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Published on June 14, 2021

week 23 recap + a fun Exhibit

written by fairfaxhill

a day of airports, planes and automobiles

I had to fly to LA last Monday to renew my passport. My day started at 3 a.m. and I didn’t get home until about 10 p.m. It was a very long day, to say the least, full of stress and delays as well as many hours at the San Francisco airport where I got to see the Hair Style exhibit. Did you know people didn’t feel the need to buy shampoo or other hair products until the early 20th century?

I loved all the hairdryers and the hairdo sculptures. You can read more about the exhibit and see more photos online at the SFO Museum website. I think I’d love the job of putting together these types of exhibits. I should look into it. Related to this, if you haven’t watched the Netflix series Self Made, you should. It’s good!

I made it! It was a miracle that they waited for me after my flight was delayed three times. Our flight was supposed to leave SFO at 6 a.m. but the pilot got sick and the plane was stuck in LA waiting for someone to fly it to SF to pick us up and take us to LA. It was terrible. I got on the plane at 10:30 a.m. and my appointment was at 12:30 p.m. I still had to pick up a rental car and drive to the consulate. I’m incredibly grateful to the people at the consulate that helped me.

As always, my favorite part of any flight is when the plane takes off, so I always ask for a window seat. I can’t help filming. So if you’re into that.

crossing my fingers and practicing Italian

Now, I just need to cross my fingers and hope I get a passport in time for the upcoming family vacation, which should be AMAZING. I am trying very hard not to think about how disappointed I’ll be if I can’t go. In the meantime, I’ll be brushing up on my language skills — just in case. Mango Languages is my favorite language learning app these days, aside from Duolingo, and it’s free if you live in Marin and have a Public Library membership.

[UPDATE: I got my passport! Yay!]