I know I've posted about this before, but I'm still annoyed about the time I got hand-searched at Logan and they didn't find my good-sized swiss army knife.

ION, I just realized my coworker is still in her 10am meeting with our new crazy boss. She's going to be totally shellshocked when she finally gets out. IF she gets out!

I was smart enough to put my make-up in the bag to be checked. Luckily, I was already planning to check a bag, what with all of the miscellaneous crap I'm bringing to the con.

Okay, snafu with Continental sorted out. Bags packed. Several books packed; I'm only halfway through Bleak House, so that should last me for a good long while, depending on how much Dickens I can stand in one day. Cell phone charged, iPod charged, DVD player charged.

Unca Sam was a little too eager...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Army recruiter who signed up an autistic Portland teenager has been relieved of his recruiting duties and will be reassigned.

Matt - we were able to get the symbol, thanks for the help.

As far as I know lipstick/balm in a solid form isn't being confiscated but it might be better to check it.

Also, pills and tablets aren't being confiscated either, just anything in a liquid or gel form.

Half of my lipstick is more or less liquid. With sparkles. I figure it's best not to take a chance.

Okay, I'm going to go select the DVDs for the trip and then just go to the damn airport.

Ok, I feel kind of awful about it, because you know, terrorism /= teh funny. But after some of the reports this morning about chemical reactions, yadda yadda, I can't stop picturing a bunch of terrorists sneaking into the washroom to stick some Mentos in a Diet Coke.

As far as I know lipstick/balm in a solid form isn't being confiscated but it might be better to check it.

They were confiscating it at O'Hare this morning. Whether it's officially on the list or not, I can't say.

They're so retarded with the confiscations. Blistex! Tweezers! SERIOUSLY, PEOPLE?!?!?!

In other news about how hard my life is, I'm really severely limited in my usual jaunts around the internets today due to not having seen Project Runway yet. Hmph.

terrorism /= teh funny.

We need to tell my semi-concious brain that. Because it was linking it to Bill Murray.

Then it may depend on the airport security and/or TSA in that area.

It sounds stupid to take away blistex but the explosives were disguised as beverages and other "common products" with dentonators disguised as common electronics.

The thinking is overkill when it comes to banning stuff is better than under doing it and possibly allowing explosives on board a plane.

Honestly, employees at the airport (local police, security, TSA) aren't doing this because it's fun for them. This isn't being done to pick on passengers, it's being done for security and the decisions that are made at the top have to be followed. If the Airport decides lipstick can't be carried on then employees don't have a say in that and are just doing their job. Or employees are erring on the side of caution rather than being too lax (and getting in trouble).

Then it may depend on the airport security and/or TSA in that area.

That's the problem, the regulations are being enforced unevenly (or just plain made up) We went through all of this effort to have a national organization, why is there not consistency in policy/interpretation?