I might be a little obsessed with Airplane!.  Might. So I was really excited to see the BluRay on Amazon for $5 today. How obsessed with Airplane! am I?  Check out these previous posts: Zero Hour!: The History of the Movie Airplane! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and “Striker†Reprise Roles from …
Read More »Five Great Video Games for $1 (or Eight for $6)
I’ve mentioned that I have an obsession with Plants vs. Zombies. Â PvZ is made by a company called PopCap, which makes a lot of games I like. PopCap is this week’s featured “Humble Bundle”. What’s a Humble Bundle? Basically, Humble Bundle is a set of games that you can set …
Read More »Laptop Bag Suggestions Welcome!
So, I’ve been the sort of person who has paid a lot of attention to what my laptop bag looks like and not how it functions. I’ve been using one of those cross laptop-tote bags. Â Not good for the shoulder. Soooo…., I tore my rotator cuff. Â (NOT RECOMMENDED). My doctor …
Read More »Is it Worth it to Get the Disney Dining Plan?
For those of us who love to plan, a blogger by the nom de plume of Seeya Reel Soon has come up with the ultimate Disney Dining Plan guide. It does not only help you estimate whether or not the plan is worth it, it also helps you decide which …
Read More »Watch Out for Flights Repricing on US Airways
I just wanted to let you know that flights have been pricing oddly on US Airways. Â This is especially true for American Airlines flights booked through US Airways, but I’ve seen it on US Airways flights too. The flights will state one price per leg. Â Then after you select your …
Read More »Is the Three-Hour Rule to Blame for this Winter’s Flight Cancellations?
Joe Sharkey of the New York Times says it isn’t: What’s more, this winter’s weather has been notably severe — indicating that a good number of the cancellations since mid-December had less to do with the three-hour rule than with conditions so bad an airplane was not going to take …
Read More »Over 1,500 Flights Preemptively Cancelled for Tomorrow’s Winter Storm
1,500 flights have already been cancelled given the storms hitting the East Coast and Midwest tomorrow. From USA Today: Airlines had already preemptively canceled more than 1,500 of Monday’s flights as of 4:40 p.m. ET on Sunday, according to FlightAware. The bulk of Monday’s cancellations – so far – came …
Read More »The Worst Film Scenes to Be an Airline Passenger In
IGN has a round up of clips from the worst flights to be a passenger on in movie history.  Check them out here! I was pleased to see that both Zero Hour! and its comedy child, Airplane! both made the list. Check out the history of Zero Hour! and Airplane! here. The list includes situations ranging …
Read More »Beware of the Hyatt Website Charging You More Than It Should
I just found a bug in the Hyatt website and I wanted to make sure you knew about it because it can result in your reservation costing you a few hundred more dollars. Hyatt has a Diamond Guarantee Rate. Â That means that (aside from a few blacked out date) you …
Read More »Drunk Passenger Punches Flight Attendant Who Refused to Serve More Booze
 From KTLA5: A Lakewood man who allegedly punched a flight attendant while drunk aboard a weekend international flight into LAX faced a federal criminal charge on Monday. Edgar Nafarrette Nonga, 53, was on Philippine Airlines flight 112 from Manila to Los Angeles when the flight crew and at least five …
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