Not that young anymore dan brown 9/22 '14

We are in NYC this weekend.  No, not for the climate march; we didn't know that was happening when we planned the trip.  No, we are mostly here to see theatre, though we did see an excellent concert last night with some friends who live in Boston.

The two people in front of us as we went into "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" had gotten rush tickets for $35. I remember, when I was their age, getting the $5 tickets through the MIT Council for the Arts, which got me the chance to see the first production of "Angels in America" in Boston, and to see a couple of plays at the Huntington Theatre Company, and (most importantly) to come to NYC just before graduation, to see the Bang on a Can marathon at Lincoln Center.

Now, I come to the City with a pile of pre-purchased, full-price tickets, and "spontaneity" is taking the East River ferry, instead of the subway, to cross over from Queens to Manhattan.

That said, it's still an awesome place to visit, and it's a great trip. 

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9/22 '14 5 Comments
The nicest part of having a more grown-up life is not having multiple layovers on your trip, not wondering if you'll get into the show, not generally being subject to the winds of WTF.
Thomas Boutell
I have a conference in Taipei in October. My student is flying a frighteningly inexpensive Chinese airline, with an 8-hr layover in Shanghai, 3 am flight times, and (I presume) incredibly uncomfortable seats, 9 across.

We are flying Air Canada.
dan brown
I'm not getting on an airplane again unless I'm flying first class. The last time I flew was I think seven years ago and that was almost soul and body destroying and I know it's gotten much, much worse since then.
Sean M Puckett
I do pretty well sticking to the "you're in a chair in the sky" philosophy. I'd feel differently if I was less in the target audience of the seat designer I suspect.
Thomas Boutell
Drugs plus noise-cancelling earphones plus earplugs are enough that I do fine. International travel is a basic part of my job, so I've learned how to handle it with minimal grief. Though I do have a colleague at NIH who never flies.
dan brown