I find it odd that some people pronounce Height as “Heigth” or “Heighth”

The H definitely comes before the T.

The Vehicle.

As I mentioned previously, this week I had a chance to travel on the company plane. Note: Plane. This is no jet. In fact this particular plane was the personal plane of the company owner who used to fly it from customer to customer back in his hay-day.

It was described to me as something like a little Sports Car. Yeah…it can’t go 500mph (our average speed was about 200) and I couldn’t convince them to do any tricks…. but it’s small, agile, and still a heck of a lot of fun.

Security? None. We walked right through the entrance building, onto the tarmac, and stepped into the plane. That entrance building? It was mega posh. Here’s a quick snap shot of one of these ‘terminals.’ Truth be told, this picture’s got nothing on the pilot’s lounge which is mostly leather.

Fairly posh.

No ID’s were checked. Just a handshake introduction to the pilots. The plane waited for us just outside the entrance building. We approached and the Captain opened the door. He folded back his seat to allow us to enter. We were each referred to as “sir” and the Captain offered to help us load our bags. The first thing that hit me when I crouched my way into the aircraft were the curtains.

Curtains?

I don’t think I’ve ever been on a plane that had curtains. It’s the simple things.

We sat down, put on headsets (to reduce noise), and clipped our seat belts. The pilots sat in front of us and maneuvered the plane onto the runway and off we went.

I was amazed.

I fly regularly and it has become very routine. But a commercial aircraft feels more like a flying condo than a plane. This little guy? It felt like a plane. The huge window/wall ratio provided a beautiful frame for the view as we soared over the lighthouses of East Haven. Unlike a 747 flight, I actually felt like I was flying.

I hate ‘picture out of the window’ shots… but can’t help it. Here’s a shot of the blanket of clouds just after we passed through them.

Click for full size.

It was awesome.

I’m not sure when my next chance might be to fly in a little four seater like this one again, but it sure beats the long lines and shoe-removing life that is the commercial airports these days.

Me and The Plane

Three cheers for flying!

There is a fireplace in this terminal

The waiting area at this airport is notably more posh than at a typical airport. Big leather sofas Everywhere.

Tomorrow at 7:00am I am headed to Ohio.But good citizens of the internet, this is no NORMAL trip to Ohio. Nay. Why, you ask?

I get to travel in the company plane.

WHAAAAAAT?!

Heck yeah! This trip is deemed important enough to qualify for pilot chauffeurs.
Plane: Aerostar.
Expected time in the air: about 2 hrs.
Quantity of Awesome: High.

Now… unfortunately, my company’s planes are not as awesome as Nick’s company’s planes. Despite my numerous requests I have been told that we are not allowed to do Aileron rolls or steep Immelmann turns. I will be taking all sorts of pictures though. Stay tuned for updates!

I just finished Patrick Rothfuss’s book ‘Name of the Wind’. This particular book was recommended to me by my sister Alicia and was far different from any other books I’ve read in recent history namely because it’s Fantasy.

Roll not your eyes! This book is awesome. Yes, it has a horrific cover. And yes, it does delve into Demons, Magic and the like. But suck it up and read it because it is great. This book is to the stereotypical Fantasy genre as The Passage is to Twilight. It is deep, dark, and thoroughly engaging and not remotely tacky or glittery.

The big trouble with ‘Name of the Wind’ (much like The Passage*) is that it’s part of an incomplete three book series. And while the second book of this series is complete, the third is not. Why do I do this to myself?!?! ACcording to my limited research, Mr. Rothfuss has already written the full story (all three books). Originally, he’d planned on releasing one per year for three years. However life got in the way. He published the first in 2007, the second in March 2011, and the year that’s currently listed on publishing sites for the third is 2014.

So if you plan to read it, read it slowly.

(Passage book 2: Aug 2012, book 3: 2014)

It’s Thursday! and here’s my sweater.

Mike D in orange

That half-smirk is the placating smile of someone who is still suffering form a cold but still came to work and is struggling to grin for his camera.

I don’t think I’ve paired that tie with this sweater before. I like the contrast. I think it’s fun.

Mykal contributed a photo of Corbin! Check out his sweet sweater outfit.

Sweater Outfit!

Also: Wow. that is some amazing floor.

Send in your sweater thursday posts! I will post them tomorrow I promise!