Land of Lime

14.5 Sleep.

Note to self: try anyway.

14. Think (forever): O, thinking man, no theme, no reason (except this long flight) necessary. Nor is a note to self or anyone else.

13. Develop: a taste for Joey and Two and a Half Men.

Note to self: recent vintage Sitcoms suck. How could you laugh at such inane, superficial humor?

Note to American Airlines (AA): why can you not show family shows like the Chapelle Show?

12. Complain (first): AA, you suck. I know you got to wine, dine and pay pension to all your old peeps, old pilots and old stewardesses. Still economy dudes too merit a glass of wine!

Note to self: make a complaint list.

11. Complain (second): about luggage bins.

Note to American Airlines: brown people carry lotta bags. Brown people carry their homes in their bags. Brown people got kids. Brown people also computer people and carry laptops, some two. More space.

10. Talk (always): to seatmate (South Indian programmer), who ain’t no Punjabi kudi, but he is there (like the wife) next to you for 14.5 hours (only, thankfully).

Note to self: Why you got to be buddies with a total stranger? On the other hand, I know this ain’t no Indian train but still make an effort. Both of you can complain together.

10. Write (first): something, anything.

Note to self: Many pending unwritten or half written papers, blog postings etc.

9. Complain (second): American, personalized TV consoles: good idea::Good enterainment:better idea.

Note to American Airlines: your music good. TV shows bad, very bad. Change executives and get better movies & TV shows.

8. Read (always): anything by Tom Clancy, Bush’s Tolstoy.

Note to GIMA: read ‘Shantaram’. Much hyped but you will like it. While you are at it, send me your notes on people and places. Someday. Wait, though, until I am a better writer.

7. Write (second): write all the introductions to our fathers’ books, which were due months, years ago.

Note to self: Finish the damn thing before reaching home. I ain’t facing no father’s wrath.

6. Complain (third): about what’s not there, even for a price! Power jacks, Internet, more than four bathrooms for the entire economy class.

Note to self: buy a 750 ML bottle of wine, barely enough for a 15 hour flight and costs much less. Still, why I got to be paying $5 for a 150 ML bottle of wine?

5. Wonder (always): about what’s going on in the world, now you have been up in the AIR for 10 hours.

Note to self: remember, long flights and WIFI-less environ is your therapy to cure Internet addiction.

4. Write (fourth) in the suggestion box: American Airlines, charge, me, a sucker, another 50 dollars, or get new planes. GET power jacks, Internets, wine and yeah, more bathrooms for economy dudes. Even tiny ones too will do.

Note to American Airlines: do something or I won’t come back.

3. (Don’t) talk (second): to the seatmate, once we are in Russia. Revolution still matters and yeah, he ain’t no Punjabi kudi.

Note to self: remember to buy mint for seatmates, in the future.

2. Write (final): an ode to Charlie Parker. You, man, magical. I can listen to you forever or until the POD needs to be recharged.

Note to Jobs: Steve, you, cool guy. Da iPod cool too and battery lasted over 9 hours.

1. Reach Delhi

Note to self: What? Me already in Delhi? Did I have to? Why didn’t I stay in Europe for a vacation? Why I got to be in Delhi?