Home for Winter Break
After a final dash at work to winter break, I was on my way home to North Carolina for the holidays. Figuring I didn’t have to be home for Christmas morning, I decided to fly out the 25th morning. Started the day at 4:30am because I had to take a Super Shuttle to SFO airport, but the morning was made bright when I ran into my friend Evan at the airport. He was headed home to Wisconsin, and we killed over an hour talking and catching up. He’s one of my favorite people to talk tech with — smart, perceptive, and both thinks and speaks quickly.
Despite arriving to Dulles on time, we spent 45 minutes on the tarmac waiting for a gate to open up. This was a bit problematic, because some of us had connections with under 20 minutes to make them. The good news for me was that there was 25 of us on-board intending to continue on to Raleigh, so they called ahead and held the plane. On that flight, I ended up sitting next to a Brit who was a screenwriter. We ended talking about scripts and film for the entire flight, even all the way to the baggage claim. It was great.
Enjoying the time back so far, especially seeing Mom and the sisters. Did some light shopping yesterday (got some new kicks) and watched Pitt beat UNC in football (haha). Looking forward to catching up on things (like movies), seeing my friends, and eating more of Mom’s delicious delicious food.