Airplanes and Airlocks

WINGING IT: Yesterday was a pretty big day, as Annabelle made her first solo flight as a passenger. Her destination: Las Vegas.

Her flight was set to leave about 3:30, so we went to the airport about 1:30. Before dropping her off, however, we oh-so-carefully packed, and went over basically every detail of what to expect at the airports and on the plane.

While I alternately circled the airport or waited in the cell phone waiting lot, Christian walked Annabelle to the TSA line, and watched as she made her way past the gate-keeping agent and through the baggage and person search portion. Then, Annabelle was off on her own to find her gate and get on the plane. 

We kept in contact via text while she hung out in the airport. I told her that, honestly, an airport is about the safest place to be in the Seattle area. There is an abundance of security, including tons of armed guards, people past the TSA check have been screened for weapons and such, and there are no deranged people living in the terminal, like there are all over the streets of Seattle. 

Her plane took off pretty much on time. We had fun tracking the flight thanks to the site FlightAware.

Right on time, I had a text from her when they were wheels down. She made her way through McCarran Airport in no time, and was safely with her biggest brother and his wife in short order.

Now, she's enjoying some sunshine, palm trees, and pair of adorable Doberman dogs for a few days.

MUSEUM OF FRIGHT:  One of the things that kept us busy this weekend was an event at The Museum of Flight. On Sunday, the attraction was also a "Museum of Fright," with Halloween-themed activities and exhibits. As part of his Museum Apprenticeship Program duties, CJ was in charge of the music and sound effects in the haunted house. The theme for the attraction was an abandoned moon base. 

It was super dark, but here are a couple of photos Christian captured.

Christian said there were a couple of good "jump scares" (creatures popping out at you) in the space. 

And here's a super short video. I believe it's entering the 'airlock.'

CJ chose to use Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" as the soundtrack for the attraction. Electronic and dissonant, it seemed like a good fit for a haunted, deserted moon base. He added some screams and other sounds over Reed's instrumentation. It was a good call, and now he can add "Haunted House DJ" to his resume. ;)