erica's joys :)

I'm baack. Yep, I'm back...in The Big Apple. This trip has been interesting to say the least. First, lets discuss the actual plane ride to get here. First, I take back what I said about American Airlines. I'm over that whole luggage thing in favor of the smoothest rides I've flown on, blankets that actually make me warm, and adjustable headrests so I can get some sleep.

Rewind before the flight for a second. I arrived at the airport 3 hours before my flight, fully prepared to wait in line to have my bags thoroughly rummaged through. No such thing happened though, I was checked in and through security in less than 30 minutes. Fast forward to when I landed. I noticed something was sticking out of the back pocket of my laptop bag...whats this? My hand sanitizer. In my laptop bag. That went on the plane. So now I know why security was a breeze...they apparently weren't really checking things.

I have to revisit my post about the best WiFi hotels in 2006. Once again, that widely quoted article was wrong about Kimpton hotels. Sure they have WiFi but it sure as hell isn't free. Try $10.95 per night, the same as their wired internet access. So far this is 2 Kimpton hotels I've stayed in that charge for wireless. I don't want to stay in anymore to find out if the trend continues.

So I went to see SOAP (Snakes on a Plane for those of you who have taken up residence under a rock again) on opening night with a group of coworkers. That movie experience was quite possibly the best I've ever had. The movie itself was as camp as everyone expected it to be, however, when you're in a theater full of hissing, laughing, yelling moviegoers who are there for the camp, its not bad at all. One guy I work with called it this generations Rocky Horror picture show and I tend to agree. I wish I would have had the foresight to bring rubber snakes to the movie though. That would have been the icing on the cake snake.