Friday, December 2, 2011

Took the leap.

Took the leap, broke the promise. I'm going for a short visit to Edmonton in December...my mission (which i have chosen to accept) to hang out with my Dad, give my sisters a break from care-giving and see my friends. Alone. Without kids. Its been a while. Last time I had any 'me' time was before the summer madness.

Took the leap because it is hard to tear myself away from my little boys and their large little lives. Really, I just like being around them. And its not the most stable time in the region. I live in fear of not being here if the proverbial hits the rotational and then not being able to get back in.

Took the leap because I am really supposed to be bashing on with my Masters dissertation which is moving at a glacial pace and for sure I will suffer for my procrastinating come spring time.

Took the leap because it is frigging expensive and I haven't worked this fall on account of the dissertation writing thing...then again its only money right?


Middle East Airlines
Flight ME201
Depart Beirut, LB (BEY)

10-Dec-11 (Sat) 07:35a
Arrive London Heathrow Apt, GB (LHR)

10-Dec-11 (Sat) 10:45a
Flight Time 05hr 10min | Economy
Aircraft Airbus Industrie A330-200
Stops nonstop






Middle East Airlines
operated by Air Canada
Flight ME4513
Depart London Heathrow Apt, GB (LHR)

10-Dec-11 (Sat) 01:00p
Arrive Calgary, CA (YYC)

10-Dec-11 (Sat) 03:20p
Flight Time 09hr 20min | Economy
Aircraft Airbus Industrie A330-300
Stops nonstop






Middle East Airlines
operated by Air Canada
Flight ME4512 overnight flight
Depart Calgary, CA (YYC)

20-Dec-11 (Tue) 07:05p
Arrive London Heathrow Apt, GB (LHR)

21-Dec-11 (Wed) 11:00a
Flight Time 08hr 55min | Economy
Aircraft Airbus Industrie A330-300
Stops nonstop






Middle East Airlines
Flight ME202
Depart London Heathrow Apt, GB (LHR)

21-Dec-11 (Wed) 12:10p
Arrive Beirut, LB (BEY)

21-Dec-11 (Wed) 06:50p
Flight Time 04hr 40min | Economy
Aircraft Airbus Industrie A330-200
Stops nonstop

Broke the promise to myself made after a true orgy of summer holiday air travel (coming after spring work air travel) to not travel by air again until 2012. At some point the boot is going to rise out of my carbon footprint and kick my arse hard. How is it possible to be so aware of the problems caused by green house gas emissions and then get on a plane? Someone said that if you add up all the emissions caused by all the experts traveling to all the meetings to discuss the emissions that you would have a significant reduction!

Anyway. It will be good for me to see Dad and I hope good for him to see me. Hoping that it will be like this summer where there wasn't a real conscious recognition that happened, rather a simpler one on an emotional level that just made it natural. Fingers crossed and not to worry. Not to go now while I have the chance might lead to regrets....and we wouldn't want that! More to be said on the injustice of finishing ones life off so dependent and so frustrated and so deeply unhappy, so without dignity.

It will be great to see the friends in Alberta and be considerably freer than when I am with the little boys. A different time, later nights, later mornings....ahhh. relishing a bit of a lie-in already. And who knows, I might even get a bit of work done on the old dissertation....probably not.