. As pathetic as that sounds, I think most people don't dislike ginger ale.

Bringing this back to advertising, I think one of these brands should step up to the plate and take advantage of the fact that no one else in the market seems to care. Creating buzz and interest out of nothing has done wonders. Now, people are paying good money to have their local tap water held in a neat 'ol bottle. THAT'S what marketing can do.

Yes, I know ginger ale tastes like ginger ale which tastes... just like...ginger ale but crazier things have happened. Just my 2 cents

that's quite a sink you got there...

EDITED: 10/2/2011
 

It's smooth, curvy, creative, and was located in... JCPenney?

I know it's just a sink but I was so surprised to see the value placed on ascetics in here of all places. I think times are changing, and people are sick of bland, boring, and traditional. 

I digress to add that my generation - Generation Y - is doing a great job of pushing a message of "change." The individuals that have a clue are making sure they're being heard. We want progress. That also means those who want us to pay attention or be satisfied are just going to have to adapt. With time, of course, but adapt all the same.

I see JCPenney's rethinking their olden ways, at least when it comes to bathrooms. Baby steps.

mind clouds

EDITED: 10/2/2011

It's been some time since I began writing down my observations on this plane. After looking out of the plane porthole for a few minutes, it became clear that they had visually formed into something that actually looks a bit like clouds...

I'm going to call them mind clouds (I reserve all rights to the title). Define it as "A collection of thoughts, organized chronologically, depicting personal commentary floating in cloud-like figures." I think that's sufficiently long-winded enough for the dictionary.

By the way, the 2 hour flight passed quickly and I actually have something to show for my time. Why didn't I think of this sooner?

testing the fates

EDITED: 10/2/2011

Wish me luck.

Actually, answer me this: Why do we even try our luck?

How can being 30,000 feet in the air make anyone comfortable?

We've been conditioned to accept risk to get where we need to go in a few hours instead of a few days. Very well, but this airplane is still only a machine and we're still only human. The pilots are only human too. Great, now I'm anxious. My biggest fear is being in a plane crash so much of my negativity is a reflection of that. 

How can this situation relate to you? Think about how people readily put themselves in situations that they, as destructible organisms, simply weren't made for. Is this human destiny... or something else?

I'm this high up by the grace of physics. Please don't fail me now.

thoughts at 35,000 feet (leaving home)

EDITED: 10/2/2011

I have a long flight ahead of me and no idea what to do with myself.

Now I know you're probably thinking "Flying is tiring so just go to sleep." My response is that I'd rather get hit with an actual brick then fall asleep on a plane and waking up feeling like feel like I did. Sleeping on a plane is flat-out uncomfortable and if I can avoid it I will.

So back to the issue at hand...

I will say that the experience has a distinct mood of its own and, like many things, it can be what you make of it. I'm going to attempt to try something other than playing with the tray table and "sleeping" - AKA being sedated into unconsciousness - this time around. 

Maybe keeping a journal of commentary will keep me occupied? I always have plenty of that.

I dub this the start of "Thoughts At 35,000 Feet."

Takeoff.

Northwest Airlines will self-destruct in...

EDITED: 10/2/2011

Looking out the window and seeing a Northwest Airlines plane next to us gave me a strange feeling.

I feel like this is the last time I'm going to ever witness a plane marked "Northwest." They've been rendered extinct through capitalism.

inspiration equals

EDITED: 10/2/2011
 
* Music (but you already knew that)

* Family

* Friends

* History

* Cities

* Memories

* Conversations

* Kids

* Dreams

* Fashion

* Love

* Reading

* The will to be better than I was yesterday...