Sydney to Honolulu – (misophonia)
Ah, the ole long haul flights, they are loooong. We’re flying in a Jetstsr Boeing 787, quite a comfy plane though some rather bouncy turbulence has just started.
My seat (with legroom) is at 44a, I greeted the people sat near me with a ‘hi I’m Leon, we’ll be sat next to each other for the next 10 hours, good to meet you!’, it’s well received and my new friends were getting plans together on how to get a row each to themselves to get some shut eye! It’s good to speak with random people , especially as an introvert…
My new friends are denied the rows so they’re stuck with me. They crack a pack of Pringles open and I’m not if we are friends anymore.
Eating noises (and to be honest, eating in general) really are my cryptonite, I avoid situations where eating is involved and I’ll do everything I can to get away from eating situations if I find myself in one… there are some exceptions to the rule but overall it’s an annoying trait to have. The condition has been named Misophonia, hatred of sound. I think it’s actually caused by a hyper sensitivity to sound, which also can destroy certain music if I hear a nasty frequency,note or overtone.. happens all the time, the last ep I was involved with had so much of this I couldn’t listen to it! Currently listening to ultraviolence by Lana del Rey, which is a masterpiece ..:
Apologies this isn’t too blogie, but it’s kinda nice to have something to do and a snap shot of what’s happening right now.
Well actually right now at 39000 feet, hurtling towards the International Date Line ive escaped the noisy situation and I’ve gone to offer myself as a pillow to Cat (sitting in the centre section of row 50) who has lucked out after tactically booking a seat, she’s got a whole row! And is now having a nap on me!
Ah and another thought, Luke, one of our Airbnb hosts made a really good point not to have any coffee after 12… I’m really regretting not having coffee after 12 as it would appear to be pretty obvious that I ain’t sleeping ! Hahaha! I’ve tried reading programming and hacking books, watching a fishing program (one of the only free things on this plane), eating timtams (that was prob stupid) I’ve also taken two Valarian root pills, I’m not sure if I should take more but it says to only take one?
We’re 5 and half hours (or 4918km) away from the destination … I haven’t slept a wink but I’m hoping I can be put on the beach when we get there …
Update : at 2245 (sydney time) we pass the international date line, it’s now 245am this morning! Time travellers!
Photo (to be inserted by Leon) description: picture showing our location and also where the international date line is, it looks really close, but it did an hour ago, so it’s probably another 4hours away ,