It is now about 2:30 in the afternoon here in Sunny California. I am exhausted, but right now I have the funny sensation that the world is moving. .I think that this is mostly that I am over tired, and that I need a rest. Ok, where shall I start.

After the last post in Sydney, I checked in. This was quick, and I got 37D which is close to the front of the economy section. For once I got the left side of the plane. Airlines like to put me on the right side normally for some reason. Imigration in Sydney was super fast. There was an imigration officer waiting for me as I walked in. Then to the Qantas Club. This was good – I spent the spare time watching four episodes of the simpsons on DVD. No useful duty free…

The flight was not what I would call packed. I had a seet next to me that was free which gave me some extra room which was good. During the flight I think I got about two hours of sleep. It was good having the iPod so I could relax even if I did not sleep.

I watched the Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy first. Argh. The movie was not bad, but it really lacked storyline. It sort of just ended.. .More like the end of an act rather than the end of the movie. And I saw Mr and Mrs Smith – which is a spy movie. It was a lot better, and used marriage counciling as a plot device… Rather an interesting concept, and a movie I would like to see on a bigger screen.

The flight was more turbulant than normal. Not sure what was going on there. Normally I find that flights are normally very calm except the equation. In this case we had bits of turbulance all the way.

When we arrived at LAX, we stopped at terminal 4 rather than the international terminal since there is a lot of remodelling being done. Getting through imigration took me about 10 minutes, but probably took the slower people off the plane another 20 minutes or so. My bags were out when I got through imigration – partially since they had been incorrectly marked as ‘Priority’ which technically Qantas Club members are not entitled to. Walked outside and waited about 3-4 minutes for the shuttle, and I was at the hotel about an hour after de-planing…

Anyway I will leave this entry there. More later as always