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I’m leaving to Los Angeles in 72 hours, to meet my beloved girlfriend. It’s going to be a long trip - 6 hours from Mighty Manchester in the glorious north-west of England to busy and hollow London, plus a few hours checking in and an 11-hour direct flight - so any non-chemical suggestions on how to sleep on planes are very welcome, since I’m not used to doing it. Last year I took 17 planes - including 3 long distance - and I didn’t sleep at all.
I have to admit though that I don’t try hard enough. Sure, the seats are never comfortable - never - but even after having been on more than a hundred flights in my life I still get excited about the whole thing. I feel like I have a new office, and the stewardesses are my secretaries, responding to the touch of a button - can I have a glass of water please, cheers - the small screen displaying the route and all sorts of useless information, like altitude and speed, is my computer and I’m always excited to know what food they’ll serve - like discovering the new restaurants on this ‘new office’ vicinity. I seldom talk to the people around me, it makes my neck hurt, since the seats were not made for socializing. It doesn’t contribute much to my ‘new office’ fantasy either. I’m also very keen on trying to get the best of the in-flight programming - like the movies, radio stations and the 8-bit games they sometimes provide. I try to figure out a way to see all the films, even the ones I’m remotely interested - but sometimes I just can’t make it.
I always, always go to the restroom, even without having to. I like to close the door and see if people are reading the instructions written on the sink, like please leave it clean for the next passenger. I also love to depressurize the tiny W.C. by flushing the toilet - I love the whole thing, the noise, the strength, it mesmerises me.
So one of the things I’ll do to avoid all this excitement is to listen to the new program we have on our Radio LAtoNY section, Nebraskapism, a chill out mix produced by yours truly. It’s relaxing - for some - and it’s probably better than the radio channels. Plus I’ll be able to not think about movies or the efficiency of my secretaries - if only that were my real new office, I’d fire a few of those pretty faces!
So stay tuned, I shall publish this new mix within the next days (as I’m finishing a supercool cover art).
Peace
Fritz