Barricade

Wingtop

YESSSSSSS! Another window seat! And I’m on top of the wing! SHAZAM!

Window seat

YESSSS!!! I am at the very back (second-to-last row) of the plane, so I can see the wings and all of the flaps and AWESOME stuff. Airplanes pwn.

What?

There is a sign here at gate A22 that has the handicapped-accesible symbol and says “TEMPORARY AREA OF REFUGE”. From what?

Union

On our way to Union Station on the 5S.

Two by two, hands of blue

Waiting in the security line. I don’t see the nifty air-cuffing machine from Bradley.

Touchdown

Let the deplaning commence!

There's room for all of us

I am on the shuttle. I had been waiting for a while when I turned around and noticed that the bus had been idling on the other side of the station. Fortunately I did not miss it.
To LAX Terminal 1 and beyond!

Shawty

We’re on the ground in Phoenix. My second flight departs at 1:20.

Pre-…

…boarding has begun.

Powering down

Electronics off.

Packing

I have awoken, and am preparing to walk out the door at 7.

FlyAway

Waiting for the FlyAway shuttle to LAX.

Extendable

These boarding gates are pretty cool. I wonder if they are pneumatically operated or if they have onboard motors.

Dinner

There was some most excellent speechifying, and the most intense beef I have ever had. I am headed to bed; I have to get up at 6 AM.

Departure

Shutting down…

Clear

I’m past security, with plenty of time to spare; my flight’s at 9:45. No air-cuffer, unfortunately.

Boarding

We’ve begun boarding. The TSA has “selected” this flight for extra security, I suppose because it continues to DC, so we all had to show IDs and let the dudes in blue shine their special UV lights on them again.

Apartmentalized

I am at the apartment where I’m staying. DC is in a state of sort of citywide ecstasy. There are PAs blaring news channels through the streets, and cops cordoning off roads.
Sleep is imminent.

Airborne

No data connection at 32,000′. Photos taken at and around 6:27 PM ET.

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