India Trip - Day 2

I ended up being stranded in Chicago last night. Surprised? Hell no! We left Austin an hour late. There was no way we were getting to Chicago on time to make my Delhi connection. Did American Airlines help after I got here? Hell no! Their position is that "We do not accommodate delays caused by the weather or traffic." How about accommodating bad advice by the Austin ticketing agent? He knew we were delayed even before we left Austin. He had no information that the Delhi flight was not leaving on time out of Chicago (which it did). I had twice requested to be rescheduled for the following day if there was even a remote chance of me missing my connecting flight. But, thanks to his advice, here I am in Chicago, stranded for the last 24 hours. I'm now waiting to make my rescheduled flight. Hopefully it will be uneventful.

On a related note, the O'Hare airport has no free wireless access; no easy paid wireless access and no decent affordable food.

India Trip - Day 1

Everything started off well today (for the most part). I made it to the Austin airport with plenty of time to spare only to wait at the gate for the bad weather in Chicago to clear before our flight can be on its way. Apparently, they have thunderstorms rolling through there. The gate agent seems to think I will make it to Chicago on time to catch my connecting flight to Delhi. I'm not sure I share his optimism. It'll be awfully close. I hope they wait for me to get there. But, if I do miss the direct flight to Delhi, he said that American Airlines will route me through London. The thing is I don't have a visa for the UK. This trip will be interesting, if nothing else.

Spanish Classical Music

It's been tremendous sitting at Mozart's tonight enjoying the spanish classical music strummed by Solovato. Is there anything better than the sound of guitar? I haven't seen him play here before, but I hope he turns into a regular.

No Time to Wallow in Self Pity

I have a very fragmented mind presently. It has been difficult to focus on anything. My efforts to organize are being sabotaged by ill timed unexpected obligations and emotions. My thoughts are being corrupted by nonsensical self-doubts that are draining my motivation. I need to put an end to this paralysis; re-establish routine and structure. This entry is the first step in snapping out of this funk.