🛩️ Lil Treasures #195: Questions about History's Worst Flight Ever & Ugly Time

Look, I'm sorry, we have to talk about Diarrhea Plane, forgive me.

Why is it that short holiday weeks are always embedded with pre-existing chaos? It’s as if the calendar says, “Did you like your little break? Good. The rest of this week will destroy you, so buckle up, buttercup.”

And of course, there have been schedules and pick-ups and work and grocery shopping and laundry, but obviously what’s taken up most of my brain space is Diarrhea Plane. I KNOW I am supposed to be talking about dis/entangle and how we’re going to have a spiritually rich time together, but THIS IS WHO I AM.

Have you ever felt haunted by a news story? Have you ever wondered so intensely about a stranger’s mental health? Have you ever stayed up until 2 a.m. deep-diving first-person accounts on Reddit about the story every person on that plane (except one or two) will tell every time they get tipsy? I have so many questions (and if you’re not familiar with the story, may I implore you to familiarize yourself so we can unpack it properly in the comments), such as:

• Did the woman just stay in the lavatory until everyone disembarked or was she forced to return to her seat?

• Did she demand a giant oxygen mask when they took her off in a stretcher to hide her face?

• Was she traveling with anyone? A partner? Children? Who witnessed this from her circle?

• Did they cancel their trip to Barcelona or did they get back on the flight? Did they ask for another flight?

• Is she okay? I mean in all the ways? Did this ruin her trip or was she able to shake it off?

• Where did Delta get new plane carpet on what feels like short notice?

• Reddit tells me everyone on the flight got 25000 SkyMiles; did that include this poor woman?

• What did the ‘makeshift biohazard suits’ consist of? Does she know they made ‘makeshift biohazard suits’ to deal with this?

• Is she reading all the news about this? Will she lean in and become the newest spokesperson for Pepto Bismal or will she enter witness protection and change her identity? Will she just stay in Barcelona?

• This is probably TMI, but I would like to know the decisions that led to this “grim tragedy,” as the Daily Mail referred to it. Did we eat some airport Baja Fresh in the C Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson or was this stress-induced? As someone who almost experienced something similar on a flight to London in 2003 due to sugar-free chocolate, I want to offer my sympathies and solidarity.

• It’s my understanding a first-class flight attendant turned this woman away from the nearest lavatory, which was a first-class lavatory, because she wasn’t in first-class, losing valuable time. Does that flight attendant regret that decision? Did they experience repercussions for that choice?

Like I said, this has taken up the majority of my brain space and my group texts. We are theorizing about what clothes she was wearing, where she must have been sitting, and what made her make the game-time decision to keep running to the bathroom instead of stopping and letting it happen in one place. The logistics of the entire thing are fascinating, but I do genuinely hope she’s okay. When I was a bridesmaid in my friend Laurel-Dawn’s wedding and I fell holding Baby Cy as I was walking down the aisle, after I composed myself and got up to the front, my friend Robin whispered to me, “Thank God it was you. The rest of us could not come back from that.” I hope this woman is someone who can come back from this because honestly, I love her and I wish her well.

Speaking of s***shows…maybe your faith feels like one.

Just kidding.

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Let’s do the treasures!

🫕 The best thing in my life has happened: Ben Moon has taken over meal planning for me: and all God’s people said ‘amen!’ With that said, I am still going to be pulling out this HBH white chicken chili corn dip when I need to stunt on him (what am I saying, he’s a much better cook than I am).

🤨 As usual, Emily P. Freeman opened my head, reached into my brain, and soothingly said exactly what it needs to hear.

🌭 Over on Faith Adjacent this week, we did a deep dive on Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, which I had not seen, but hot dang! What a great movie! Really could’ve done without the hot dog fingers, but other than that, loved it! Also, I bet your favorite faith podcast doesn’t talk about butt plugs as much as we do in this episode!

🌈 I know we’ve reached the end of Taylor Swift Summer and we are now in Beyonce Fall, but this is a really tender essay.

The best tweets/grams/threads from this week (not a ton because of Diarrhea Plane, obvi):

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Okay, pals. I am working a middle school volleyball tournament this week, so thoughts and prayers for me. I’d love to hear your weekend plans and of course any Diarrhea Plane theories or questions you have. Happy Short Week! We did it!