After several hours of packing, a night of debauchery, and about five hours of waiting in an airport cafe w/ well-meaning relatives, I hopped on a looooong flight home. On said flight I was so excited about discovering that United did indeed serve free alcohol (dispensed in handy little shot-sized plastic bottles) that I asked for so many gin and tonics in such quick succession that I was warned off by the flight attendant and told to "pace myself." A clarification for my readers: I drank one of them and pocketed the rest. :) Gotta love free goodies!I was greeted at the airport with a bouquet of roses (courtesy of very sweet parents), ferried home, fed, and tucked away in bed... during which time I promptly did not sleep but instead opened my computer to... not update my blog (clearly).
And thus--again, belatedly--concludes this chapter of my life.
Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp'd tow'rs, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
P.S. Crossing streets was difficult for a while. Not jaywalking constantly, I mean. Walking through downtown at night, with all the bright lights and decorations was a bit otherworldly as well. Such a diversity of races yet such a homogeneity of fashion. I wonder what that says about us...
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