So WYPM ... I did some 10 minute stretch routine every night. I went to the noon improv class at Troy's on Thursday... I had a lovely bottle of wine last night and then up at 4:30am to catch and early morning flight. The clouds were beautiful once you were on the other side. I was listening to the Hanuman Chalisa and boom the plane banked right and there was this really "strange" noise. I reached out and grabbed the lady next to me and said "What was that?" She looked a little nervous and said "I don't know" calmly. I said "Are we ok?" She said "I don't know," still quite calmly.

Things evened out a bit.. I was nervous as heck. Scared stiff. Literally... a short bit later the captain came on the intercom and told us that we had blown an engine, were 30 minutes from the nearest airport and were turning back to make an emergency landing in Portland. He also assured us everything was okay and that they could fly and land with one engine. That it's pretty routine, they practice it every year in the FLIGHT SIMULATOR!!!!

Yes, I panicked. You bet your ass! I think I vascillated between being told to breathe and chanting sita ram quietly into my shawl with my hands mock Garbha Pindasana. Well, okay, only the lady next to me and one flight attendant noted my severe distress but, still....

It was a bit eerie to land and see the runway cleared of all aircraft and lined with emergency vehicles. I waited in line about 30 minutes to try and figure out if we were getting home. I heard the 10am flight fill up, then the 4pm flight fill up and then the last seat on the last flight could have been mine... but the guy behind me, his brother's wedding was at 6pm and he wasn't going to make it for that and I couldn't take it. So, I had them, along with everyone behind me, reroute me back to Seattle. By the time it was my turn, the only flight out of Seattle with a seat was at 5...

It's okay, here I am in the northwest for one more night. I figure I can get on the plane because what are the odds it will happen again! :)

Improv class was nice. Hot and a bit different than traditional but still nice. I enjoyed it tremendously and he also does a Mysore class on Wed at noon which I think will come in valuable to my schedule.