The Jones has landed

[girliejones]

Well, I am well and truly ensconced in my hotel room in Washington DC. It was a schlepp and a half to get here and I realised this morning this was the better trip as going home I will be leaving from Columbus (Columbus-Iforgetbutsomewheretochangeplanes-DC-LAX-Brisbane-Perth). Oi vey

Comments

[krazykitkat]

Glad you arrived safely.

I don't think I could travel overseas, too many hours sitting for my body. I'm seeing Les Mis concert in the cinema tomorrow, and at 3 hours it's worrying me a little. I can't sit still for any length of time.

[girliejones]

Thank you. Yes it was very very loooooong. The sitting was tough.

[redbraids]

Glad to landed safely!

I do know what you mean about "this too will pass" moments.

[girliejones]

Thank you. Thinking of you and sending you love

[mandysbitch]

Welcome to the US. I'm on the other side where it's raining. So much for sunny California.

[girliejones]

I must have missed what you're doing over here?
LA was weird weather when I landed

[mandysbitch]

I'm just holidaying. A bit of California, some Canada (where I am now) and back to California. Oh! And I'm here for the SKate Canada International which starts on Thursday. I'm in Toronto now and the weather is a balmy 19C!

[girliejones]

Oh lovely! Hope you have a great time.

[lyndarama]

Hmmn: you're reminding me of how claustrophobic flying makes me feel...and I do this haul in a week.

[girliejones]

yeah i find breathing and taking it five minutes at a time is the best I can do

[anonymous]

Heh, and you're reminding ME of how I miss the adventure of airports, the miracle of flying, thinking how a twelve hour trip used to take twelve weeks on a boat, and how the world's spinning under the shooting pressurised capsule of the plane like a sunrise under superman in the closing credits.

And arriving in a strange place, seeing people who might be thinking in another language at just that moment, so that even if you could read their thoughts, it would be a secret code that you couldn't penetrate.

And setting out to explore a strange city, like exploring a fractal, where you don't have the time to see all of it but the feeling creeps over you that the corner you're seeing is giving you clues about the whole organism, if only you could do the maths.

Ahhh, travel!

I hope the Library was complete and utter coolness.

Thoraiya

[girliejones]

I dunno. I love airports too but when you feel gross and want a shower and a bed and to be left alone and you're only halfway through your journey, the love gets thin.

I do love travel too, I must admit.

The library was the coolness