The international flight was delayed at the gate for 30 minutes, and then sat in line for takeoff for almost an hour. 

(I digress, but can you imagine if the pilots didn't respect and revere the queueing in making way to the runway... a Fokker, bumping its baby carriage into the calves of the 787 in front... what chaos!) 

This means that dinner was finally served about 11 pm EDT. As usual I ordered a "Special Meal", as suggested on the Today Show so many years ago... The food is typically much better than the standard fare, and the corn and chickpea salad in my Kosher meal was excellent... but the spaghetti with Bolognese not-so-much...  Maybe I'll try the regular menu next time.  

The lights were doused immediately after dinner and when I awoke I was in British airspace.