Flyin' Brian

Wanna Guanajuato?

It was another morning of setting the alarm at 4 am. Also keep in mind that this is also on the east coast, so back in LA, it’s 1 am. Somehow, with all these weird time changes and early call times, my body adapts and functions. I have yet to succumb to requiring coffee. They…
How Did I End Up In Cleveland?!

I had an early morning show time, but my consolation was that it was an easy leg back to Houston where I would sit for a few hours on “ready reserve” and hopefully go back to my sister’s house and relax. Of course, that was not to be. I was trying to be proactive and…
Spring Break: Monterrey

Ok, so it’s not exactly spring break, but I did spend most of my day at the hotel just sitting at the pool. And isn’t that really what most Americans do when they go to Mexico? You never hear of anyone renting a car or exploring. It’s Señor Frogs or bust. The problem with my…
Brian Goes to Ikea, Buc-ee Builds a Bookshelf

With some changes going on at our Houston base, our number of reservists has shot up, which has a negative effect on me since I’m at the very bottom of seniority. Basically, I can’t expect many calls to fly over the next month. And as much as I despise going to places like Ikea, it…
Subtle Changes in O-Town

Stemming from a most unfortunate schedule which essentially begins this week and won’t end until at least the end of April, I had only two days off on my reserve schedule. It was too short an amount of time to try and make it back to LA, since Nicole was going to be in New…
Update on Austin: Still Weird

After receiving a call on short notice, I was assigned a flight back to Austin, Texas. We arrived around 1pm, so I had the rest of the afternoon. This time I had my running shoes, so I went for a run along the trails next to the Colorado River. Despite some rather strong winds, it…
Second Chances for Charlotte

I am no stranger to the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. I found myself stuck here on numerous layovers particularly in my college years when I resided on the east coast. None of these layovers went according to plan because US Airways was involved. The airline formerly known as US Airways had abysmal customer service, terrible connections,…
Island Escape

Ten years ago, I spent a brief time living on O’ahu while I “studied” at Hawaii Pacific University. After a stressful week of learning that I would be spending at least another month in Houston and away from home, it seemed the perfect time to get away for a few days and try and forget…
Grand Ole Disappointment

The disappointment is more in reference to some unfortunate news I received today as opposed to my feelings about the city of Nashville itself. I had been diligently watching my standing bid to transfer to Los Angeles throughout the day. I was convinced that if they had estimated five vacancies and two people had already…
How ’bout them Packers?

Before I had even completed my last Houston trip, I was assigned an additional trip with just two days break in between. Like some sick joke, the first leg took me back to Minneapolis. Fortunately, it was a “warm” day in Minneapolis at 37º when we landed. From there we did a short hop over…