What do you guys do to occupy time while flying?

[ranmaniac]

It depends on the flight.

When I had a direct flight from Los Angeles to London, I took a Sega Nomad (portable genesis) and Street Fighter II: CE, and about 16 AA batteries cause it ate through them faster than Louie Anderson at a donut eating contest.

If it's a quick flight like Phoenix to Burbank, where by the time you get your drink, the flight is half-way toward it's destination, I'll just take a nap or listen to some tunes on the iPod.

 

[nageov3t]

books ftw. also, I can pretty much fall asleep on demand.

 

[xSauronx]

ive only had 3 flights, and my kids were with me on all 3. so mostly, i was quite busy. i *did* read a bit, but the flights were shortish, at 2 and a half hours, and i probably got under an hours worth of reading in due to having the kids with me.

 

[shopbruin]

short flights: read the in flight magazine or pick up a magazine in the airport
longer flights: read or watch movies.

short flights, while waiting in the airport: knit. i'll only knit on the plane if there's no one sitting next to me.

 

[GTaudiophile]

International: Sleep or movies.
Domestic: Sleep or work.

 

[SZLiao214]

I can't sleep at all on an airplane. I usually end up listening to music, watching the in flight movie or reading a book.

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: anno

Originally posted by: Steve
I run up and down the aisle singing show tunes.

rofl.. that would entertain me. I hope you're flying with me tomorrow.

If it's Oklahoma, it's your lucky day!

 

[onlyCOpunk]

Drink and sleep, drink and listen to music, drink and watch a movie or drink and read. Either way I drink. Which in the past has proven to be a very bad thing while flying for me.

 

[Brainonska511]

Depending on my mood and the time of year that I'm flying: listening to music, looking out the window, sleeping, reading for fun, or reading for class.

 

[sunzt]

For those long flights, do any of you hang out at the back of the plane near the bathrooms? I always thought it was kinda weird that people did that, but i guess it allows to stretch and stand. You can also meet other cool airplane bathroom loiters i guess.

 

[grrl]

Sleep, read, eat, walk around.

 

[Chiropteran]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Bong

OMG he has a bomb!

 

[drinkmorejava]

Get rid of the hundred or so icons on my desktop that I've accumulated in the last month.