5:33 a.m.
Ivy (the cat) stomps over me, purring, and settles in for a cuddle. This is a morning ritual and today, a fortuitous one since the alarm that I had set for 5:25 has malfunctioned.
6:15 a.m.
Into the car
6:22 a.m.
On to the cold, dark highway.
7:20 a.m.
Arrive Pearson Airport
8:00 a.m.
Arrive at gate 155 boarding lounge
8:40 a.m.
Announcement made that 9:15 scheduled departure time has been pushed back to 9:30 due to a 'mechanical issue'.
9:00 a.m.
Announcement made that 9:30 departure has been pushed back to 10:00.
9:41 a.m.
Announcement that departure gate has changed. Migrate to gate 161.
10:00 a.m.
Posted departure time suddenly, and inexplicably, changes to 11:20. No announcement.
10:10 a.m.
Over-priced airport breakfast. Consider having a martini. Decide it's too early, even for me.
11:30 a.m.
Departure, at last.
12:30 p.m.
Arrive La Guardia Airport.
12:35 p.m.
In a taxi to costume shop in mid-town Manhattan.
1:15 p.m.
Arrive Parsons Meares costume shop, 8th Ave & 36th St. Fitting begins. Breakdown as follows:
-Clothes off. Into flying harness supervised by flying technician.
-Hang in underwear from temporary metal frame constructed in elevator lobby of shop.
-Brief lesson in weight control and harness balance.
-Harness off. Detailed costume fitting begins as pieces are added and discussed one by one.
-Strip off full costume back down to underwear. Flying harness on again.
-Full costume back on OVER flying harness.
-Holes are marked and cut in costume to allow for harness attachment points.
-Hang in elevator lobby again, this time in costume.
3:15 p.m.
Fitting finished. Back out onto the street, hunting for a taxi.
3:45 p.m.
Finally manage to flag down a vacant taxi. Driver tells me that his credit card processor isn't working. I tell him I have $30 cash and ask if he's willing to risk it. He is.
4:15 p.m.
Taxi gets me to La Guardia $24 dollars later.
4:20 p.m.
Check in for flight. Upgrade to Executive Class.
4:25 p.m.
Clear security. Begin looking for bar.
4:32 p.m.
Exit secure area. Continue looking for bar.
4:41 p.m.
Martini
4:50 p.m.
Eat something called "Buffalo Chicken Wontons".
4:55 p.m.
Martini
5:35 p.m.
Re-clear security.
6:07 p.m.
Plane departs a full 20 minutes early. Discover I am the only person in the Executive Class cabin.
6:15 p.m.
Flight Attendant begins off-loading excess wines and cheeses on me since I am her only passenger.
7:02 p.m.
Arrive in Toronto forty minutes early.
7:30 p.m.
Fall asleep in arrivals area waiting for Michael.
9:15 p.m.
Arrive back home.
9:25 p.m.
Martini
11:45 p.m.
Asleep
6:15 a.m.
Into the car
6:22 a.m.
On to the cold, dark highway.
7:20 a.m.
Arrive Pearson Airport
8:00 a.m.
Arrive at gate 155 boarding lounge
8:40 a.m.
Announcement made that 9:15 scheduled departure time has been pushed back to 9:30 due to a 'mechanical issue'.
9:00 a.m.
Announcement made that 9:30 departure has been pushed back to 10:00.
9:41 a.m.
Announcement that departure gate has changed. Migrate to gate 161.
10:00 a.m.
Posted departure time suddenly, and inexplicably, changes to 11:20. No announcement.
10:10 a.m.
Over-priced airport breakfast. Consider having a martini. Decide it's too early, even for me.
11:30 a.m.
Departure, at last.
12:30 p.m.
Arrive La Guardia Airport.
12:35 p.m.
In a taxi to costume shop in mid-town Manhattan.
1:15 p.m.
Arrive Parsons Meares costume shop, 8th Ave & 36th St. Fitting begins. Breakdown as follows:
-Clothes off. Into flying harness supervised by flying technician.
-Hang in underwear from temporary metal frame constructed in elevator lobby of shop.
-Brief lesson in weight control and harness balance.
-Harness off. Detailed costume fitting begins as pieces are added and discussed one by one.
-Strip off full costume back down to underwear. Flying harness on again.
-Full costume back on OVER flying harness.
-Holes are marked and cut in costume to allow for harness attachment points.
-Hang in elevator lobby again, this time in costume.
3:15 p.m.
Fitting finished. Back out onto the street, hunting for a taxi.
3:45 p.m.
Finally manage to flag down a vacant taxi. Driver tells me that his credit card processor isn't working. I tell him I have $30 cash and ask if he's willing to risk it. He is.
4:15 p.m.
Taxi gets me to La Guardia $24 dollars later.
4:20 p.m.
Check in for flight. Upgrade to Executive Class.
4:25 p.m.
Clear security. Begin looking for bar.
4:32 p.m.
Exit secure area. Continue looking for bar.
4:41 p.m.
Martini
4:50 p.m.
Eat something called "Buffalo Chicken Wontons".
4:55 p.m.
Martini
5:35 p.m.
Re-clear security.
6:07 p.m.
Plane departs a full 20 minutes early. Discover I am the only person in the Executive Class cabin.
6:15 p.m.
Flight Attendant begins off-loading excess wines and cheeses on me since I am her only passenger.
7:02 p.m.
Arrive in Toronto forty minutes early.
7:30 p.m.
Fall asleep in arrivals area waiting for Michael.
9:15 p.m.
Arrive back home.
9:25 p.m.
Martini
11:45 p.m.
Asleep
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