Leaving Fort Collins on a shuttle, I am transported back to all those shuttle rides back and forth from DIA during undergraduate holidays. I'm a little bit rusty. I sat in the front (everyone can watch me, but I can't watch anyone else, oh well, time to put on a good show!) and not on the west side (best view of the mountains). As always happens for me, no matter the preplanning and pre-packing, I was running a little late. So instead of having everything nicely stowed away in my carry-on, I had handfuls of supplies: bagel sandwich, hat, boarding pass, book, cell phone (that I meant to leave). The first show I put on in the shuttle was the repacking of my decidedly small and stuffed camera bag turned carry-on luggage. What was the other rider's reaction? "No way she can fit all that shit in there." "Didn't she plan ahead?" "No don't put that book in like that, it'll never fit!" "Someone doesn't have their act together." Ok, maybe he wasn't paying attention at all, though I find that to be unlikely, knowing how much interest I would take in someone else frantically packing stuff while physically on their way to the airport. Maybe he thought "Doesn't she know this shuttle takes at least an hour? There is really no need to pack it all in two minutes." It is difficult to stop moving so rapidly after 20 minutes of moving Road Runner pace.
Hmm, how else can I entertain the good people on the way out of Fort Collins? Hopefully they find it amusing watching me write in my new journal, page one. "Looks like someone is heading on a trip". "Wonder if she got that journal as a gift, hasn't used it, and now feels obligated because she's on the way to see the person who gave it to her." "Does she think she's a talented writer?" "Is she a talented writer?"
The final act is an uncontrollable, head back, open mouthed snooze. I really didn't intend to fall asleep on this leg of my journey, I had been saving up for the fifteen hour LA to Melbourne flight. Packing until two A.M., waking at seven, takes it's toll. The urge trumps the intention.
Farewell fellow travelers. Hope your journey treats you well, and your future people watching is as entertaining as watching your's truly.
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