There was an old guy on the plane that i sat next to. he was in the air force at one time i gathered, but he never really talked about it. he was from north hampton, and was very happy about that from what i saw. he called the french sons of fatherless dogs because they wouldn't let the americans fly over france on their way to libya. what gives the americans the right? i couldn't open my bag of peanuts over new jersey. he helped me. it was embarrassing. the rest of the flight to baltimore he talked to me like i was his grandkid. i was glued out the window to the ocean. i always look out the window on planes. ever since i was a kid. he started asking me if there were any ships out there....like i was eight years old. "no", i said, and continued to watch out the window. after a 4 hour delayed layover in baltimore and 3 beers, i was in the back seat of the plane to norfolk. it was ghetto. southwest and their ghetto brown and yellowy planes. i sat next to an elderly couple from san jose. i wanted to get them to raise the roof with me on our delayed back seat airplane. we could have been the bad kids. but they were old and not into things like that. they wanted to nap. besides, i wanted to look out the window. i saw lightening after we took off. it was bright, purple and thick. just one line of it, straight down. i had to pay my phone bill online otherwise my service would get cut off. i started stressing about money. now there'll be blood in my stool. that always happens when i'm worried about money. my parents want to pay for the plane ticket down here. i'll have to let them. i don't like to, but i have to. at the birthday party, there was a little toy rolling around on the floor. it was obviously from another planet. people kept picking it up, and wouldn't let it roll around on the floor. when it finally made it on the floor, it rolled around, playing music, and lighting up. the music had a sweet sense of the phrase "mission accomplished, leader..." to it. i think my imagination has taken over. i've had two cigarettes in the past 48 hours. not bad. i bought four packs because they are so cheap. $3 a pack down here. it's going to be $6 soon in boston.

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