first off, let me just say i think it’s a little crazy that i’m still writing in this journal/blog.  i kind of thought i would write a couple more posts after Argentina and call it a day.  oddly enough i just renewed my website subscription and i continue to post.  i’m pretty sure no one reads anything i write anymore, but hey, does it really matter?  i think i determined from the very beginning of this project that it was really for me and maybe someone else would read it at some point and get a chuckle out of it.

which leads me right into today’s post……..

last week i was on a flight home from LA and i was desperately trying to finish my book club book, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson, as i have been a bit remiss recently in finishing the chosen books.  it’s a funny book and there are some seriously laugh out loud funny moments.  of course these moments never come when you’re reading in the privacy of your own home, but always when you’re on some form of crowded public transportation.  i’m sitting next to a very quiet man on the flight and he’s reading something serious and i’m laughing so hard i snorted.  ah geez.  slightly embarrassing, but i regained composure, wiped the tears from my eyes, took a deep breath, and then the whole thing happened again.  i don’t think he, or anyone really cared, they probably were trying to figure out what i was reading, and making a mental note, but i did feel self conscious for half a second.  not nearly as self conscious as the time i was watching a TV show though……….

i was going on a trip (this was quite awhile ago) and needed some TV/movie content to watch while traveling.  my Mom had just finished watching the Tudors and said i’d really like it.  Jonathan Rhys Meyers and historical fiction, what’s not to like?  so i downloaded season one and away i went.  i settled into my flight and decided to start the Tudor adventure.  what my Mom failed to mention was that in addition to it’s extremely good looking cast and amazing costumes, the show had a lot (A LOT) of nudity and sex included.  first 5 minutes, King Henry, the chamber maid, skirt up, over the bed……need i say more?  bare everything and sex, not usually an issue for me, unless of course i’m on a flight and seated next to a priest.  sigh.

needless to say, i watched the Tudors in my hotel room and kept my flights PG with romantic comedies.

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