I got my wish! I got to see fireworks in NYC, though only from a distance. I spotted Times Square from the plane, though no sign of the bridge. And on the way back, the Empire State building was lit in red, white, and blue. I'll post the video later. It feels good to be reunited with my homestate again...
Most notable about my day spent flying was that the Charlotte, NC airport had equal or more minorities than the majority. I had no idea NC even had a decent minority population. The next notable was when I was waiting for my food (after grabbing tons of openly accessible ketchup packets...mmm, ketchup), some lady was complaining that she wanted her burger to have ketchup in it. I only started getting irritated when she proceeded to open the bun herself, because she was holding up the line and I had 30 minutes before they boarded the plane. Not that that mattered because the plane had a maintanence issue, was inspected to identify the problem for 30 minutes, and we were ultimately reboarded into another aircraft. Great, an hour worth of delay. Who invented novels again? I would have died if not for that. I'm glad they attempted to solve it, especially after Air France's nosedive into the ocean.
As of today, people are still igniting fireworks. Someone in the neighborhood ignited some for over an hour. I couldn't read my book so I vyed to just watch Independence Day until it stopped. The occasional firework goes off here and there now.
Tomorrow's my first day of interning and first night class for the DAT. I'm nervous for my grade but excited to get to assist and observe. I'm starting to think I'll get my interest back into this field. If not, at least I got to throw on scrubs everyday in comfort instead of deciding formal suit what to wear everyday...
After hours of smelling amalgam and novacain, I get smacked in the face with a grueling 5 hour diagnostic test. Lovely.
I miss you Jason! The worst part is we're on opposite sides of the country and I can't even talk to you after my first day...