Jetstream

British Airways was fantastic but not nearly this sweet.  A poster for Flight of the Conchords.

Jet lag has hit me much harder than I thought it would. This morning I woke up around 3:30 AM and was unable to return to any kind of significant slumber.  Apart from a shortened nap, I have not slept since then.  And it has been a long and very good day.

I returned without a hitch and am now amidst the busiest set of days I have known at home in ages.  Visiting family in Greenfield and visiting family in Hagerstown has paused what unpacking/debriefing/photo editing & uploading/book finishing/friend visiting/blog writing/etc. I hope and need to do.

Looking at the next several days I honestly have no idea how everything is going to fit.  And while I am slowed and slurred by a very tired mind, I go to bed knowing it was a very good day.  Getting to see and talk with old friends, old brothers, and family I have not seen in (what I think has been) two years was refreshing.  Many encounters with childhood memories both clung to and not-so-clung-to.  Good to stand back and look at the larger canvas, especially in the face of the tests ahead.

I'll end the crypto-talk and sign off.  Hoping to turn in by 11 and duel this tiredness head-on.  Check out the "post soundtrack" link below--I listened to this song multiple times on my longest return flight and it got better each time. A nice fit.

Post Soundtrack: Jetstream by Doves (alt. link)