Today, I had a moment that was reminiscent of high school. You see, my first day of high school, I managed to fall up the stairs outside the school, ripping a hole in the knee of my uniform pants. It was a bit embarrassing, sure, but what can you do? Then there was the time [...]
Archive for April 4th, 2008
Evil Shoes.
Posted in It's My Life, tagged Chicago, Conference, Klutz, Shoes on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Conference Blogging
Posted in The Professoriate, Travel, tagged Chicago, Conferences, Research on April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, you want to know how boring conferences* are? Right now, I’m in my room downloading stuff to watch on the way home tomorrow. I’ve already had The Blue Screen of Death on my computer, which scared the shit out of me, but it’s working, so I’m not going to bitch about it. I have [...]
Stuck in Central Illinois
Posted in Travel, tagged Amtrak, Chicago, Train, Travel on April 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today, I found myself stuck on an Amtrak train somewhere in the middle of Illinois. Now, granted we have been told that we will only be stuck for three hours while they fix the tracks, so this shouldn’t be as bad as the six hours stuck on a runway in Louisville. We’ll see if that’s [...]