Meesa going hooooome!

Yep. I just quoted Jar Jar Binks. Fight me.

I waited out the flights to California as long as I could, but finally this week started to accept that prices were about as low as they'd go. Even the sales emails I'd get excluded the dates I'd be flying. I could probably wait for a low last-minute fare, but for something like SDCC, which is already a stressful thing, I didn't want even more uncertainty. So I sucked it up and went looking.

The prices out to LA aren't terrible, actually. Coming back from San Diego on a Monday was the pricey part. ($241 one way, if you're curious.) They go down if I would fly out on Tuesday, but that would mean spending another night in a hotel and that negates the savings. Once I got that, I started looking for flights to LA, which ranged more in the $160-200 range. The cheapest was Frontier, which I've never flown, and I started booking. But besides all the pop-ups telling me I could sign up for this deal or that deal, when I went to select my seat, every single one required more money. The cheaper ones were an extra $12, then there was $24, and I think it went a little higher. I selected the $12, and then they wanted me to add my baggage fees. Now, I'll probably need more than a carry on. But I don't know that for sure three months out. They also wanted $30, noting that the price at the airport was higher, but I couldn't find that price. So now that $164 fare is $206 and I'm not feeling confident, and I got "don't fly Frontier if you can avoid it" warnings when I mentioned it. So I started looking at Virgin, which I know I love. At $184, they do have options to pay more for a better seat and you can add your bag fees there, but you don't have to. I paid that now, and when I get to the airport, IF I need to check a bag, the total will come to $208. I picked the better deal.

And I am so excited to go! I wish I had more time because there's places I want to go and do many people I need to see, but I can manage it. It feels great to send messages to people telling them and seeing their reactions, and while I'm from and currently live in Chicago, LA is very much home. I think that totally warrants some Jar Jar.