Hooray for long haul flights

Why does finland have to be a whole 2 days travel away from nz i ask you?
In the first flight i sat by 2 lovely expat kiwis, one who lives in Oz going to quebec and one going home to phoenix arizona, right down the very back in row 58. The seats don't recline so much... And the entertainment system didn't work for the first few hours. Watched the start of Wall-E x3 but didnät get any further than that. Watched garbage warrior too, awesome stuff!
Vegetarian meal options are fantastic for dinner but breakfast is just a bit bizarre/downright gross. Why can't i just have the muesli, surely that can't have meat in it!! instead i get a chewy reheated rolled up omelette thing and a grilled tomato - not exactly my favourites.
Navigated my way around LAX successfully, nearly walked all the way out of the airport again. Beautiful view taking off out over the beaches and sea! Tried to take a pic of the hollywood sign, it's just barely discernable if you know what you're looking for in the photo.
Sat next to a nice guy originally from romania, but has lived in LA for last couple of years, makes movies for a hobby so it figures. Bit of a delay landing in a very foggy london, was glad for my obscenely long wait until my connecting flight cos some people were looking pretty stressed.
Sarah and Pete came and rescued me from heathrow and we went to pete's family's christmas gathering in Guildford - niin ihana! Traded boredom for total mayhem, but lovely mayhem :) went for a walk on "the downs" - how very christmas! And ate homecooked fish and chips with baked beans.
Got back to heathrow and had to wait around for yonks anyway cos my flight was a bit delayed. A lovely girl gave me the rest of her internet time plus coinage for more! So i was able to get milka's address which was crucial and kill some time.
Was so out to the world on the flight to helsinki that i completely missed the sandwiches :( caught the bus into town with a couple of guys from australia. we were the only tourists on the flight we reckon! Then dragged my one-wheeled suitcase to milka's place at around 2 am! Found the place thanks to Jere's excellent detailed instructions (even if the street number was wrong :p) but couldn't get in and didnät have a phone to call milka so i was kinda wondering what do i do now, sleep in the doorway maybe?! tried out my finnish on the lady working at the little food stand on the corner and she informed me that there were NO PHONES ANYWHERE! but after a wee while i remembered i had walked past a hotel so tried there and was able to use the phone to call and wake milka up at 3.30-4am-ish, but it was all good. So I have arrived!