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Greek Adventure, Part 2: We made it through the night, barely.

We were the only ones in the terminal. We slept uncomfortably, as you can see.

Dad and I went on an exploration and noticed little to no security in many areas of the airport. I can confidently say that this airport shows no "heightened security" since 9/11. We were able to get back through security at the the international wing without showing ID or boarding passes. You can run around this place the same way you would Haggen at 1 a.m.

If we're here, where else can hell be?

In an unexplainable stroke of genius, Nina managed to do what four Delta agents didn't -- She found a faster route to get us to Athens. So, we're heading to D.C. soon and connecting through Atlanta to get out of the country. We're saving six hours going this route -- and all Nina did was go to Delta.com to make it happen.

Next time I check in, I should be in Greece, finally.

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Alright everybody. I'm off on my big vacation to Crete, Greece, for a few weeks. I will try and check in here to let you know how it's going and post some pictures. (Yes, ladies, swimsuit pictures.)

In the meantime, please leave a comment here when you miss me. If you really miss me, click on the picture at left to enlarge it. (Did you all know you can do that with these pictures in the posts?!)

Also, the success of Scott's high school dance picture post inspires me to request that you send me (paolomottolajr[at]yahoo.com) your high school dance photos (or photos of friends) so that I can post a God-awful, entertaining album of pictures. It'll be funny, I think.

Before I go:

  • Shop with parents
  • See Michelle and Tony
  • Punch Sergio in the arm, for good measure
  • Call some of my peoples
  • See Scott
  • Go to band practice

I love you all.

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Can you picture this guy getting down with the homies on Beacon Hill or spitting game at the clubs? Can you picture him rolling downtown in a slammed Cadillac bumpin' T.I.?

While this might be a stretch for the imagination, Seattle mayor Greg Nickels does participate in the Seattle hip-hop community. He hands out the annual Mayor's Award for Excellence in Hip Hop.

According to the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Web site, the award "acknowledges and honors innovative performance, community service and entrepreneurial achievement by locally based members for the hip-hop community whose work has had significant impact in Seattle."

Nominations for this year's award are due by Friday, August 4. If you're so inclined, go to the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs Web site to get the details. And you know what, there are some worthy hip-hop artists in Seattle. Don't believe me? Check out the following videos from the Mass Line concert I went to with Sergio, Katrine and Kailyn a couple weeks ago...

Blue Scholars performing "Motion Movement" and "Blue School"

Common Market performing "Push"

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Last night, Steven Colbert interviewed Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) on "The Colbert Report." It was hilarious. Check out the video.

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Well, Scott has been bugging me about putting up the pictures he took during his B24 flight with Courtney. I hadn't had time to upload the pictures, so I figured this picture of Scott and Dorkis would be a quick fix to post something entertaining. Because this picture is so popular I'll go ahead and leave it up. ;)

I have finally uploaded Scott's photos here. They're cool for a couple reasons. First, this is the last functional B24 in existence and Scott and Courtney basically risked their lives to take the flight. Second, Scott got artistic on some of the shots. I also uploaded some photos Sergio sent me into the Yahoo album.

Remember kids, if you have any photos (appropriate for all ages) that you'd like me to post, send 'em my way and I'll hook it up.