Tornados and Rockets
Here I am in beautiful Alabama. So far I’ve seen the airport, the hotel, the place where our meeting was, and a few restaurants. Leave it to Arizonans to find a decent Mexican food restaurant in the South.
My hotel is right next door to the Space and Rocket Center, where Space Camp is! No joke, I look out my 6th floor room and I’m looking right up the tail end of an actual space ship. This morning I woke up early because there’s a gnarly thunderstorm. A bolt of lightening struck the huge upright rocket in the middle of the center! Oh, and we’re under a tornado watch. Nice. Luckily my flight’s not until MUCH later.
Last night I got back to the hotel from the meeting, walking into my room and the entire bathroom was completely flooded. I was sure someone upstairs had died in their running bathtub or something. Turns out it was just a broken toilet.
Its interesting traveling w/ people you work with. You can’t help but get to know them better because you really don’t want to talk shop the whole time you’re stuck in a far away place together. Last night I got treated to some of my coworkers getting SMASHED at a German restaurant. Nothing cures a egomaniacal ass better than his knowledge that you’ve seen him stumbling, falling down drunk.
So I’m stuck in the hotel for another 3 hours until checkout, then I’m stuck in the airport until late. No earlier flights. Bummer. OK, free cable is calling my name.
