kjpepper | all we want to do is eat yer brains

Still tired. Still zombie like. Digestive system is all fucked up, ow ow ow. Travelling sucks.

Some words regarding the end of my trip and that goose - IT'S A TWAP. Some more words - renfaire people and associated other fools? Bugshit crazy. And a good bunch to spend a day in costume with. :) I did have a terrifyingly terrific time at ORF with

_kyri,

agamead and

sayrchan and afterwards. The goose is

agamead's prop, as he's the goose girl. Complete with pigtails. As for why it was at ihop, well if you had a life size stuffed goose with you wouldn't you carry it into a restaurant and ask the waitress for a high chair for it? Hmm? Of course you would! Otherwise why would you be reading my LJ if you could not be in some way described as batshit insane?

I mostly spent my labor day having my soul eaten by airport goblins, but I did have a chance to nip up to the Cincinnati Zoo while I was killing time. Gibbons are loud. Very loud. And I will never cease to be fascinated by the grace and beauty of large cats. I spent about fifteen minutes standing in the heat enthralled by a pair of huge white tigers chasing each other around their enclosure.

I've decided that I rather dislike flying. Before anyone jumps down my throat, I rather dislike most methods of mass transit (except for trains. I like trains. Except the US rail system, aka Amtrak, sucks balls and is way overpriced and barely goes anywhere anymore), to give a comparative contrast. Flying is amazing once you're in the air and on your way. But the leadup and waiting suck balls, airports are soul sucking cesspits of hell with admittedly neat moving walkways in some cases (I did rather annoy people in O'Hare by walking backwards on one, but nyeh, they just wish they had the balls to), and takeoff, I've noticed freaks me out. Not landing, which would make more sense, as you're hurtling towards the ground... takeoff. Don't ask me why. It probably wasn't helped by the fact that the hop from Cincy to Chicago was the most bumpy ride EVAR. But yeah, cruising is fine, landing is actually fun (especially at night! Even dinky cities are gorgeous from the sky...), takeoff is terrifying. Which of course does not negate the fact that I've got my face pressed to the window goggling at the entire process. Go figure.

There really is nothing like having three quarters of the rest of your tribe meet you at the airport after being away from home for a while. (morlock, alas, had to work.) Talk about love. Especially when they all think it's funny when you get in the car and immediately growl "get me the fuck out of here NOW."

That's pretty much it really. Back to life, back to reality, back to the here and now. Which so far is good.