Hello, one, and hello all from the USA. We finally made it, although the trip was as long and gruelling as I recalled. The initial setout wasn’t bad at all - QANTAS club for the two hours prior to departure, and then Callun was moved to another seat with a spare beside it, which worked out great for both of us … me because I got the two seats I’d hoped for, and Woo because he could keep all his study materials on the seat beside him. The new QANTAS flights have Video on Demand to their entertainment system, which means you watch movies according to your own schedule. If a movie sucks, you quit and start another one, not having to miss out on the first 20 minutes or whatever when they all started at the same time.

I saw The Weatherman, a Nicholas Cage film in which his life as a weatherman becomes progressively more complicated; History of Violence, in which a suburban man who defends his store gets unwanted mob attention; Shopgirl, in which Steve Martin charms shop assistant Claire Danes, who is looking for a relationship, where he is not; The Squid and the Whale; in which a family falls apart; and The Constant Gardner, in which a conspiracy is uncovered and Rachel Weisz is hot. I also read the first of the birthday books from Rob and Nadia - The Gunslinger by Stephen King. Productive flight.

Cleared customs and then had like, 5 hours to kill at the airport terminal waiting for the next flight. This is where the real boredom started. The first few hours we passed at McDonalds playing cards, before moving along to California Pizza Kitchen, for more cards. Cards were eventually discarded when it became too hard to concentrate and we sat staring into space for the last few hours, making fun of people when eyes became focused.

The flight from LAX to SLC was slept through, and barely noticed. That was good at least. We EVENTUALLY got our luggage and our hire car, and head out from SLC airport to our hotel, which is perfect for what I was after. Cheap and easy. :teehee: They have wireless internet here for $5 per stay, which is unbelievable, and I fell asleep pretty much immediately, while Callun went looking for dinner. He returned with a Chimichanga from the local mexican place and graviously gave me a taste.

This morning, it’s shopping and catching up with Lisa, and then this afternoon, washing and packing for my trip to Ohio tonight. Fun and games.

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