Some people hate flying, but I’ve always been one who really loves to fly. It’s a mixture of excitement caused by the coming adventure and time suspended above the earth. When you’re in an airport, it’s a type of no man’s land. People are just passing through. Each of us is in between destinations; I tend to get really contemplative in airports.
That’s beside the point.
I could write you my own humdrum list of airport essentials, but everyone else has done that. Why should I even try to compete with their highly intellectual and comfort-oriented lists? So I’ve done something different. Here’s a list of things that I wish I could take with me to make my airport experience a million times more amusing and enjoyable. Happy chuckles ahead!
- Obviously, an elephant. A Dr. Seussical type elephant with paisley-patterned skin and dainty steps. My book-overloaded carry-on would not even bother this colorful character.
- Bouncy balls to hand out to the kids in the airport, causing a crazy pandemonium of children chasing errant toys with parents running behind.
- A purple polka-dotted sofa with a cream cashmere blanket in place of my plane seat. I’d even consider sharing it with those in my row, but I’d rather just stretch across it myself.
- A blue bedazzled bulldozer with speed to clear the way ahead of me when I’m running from one side of the terminal to the other side.
- Bubbles. Because everything is just better with bubbles.
- An invisible copy cat to everyone but me so when people are being particularly annoying, the copy cat can go ridiculously mimic those people.
- Adult light-up shoes. Yeah, somehow I managed to miss out on light-up shoes as a youngster (I grew too fast). These would make walking more fun.
- The soundtrack of my life to make all airport situations extra awesome.
What About You?
Is there something particularly awesome that you wish you could have in the airport?
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