beantown adventure...

an exciting recap of yesterday's biz trip to visit a potential client:

1) woke up at 6am, headed to jfk to catch flight (at this point it was already 85 degrees)
2) got to logan, drove to boston coffee shop to write presentation (two hours before the presentation was to happen)
3) drove 30 minutes to newton, mass. to visit bland office park where potential client is situated (it's now over 90 degrees)
4) met with ceo and a bunch of others... steve and i conducted our typical song/dance/gesticulations to emphasize how great of a fit we are for aforementioned would-be client
5) wrapped up a good meeting / got general agreement they'll use us in some capacity
6) get to airport as massive storm clouds form over logan, our american airlines flight delayed (storm clouds were so ominous, i was secretly hoping to see a tornado)
7) american flight delayed several more times, in increments of 15 minutes.
8) american flight finally canceled
9) attempt to get a us airways flight, to no avail
10) discuss with steve if we should rent a car and drive 4 hours back to nyc
11) decide not to and investigate amtrak schedule
12) buy amtrak ticket over the phone, get to south station and have a beer and watch irish-looking blue-collar beantown folk making merry
13) board train at 9:30pm, fall asleep
14) wake up around 12am, and find out the train is delayed (not moving at all)...
15) listen to vulgar couple behind me munching chips and belching while playing video games as i try to fall back asleep
16) finally get to penn station in nyc at 3:15am, jump in cab
17) get home at 3:40am. takes 20 minutes for me to fall asleep.
18) wake up at 8am
19) leave for work at 10am