Transit food

I find myself face to face with the question of what to eat during a long trip, when no individual part is long enough for the airline to serve food. I'll be dropped off at the airport around midnight EDT (21:00 PDT), and arrive in Boston at 11:30 EDT, so I need to come up with two meals that avoid paying the extortionate prices asked by airport shops.

For the first, I got a sealed container of hummus and some pita bread. Being a sealed nonliquid, I expect it to go through security alright. Shall probably eat it while waiting to board.

The second is a bag of oatmeal and a packet of chocolate-flavor soy protein powder. (Rolled oats are parboiled before being squashed flat, so they're already "cooked" and make a good cold cereal. I ordinarily eat it with frozen fruit, which defrosts while the oats soak.) The oats, soy powder, and a fast-food packet of spork and napkin fit into an ordinary tupperware container. I'll need to buy milk, but it's better than needing to buy a meal. This one's for the layover, since I likely won't be alert enough to handle a bowl of cereal in-flight.

Esperando y esperando

I'm sitting in the airport with an hour to kill before boarding starts. The nearest power outlet to the terminal is across the hall, in a wall with no chairs nearby. At this hour all the shops are closed, and the only open restaurant appears to be a bar. Since last time I was here, sharps disposal boxes have appeared in the restrooms, and the number of people traveling with their pets seems to have increased. I forgot my light jacket at my mom's house, and the raincoat is in my checked luggage, so I'm hoping to get a blanket on the plane.