Main Entry: mas·och·ism
Pronunciation: ‘ma-s&-”ki-z&m, ‘ma-z&- also ‘mA-
Function: noun
2: Pleasure in being abused; a taste for suffering

$123,000 dollars.

Let me say that again: One hundred twenty-three thousand dollars, to be the first paying passenger on the A380?

At first I really recoiled when I heard this. But then I saw it was all or mostly going to charity and that made me feel a whole lot better. One hundred twenty-three grand to be packed like a sardine for hours in between 520 other people seemed like a prime state of peaking masochism to me, that’s all.

Now, I understand that the A380’s the crème de’ le’ crème right now as far as passenger amenities are concerned, and this passenger will even be riding in first class. None the less if this amount hadn’t gone to charity I’d have thought this fellow was a little loony, even if there was/is nostalgia in being on the maiden voyage, of, well… anything.

So I guess you could say being on the inside, so to speak, has made me a little more hesitant- In other words, being a passenger on the maiden voyage of anything is not very alluring to me. The kinks and bugs all still need to be worked out, to a certain extent.

Now, I know what you’re probably thinking- All that stuff’s been done at the factory, and that I should really stop worrying about nothing. Well I’m not worrying, I’m just being me: Judicious.

Main Entry: ju·di·cious
Pronunciation: jü-’di-sh&s
Function: adjective
1: Having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment

~Capt’n Chris

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