My trip to Carbtown ended prematurely when I received an email from Harry Molar telling me that we were having a mandatory team meeting this week. I told my friends, Silly Jilly Jelly Doughnut and Senor Chico Pretzel-Face, that I would be back soon to continue my tour and do that book review and headed back to Chicago.
It turns out the Gold Coast publishing house has requested a special 5 year anniversary edition celebrating international locations. Here’s a quick preview:
-Myrna Gooch is heading to Brazil to cover Tiradentes, a kind of independence day inspired by rebel and tooth puller- Joaquim José da Silva Xavier.
- Harry Molar’s heading to Toronto to cover the Canada Cup- National Floorboard & Maple Syrup Chugging Championships
- Whiskers has been promoted from janitor/handyman and is taking a safari in Africa
…And I’ve got double duty- first off to London and then Hong Kong.
With 2 cities to cover, I wasted no time getting tickets and heading out. I boarded my flight to London last night and I’m already in love. Awesomeness from British Airways flight:
1) Bag with eyemask, toothbrush and toothpaste and random socks that I guess people are supposed to kick their shoes off and wear on the flight. My neighbor in 20J didn’t use anything else, but ripped this bag open with relish to put these socks on.
2) Instead of SkyMall: HIGH LIFE SHOPS magazine complete with duty free goodness…no giant crosswords. Booze, cosmetics, toys, and more…I told myself I wasn’t going to buy anything, but did anyway. Livin’ the high life indeed!
3) They asked if we wanted newspapers and then handed out the DAILY MAIL. Articles about baby badgers, the hardest mini crossword (literally 4 squares) and an advertisement for some kind of weight-loss contraption that doubles as a mechanical bull.
If this is any indication of how fun London will be, I can’t wait to land!
