First leg from JFK to Long Beach, Calif. Loved seeing all these mountains.

Sunset from Long Beach to Portland, Ore.

On my way to the gate, though, I happened to run into my friends Michael and Shannon on their way back from New Orleans, which was a wonderful surprise. AND THEN I saw my first celebrity. Thom Filicia, formerly of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He had a lovely tan.

The flight itself was pretty uneventful. My knees were achy an hour in, so they’re definitely not going to appreciate the 12 other flights in store. I took three snacks because I wasn’t able to grab lunch at the food court before boarding. Because Jet Blue gives you as many snacks and drinks as you want. FOR FREE. So you can eat them while you are watching DirectTV. Which is also free. OMG cable!

I was going to post a picture that I took out the window on the flight, but I just realized I forgot my camera cable uploader thing. Which is not good.

Now I’m just waiting at the Long Beach airport for my connecting flight to Portland. This place doesn’t feel like an airport at all  — we walked outside to exit the plane and get into the airport. There are no screens with flight information. There are little birds just chirping and flying around INSIDE the airport. I repeat, there are birds just bopping around me. And no one is alarmed by this. What if the birds have swine flu?!

Four more hours until I arrive in Portland. Can’t wait to be back there!