Irony is the Shackles of Youth

I swear this trip was just not the trip to fly. First, on the way to Las Vegas, our 50 minute layover in Cincinnati turned into a 3 hour layover. This was due to high winds and the Las Vegas airport only having one usable land strip.

Coming back was worse though. First, whoever designed the seating system for Northwest needs to be smacked. No one who booked tickets together was seated together. I mean no one. It wasn't just couples either. You had kids separated from parents. everyone had to do a seating reshuffle to get people together. It was awful. Then a line of severe storms came over Indianapolis as we were trying to land. We wound up circling the airport in turbulence for about a hour.

They finally cleared us for landing only to have another storm cell go over the airport. By this time I think we were fairly low on fuel and couldn't be diverted because they went ahead and landed us. I couldn't believe they didn't divert us (not that I particularly wanted to spend the night in Chicago, Cincinnati or Detroit) because there was lightning everywhere, driving rain, and wind gusts. Strangely enough, once we actually got below the clouds, the landing was as smooth as you could hope for. Heck, I've been on planes in perfect weather that didn't land as smoothly as this one did. We applauded the captain when we safely touched down.

I only hope my trip to Atlanta next month isn't as interesting. -_-

miome and I walked the strip tonight. We saw the fountains in front of the Bellagio (where we ate) and saw lions at MGM. Otherwise, we basically just wandered through various hotels and explored. It was awesome. Tomorrow we're going to try and get tickets for a show.

While the room we are staying in is nice, there's one problem. It has a connecting door to the room next to us that is absolutely paper thin. The first night we were here, we got to hear our neighbors talk about relationships. The phrase I remember was "Just tell him that you're not that into him." Keep in mind both voices we could hear coming from the room were male. Next night we heard "If he touches you, punch him in the face." Third night they discussed gambling and whether or not to see a show "to take you mind off of him."

I swear, it was like living next to a yaoi soap opera. I told Miome that I fully expected to hear one of the guys say "Man, I can't believe you slept with him." Alas, the two gentlemen seem to have already left since we have not heard either one of them for over a day.

I am slightly disappointed.

My poster presentation is today at 1pm.

Wish me luck!

Finally got done with the computer analysis. I am now into the analysis I have to do by hand. I labeled four classes today and only have like 50+ more to go. My goal is to have them done in time for my poster presentation in Las Vegas.

Right now, though, my brains are crispy.

Just booked tickets to Las Vegas for the conference I'm presenting at in March. I am tentatively scheduled to present my poster on Tuesday right after lunch. This is not a bad time slot.

I tried to get pictures of the damage the ice did falling off the student center, but they'd closed down the gerbil tube due to the damage. I got a picture of the sign. Then my battery ran out. By the time I recharged it, they'd replaced the broken window in the student center. Instead, I took nifty pictures of one of the guardian lion statues right out in front of my office. The plan is to get those off the camera along with a few other pictures.

My next big purchase is going to be a new laptop.