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Thoughts From A Plane

Things that go through all of our minds 40,000 feet in the air.

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Jan 30, 2017

Hofstra University

Brittany McGowan

Traveling is something most of us "millennial" college students want to take advantage of. Between cross-country and international students, and study abroad, a lot of us take college as an opportunity to make a new identity for ourselves in a new place. This generation wants to see the world and truly experience life to the fullest. Most of the time, those journeys start by getting to the airport, getting on a plane, and getting ready for the ride:

1. We made it!

2. Why do they board so early? The plane doesn't leave for another 20 minutes.

3. Weren't we supposed to take off 15 minutes ago?

4. Oh! We're moving.

5. ..And we've stopped again.

6. If we leave now we'll be there exactly at 10:00.

7. ...okay, 10:20.

8. Oh! We're moving again!

9. I wonder how fast this thing needs to get before taking off...

10. The ground is tilting annddd...

11. We're in the air!

12. Everything looks so tiny.

13. Look at those tiny little ant people...

14. ...ant cars...

15. ...ant buildings.

16. Oh, right, clouds.

17. How does the captain really really know where the plane is going when they can't see anything from inside the cloud?

18. Oh, right, they have navigation things.

19. More clouds! Wait- we just came out of those.

20. It's really sunny today- wait, there were clouds, nevermind.

21. I usually wouldn't even have class until now during the semester.

22. OH MY GOSH THERE'S A DOG ON THE PLANE.

23.That was a lot of turbulence- I hope it's just that. I saw 'Sully'. I know what can happen.

24. I should be able to see from here if the engines had bird guts in them, right?

25. *This is your first officer speaking- I assure you what we just hit was nothing more than turbulence* okay okay great. I'll live.

26. Food time! Chips at 9:30 a.m., yes, please.

27. I wonder where we are...

28. Snapchat geofilters don't reach this high up, I guess.

29. My ears are popping now?!

30. I hope it's nice out when we land.

31. Are we descending already? That wasn't as long as I thought.

32. That dog is being so good.

33. Look at the tiny ant buildings...

34. ...ant cars...

35. ..ant people...

36. You know, it doesn't seem like we're going that fast until we basically hit the runway.

37. Was the landing supposed to be that fast? Or bumpy?

38. Dammit, I wanted to sleep. I guess that's not happening.

39. At least I'm alive.

40. What baggage claim did they say?

41. Are we ever getting off this plane? We're at the terminal people, let's move.

42. Vacation begins...now.

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2. Stop using the words "opposite sex" or "both sexes" or "opposite gender" or "both genders".

3. Ask people's pronouns when you meet them.

4. Use the word cisgender.

5. Stop saying "born a boy/girl" about a transgender or non-binary person.

6. Stop using the term 'preferred pronouns'.

7. Stop using a transgender or non-binary person's dead name.

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Sometimes, we just can't help the feelings we have

1. Wow. My voice sounds amazing with this song.

2. Okay, if you can't sing, don't do it.

3. But wait, I don't think I can be friends with someone who isn't going to jam out in the car with me.

4. Dance part in the car! Even when I'm alone. Because every song is my favorite.

5. Stop light. Act calm. Be cool.

6. Yes! Green light! Back at it!

7. I don't know this song, but I'm going to sing along anyway.

8. Why am I not famous yet?

9. Being next to someone who can't sing so you feel good about yourself because you rock!

10. OK, I'm so good. I need to sing louder so I can help these people out.

11. My voice doesn't reach some of those notes, maybe I should sit this one out.

12. Randomly bursting out in song and getting weird looks because of it.

13. God, thank you so much for giving me a good voice.

14. Man, I feel bad for people who can't sing.

15. Was I just humming? Did they hear me?

16. Having dance moves to go along with most songs.

17. Not being able to stop yourself at correcting people when they mess up.

18. Maybe I should post myself singing.

19. Nah, can't do it. Dumb idea.

20. Having my own personal concert in the shower. Every single time.

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1. Having time to nap between classes or at all.

2. Waking up 10 minutes before your class starts and making it there in time.

3. Making it to class in general

4. Only having to hit the snooze button three times.

5. When you didn't do the homework and the teacher decides not to collect it for that day.

6. Getting that "I'm sorry, but class is cancelled" email.

7. Finding a quiet seat in the library.

8. Actually enjoying a class and understanding all of the material.

9. Having a friend to eat lunch with.

10. Finishing an assignment before the due date.

11. When there is free food on campus.

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1. You can't remember your last day off.

2. Whenever someone asks to hang out, you're working.

3. When you do see your friends, you're in a "treating mood."

4. You work so much you don't have time to spend the money you're making.

5. You're too tired to function when you aren't working.

6. Finally seeing your friends and having way too much to catch up on.

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