{"id":344,"date":"2008-04-30T21:41:59","date_gmt":"2008-04-30T20:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/240plan.ovh.net\/~redcandy\/airboy\/2008\/04\/30\/i-the-couch-potato\/"},"modified":"2008-04-30T21:41:59","modified_gmt":"2008-04-30T20:41:59","slug":"i-the-couch-potato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/i-the-couch-potato\/","title":{"rendered":"I, the couch potato."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Been at home for three days now, doing pretty much nothing but reading blogs, buying a TV, eating like a pig, drinking unlawful sodas and being a coutch potato and soaking up the sun every now and then. To my surprise, many fellow Emirates Flight Attendants are writting their experience on blogs. All of them are very interesting, so giv\u2019em some link love people !<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/matcleaver.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Flying Kiwi<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/matcleaver.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kissaboo.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kissaboo \u2013 Around The Globe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.mac.com\/alixander\/iWeb\/Site\/Hello%20World\/Hello%20World.html\" target=\"_blank\">Alixander\u2019s Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/melisa-emiratesairlines.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Melissa FA blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pinkpoodleprincess.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pink Poodle On The Runway<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/aerobaticsash.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aerobatic Ash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web.mac.com\/danielpwatson\/THE_JUBE_EYE\/THE_JUBE_EYE\/THE_JUBE_EYE.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel\u2019s Jube Eye<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/superjihan.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blurker No More<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tampaxtowers.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tampax Towers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/getreadyfortakeofflis.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa\u2019s Cabin Crew Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tarino.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tarino<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you guys have a blog about All things aviation, please send me a buzz and I\u2019ll uptade my links. 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