Anaheim

I’m writing from a new spot tonight… Anaheim, California. I decided to take this blog to the west coast. Once again I decided I needed a change. I put all my stuff in storage and moved to the other side. Just joking… you know after that last move I’m not going anywhere for a while.

I am in Cali though for the AACC conference. While I’m excited to be in a new place and I can’t wait to explore the cool city, I’m a lil bummed that I have to do it alone. With all the budget cuts that come along with a struggling economy, my boss and I are the only ones from our lab that actually got to come to the conference. She came yesterday but she has her own itinerary of meetings and such. I was really hoping they would be able to send at least one other person with me but nope. Just me… My mother is afraid of flying, SS is in MS and MB is in FL. SIGH! Guess I’ll have to be a big girl this week!

So here’s how my day went...

I left the house somewhere around 6am for my 8:35am flight. By the time I got to the gate, I was tired. The airport was crunk. I don’t know where the heck everyone was going. By the time I dragged my bags from the car, fought the million people, checked my bag, checked my posters and undressed for security I was ready to lay down. I grabbed a lil breakfast snack and waited to board.

Now stop me if I’m wrong here… I tell it like I see it. While waiting I start to notice that there are a handful of extremely large people (about 5). Each one of these people easily weigh 300lbs. Part of me just gets a lil nervous. I don’t know anything about planes and such but I start wondering if they need to balance everyone to make the flight safe for everyone. I’m not being mean… this is a legitimate concern I had this morning before boarding the plane. Anyway, moving on.

There was more on the flight but I’ll keep the post short. I arrived in Los Angeles super-excited.
Ok… I’ll wrap it up a little bit here. I bumped into Eddie Griffin trying to find out where my shuttle was. Found the shuttle and rode with 6 other people to the Anaheim area. The girl sitting in front of me has to be a part of the conference. Her t-shirt read “Top 10 Thing Said That Let You Know You Work In A Lab” or something close to that. I’m a nerd too but must we showcase it? LOL. I checked in to my hotel early (THANK GOODNESS). I drooled over the plush bed (going to sleep good tonight). I unpacked my clothes and darted next door to Joe’s Crab Shack. I stuffed my face like I hadn’t eaten in weeks and then with my crabby smell and all I went and picked up my registration packet at the conference center. Took a small tour of the area… spending money in Target and the liquor store. I walked until my feet hurt and then I turned back for the hotel. Television and dozing. Ashamed of all the money I had spent earlier and all the food I’ve eaten in past two weeks (gonna catch up to me eventually), I went light on dinner getting a California Cobb Salad (tastes just like the ones in Georgia, LOL).

And what would my trip be without a little bit of entertainment. There is ALWAYS something going on. The gentlemen staying to the right of me are having some kind of hissy-fit. It sounds like one decided to kick the other one out of the room and now the other one is demanding his money back. I can’t say that I blame him but I don’t know the details so I need to hush. The argument was quickly resolved or they just realize they not at the motel 6 with all that noise. Quiet again… and with that, time for bed.