Once upon a time, two Northwestern undergrads embarked on a grand adventure that landed them in Texas. That’s the funny thing about airports; one minute things are fine, the next everything goes to hell. Delayed by 3 hours, we’ve taken to sitting in the food court, a 5 year olds sock monkey as our entertainment and companion. Airports need to invest in more activities, like bowling or movie theaters, to help stranded travelers avoid these situations. The sock monkey, Tempelton, is very invested in promoting his career as a flying monkey/gymnast. He is accompanied by his unlikely sister a magenta unicorn/Pegasus hybrid named Twilight Sparkle. Twilight Sparkle is an avid runner, jumper, and pilot; however, her supernatural abilities end there as she cannot do flips or swim. Poor Twilight Sparkle can never know the glorious whoosh of wind through her mane as she flips through the air but she can live vicariously through her monkey brother. This unlikely pair at times comfort us in our time of despair, but mostly just bury us deeper in hopes of flying high in the sky to our Belizean bliss as we watch Twilight Sparkle float above our heads with such ease. Despite our current misfortunes, we keep our heads held high, hopeful that time shall pass swiftly and before we know it we will be amongst the jaguars and deadly snakes, (which will likely lead to our demise) and that our future holds some archaeological adventures.
Note: As we write this post, Twilight Sparkle has gone MIA and Templeton is incapacitated. Things have descended into chaos. Stay tuned for more…
Note 2: A turtle has been added. We repeat, a turtle has been added to the playing field.