RyanAir flight 756 departing Dublin (DUB) 2:00PM GMT to Boston (BOS) 5:30PM EST.

security compliance

*Ibuprofen (200 tab). *Kleenex (travel pack). *Toothpaste, shampoo (carryon). *One Kinder Bueno chocolate bar. *Sudoku (pro level). *Inkjoy Papermate pen (two-pack cheaper than single). *Two Kinder Buenos. *Headphones from tourist shop on the corner by the hostel (shitty but better than the airline ones). *Existential dread (what’s the TSA allowance? Double check on way to terminal). *One of those weird neck pillows (figure out what they’re called before you ask the clerk where they are). *Three Kinder Buenos. *Commemorative shirt (? can probably get one on Amazon later). *Tea (forget to ask for milk). *Blueberry scone (you won’t have eaten since the hostel the night before). *Downloaded podcast episodes (one less than the estimated flight-time so you don’t land in the middle of one). *Sticky leather seat in terminal C (you won’t want to sit. Don’t tap your foot too hard. People are looking). *Unsolicited curiosity about mid-air collision rates (ask the flight attendant manning the boarding desk what the stats are for your aircraft). *Trash can (for the tea, it’ll be cold anyway). *A smile from a small child beside you (refrain from asking her how she’s managing to be so excited about flight). *One correctly labeled boarding pass (don’t fold it because you don’t know if that affects its validity, but don’t put it down until you get on the plane). *One too-long list of late passengers over intercom (check your name on boarding pass and match it with what you know to be true). *Mild panic (in general about the world, not particular to your current location in it). *Restroom (placed for convenience if not for comfort). *Self-doubt (very much reflective of your current location in the world). *One locked bathroom stall (to ignore the yelling of many strangers speaking normally). *Ibuprofen (twice the recommended dose in anticipation of the headache you feel building). *Kleenex (already crushed at the bottom of your duffel).

*One Kinder Bueno.**

**Two Kinder Buenos.