Aloha!
Here I am in sunny Hawaii in "The Sanctuary," otherwise known as S.'s guest room. It is what we named her old bedroom in Jersey City, so beautifully decorated and warm that it could be called nothing else. She has recreated it here, thousands of miles and a whole new life away, and I am lucky enough to be settled in at 5:40 p.m. Hawaii time (10:40 p.m. home time) and I can't wait to start snoozing.
I got up at 3:15 a.m. home time to begin the journey here ... the flight was long and surreal. I tried to sleep but I think I am fundamentally incapable of sleeping on planes or in any other kind of public situation. I was explaining to S. that one of my least favorite experiences in life is being startled. I think I cannot relax on a plane enough to fall asleep because I dread too much that moment when the man next to me taps me on the shoulder so he can cross over me to go to the bathroom and I know that moment will make me jump out of my skin. I am not sure what this says about me, but there you go.
I truly do feel that planes must be nightmares for many people who cannot fit comfortably in the seats, and I wish airlines would have seating that accommodates all shapes and sizes of people, and I know it was not the man's fault because he had to recline significantly in order to fit into his seat, but he reclined so much that I could not tilt my TV screen in order to see what was playing or work my tray properly when it was time for food and beverages. I kept telling myself there are worse problems to have in life so I just listened to hour after hour of Without a Trace, which is not a half-bad show. I listened to an episode of CSI Miami, which my mother inexplicably loves, and it was not good. I hope it is not a spoiler to say that when the character who appears to be played by the best actress on the show leaves, I don't see the point in continuing to watch. The truth is that I have never seen an episode of CSI that I've enjoyed and I think it's just not my kind of show. I also listened to an episode of CSI New York out of sheer boredom and I am not sure who decided that pairing a powerhouse like Gary Sinese with the likes of Melina Kanakaredes was a good idea. I also caught about two-thirds of Hancock (lame).
One of the highlights of the trip was spending some time listening to the airplane's Broadway channel. I heard "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" from The Lion King, what I think was "A Step Too Far" from Aida (Do I need to know this musical? Is it good?), and "Untitled Opening Number" and "Two Nobodies from New York" from [title of show], both of which I LOVED, and I plan to buy that soundtrack immediately. And that was my plane ride to Hawaii!
S. greeted me with a beautiful lei and a fruit smoothie, and we headed to her beautiful house to watch the vice presidential debate, during which we actually writhed on the floor and hid our faces in mortification. To our eyes, Palin was a pathetic failure. We watched in horror after the debate as commentator after commentator praised her. We are frightened for this nation.
Tomorrow: North Shore hike! Aw, yeah.
I got up at 3:15 a.m. home time to begin the journey here ... the flight was long and surreal. I tried to sleep but I think I am fundamentally incapable of sleeping on planes or in any other kind of public situation. I was explaining to S. that one of my least favorite experiences in life is being startled. I think I cannot relax on a plane enough to fall asleep because I dread too much that moment when the man next to me taps me on the shoulder so he can cross over me to go to the bathroom and I know that moment will make me jump out of my skin. I am not sure what this says about me, but there you go.
I truly do feel that planes must be nightmares for many people who cannot fit comfortably in the seats, and I wish airlines would have seating that accommodates all shapes and sizes of people, and I know it was not the man's fault because he had to recline significantly in order to fit into his seat, but he reclined so much that I could not tilt my TV screen in order to see what was playing or work my tray properly when it was time for food and beverages. I kept telling myself there are worse problems to have in life so I just listened to hour after hour of Without a Trace, which is not a half-bad show. I listened to an episode of CSI Miami, which my mother inexplicably loves, and it was not good. I hope it is not a spoiler to say that when the character who appears to be played by the best actress on the show leaves, I don't see the point in continuing to watch. The truth is that I have never seen an episode of CSI that I've enjoyed and I think it's just not my kind of show. I also listened to an episode of CSI New York out of sheer boredom and I am not sure who decided that pairing a powerhouse like Gary Sinese with the likes of Melina Kanakaredes was a good idea. I also caught about two-thirds of Hancock (lame).
One of the highlights of the trip was spending some time listening to the airplane's Broadway channel. I heard "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" from The Lion King, what I think was "A Step Too Far" from Aida (Do I need to know this musical? Is it good?), and "Untitled Opening Number" and "Two Nobodies from New York" from [title of show], both of which I LOVED, and I plan to buy that soundtrack immediately. And that was my plane ride to Hawaii!
S. greeted me with a beautiful lei and a fruit smoothie, and we headed to her beautiful house to watch the vice presidential debate, during which we actually writhed on the floor and hid our faces in mortification. To our eyes, Palin was a pathetic failure. We watched in horror after the debate as commentator after commentator praised her. We are frightened for this nation.
Tomorrow: North Shore hike! Aw, yeah.
posted by eliza @ 10:41 PM
2 Comments:
Aida is really a great show. It's definitely Disney Broadway, but it's enjoyable and catchy and there are some great powerhouse numbers. I'd get to know it.
I am going to buy the Aida soundtrack! I really like all three stars, so I don't know why I've waited this long.
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