I have an 8:00 a.m. flight to San Francisco Friday morning and I’ll be home in time to pick Zoe up from school. Send some good vibes my way (and you ROUSes out there, you go ahead and send me your patented bad vibes — they’ll probably help me even more) and I might have some good news to report.

I’m flying Southwest. (Ugh.) Fortunately, I’ve been watching the A&E TV show Airline, so I’ve picked up some valuable tips for flying Southwest. Example: Don’t get drunk before boarding. You tend to miss your flight that way.

(As an aside, I almost feel like a grown-up when I do stuff like this. Flying up to San Francisco just for a few hours? How mature of me!)