July 2, 2007 I'm leaving on a jet plane

Woke up about 330am and caught the shuttle to Lambert, ended up being one of the first people of the day to get a boarding pass, the place was practically empty. Then I actually had to wait for the security point to open, the TSA people did not arrive until 440am. While I waited for them to open the checkpoint, I only had the gentle hum of the florescent lights to listen to. It was fascinating to see Charles Lindbergh's D-135 plane. Almost as impressive was noticing a guy balancing a computer, coffee and plane ticket all in one hand. After the wait, I made my flight to Chicago with no trouble, even arrived a few minutes early. Now here is where the adventure begins. Upon arriving in Chicago I search for the Delta area, and after finding it with a little help from a guy that helps foreign exchange students, I find my flight was cancelled but managed to catch a noon flight to JFK, giving me a little over 2 hours to catch my flight to Rome. JFK was a little more confusing then Lambert, but once I found my terminal things went smooth. While boarding the plane, I had a conversation with a guy heading to Germany about the inability to escape marketing advertisements. The boarding hall to the plane was filled with HSBC ads. Now to sit, relax, and enjoy a long flight.