pondering planes and other modes of transportation

I am beginning to wonder if it's possible to fly without having a flight cancelled. When I flew west at Christmas, my flights were cancelled on the way their and back due to weather. And, then today, my dad was suppose to fly to see me and his flight was cancelled.

It got me thinking how unpleasant flying has become. I mean, it used to be exciting. Getting the peanuts or pretzels. Going to a place in a few hours that would normally take a day or more by car. But, now it's a few hours of anxiety. Will I make it to my plan on time? Is my luggage going to arrive like it should? Or, misery. Being stuck somewhere and not being able to spend as much time with family and friends.

I am not sure where this post is going. But, I am wondering if there are other people like me that are questioning the benefits of flying. I mean, I know the airlines have had it rough. High fuel costs, a sinking pool of people being able to afford their high ticket prices because the economy is not behaving like it should. And, the cancelled flights that I mentioned above were caused by the weather. Which I know is something that the airlines can't control. But, I still think it might be a while before I fly anywhere. Maybe I will, though, when the weather improves.

Blogging again

I've changed this blog and consolidated my posts from a previous blog into this blog. So that's why there's later posts than when I actually created this blog. Also, I kind of combined my personal and professional posts. For a while, I was participating in 23 Things. That's librarian-speak for trying to be hip on Web 2.0 stuff. So that's why there are a few posts titled "thing 1," etc.
Needless to say, I didn't quite finish the 23 things. I kind of lost steam on them since I had to do them on my own time rather than while I was at work. Oh, by the way, I've changed jobs. I am an associate librarian in an academic library now. Before, I was a clerical worker with her librarian degree in a research library. Considering how uncertain things are right now with the economy, I was happy to find this new career opportunity. But, I did have to move about 70 miles so I'm living in a new town with a new job. And, I recently got into a car accident. (The people involved were okay, but the vehicles' weren't so much.) So I'm taking a new mode of transportation - the metro bus.
But, I am still pretty much the same person. One that likes to collect Converse shoes although I haven't been wearing them as much with the new job. I can wear them for casual Friday, but otherwise, I have to wear more professional-looking footwear. And, I'm still the gal that likes to blog about movies and books that she's read. With movies, I kind have recently re-acquainted myself with The Goonies and 10 Things I Hate About You. The first for it's shots of Canon Beach and Astoria, OR. The storyline of kids finding treasure to save their homes is touching, too. And, the latter because it's my favorite Heath Ledger movie. Granted, I haven't seen The Dark Knight so I'm not saying that 10 Things is Heath's best film. But, I always get a kick out of Heath's and Julia Stiles' characters falling for each other even though they didn't fancy each other at first. The scenery of sunny, Seattle is a nice pick-me-up, too, since I have to look at lots of white snow outside.
Books - I've read a few old favorites from my collection. Of course, once I've unearthed them from my many boxes. Currently, I'm reading The Garbage Man Always Comes on Fridays 12 Steps for Improving Your Relationship with God. It's helped me deal the car accident which, unfortunately, was my fault. In the book, the author also made a life-changing mistake so she writes about how God put her life back together once she gave up the parts of her life that were keeping her from Him. I'm finding the book encouraging and helpful. I'm still working on taking out the selfish parts of my life, but I am thankful that God is patient with me and keeping me company through the process.