Airport Boogie

If there's one thing that flying out for ComicCon has taught me, it's that it's always worth looking at people's clothing in airports. 

Yes, sometimes it's just because people assume the weirdest things will be comfortable on airplanes - I just saw a girl in a t-shirt dress that was more t-shirt than dress, cowboy boots folded over at the top, and a backwards baseball cap; I assume she's going to Texas? - but also because it's usually pretty easy to tell who's going to your convention with you. 

For San Diego Comic Con, it's a safe bet that everyone wearing a superhero shirt or a Doctor Who shirt or any kind of shirt containing a pop/cult culture reference has the same destination you do. Usually you're wearing a significant shirt as well, so everyone kind of acts like geniuses well met, exchanging nods and thumbs up if your shirt is exceptionally cool, because most of us absolutely are not.  

Right now, I'm watching a guy play what looks like Don't Starve on his laptop, and I'm going to assume he is probably in this airport to go to PAX (the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle) just like me. I mean, he's in the Seattle flight seating area; I don't think I'm making any grand, peculiar mental leaps. 

However, to my left is a guy in a Cthulhu shirt. He's got two backpacks, an interesting beard, and is also playing a game (I assume), since his cell phone is sideways and he keeps tapping the screen with his thumbs. I figure he's probably going to PAX? I mean, do people usually walk around wearing Cthulhu shirts? I've realized I don't know, and somehow this weirds me out. 

So, to stop the feelings of weirdness, I'm gonna stare at this guy until he looks up. Good plan, right?

Also, as an update, my nails are orange. 


....when's my flight again?


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