do you know the way to san jose?

travel rant:

1- you're not fooling anyone with that so-called carry on bag. its a behemoth! i know they charge crazy amounts for checked bags now but if it won't roll down the aisle, it is NOT a carry on. if it takes 3 people to shove it into the overhead bin, its NOT a carry on. if while carrying it down the aisle it hits literally every single person, it is NOT a carry on.

2- must i really go over this again? if you are in the aisle seat or the window seat, show courtesy to the poor bum who got stuck in the middle seat and give him / her full reign over the arm rests.

3- noise reducing headphones are great. they do not, however, block the screaming child behind you from kicking your seat. if they made something that did- i would pay a million dollars for it.

4- and on that note, if you have a child under the age of 4, please drug him / her before boarding a 4.5 hour flight. you will be saving yourself and everyone else on the plane a great deal of stress. i'm not talking serious drugs, just some cough medicine or something- give em a benedryl for christs sake.

5- the week between christmas and new years is not a good time to be flying. avoid at all costs.

6- you may not have been sick when you got to the airport, but you sure will be now. no amount of hand sanitizer and vitamin c will save you this time of year.

7- when boarding a cross-country flight, you look down and see that your boarding pass says that you are located in seat 31B, you might as well go kill yourself now. because the next 4 hours of you life, you will wish you were dead.

8- exit row seats have extra leg room- they do not, however, recline. so stop trying to press the button. its just not going to happen. thats a decision you made when booking this seat. get over it and be thankful you are not in seat 31B.

9- starbucks steamer= hot milk. delicious, nutritious, and cheap (only $2). i highly recommend it.

10- don't ever leave your gps at home.