Getting to the Plane

I started the day (the 18th) in bed in San Francisco. I was unpacked, but had pretty much everything I needed in my room. I planned to wake up early (7:30 AM) so as to have plenty of time to take care of everything. That didn't work particularly well, and I ended up crawling out of bed at around 10. Anyone who knows me well probably isn't surprised by that. Even starting at 10, I should have still been plenty of time to make it to my 6:05 PM flight.

After breakfast and shower, I was doing okay, but I had to run out and make some copies (passport and driver's license), get a plug adapter (for my dual-voltage hair clippers) and pick up some Honey Maid Golden Grahams (present for my friend). So between all that and the packing, I ended up running 15 minutes late. I left my house at 4:15 in a mad dash for the airport, which didn't turn out to be very "mad" due to the delays waiting for Muni and BART. I arrived at the airport around 5 PM. Unfortunately, I still had make it to the check-in desk, get my boarding pass, get through security and to the gate. I wrangled my boarding pass in only 20 minutes, and security turn out to be relatively quick, so I managed to get on to my flight with moments to spare.

Moral of the story: Don't leave things until the last minute.