Tally

A not nice thing to happen is showing up to LAX extra early on December 22nd only to realize that the flight will be delayed three hours. A nice thing to happen is getting on the plane to find that for the first time in all your many shuttles between LA and Vancouver in the last three and a half years you get to watch a movie because they've installed little monitors in the seats. A nice thing because I had just about done as much as I could do with my magazine and music-listening routine for the day. A nice thing again is watching ELF and seeing that someone you went to high school with who had cancer as a teenager is now doing pretty well in their acting career and is pretty darn cute to boot. A nice thing is only watching the first thirty minutes of THE NANNY DIARIES.

A not nice thing is landing at 12:30am and there being a lot of lollygagging vis a vis unlocking the door to the gate so we can get the fuck away from anything related to air travel and home to whatever beds await us. A nice thing is the international arrivals area of the Vancouver airport.

A nice thing is family. Another nice thing is turkey. A nice thing is running into your grade six teacher at a play and him remembering your name.

A nice thing is an evening flight. A nice thing is a pleasant customs experience. A nice thing is running into someone you know and actually like at the gate. A not nice thing is Air Canada having another befuddled delayed departure. A not nice thing is irritating the person sitting on the other side of you and your friend with your conversation. A not nice, but also actually nice thing is not really caring. A nice thing is firing your cellphone up again when you land when everyone else is doing it too. A nice thing is your roommate picking you up from the airport. A nice thing is celebrity spotting at the luggage carousel.

A very nice thing is getting back home to LA.