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Kris
1am local time
Whew...what a DAY.... I've been up for 36 hrs with only a 2 hr nap to tide me over. A good time to start writing...
On Friday We got things packed up and ready for a 3pm cab ride to Dulles. Heres a picture of what I packed... it all fit in a carry on size large backpack and a daypack. We arrived at the airport with plenty of time to spare...but still managed to stupidly waste time in a long line when we could have checked directly into the computers for "no checked baggage". Oh well, theres always next time.
The plane ride was...well, a plane ride...but the rest has been amazing! The first few hours on the plane were covered pretty well by some novel reading and partial viewing of Paul Blart, Mall Cop as well as Yes Man. Then in the dark hrs between 7 & 10 EST (night only lasted about 4 hrs), I battled a faulty overhead light that repetitively turned itself on automatically about every 5-10 minutes. The couple next to me fought the same battle with their light. Good times. So zippy sleep there. This led to the viewing of Marley and Me to lift my spirits. I think Birkley has already accomplished about 75% of everything Marley accomplished in his lifetime.
Kevin
i'm keeping a little journal on traditional pen and paper, and may transcribe some of that here as my blog posts. i'll also throw up some more observation-ish or irreverant quick hitters on things
that caught my eye, or ear. for example, as our plane landed one of the pilots was discussing the weather in Amsterdam or something, and he sounded exactly like the villain from Die Hard 3, which is apparently my favorite movie series ever because Bruce Willis is in it...anyway,
the pilot sounded like the Die Hard 3 villain...Hans something i think.
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Jeremy Irons, Kevin. Jeremy Irons. And his name was Simon, I believe in the movie. Loving this so far, guys. Glad you made it in safely and well lit.
Are you guys going to see a soccer game?
Also can I tell you how gay Aram is?
Lance ...sleepy Kev will appreciate the fact that you spend 4-5 hours a week reading People magazine.
Maybe Hans was his brother from the first movie?? i know there was definitely a Hans in one of them.
Yep, Hans Gruber was the villain in the first movie. The guy Bruce Willis threw off a building. Gotta love Wikipedia.
TJ -- people aren't just playing soccer along the canals. Retrieving the ball from the reflecting pool is much simpler than retrieving it from an Amsterdam canal.
this site is amazing - looks like u guys are having a blast!
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