100 random things that make me happy: #11
Found this languishing in Pages....
7/21/12
I love to fly. It's so exhilarating when the plane's engines roar to life and you feel that initial acceleration that takes you down the runaway and propels you into the sky. The earth below looks so surreal - like a giant diorama. I love when you fly through clouds, above them, sandwiched between the layers. I love when you can see the moon, and feel closer to it. It's such an amazing thing, defying gravity and hurtling through the atmosphere toward far-off lands. My brother is a pilot and I love riding in those little Cessna props with him - the pace much more sedate, the earth so much closer. I love big commercial flights - especially when I get a surprise upgrade to first class as I have on my last 2 international flights (I don't know how I got so lucky, but I'm so grateful). I love the descent and the anticipation of meeting the ground again. It almost makes it worth the hassles of security and customs... Anyway, "slipping the surly bonds of earth" always makes me happy.
7/21/12
I love to fly. It's so exhilarating when the plane's engines roar to life and you feel that initial acceleration that takes you down the runaway and propels you into the sky. The earth below looks so surreal - like a giant diorama. I love when you fly through clouds, above them, sandwiched between the layers. I love when you can see the moon, and feel closer to it. It's such an amazing thing, defying gravity and hurtling through the atmosphere toward far-off lands. My brother is a pilot and I love riding in those little Cessna props with him - the pace much more sedate, the earth so much closer. I love big commercial flights - especially when I get a surprise upgrade to first class as I have on my last 2 international flights (I don't know how I got so lucky, but I'm so grateful). I love the descent and the anticipation of meeting the ground again. It almost makes it worth the hassles of security and customs... Anyway, "slipping the surly bonds of earth" always makes me happy.