Finally Here

So it's Saturday morning, we're enjoying the view and sounds of the ocean from our hotel room. It's pretty suite. Ha ha.

Okay, that was lame.

We're in Virginia Beach, got to our room at like, 4 in the morning, slept for several hours and just got up about half an hour ago. It's a quarter after eleven here. We're going to go to the expo center to register and then do some sightseeing. It's good to finally have Internet again. But for those hours I was stuck at airports and airplanes with no or bad internet connections, I typed up some stuff while on the planes. So here's my overview from yesterdays trip:

Friday, August 29th, 9:38 p.m.

Stuck waiting for the plane to take off, our second flight of the day. We took a plane from Kansas City to Dallas, Texas, and now this flight will take us to Norfolk, which is only a short drive from Virginia Beach. But first they have to wait to fix some "anomaly" which is a word I don't like to hear on a plane. We've already been delayed an hour or so due to the weather earlier down here. But still. It's late, and I'm tired. The flight is gonna be about 3 hours once we actually get off the ground. Hopefully my battery last that long because I'm either going to watch a movie on my laptop or go to sleep.

Only like, what? Less than 36 hours until my race. Well, actually less than 35, adding in the change in time-zone... I'm excited. Nervous. I want to start the fun. I want to be done with it. I don't know. It's just been a long day now that the time is finally here, after looking towards it for 3 months, it's become kind of intimidating... 

Saturday, August 30th, 12:28 a.m.

Or maybe it's 1:28 a.m. I really have no idea. All I know is that I'm high up in the air in a metal tube, freezing cold and severely desiring sleep but knowing I'll never achieve it in this environment...

So we had to change planes. Remember that "anomaly" I mentioned like, three (or four) hours ago? Yeah, guess it was an issue, so we had to wait ANOTHER hour while we got off the plane, moved down to a different boarding gate, and then waited to board a new plane. And like I said, I'm fucking cold, and obviously irritable (note the profanity). 

Also, I think I've decided that after this weekend, all future road-races will be no further than I am willing to ride in a car, because airplanes suck. While it's cool to be up in the air and stuff, it's not so cool to be terrified that an "anomaly" might bring you down or something. Also it's not cool to be freezing cold.

I don't know what to do for the next couple of hours...

Saturday, August 30th, 12:41 a.m. (or 1:41 a.m.)

Still cold.

Still tired.

Still bored.

Still miles above the Earth unaware of my location.

Saturday, August 30th, 1:01 a.m. (or 2:01 a.m.)

I solved my cold problem. Stupid little fan was blowing full blast towards me.... But I'm still tired. My eyes are tired. I don't even know what to type, I'm just doing it for something to occupy myself and stay awake. I really just want to run now. I want to race. I want it over. I want to be able to sit on the beach and listen to some live music rather than stuck on this crowded airplane that has many terrifying sounds, like it's going to collapse in on itself at any moment, or a window gets ripped out and soon everyone is pulled through. I don't even know if I'm making sense anymore. I have homework to work on but I don't know exactly what to do, and when I'm in this state of mind, probably not a good idea to try and do logical thought processes... But right now I'm contemplating whether or not to run this as a race or for fun. If I race I'm going to have my parents use my camera. Or I could just have fun with it and take photos and videos while I'm running. Did you know there are going to be over 750 cheerleaders from 16 different high schools cheering people on from the sidelines of the 13.1 mile course. That seems photo-worthy...

Ow, hold on. Ears popping. I think we're going down. Maybe-ish?

Planes make me think of that show, 'Lost.' I haven't really seen it but seriously... Concerns me.

Saturday, August 30th, 3:26 a.m. (Virginia Time)

So we're finally here after about 12 hours of traveling, 2 flights, 3 airplanes. Go figure. Anyway, we're on the road right now Still have to drive from the airport to Virginia Beach.... But at least now I'm more aware of location, and cars, while not perfect, are more of a traditional comfort zone...I'm still tired, but probably won't get to sleep right away. That weird awakeness you get when you finally get to your destination. 

It's been a while, probably since we left Manhattan, that I've been online. I suffer from Internet deprivation... Need websites... Online communities. FACEBOOK!