I spent the day flying back from Portland, and I got to thinking about plane crashes. Oddly enough, at one point my little iPod Shuffle randomly picked "Mad World" (from the movie Donnie Darko), followed by David Bowie's "Space Oddity", both of which make me think of aeronautical disasters.



Anyway, when we boarded for the connecting flight in Houston I started picking out people - who if we crashed on a tropical island - would fill the role of various Lost characters. This was based soley on appearance and imagination. I saw the doctor-guy, the old guy, the rich girl, etc.

I was almost finished when it hit me. "Oh damn, wait a second," I thought to myself, "Which character would I be?" (provided I survived the crash). Not the doctor. Probably not the con-man/bad boy. Definitely not the Asian businessman. My list was quickly pared down to two guys, and I realized then that I would be Hurley.



Whatever. That's fine. I'm fine with being the overweight, plucky comic relief character. But after looking around the plane before we took off, I'm not so sure some these guys wouldn't kill me in my sleep and steal my water bottle - and that's just before the plane ever takes off - forget the island thing!

Next time I fly, I think I'll load my iPod with some more upbeat music; keep my mind off this stuff. Maybe something by Buddy Holly.