Well I got to the airport about 5:15am. My flight was not until 6:30am, but I wanted to make sure that I got to the airport with enough time to chill and get situated and maybe even a little drink in the admirals lounge at the airport. But that did not work out quite that way. After getting checked in and through security, I headed to the gate. Now originally before I checked in the gate was E2, but after I got my ticket they told me it had been moved to D48. Now anyone that has flown out of Miami International Airport knows how the terminal is set up. Gate D48 is a long ass walk, especially when you walk from the security check point and then down.
After making it to the gate I sat down and just started listening to some music on my iPhone and then I texted a few people letting them know that I was going to be out of town till Tuesday. Then I got a text message from one of the model applicants, yea at 6 in the morning. I was like dude I’m not even in the Philly area. I have not even left Miami yet. Dude was so fuckin anxious, which I have no problem with because that shows that he is definitely interested in being in the industry.
Alright, well it was time to board the plan. There was a couple that wanted to sit together, but they had different seats. So they asked me if I mind switching seats which was not a problem for me, as long as I still had my window seat. After getting a new boarding pass they allowed me to go ahead and board first. First class is the best way to travel. I can say that I am fortunate that on all my flights I fly first class. Moving along, the flight attendants came by and offered us water or juice. Then it was time to go, I was so ready beause I was also going to be seeing someone that I had not seen in minute.
We were pushed back and was getting ready to taxi to the run way, but there was a hold up. We sat there for about 5 minutes then the captain came on the intercom and stated that he was getting a warning light and needed to pull back into the gate to get the problem checked out. Man we sat on the plane for about an hour. I was getting numerous text messages about the flight time changing and that shit happened about 7 or 8 times. I looked out the window and noticed they opened the cover for the engine on the right side of the plane. Thats when I knew it was serious. Now I was not going to flip out like that final destination, but I will tell you that I knew something was wrong with the plane way before the captain even mentioned it.
The announcement finally came across that we would have to deboard and get on another plan, can you guess where the plane was that we had to board this time? All the way in the C concourse at gate C9. Of course I was pissed because I was tired, hungry and sleepy lol. We made it over to the gate and around 9am, yea 3 hours from the original depature time, we boarded the plane and finally got off the ground. Just so you know the problem with the other plane was the fuel line. Ugh, see that would have been so fucked up.
Anyway I had pancakes on the plane for breakfast, thats what they were serving. Well that or an omelet, but I was feeling the pancakes. Before that I had to have a small drink because I was so ovah the wait and the flight being delayed for so long and not due to weather. But things happen for a reason so I will stop bitching. We landed in Philly safely and I took a cab to get to the hotel, but we stopped first to pick up London D. Thats right people, he was going to be chilling with me while I was going to be in town. Not to mention its good to be around people I know while in a city I know nothing about.
I checked into the hotel and got a little attitude from the chick at the front desk about getting my upgrade room. She acted like she did not want to give it to me. She had the nerve to tell me once I checked into the standard king that I reserved that I could not change into an upgrade, which was not true. I travel way too much and stayed at too many hotels not to know how things work . I spoke with the manager who took care of things and I got my upgrade as well.
Time to start contacting models and setting up some shoots while Im here. My goal is to get at least 4 shoots, But we will see what happens. Be looking for that in the next update.
Until then keep it Gangsta.
