Thursday, September 1st
Finished Ganesh pooja at home. Ate some pretty awesome masala vada. Packed my stuff for the trip in literally less than 10 mins (never done it..will never do it...left some important stuff i needed to take..phone charger for instance) and took off. Mixed feelings at the airport. I arrived early and had to wait. I generally don't like airports, but this time, it was different. I never liked St.Louis airport for the kind of stale air it presumably has (near the boarding gates). Didn't feel it this time. I can never concentrate in an airport is what I thought. This time I could read a book; and a brilliant one at that..Atlas Shrugged. btw...the girl sitting next to me had some really good looking legs.... ahem...ahem... back to concentrating on reading the book. So there I was reading about existentialism and suddenly I felt good. If you read my previous blogs, you can find a disappointment in the undertone. Didn't feel it when I was reading the book. Thanks Ayn Rand!.
5:45 pm
It was time to get to my gate and board the flight (Was sitting at another gate because there wasn't any place to sit near the gate I was supposed to board). So, as I boarded and sat and looked out of the mirror...I saw myself sitting in the window seat right on top of the wing. I dont know why, but I ALWAYS get seats near the wing. Next time, I should carefully choose my seats (something I've been telling my self for ages and never done). I developed a hatred for flight journeys for 2 reasons
1. Recycled air.
2. Recycled air!!!!
....Delta was good though. I think I will like flying once again. So then, continued with the book reading. Then after sometime, I looked out of the window and saw the small hole in between the windows. I always wondered why they had that and always told myself to go and Google it. Still haven't done it. The flight to Salt Lake city was fascinating for two reasons.
1. I was reading Atlas Shrugged
2. I looked at perhaps the most amazing sunset i would ever see.
...And there the plane was flying on top of the Rockys. I really wish I was brilliant with words to describe exactly how I felt when I saw them in fading sunlight. The reddish orange of the sun's rays illuminated the snow patches of the Rocky mountains. It looked as if the mountain ranges suddenly became snow erupting volcanoes. Then as the sun began to set, it was as if time was going backwards. Imagine a large blob of magma going back into volcano, diminishing as it does so. When the sun set completely, suddenly the mountain range looked very cold again with the snow patches. Then as we started our descent, it appeared as if the mountains had hidden diamonds obscured by the sunlight. The city lights in the twilight, the city itself in between the mountains. In one simple expression---WOW!
The flight back to Seattle was pretty ordinary. But then when I reached there, I felt at peace. Being in the company of my friends itself was such an exhilarating experience (especially with the prospect of a wonderful trip). We had a delightful dinner, spoke for some time decided on the plan for the trip and slept.
Amidst all this, I couldn't keep my mind off the wonderful sight I was treated to.
If only.......
Cheers
Brijesh
Finished Ganesh pooja at home. Ate some pretty awesome masala vada. Packed my stuff for the trip in literally less than 10 mins (never done it..will never do it...left some important stuff i needed to take..phone charger for instance) and took off. Mixed feelings at the airport. I arrived early and had to wait. I generally don't like airports, but this time, it was different. I never liked St.Louis airport for the kind of stale air it presumably has (near the boarding gates). Didn't feel it this time. I can never concentrate in an airport is what I thought. This time I could read a book; and a brilliant one at that..Atlas Shrugged. btw...the girl sitting next to me had some really good looking legs.... ahem...ahem... back to concentrating on reading the book. So there I was reading about existentialism and suddenly I felt good. If you read my previous blogs, you can find a disappointment in the undertone. Didn't feel it when I was reading the book. Thanks Ayn Rand!.
5:45 pm
It was time to get to my gate and board the flight (Was sitting at another gate because there wasn't any place to sit near the gate I was supposed to board). So, as I boarded and sat and looked out of the mirror...I saw myself sitting in the window seat right on top of the wing. I dont know why, but I ALWAYS get seats near the wing. Next time, I should carefully choose my seats (something I've been telling my self for ages and never done). I developed a hatred for flight journeys for 2 reasons
1. Recycled air.
2. Recycled air!!!!
....Delta was good though. I think I will like flying once again. So then, continued with the book reading. Then after sometime, I looked out of the window and saw the small hole in between the windows. I always wondered why they had that and always told myself to go and Google it. Still haven't done it. The flight to Salt Lake city was fascinating for two reasons.
1. I was reading Atlas Shrugged
2. I looked at perhaps the most amazing sunset i would ever see.
...And there the plane was flying on top of the Rockys. I really wish I was brilliant with words to describe exactly how I felt when I saw them in fading sunlight. The reddish orange of the sun's rays illuminated the snow patches of the Rocky mountains. It looked as if the mountain ranges suddenly became snow erupting volcanoes. Then as the sun began to set, it was as if time was going backwards. Imagine a large blob of magma going back into volcano, diminishing as it does so. When the sun set completely, suddenly the mountain range looked very cold again with the snow patches. Then as we started our descent, it appeared as if the mountains had hidden diamonds obscured by the sunlight. The city lights in the twilight, the city itself in between the mountains. In one simple expression---WOW!
The flight back to Seattle was pretty ordinary. But then when I reached there, I felt at peace. Being in the company of my friends itself was such an exhilarating experience (especially with the prospect of a wonderful trip). We had a delightful dinner, spoke for some time decided on the plan for the trip and slept.
Amidst all this, I couldn't keep my mind off the wonderful sight I was treated to.
If only.......
Cheers
Brijesh
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