I found my sock!

NOTE: THIS WAS WRITTEN ON THE 16th. I AM FINDING MYSELF A WEEK BEHIND.

I went out with a bunch of co-workers last night. There is an unwritten rule about fraternization with the client, but this was perfect because it was a bunch of consultants like myself. It was definitely a much needed deviation from the normal GET BACK TO ROOM, CHANGE, GO GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT, DRINK A BEER, WATCH TV, GO TO BED routine.
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As I was pseudo packing on Tuesday, just to get stuff a bit organized, I realized that I lost my sock. It had to be in the room somewhere. I looked everywhere for it, and it was not to be found. As I put on my pants this morning, I felt something odd in the leg, so there you go. Little bugger.
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I'm not sure if I mentioned this, but I had this beer a couple weeks ago that was fantastic and I can't find it anywhere. Trust me when I say I have looked everywhere. I must have spend 2-3 hours driving to places looking for it. I wanted to smuggle it back to MA so that my friend could try it at his bachelor party a week from Saturday. I am thinking about making a last ditch effort before I go to the airport but I dunno.

And yes, that means that I will have to check a bag if I try to transport liquids.
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ONTO THE TRAVEL!!!

I signed up for this thing called GOES, which is an official government website that lets you be expedited through security/customs/whatever. My reasoning to make the government check my background more than I normally would like it to equates to TSA-PRECHECK. I was sick and tired of waiting in the security line. Monday mornings on American in Boston are pretty tough. Coming back is worse. The only way you can get TSA-PRECHECK is if the airline asks you, or if you go through this program (I think).

Here is the funny thing. The moment I got GOLD status for my flight last Thursday, I was allowed to go through the fast security lane. Shit. There goes $100. Well, better you know from my mistake than make the same one.

The flight last Thursday was the worst one I've had yet. It was a little choppy on the take-off, but the real problem was my ears. They kept popping and blowing my nose while closing off the passages did not clear my head at all. That was truly brutal. My flight on Monday wasn't nearly eventful. I'm hoping for the same uneventful flight today.

I flew Jet Blue this week due to pricing. American went down dramatically, but since I didn't know I was going to be on-site until last minute, there weren't any decent flights available. When checking in on Sunday, there weren't any seats available, so I coughed up the $30 to get "Even More Space" and "Even More Speed". It was nice to get on and off the aircraft faster than the others, but the real kicker was the security. Terminal C in Boston is a nightmare. Even though I had "More Speed", there were plenty of donkeys in line. Thank g-d I wasn't in with the rest of the cattle though. That line must have been an hour long. I'm hoping that security isn't as bad today, since I didn't pay for the extra room/speed.

I wish I could talk about the AMEX Platinum, but I don't think I'm going to end up getting it. $450 is a lot for just HAVING the card, nevermind purchases. If I find myself getting stuck at the airport, I'll reevaluate. I dunno. It could be on of those circumstances where I end up getting it and then start kicking myself for not doing so. I suppose it just scares me a bit since it is a "charge card" as opposed to credit card. If I don't get reimbursed in a timely fashion, I can only image the penalties associated.

I'm remote next week, which is a nice thing...so no travel. I'll pick back up at the end of August, right before Labor Day.