ok, not exactly. the times is telling you to visit las cruces, NM, which is a 3.5 hr drive south of abq (#20 on "45 Places to Go in 2012"). for a mere $200,000 (is that before or after tax?), you can buy a seat on a 6-passenger rocketship to somewhere in space. i have so many questions: how long will the flight last? will i land somewhere different than where i took off (do i have to buy another plane ticket to get back to abq)? what kind of food will they serve- freeze-dried ice cream like the kind that's sold in science museum gift shops? will there be an in-flight movie? how many minutes before i get bored of looking at earth from a gajillion miles away? (i'm not proud of this last question, but it's honest. i know myself.) will i see the moon? will i be older or younger when i land? will they let us float outside, attached to the ship by long crinkly tubular tentacles? will my mp3 player work in space? what kind of soundtrack would i make for a spaceship trip- reflective acoustic guitar or "life is a highway"? what if everything looks blurry through my space helmet visor?
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