Since returning from Asia, J and I have not been to the gym. It’s been ten days too. First it was our colds, then the week-long jetlag, then the nasty ass carpets at home, then the leaking water heater, etc. The bullshit never ever ends. I know, all excuses. I own up to them. Some day we’ll get back on the JCC wagon. Hopefully sooner than later.

In the meantime, we are back in the air. Yup, today was our inaugural Companion pass flight, and already I fucked something up: I mis-entered J’s TSA Pre number, so then he had to go through the regular line. I know, first world problems and all. Fortunately, we still had enough time, but geez what a pain regular security is. If TSA Pre is not indicated on your boarding pass, it doesn’t matter whether you have the number or card or whatever. Tough shit. Regular security line for you. Needless to say, as soon as we got to the gate, J talked to the agent to get that shit fixed pronto.

An interesting thing happened: at the gate, I spotted the former GM of the public agency where I used to work. I immediately went up to him and his wife (I still remembered her name). He didn’t remember me, so I had to jog his memory. Funny thing though: he said he had been tinkering around on the agency website and he just couldn’t find what he was seeking. This whole time he was thinking that I was making the site more confusing and less intuitive. Nah man, it wasn’t me!! Glad I was able to clear my name, right? Anyway, it was a brief but nice little catchup. It’s cool to see retired people still active and traveling and having fun. The conversation was also a good exercise for me to revisit and relight those old connections… My new job is gonna demand that kind of thing from me far more often now…

As for the flight, it was an easy 90 minutes. I conked out and dreamed about hustling to sell houses. 🙂 After we touched down, we putzed around UW and then snuck in a quickie meal (gyro and baklava) at a local Middle Eastern food shop. Wow, a flavorful meal!

Then for dinner, we met up with our two couple friends– G&J, who are Seattlelites, and J&J, who flew in from OAK this morning. The neighborhood pizza joint hit just the spot: we had a great time catching up over yummy food. For dessert, Trophy cupcakes! Yup, clearly, the carbo loading has only just begun.