Well, the flight was about as exciting as I thought it would be. There was a baby in the row in front of us, fortunately, she was quite advanced for her age and liked waving back so we got on very well. At one point she waved at the entire plane and most of the passengers waved back.
Didn't get much reading done. Mainly because I had two new books to speed me on my journey - fairest, byGail Carson Levine (she wrote Ella Enchanted, that was that Drew Barrymore movie, wasn't it? - that's not a bad movie to watch if there's nothing else on) - anyway, it was a nice easy read, a take on Snow White, and I finished it neatly between Bangalore and Singapore. I'd also decided to go back and read the earlier books in the McCall Smith Scotland St series, of which The world according to Bertie was the most recent. I bought 44 Scotland St, as part of my MG Rd shopping extravaganza on Saturday. Which feels like a long time ago, now. In any case, I put the read book in my backpack, and the unread book in my handbag, whilst waiting at Changi, and pulled out the new one after we took off. Only to discover that I had not purchased 44 Scotland St, but had in fact purchased The world according to Bertie. Again. So, I looked at it when I bought it, looked at it when I had packed it the night before, and looked at it again when I swapped books over between flights. But didn't notice it until I actually went to read it. I gave it to the rather surprised lady sitting next to me on the plane...
So having returned to Melbourne, having waited for the luggage jam to be cleared so we could get our luggage, by which time the customs line had swelled to an hour-long wait, and having finally reached home several hours after actually landing (and, as usual, having to explain to the cab driver where the Flemington Rd off-ramp is) - I'm making sure the essentials of tv and internet are set up, trying to figure out what to take to work tomorrow, and enjoying a late supper of duty-free Baileys. Aaaahhh...
After The Fact Mind Boggler Of The Day:
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