Ugh. Five days without internet access creates massive withdrawal, especially when so much has happened in those days. We made it to Las Vegas ok - after too many hours travelling to count. An hour to Perth Airport, two hours before boarding, four hours to Brisbane Airport, five hours layover. 12 hours from Brisbane to Los Angeles, with less than 6 inches between my face and the video screen of the chair in front of me for the whole trip. The chick in front of me, before we even took off, laid her chair back so violently she missed my face (as I was settling my puzzle book into the pouch in front of me) by less than an inch. I leaned forward and politely asked her not to do that. She went off at me,
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