Stage 1: You're planning a vacay, when you notice an option that seems like a really great idea.
Because with the Red-Eye, you can sleep through the flight, and not lose a day of travel!
So you buy your tickets, get a cutesy sleep kit ready, and off you go to Red-Eye heaven!
Stage 2: To celebrate your awesome travel style, you decide to indulge with a little nip on the plane.
Stage 3: The plane takes off, and the surge of crying commences.
Stage 4: You attempt to sleep through the noise, like a champ.
You try various positions.
Bring out the heavy artillery. (i.e. A neck pillow and headphones with ambient noise.)
And sometimes even rely on the kindness of your seat mates.
But none of that ever really works, because someone is always reclining their chair into your lap.
OR THE CHILDREN ARE STILL AWAKE AND TAUNTING YOU.
Stage 5: Acceptance that you will stay awake.
Stage 6: Try to keep busy for the next million hours of flight time.
It goes fairly well, until all of the electronic fun runs out of juice...
And you're left with a book, which just makes you sleepy and reminds you that it's impossible to sleep.
Stage 7: Deciding to explore the cabin and stretch your legs in the super spacious bathroom.
Stage 8: Blinding rage, when you realize there are still HOURS left on the flight.
Stage 9: Praying to someone, anyone, that the flight will end soon.
Stage 10: Accepting a coffee from a flight attendant out of boredom.
Stage 11: Finally, after hours of waiting for the plane to land, you fall asleep just as the wheels hit the tarmac.
Stage 12: VICTORY IS YOURS!
The plane has landed, and you can go on to live a full and happy life!
...That is, until you realize you realize it's only 7 a.m., and you have a whole day of being awake ahead of you.
