Flattened

"Travel broadens, they say. My personal experience has been that, in the short term at any rate, it merely flattens, aiming its steam-roller of deadlines and details straight at one's daily life, leaving a person flat and gasping at its passage." Mary Russell, you do have a way with words.

Eighteen hours after leaving PA, I arrived in Bethel, via four flights and five cities. This was especially remarkable, as cloud cover, gusty winds, and runway construction have prevented many flights from landing, including the afternoon flight today. We came in on the "princess plane" - a Disneyland-decorated plane that sports fairy dust on the inside, princesses on the outside, and a constant stream of Disney music from the 90's classics. Apparently Alaska Air knows how to do up a plane.

As you can see, I tried to find a photo of the plane (it's famous in these here parts), but instead I'm sharing a screenshot of Google's honest opinion of my situation. Apparently Google doesn't think much of my new home. Too bad, Google! I like it so far!

And now I'm putting my flattened, steamrolled self to bed.