Arrived

All right, I'm at the Sydney office. 9:13 am here, 4:13 pm MV.

This was probably the best long-distance flight I've been on so far, disregarding some lack of organization on the part of Qantas crew. At check in (nearly 4 hrs before flight), I was told all exit row seats are taken, so I got 59K (58 is exit row), with the promise of an empty seat beside me. That was all well and good, but after the cabin crew guy said the boarding was complete, all of 58 right in front of me was empty.

Some quick negotiations later, I got 58K (window), which has the exit slide in the way, but still way better than a regular seat, contrary to what SeatGuru says; the aisle seat was spoken for by a 6'5" Kiwi guy, and we both used the middle seat as the dumping ground.

Food was excellent (salmon for dinner, vegetable fritata for breakfast), and the movie selection half-decent. Watched 300 (crap, but good visuals), and rewatched parts of Paris Je T'aime (very good movie), but most importantly, got some sleep.

Got keys and a tour of my apartment (5 min walking from office), and a grand tour of the office from Bryan. Apartment is great, but the office views are really what blew me away. Pics of everything coming up soon.

I am NOT sleepy..for now.