Last night, as I waited for Olympic coverage to start, I watched the movie Jumper. It’s about a guy who can teleport (or Apparate in Harry Potter Language) to anywhere he wants in a split second.
This movie made me yearn for this ability. And yes, it would come in handy in everyday situations, but I mean for trans-US travel. Allow me to make a list of the things I could have avoided in the last 3 years if I had this ability for travel:
1. I would not have had to spend the day at Chicago Midway airport while reading Atonement (where no one atones!) and be forced to miss the rehearsal and most of the rehearsal dinner of a wedding that I was in! (sorry Rachel P)
2. I would not have had to spend the night in Kentucky without any luggage.
3. I would not have had my luggage lost (along with my phone charger-which i now keep in my carry-on) for 4 days during which i lost the ability to communicate with the world because i had no home phone.
4. (And by far the worst best) I would not have had to get on a plane in Oklahoma City, hear a crazy woman say that there are “evil spirits on the plane” and then have to get off the plane, wait for dogs and security people to search the plane, then hear that the flight was cancelled and have to scramble to get on another flight to NYC that night. Oh the fun!
So, if someone knows who it is that hands out the abilty to jump around from place to place, i think i can made a pretty solid case for why i deserve it. So, keep your ears and eyes open for info and let me know.
