hoooooooooomeward boundish

[lagilman]

Home. I wanna be home. Now. Nothing against WorldCon, it was a grand time spent with grand people, and I got so many very very nice comments on the Retrievers series that I almost feel like a Real Author.

However, I have been On for four days now, and I want to be home. Worse, the required wait in the airport is fugly. The hatred for LAX is large and vicious. An entire waiting area of tired, cranky, well-travelled fans and a few military folk, bitching about the crappy services, the highly limited food services (your choice of cold deli or sausage-onna-bun), the rude-even-for-TSA security guards, etc etc etc.

I am spoiled by Newark Liberty, I know. Despite what others might say about it, EWR is a great place to putter around after you get through the security corridor. And they have a terminal-wide ban on price-gouging -- anything you buy there is a comparable price to off-site stores. LAX? Not so much, from what I can tell.


Heh. Two older gentlemen sitting behind me are commenting rather loudly about how they never get to fly on any planes with any authors. *weeps for the flattened pancake that was once my ego*

When next you hear from me, I will be in New England....

Comments

[dianora2.livejournal.com]

LAX suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucks. HATE.

I share your Newark love.

[tryslora]

It was good to see you this week! And I'm already dreading our own trip through LAX tomorrow... *whimpers* Can't wait to be back home in friendly Albany.

[debg.livejournal.com]

In dissing LAX, you left out the "we must repeat the announcement about no gels, lquids or aerosols in the cabin" thing.

I was ready to find the source of the announcement loop - all done in a toney Brit accent, remarking rather snootily that "you safety is our concern" or something to that effect.

Over.

And over.

Dude. Shut UP, already.

My own airport is a psycho bin, lord knows - dear old SFO - but LAX makes it look like the Elysian Fields.

Loathe LAX.

[ferragus.livejournal.com]

Welcome home, I won't rub in how much nicer SNA was then LAX. I will say I had a TSA agent blush and appologise for suggesting my suspenders might set off the alarm when I pointed out that they were all plastic No-Buzz ones :)

That was a very special moment for me

Time for bed! Travels over for me for a few days.

Great to see you again!

(BTW, just delete that stupid anonymouse post of mine, please?)

[otterdance.livejournal.com]

When next you hear from me, I will be in New England....

Ah to be in New England, now that fall is near . . .

As for flattened egos, welcome aboard, fellow author. It's the universe's way of keeping us humble. This morning I went surfing for a piece of publishing info on my work and instead found a newgroup where people HATED my books. Now there's a great way to start your day. >:-(

[equesgal.livejournal.com]

I felt the same way. If I hadn't arranged to pick up a computer from a friend on Sunday morning I probably would have left on Saturday. As it was, I left Sunday AM. I live alone and kinda missed my own environment...and when you're at a con you feel you should really be downstairs "doing something and hanging out." LOL

[sleary.livejournal.com]

This was my first encounter with LAX. Holy crap. IAH suddenly seems like paradise in comparison -- each terminal has a mall-like area with lots of restaurants, and it's easy to move between terminals after you go through security.

The deli did have a pesto-chicken thing that was amazingly good for a plastic-wrapped sandwich. Still.... LAX loses.

[brother-osric.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, there's a modest contingent of us not sitting behind you who durn well know better.

LAX

[(Anonymous)]

You missed the Encounter restaurant at LAX. A circular building on 4 spider legs, decorated like a Jetsons cartoon, all lava lamps with flying saucer tops, swooping curves lit with teal and purple, fused glass and stainless.

The food wasn't great, but certainly edible, and it was the perfect way to leave a Worldcon.

Beth Z.

Re: LAX

[lagilman]

No such creature at our terminal -- there was one diner-like spot, but it was closed and shuttered on a Sunday afternoon...