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I flew in on the red eye this morning. That was rather exciting actually. Imagine it, I actually got to fly in the sky all night and then say that I flew in on the red eye flight. The most amazing thing about flying at night was that I could see so many stars! There were so many stars that I couldn't actually make out any constellations. That's the only good thing about city light pollution, only the really strong stars stand out, and the constellations are easier to spot. If only flying at night wasn't so bothersome I would always want to.

The only other notable thing was my tendency to suffer terribly in the ears from the acsent and descent in elevation (usually I get a terrible pain in my ears right before we reach the point where the city is visible) was the worst yet. It felt like someone was twisting my ear drums and pulling them out of my earholes, and then my nose was stuffed up but dripping and I got this terrible spasm of pain along my forehead that collected into my sinuses. Then, as the tension and pain became nearly unbearable, as I was gnawing on my knuckles to keep from screaming out loud, my right ear released its pressure, almost like a cartoon, I could feel the air being pushed out of my compressed ear drum like a fissure of steam.

I jumped right into work at noon. It began with fanfare, a lot of customers came in right at that time who missed me while I was away, Walter even made a special return visit today just to see me, Laura and Nick stopped by, and all in all, it was the best welcome home I've had in some time.

I did get to ride the roller coaster that starts in New York New York! That was fun...a fast ride, but fun. I wished that I could buy the photo of me on the coaster, but I looked fat and Marilyn looked funny, so we passed. We agreed to get one next year when we return to vegas and have a ride on the coaster again. I did look positively delighted in the face, however! It's been a while since I've been on a roller coaster.

cheers.
stine