2 Hours

Ah-haa! No one on the internet in the Thai Airways lounge. Maybe I'll just kill the next couple hours surfing.

Things worked out pretty well getting here. Ok, ended up pretty well. Getting here always sucks. Sow and Ray joined me at the Chiang Mai airport for lunch and a well timed departure just minutes after leaving the Black Canyon Coffee we'd discovered. That was nice. And then...

Lame, full flight. Lot's of trying people. Bumpy landing. Long luggage wait. Stand in line for 20 min to have bags unpacked & repacked, then discover that they didn't need to since I wasn't checking anything in. Long line for the check in window... And then, I pulled out my Thai Airways card and cut ahead in the Royal Silk Class line. I handed all my stuff over, and waited, and waited, and waited. The woman behind the counter looked up at me and frowned. She said she was very sorry but our flight is full. Overbooked even. Would it be alright for an upgrade to business class?

Would it!? Hell !@#$%ing yeah! You mean that business class with the fully reclineable seats and built in video on demand displays in every seat!? I noticed that this flight is going to take an extra hour or two tonight. A nice comfortable seat outta make up for it. Maybe I'll watch Shop Girl again.