So, not counting the travel I have on other airlines, I've amassed 23,476 miles on Continental Airlines alone this year. I've been trying for the last two hours, unsuccessfully, to find a way to boost that to 25,000 miles so I can get Silver Elite status for at least a year. It appears that the only way to do this is to actually fly before the end of the year. Grr. So close. All of this for something that will make me feel important. Silly, I know, but I doubt I'll ever be this close to Elite status again. Sigh. Forever destined to sweat with the masses.