Things I noticed on the airplane. The skinny flight attendant’s authoritative tone and volume made the idea of him being anyone’s assistant implausible. I have often fallen sleep after take off, maybe the first 30 minutes, perhaps because of all the stress spent being on top of everything leading to this moment and now it is over. On her computer, the woman across from me watched The Last Waltz and I wanted to tell her I met them and liked Rick Danko the most, but I knew there was no universe where I could say any of it without activating her filter for freak alert.