Where the hell am I?

[jenn_unplugged]

A week ago today, I woke up in Rome and flew to London. Two days ago, I woke up in Austin and flew to North Carolina. This morning, I woke up in Mount Airy, NC and I'm now in Los Angeles. I can't believe I was at my cousin's wedding last night on the east coast and now I'm on the west coast! Of course, Doug is on his way to Israel at the moment, so that's even weirder.

I talked to him a couple of hours ago, and he confirmed that the security for El-Al (the Israeli national airline) is truly insane.  He was required to check in three hours early for his flight from JFK to Tel Aviv, and in addition to the normal screening procedures, he had to go through two lengthy interviews and they took his carry-on bags for TWO HOURS to check through them.  He was left with only his wallet, passport, and boarding pass.  And before he got on the plane, he was wanded completely and his wallet was gone through, and THEN he was randomly selected for additional screening!  They certainly don't take any chances.

I'm still a little freaked about about his going to Israel, but there's nothing to be done about it.  He dropped me off at the airport in Greensboro this morning (he was flying out of Raleigh) and I actually clung to him and cried for a few minutes.  I could never be a military wife.  I have no idea how you watch your partner go off to a war zone with the very real possibility that they won't come back.

And wow, back in California!  I drove past two Del Tacos and an In-N-Out Burger on the way to the hotel!!!  Is it weird that one of the things I miss about living in the west is the fast food?  :-P  The workshop starts bright and early tomorrow morning, and I'm not quite ready for it -- so I'll be doing some serious work on that tonight.  But for now, I'm off to the welcome reception.  :-) 

Comments

[thalia]

You know, I think In-N-Out might be what I missed the most about not going to Escapade this year. I can totally relate.

I hope Doug's trip goes well. Israel doesn't seem like a good place to be right now, but I'm sure he'll be away fromo all the excitement.

[jenn-unplugged.livejournal.com]

In-N-Out is one of those truly special burger joints. I've never understood why they haven't made it east of Phoenix, because they could seriously dent McDonald's business!

[jedirita.livejournal.com]

Eeep! That's a bit nerve-wracking, although I'm sure he'll be safe. When I went there back in 1987, coming back I'm sure the security people knew we had stayed with Palestinians, because they took so long to search our bags we actually missed our plane! And that was way long ago before the Intifada, when things were more stable.

[jenn-unplugged.livejournal.com]

I hope so, but GH's comment has me a little worried now...

*whimpers*

[glasshouses.livejournal.com]

Good Grief - I just read that the US military arrived in Israel to *evacuate* US citizens. Is his workplace crazy?

Please post when he's out of there!

[jenn-unplugged.livejournal.com]

Are you serious?

*hands over eyes*

Eeep. His flight won't arrive for a few more hours. I have no idea what his company is thinking!

[glasshouses.livejournal.com]

I took a closer look at that cnn.com article, and it appears US troops are arriving in Israel to help evacuate US citizens in Lebanon, so it's not as bad as I feared, just a poorly written summary. Still, meep.

[sabrinagb.livejournal.com]

I feel like I should have something more to say about the important parts of your post, but my brain is tired and I could think was:

I drove past two Del Tacos and an In-N-Out Burger on the way to the hotel!!! Is it weird that one of the things I miss about living in the west is the fast food?

Oh, God! Me too, me too! That is soooo what I miss about living in LA. That and Jamba Juice and the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf...lol *hugs*