LA - Track 02

11-18-07

LA weekend is over. It was really nice. I NEVER realized just how anti-god Cece's family is.... I guess I need to pray bigger, huh?

I'm @ LAX sitting on the ground with my back against the wall. It's almost noon, and my flight leaves @ 1 for San Francisco.

CRAP. A girl just walked by wearing my shirt. I hope it looks better on me... lol. No joke. I'm such a sloppy/lazy dresser.

I miss my roomies. I miss Charis.
It's easy to live w/ Christians. Maybe too easy. Maybe this should be my last year... eh. who knows?

LOL. for some reason being @ this huge airport reminds me of Luke Barton and how I was lucky enough to sit next to a fun guy my age for an 8 hr. flight. Maybe I'll be so lucky this time.

The lady next to me is STILL eating McDonalds. lol. Probably better than my Starbucks. I got it w/ non-fat milk this time. haha. rediculous side-thought. "ADD-focus."

A billion people are boarding for Hong Kong now. Some seats are open but I think I'll stay on the ground. Does that make me more earthy?

Matthew's wedding was nice. simple. cute. That surprised me 'cause both fams are pretty well off.
No dancing. no alcohol. Quite religious. All 3 things individually can piss my bro's and cousins off. All together? Forget about it.

I said at mine it would be religious but it would be 80% dancing and they could drink. They were ok w/ that.

The last time I saw everybody was @ Uncle Michael's wedding. So the question came up "who's getting married next so we can see each other again?" Uncle Michael said "Garrett, unless you get pregnant." lol

My flight is delayed. I hope I don't miss my next flight...

EUREKA! I sat in a new heat here @ LAX and I believe the couple next to me is British! My guess is N. England. They talk like Wallace and Gromet.

The background music @ the airport (when people aren't announcing on the intercom) played "Because" by the beattles w/ an Orchestra. no voices.

people travel in couples. then there's me. God is good to me. *trying to look up, not come off sarcastic*
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update.

My flight was delayed nearly 3 hrs. Needless to say I missed my 3pm flight out of San Fran. I caught a 7pm flight to Portland. It's 8:46pm now and I'm waiting for Holly to get me.

Funny Stuff ->

a guy @ LAX caught my attention for wearing a ton of UO stuff. I caught up w/ him and his friend in San Fran. We made really small talk. Before we boarded our flight he came up to me.

"What year are you?"
"Me? -Junior"
"What's your name?"
"-Hollie."
"Hollie...?"
"-Roberts... Do we know each other."
"We're probably facebook friends."
"Oh, we ARE?' *my thought: ha yeah right.* "Do you play on a team?"
"yeah."
"what one?"
"football."
"cool."
Ken Greaves."
"... cool. wait. what?"
"I'M Ken greaves."
"...oh...cool..."

POMPOUS.

his friend played too, but he wasn't a snob.

I told him I went to OSU. lol
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I sat next to this extreme guy on the plain. Previously I thought he looked like a tortured-hippie-soul straight out of Vietnam.
eveything he did was extreme. he didn't slightly slide into my bubble. He was all up in it. He copied my manorisms as we talked.
I kinda like his extreme hippie self. I felt myself having a more extreme nature/manor as I talked w/ him.
He ordered 2 drinks. One of which was black coffee- extreme.
He didn't hide that he read GQ.
He read every page f/ top to bottom. He smelled every cologne sample. When he found he like 1 he shamelessly rubbed it all over himself. @ first he brought it up to himself then he finally just went head first into the magazine. Like a cat to catnip.

I tried so hard to hide my laughter. luckily he didn't see.
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Turns out that British couple was Scottish. Very nice. We talked.

Some highschool kids sat behind us and starting flashing pics. One was like English!
I couldn't help but keep staring back. He must have caught on 'cause the next time I looked back he flashed one of me! lol. "What the-?!"

I switched flights and sat waiting next to another British couple. English? old. Not talky.

I saw another British maroon passport in San Fran.

A girl who borrowed my phone just got off a flight f/ London.

I think th@ sums it up. Still waiting for Holly 9:09.

ttyl!
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Still waiting for Holls. 9:34pm.
She'll be here in a little under an hour. Papa just called.

It's nice to know I have so MANY GOOD FRIENDS. I called Holly, Jen, Candace, and my mom.
Holly, Jen, and Candace didn't hesitate to say they'd be there if people fell through. My mom... another story.

I don't know what's up with th@. I don't really care. W/ the way we ended things @ the airport... I was thrilled to have Holly pick me up. I called her first.

My French exam is tomorrow. I don't wanna study. It's true... You really will take as much time as you're given to finish something.