It seems as though everyone else is asleep but me. I tried. I even put an eye mask on; one that I acquired from someone who flew to Japan in business class and was willing to give up the “comfort kit” they gave out. I’m also wearing the thyme-scented socks, I brushed my teeth with the soft brush covered in paste from a wee tube, used the aromatherapy facial mist and the lip balm. I feel very upgraded. But still I can’t sleep.
Air flight movies:
fantastic four: eh. the silver surfer is cool but not having watched a lot of movies in the past year and a half I have little tolerance for the predictable let’s get emotional / excited parts. I just wanted to learn more about the silver surfer.
the messengers: came to this channel as the end credits were finishing and the first thing I saw was “thank you to the city of Regina”. I got excited because I thought I could watch the movie thinking “I know that” “I’ve seen that” “I’ve been there” but like many movies filmed in Saskatchewan it doesn’t actually take place in Saskatchewan but one of those northern states with fields.
Yeah I don’t really know how to review movies. If I tried to hard I might give it away so I’ll talk about myself more.
While trying to fall asleep my mind was running through a hodgepodge of images suitable for my current state: flying 34000 feet in the air halfway between two countries of which neither are quite home at the moment. Starbucks prepared me for this. I met with my friends in the airport Starbucks before my flight. They were advertising a new drink - blackberry matcha frappucino. If Vancouver and Japan had a love child and that baby had a flavour it would be blackberry matcha. But would it be an ugly baby? I tried and you know what - it works. Well it worked until I knocked the drink over. No spillage but in the excitement the whip cream tried to protect the blackberry sauce into the safety zone of the plastic dome lid. I tried to salvage some of the blackberry sauce to continue savouring the delicious combination but any more effort would have resulted in great distraction from conversation so I had to let it go. Also fitting because I am again confronted with a new chapter and possibly new living habits. Of the things that developed in me while in Japan what will be brought back to Vancouver?
Oh yeah the images in my head. I have no clue what will happen in the next six months, year and it is scary. In March of 2006 I had no clue what would happen in the next year but that was different. It was going to be foreign and that’s what it was all about - not having a clue. But this time…it is like I am opening a book I already read and loved but forgot. I am excited and parts of it are coming back to me. But actually I had borrowed the book from the library and they’ve already left a few overdue notices on my voice mail. I continue to read the book with uncertainty over whether or not I will be able to afford the late fees.
