Observations at Manchester Airport
Steve flew home this morning and half of me is now missing. I'm glad to be getting back to my research tomorrow. I need to keep my mind occupied. Even the weather is sad to see Steve go. After a week of mostly sunny skies, it's been raining all morning here. It's like the sky is weeping, too.
But enough unhappy stuff. My observations:
First Observation: I see famous people
They take security perhaps a bit too far at Manchester Airport. When you queue up to check your bags, only ticketed travelers are allowed to stand in line. So I had to hang back outside the strapped queue area for Steve to check his bags and get his boarding cards. As I stood there, a couple exited the area and walked toward me on their way out. I looked at them, recognized them, and then it hit me that they were celebrities! Maksim Chermerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff were flying out of Manchester today and they walked right by me! For those who don't recognize the names: They're professional dancers from Dancing with the Stars. I think they were traveling with their families, because a large group of people speaking a Russian-esque language came by shortly thereafter. Maks and Karina hung out for awhile before heading toward the departure gates. When I told Steve about seeing them, he told me to take a photo of them. But I couldn't bring myself to do it.
Second observation: If you don't know how to write it, don't
Today is a huge football match between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome. It's for the European championship cup, I think, or something along those lines. We apparently just missed a huge crowd of people flying out of Manchester to Rome. Many airport employees were wearing commemorative t-shirts. Whoever designed the shirt must have thought it would be clever to write the date in Roman numerals, since the match is held in Rome. In England, the date is written a bit differently than at home. It goes Day - Month - Year. So today's date is 27-5-2009. Now, in proper Roman numerals, that would read:
XXVII - V - MMIX
But that's not what was printed on the shirt. What did it have?
IIVII - V - IIXXIX
And to think, a lot of the Man United fans are wearing these shirts as they fly to Rome today. How embarrassing.
But enough unhappy stuff. My observations:
First Observation: I see famous people
They take security perhaps a bit too far at Manchester Airport. When you queue up to check your bags, only ticketed travelers are allowed to stand in line. So I had to hang back outside the strapped queue area for Steve to check his bags and get his boarding cards. As I stood there, a couple exited the area and walked toward me on their way out. I looked at them, recognized them, and then it hit me that they were celebrities! Maksim Chermerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff were flying out of Manchester today and they walked right by me! For those who don't recognize the names: They're professional dancers from Dancing with the Stars. I think they were traveling with their families, because a large group of people speaking a Russian-esque language came by shortly thereafter. Maks and Karina hung out for awhile before heading toward the departure gates. When I told Steve about seeing them, he told me to take a photo of them. But I couldn't bring myself to do it.
Second observation: If you don't know how to write it, don't
Today is a huge football match between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome. It's for the European championship cup, I think, or something along those lines. We apparently just missed a huge crowd of people flying out of Manchester to Rome. Many airport employees were wearing commemorative t-shirts. Whoever designed the shirt must have thought it would be clever to write the date in Roman numerals, since the match is held in Rome. In England, the date is written a bit differently than at home. It goes Day - Month - Year. So today's date is 27-5-2009. Now, in proper Roman numerals, that would read:
XXVII - V - MMIX
But that's not what was printed on the shirt. What did it have?
IIVII - V - IIXXIX
And to think, a lot of the Man United fans are wearing these shirts as they fly to Rome today. How embarrassing.
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