I woke up at 5:30a.m. and took the MARC to the airport ($4.00 - not bad!). The I checked my luggage and had to pay $90 for 6lbs of over limit. This is the last time I fly Delta! I'm not saying I deserve special treatment, but I've been flying American for 2 years now (and yes I have Gold status) and never paid for 6lbs. Goes to show yow how status does help, but I think that guy should have let me pass by w/o paying to try and win my loyalty. I mean, the only reason why they are charging for checked luggage was for the expensive gas, but HELLOOO those days are over. Funny how the airlines are so quick to raise fees and not so quick to lower them...
Well I slept pretty much through my flight from BWI to ATL, even forgot my laptop bag underneath my chair on the flight but someone screamed out my name. See there are good people in the world. Got on the oh so fabulous MARTA, and took it to the zipcar (http://www.zipcar.com/) garage in Midtown where my brand new BMW Mini was awaiting. A lil unknown fact most drivers may not know is that you can actually get into your zip car 30 minutes prior to your reservation.
I began my journey by driving through the old Atlanta I once knew (I lived in ATL from 99-04) and quickly got a reality check, old is out and new is in! All the buildings are brand new and crisp, did the city really grow in the last 4 years or was it the result of the over construction that most American cities went through.
I'm waiting for an old friend, Shamarius, at the Disco Kroger's Starbucks in the heart of buckhead. I have had countless memories in this starbucks. I once worked 5 minutes from here, and it was the starbucks i would go early in the morning and for my afternoon break. Without ever having to pay! It's the starbucks where my true love#2 once worked before he got his first professional job working for the Secretary of State (Atlanta, GA). I made some great friends at this starbucks and now that I'm here, they are all gone. I can't say I'm surprised, but there is a part of me that misses the good old days.
Today will be a day of catching up with old friends, ending the night with my DC posse (but they've been here for 4 yrs now, perhaps they no longer consider themselves DC posse, instead ATL'ers. We shall see.
Well I slept pretty much through my flight from BWI to ATL, even forgot my laptop bag underneath my chair on the flight but someone screamed out my name. See there are good people in the world. Got on the oh so fabulous MARTA, and took it to the zipcar (http://www.zipcar.com/) garage in Midtown where my brand new BMW Mini was awaiting. A lil unknown fact most drivers may not know is that you can actually get into your zip car 30 minutes prior to your reservation.
I began my journey by driving through the old Atlanta I once knew (I lived in ATL from 99-04) and quickly got a reality check, old is out and new is in! All the buildings are brand new and crisp, did the city really grow in the last 4 years or was it the result of the over construction that most American cities went through.
I'm waiting for an old friend, Shamarius, at the Disco Kroger's Starbucks in the heart of buckhead. I have had countless memories in this starbucks. I once worked 5 minutes from here, and it was the starbucks i would go early in the morning and for my afternoon break. Without ever having to pay! It's the starbucks where my true love#2 once worked before he got his first professional job working for the Secretary of State (Atlanta, GA). I made some great friends at this starbucks and now that I'm here, they are all gone. I can't say I'm surprised, but there is a part of me that misses the good old days.
Today will be a day of catching up with old friends, ending the night with my DC posse (but they've been here for 4 yrs now, perhaps they no longer consider themselves DC posse, instead ATL'ers. We shall see.
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