Baggage Issues

[Editor's note: This was originally scheduled to go up on 12/22, but was delayed.]

I've had to deal with some issues regarding baggage lately. Problem is, some aren't so easy to deal with than others.

One is that I had to get a new suitcase for a trip. I'm not that good at judging suitcase sizes, and since they were out of the medium size, I bought the large one (and it was big). I didn't think about whether or not it was too large until a few days later, so I checked the airline's website. The maximum for a non-oversized bag was 62 linear inches, so I used the dimensions of my new suitcase to determine its size. The result: 62.5 linear inches.

Now, I wasn't about to spend an extra $80 bucks (each way) to take a $40 suitcase with me, so I had to make another trip back to the store to exchange it. Luckily they had the medium size in-stock this time, so I got a refund on the first one and then bought the second one. End of that issue.

Unfortunately, an issue with some other "baggage" has popped up again. Twice in the last week I've had to endure a certain type of dream. I was upset at the first one (which featured a generic cute girl), but the second one was even eviler, involving the girl I felt the closest connection to while at college. It just seems that reality doesn't want to fight fair with me.