March 8, 2012, 8:15am, Frankfurt Airport
I took my last final today (yesterday?) in Finance, which everyone bombed, then went to Circa as they opened for a Long Island Ice Tea. Lara got there soon after and I forced a glass of Malbec down her throat before we went back to the apartment to get my stuff. Got organized and headed to the airport. Ate a late lunch at Harry’s, phenomenal tomato and crab soup. Said our tearful goodbyes and teased each other for not missing the other one, then hugged for about 10 minutes before eventually finding some way to separate and head to the terminal.
Grabbed a few whiskeys while handling admin stuff (credit cards, calling plans) and calling the folks. Jumped on and took off. Had a few whiskeys/red wine on the plane. Found a dog hair in my “chicken” dinner, unfortunately I was so hungry that it did not deter me from finishing. The worst part about flying on a plane that big is that you have to walk past all the business class seats that recline into beds before the rest of us shuffle back to the cattle cart of the economy section. Buncha bastards.
Realized very quickly that “The Grey” is not a good movie to watch on a plane, lotta graphic plane crash stuff. Switched over to “The Sitter” and popped an ambien. Went in and out of sleep until we landed, about 40 minutes early into Frankfurt, which was lucky because I was concerned about hitting the connection flight to Istanbul. Gathered my stuff, went back through security, and found the closest bar. Gotta at least have one Pils while in Germany, even if it’s briefly and at 7:30am. Stuff is delicious. Now onto the shorter leg of the journey to Istanbul.
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