I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.

River ,'Safe'


Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


sj - Apr 24, 2005 5:52:38 pm PDT #5477 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I usually take the window seat so I can shut the shade because watching everything go by makes my motion sickness much worse.


§ ita § - Apr 24, 2005 5:56:39 pm PDT #5478 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

At least part of me remembers that all I do on the plane is sleep, so window seats are best. I really envy people flying with a loved one, who can trade off shoulders for leaning. Missing that, I need to lean on the wall. I also despise airplane toilets, so sitting in the aisle doesn't avail me anything -- I'm probably not going to use them. So, for me, window seat as far from the toilets as possible.

I'm swearing off exit rows, though, because the last few I've sat in have had non-reclining seats. Did I mention my need for sleep?


tommyrot - Apr 24, 2005 5:57:41 pm PDT #5479 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'm surprised at how much my state of mind affects my motion sickness. It's the feeling of not being in control that gets to me, especially in turbulence.

Once I felt myself starting to get motion-sick as the plane made a climbing turn, resulting in g-forces building up. But then I told myself that the reason I felt the extra g-forces what that the plane was accelerating (both straight ahead and upwards), and turning - I imagined the pilot doing the actions that resulted in the extra g-force, and suddenly my nausea completely went away.

Or maybe that's just my weird brain....


tommyrot - Apr 24, 2005 5:58:56 pm PDT #5480 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'm swearing off exit rows, though, because the last few I've sat in have had non-reclining seats.

I like the exit rows, as I know there will be enough leg room for me. Since I'm so tall, many regular seats just aren't big enough.


dcp - Apr 24, 2005 5:59:47 pm PDT #5481 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Never have flown on any of the Russian models. Flew on a VC-10 once -- I left my retainers on my dinner tray, didn't realize it until our refueling stop in Amman, Jordan, and spent a frantic 20 minutes finding them in the galley. Not fun.

As for the rest, DC-9 is what came to mind, then I remembered they don't call it that anymore....


SailAweigh - Apr 24, 2005 6:01:12 pm PDT #5482 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

The only time I even came close to motion sickness was the first time I flew. It was a small prop job from Alpena, MI to Milwaukee, WI. I sat right over the wing and the vibration nearly did me in. After that, never a problem no matter the size of the plane or where I sat.

I like flying. Take-offs are my favorite part. I like having a window seat for them, but once we're up, I could care less where I sit. So, a lot of the time I'll take aisle seats because most of the places I fly to, I've been before and there's nothing new to see.


sj - Apr 24, 2005 6:01:34 pm PDT #5483 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I'm surprised at how much my state of mind affects my motion sickness. It's the feeling of not being in control that gets to me, especially in turbulence.

Mine is totally physical, and I am happy to finally find meds that work, because the next person that tells me to just relax when I am getting sick will die bloody.


Lee - Apr 24, 2005 6:03:18 pm PDT #5484 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Welcome back, Kristin. I am sorry I missed you, due to some of those mixed signals.


§ ita § - Apr 24, 2005 6:04:24 pm PDT #5485 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I like the exit rows, as I know there will be enough leg room for me

I need to lean back more than need to have my legs unbent -- if I were going to stay awake, it might be the other way round. I can't sleep straight up without drugs or alcohol.


dcp - Apr 24, 2005 6:04:33 pm PDT #5486 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Motion sickness. Somebody once put it: "At first you are afraid you are going to die; then you are afraid you won't."