6:00am — Caught the Air France airport bus outside of the Hotel Le Meridien Etoile. Thankfully, this was the hotel where I was staying, because it snowing and there were no taxis, because Parisians cannot handle snow.
7:00am — Checked in at the Lufthansa desk, where I decided against checking my duffel bag. This was the smart decision #1. I was scheduled on the 9:40am flight, and decided to go to the gate and see if I could catch the earlier flight to Frankfurt, which had been delayed.
7:30am — The 6:40 was still delayed so I went to go find a pain au chocolat for sustenance, and a bottle of Evian. After finding snacks, I went to the gate and decided to inquire about getting a seat on the earlier flight, as it was now boarding. Somehow I managed to get the last seat on the plane...1C.
8:00am — Immediately went to sleep and only woke up when the plane touched the ground in Germany.
Frankfurt, Germany
10:00am — The pilot handed a note to the stewardess, who spoke to the guy in the seat behind me. "Mr. Agassi? There will be a Porsche 911 waiting for you when you disembark, to take you to your connecting flight." Unfortunately, I had to take the shuttle bus to the terminal. And then walk approximately two miles from terminal A to terminal C, hoping to make it onto the 11am flight to JFK, despite being booked on the 4:40pm flight. This was smart decision #2.
10:35am — After schlepping all my stuff to the furthest most gate from where I initially landed, I was told that there more seats on the 11am flight. Thankfully, I expressed my disbelief at this and made it clear that I was not going to take no for an answer. Smart decision #3. The women at the gate worked a little magic and they found a seat for me, in business class.
11:00am — Noticed that my initial 9:40am flight from Paris to Frankfurt was delayed until 12:25pm. Settled into my seat as the plane headed towards JFK. I proceeded to watch back to back movies: "I Love You, Man," "Love, Actually," "500 Days of Summer," and "Pandamonium on Discovery Channel," until we landed.
Brooklyn, New York
2:00pm — Was in a cab checking my email on my computer via my AT+T USB wireless connection thing. Bought a jacket online, and then was already at my apartment.
3:00pm — Wrapped the Christmas gifts that I bought in Paris.
4:00pm — Went to Element for a manicure, pedicure and a massage. Spent at least two hours just relaxing.
6:00pm — Bought a veggie hot dog at Bark on Bergen Street, and also bought some Mast Brothers Chocolates and two cookies at Brooklyn Larder, right around the corner while my veggie dog was being made. Ate my dog and then walked over to BAM.
7:00pm — On the way, my phone died, so I went to Radio Shack to buy a cell phone battery booster thing, in case I needed to connect with Michelle. Smart decision #4. As soon as my phone came back to life, I got a text from her asking me to leave her ticket at the box office because she was running late.
7:30pm — Watched "A Good Dance" at BAM together with Michelle.
9:15pm — Met up Ladan, who drove me home because it was so cold outside. At home, I did two loads of laundry, changed my bed sheets, and took a shower.
11:45pm — Ate half of a ginger cookie and went to bed.
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