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[geekchick]

I'm back. Good god, I will never take another red-eye in coach ever again. Why on earth was that flight completely full?? (At least I got to see an incredible lightning storm; if I have to be awake and in the middle seat on the plane, *something* good should come out of it.) At some point I'll sleep, and then I'll try to catch up on email/lj stuff; if there's anything in particular you think I should see quickly, please send me a pointer.

Good trip, excellent surprise party; it was worth the trip out on America West just to see the expression on brian1789's face when he realized that I wasn't, in fact, in Boston. (Which is why I screened responses to an earlier comment, didn't want anyone to spill the beans that I was going to be anywhere other than where I said I was. ;))

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[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Coach red-eyes (heck, any red-eyes, IME) definitely are teh suck. Middle seats more so. I'm always wasted for the entire following day.

Glad you're back safe. Sounds like it was a good time! :-)

[geekchick]

I wouldn't mind the red-eye if there hadn't been someone else sitting in our row; if I could've had the window seat and left the middle seat free, I probably could've gotten a good nap.

On the plus side, I did get to see an incredible lightning storm. I could see clear sky and the stars just above the horizon, and down below them there were constant flashing of cloud-to-cloud lightning illuminating the clouds below us. Occasionally there'd be bolts jumping from cloud-top to cloud-top. After an initial bit of "hooolyyyy crap! eek!", I relaxed enough to realize how breathtakingly beautiful it was. Too bad I didn't have a camera, or better a video camera. I'll never be able to do it justice just by describing it.

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I do love lightning storms from above or the side at night.

The main reason I hate red-eyes is that I just can't sleep on airplanes. It's not that I'm a nervous flyer, I just can't seem to get comfortable to sleep.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Red-eyes scrape... I avoid them when possible. Full red-eyes in a middle seat in coach? Augh. Ick. Shudder. Five hours of confined discomfort...

I've written about the party over in my journal, and will anyway thank you and C. for being part of my best birthday ever. I was stunned... (grin). And I have a lovely picture to send you, dear.

(Being a Brian-sandwich wasn't so bad, either ;)

[geekchick]

I have pictures to download from my camera as well; the one of you and Nancy and Barbara turned out really well. And, uh, yeah, you looked awfully upset at the amount of time you spent with various hot babes on each arm during the course of the day. ;)

But I went to Boston hoping to see you!

[madbodger.livejournal.com]

You owe me a date, you little schemer, you!

Re: But I went to Boston hoping to see you!

[geekchick]

Oh, you did not, but I'll play along. ;)

Actually I did go to Boston

[madbodger.livejournal.com]

And I was generally hoping to see people.

But you're right, I didn't realistically expect to see you, even though I do seem to see you a lot when I'm in Boston.

Re: Actually I did go to Boston

[geekchick]

Oh, I knew you went to Boston (wasn't there mention of such on suspects?), I was more commenting on the likelihood of you going there to see me. ;)

Re: Actually I did go to Boston

[madbodger.livejournal.com]

In the past, as you know, there were some time periods where we saw each other more up there than locally!