Travel Day

I’m on the train to Chicago. I had a couple of hot dogs and am about ready to launch into homework. Getting a lower-level seat was a good plan. They’re packed upstairs, but I got a window seat downstairs. Ate lunch and worked on my program.

Now I’m in Union Station waiting for the train to Minneapolis. On the train. Now I’m mulling over taking this train to Seattle sometime.

I made it to Minneapolis. The hotel is charging me $600 for incidentials, which is a cost that I didn't anticipate. And the soda machine was spitting out money. Bah. And my program wasn't working, so farewell, programming classes. I'm looking forward to gardening.

Conference Day One

Crappity crappity crap. I brought my toothbrush case—with no toothbrush in it. I guess that I’ll hike over to CVS (which, as it turns out, is in Target) in the morning. I returned with a toothbrush. And I found a Jimmy John’s nearby for dinner.

I had problems falling asleep last night and couldn't fall asleep until quite late. I stayed awake by swilling coffee. Went back to Target and got some soda, granola bars, and the like. Ate at Jimmy John's. (I'm trying to save money for Italy, so I'm trying to eat cheap. And there aren't a lot of cheap restaurants downtown.)

People in Minneapolis seem really nice and polite. Cars stop for pedestrians (unlike in Chicago).

I'm making this an early night.

Okay, that was weird. The keyboard mapping on my laptop went all haywire. But I rebooted and it fixed it. Thank goodness. I wonder what caused it.