Some Non-Work Work Things

I would prefer not to discuss any work stuff on a public blog...but as for non-work work-related stuff, I have some thoughts to share...

The Perfect Meal Day

After almost a year of working, it finally occurred what would be my ideal meal (on a workday)...

Breakfast


Bacon, egg, and cheese on a croissant.  Bacon > sausage, and croissant > bagel. Some fruit cause I know I probably don't get enough on a regular basis...

Lunch

Lunch is tricky because it has to be filling, yet it can't cause a food coma.  I've finally figured out that a cold lunch for me is the way to go. Chicken pastasaladsomething with vegetables...something like this picture...would be great.

Dinner

Dinner is the most flexible, but I have to go back to my roots with Chinese...especially with rice.

Travel Tidbits

Check-In

Airlines usually open up check-in 24 hours before a flight departs.  If you aren't happy with your seat (basically if you have a middle seat), wait until just after check-in opens before picking a seat.  For example, for my 6:15 flight, this is what I looked like at 6:28 the night before.

Isn't that weird? None of the middle seats are available but so many aisle/window seats are. I think this is because a lot of the "Preferred"/first class seats are not initially booked, but when check-in opens, "status" members (who are also seasoned travelers who book the good seats early) are automatically bumped up to first class, and then their seats are opened up. The middle seats are taken by people who book later and pick a seat when they book.  This method has proven reliable for me every time.

Precheck
If you don't know what Precheck is, you've probably been randomly selected for it on occasion (when the security line is especially long).  It's the expedited security line on the side in which you don't have to take off anything or remove anything from your bag.  Precheck is access to this line every time you fly (domestically)...

Having Precheck saves 20-30min every-time. If you buy it, you have to go through a background check, but for 5 years of access, it only costs...$85.  That's pretty insane because if I think about it, if I missed a flight, I would probably pay at least $85 to not have missed that flight...so even if it saves me from missing a flight once every 5 years, it's worth it, not to mention all the time saved waiting in line and lack of stress from worrying about a long security line.  If you travel at least a couple times a year, I think it's worth getting! There's also an international version called Global Entry that includes Precheck, but is just slightly more expensive.