We’re (I guess when I’ve been saying “we” lately I mean in the sense of the royal “we”) about five and a half hours into the flight now. Baldy is still sleeping, but I’ve grown to live with his reclined nature. He even did me the favor of sitting up as he ate his meal. How thoughtful.
I watched both Persepolis and Into the Wild. They were both dec. I guess I don’t feel terribly strongly about either one, except that, while I enjoyed Persepolis the film, I’d say the Persepolis the graphic novel is much stronger. I felt that the novel revealed much more about Iranian society, and theretofore allowed me to better understand and identify with Marjane’s struggle under the Islamic Republic.
Dinner was actual pretty good. I got the beef, which consisted of a few succulent chunks of beef covered in gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, a truly pitiful salad made almost entirely of iceberg lettuce stalks, an insignificant portion of ranch dressing, and an unbelievably moist chocolate brownie. Overall, it was better than I was expecting. Breakfast just came. It consisted of a very respectable jelly roll and a fruit bowl with watermelon. Watermelon! Color me impressed.
We’re about an hour out of Amsterdam. Not too long ago we flew over Ireland, or so the map in the video console tells me. It’s still too dar outside to see anything other than the occasional outcropping of light on the ground. I wish I could have seen more of Ireland from the air; I’d like to see if it’s really as green as everybody says it is.
I woke up from a short nap with the arrival of breakfast, and while I briefly considered going back to sleep until landing, I’m really looking forward to flying into the rising sun. I remember that being a pretty spectacular view when I flew into London a few years ago. Plus, I don’t want to miss the descent into the Netherlands, I want to be able to experience as much of the country that will be my home for the next five months as possible.
Apparently we just flew over Manchester. Amsterdam is looking pretty close.
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