So, after much excitement at LAX, being told, “no, you get *1* carry on item!” on a Trans Atlantic red eye, much rearranging of things and bags, the 3 peeps of wardrobe arrive in Rome with a total of… 2 personal bags (of the typical carry on nature), and 2 of the 5 costume suitcases. Everything else is still in Paris. 2 flights to Rome have passed after the one the bags originally missed and some how they missed both of those. WORST airline ever!!! I won’t even mention the overage that was paid to get the bags on the flight in the first place. I am one WITH one of my bags so I do have pj’s, 1 change of clothes and my toothbrush, because I’m a paranoid packer like that, but UGH!!!! Extreme thanks to whichever of the 3300 Indian gods, I sent the peanut butter ahead in the pack out!!!

It was a full flight and I got put right in the middle of South High’s band!!! And in front of a VERY popular other-Jamie! And me, w/o my ear plugs!! A little crushed Valium in there dinners and they were all out pretty quickly. Mwahahahahaha! The plane had a camera on the tail so you could watch the plane take off and land. Maybe not the best idea at LAX where the planes have a freakishly close choreography! I kept thinking about how this could be a new Eli Roth movie that’s kind of a Clockwork Orange/Final Destination mash up. Actually, THAT would have made a better ending to LOST!!!! Guy trapped on a plane with body & eye restraints as the plane plummets into the ocean all the while some amazing classical piece (performed by the high school band) plays in the background…just like in his nightmare! Freddy & Jason play in-flight hosts, or whatever they’re called and wait! Is that Robert Hays passed out in the cockpit? Omigawd, THIS could be GOOD! Now where can we stick Sam Jackson…

There is no sleep til Brooklyn and we weren’t going there, so I watched 5 movies!!!! Hitchcock, HOW did I miss this????????? A…HITCHCOCK!!! B…remarkable cast!!! Dare I say Scarlet was good? Of course, she was playing an ACTUAL someone else in an iconic role, but I liked her!! It was so how it should be! Wreck It Ralph was cute. Silver Linings Playbook…I napped and don’t think I missed much, but it was funny in a neurotic kind of way. Bachelorette…catch it ONLY if its free. Fun cast (Rebel Wilson, Kirsten Dunst, Cyclops…umm…James Marsden) but was just weird, mean and not really funny! #5…Life of Pi. WOW! I wish I’d seen that in the theater!!!!!!

Today we go to the ship in a weird named city about an hour away and cruise to Palermo for dry dock. It’s 3 am and I’m wide awake probably because its only 6p in CA…or cuz i just don’t sleep well much of the time. But, here’s to hoping I don’t get seasick! Cuz all my extra decongestants, migraine meds & B vits are in Paris! Meh…always an adventure!