the plane was losing the race against the sun. sky faded from blue to yellow to orange to red – the clouds cause the last glint from the star as it sank below the horizon. just as quickly as that crimson hue had arrived, it was gone. no sooner had it faded did the lights of tiny towns wink begin to life. i need an office like this – plenty of white noise, relatively comfortable seat, air conditioning, three-hour sunsets… though, the desk could be a little bigger.
a long flight is a great place to think. this particular long flight doesnt have any tv monitors, which makes it even easier. no internet, no phone, no email. just a window, a pen and a notepad. and a pretty good view. have i mentioned three-hour long sunsets? even so, i find myself drifting back to thoughts of my job tomorrow. another venture into the unknown, travelling to a place i’ve never been to set up a system unlike any i’ve done before. it’s not the first time i’ve ever gone in blind, and i’m for damn sure it won’t be the last. there’s just no way to hammer out every. single. last. detail. i’m good at thinking on my feet, improvising and learning as i go along. still, some more experience would calm the nerves a bit. the recent memory of my two previous disast- site visits- are still very fresh in my mind. i’d like to have one go smoothly once in a while, and adding unknowns certainly doesn’t help the odds of that happening.
then again, i’m not immediately concerned. while it’s nagging in the back of my mind, my more immediate goal is to make my connecting flight, then find the car rental office and make it to the hotel. it’ll be 3am eastern before i get a chance to get settled in, which leads me to believe that tomorrow will be a coffee day. that’ll be great for the nerves.
fight on the plane! something about a guy who was sleeping and some woman who is a “fucking shit” and more loud noises – cooler heads ended up prevailing and two people got relocated. always exciting!
crimson