boston trip (part 2 of 3): learn'ed
wednesday i checked into my hotel in revere.. sketchy little town, but the hotel rate was cheap! $179 versus $600+ a night in boston :S so i ventured into boston that night to meet up with my brother-in-law who works downtown. i wanted to go to cheers, since i had a slight obsession with the show as a child. we walk in and he says, "TADA!!" ... what a disappointment! totally. sorry if i ruined it for anyone hoping to go but.. yeah.
the next day was the start of the seminar. i got to the conference centre early, being the smart person that i am, checked the schedule in the lobby and ventured off. when i reached the registration area i was obviously lost. the sign was for the ama - american management association; i needed marketing *sigh* the man at the registration desk was nice, explaining that the day before he was getting doctors looking for the american medical association.. that obviously made me feel less dumb!
the bathroom in the conference centre was amusing. typically motion sensors are put on toilets and taps if they're going to be anywhere in the bathroom. here they only had it on the paper towel dispenser.. which was the total opposite to standard bathroom setups. it was one of those "if we were to install a motion sensor somewhere.. where would we put it?"
the food.. omigod the FOOD! better than expected for a seminar. even though i forgot to tell the organizers that i'm vegetarian, there was plenty of food for me to eat. and not just of the grilled/steamed veggies variety. they actually had vegetarian entrÈes. that wasn't the only thing to impress me either.. the 3pm spread for break: CHOCOLATE HEAVEN! oh my.. despite it being mostly hershey chocolate (the most disgusting chocolate ever made), it was still very impressive. unfortunately i didn't get a picture of it (to cherish the moment for years to come).. but WOW was i happy :)
the next day was the start of the seminar. i got to the conference centre early, being the smart person that i am, checked the schedule in the lobby and ventured off. when i reached the registration area i was obviously lost. the sign was for the ama - american management association; i needed marketing *sigh* the man at the registration desk was nice, explaining that the day before he was getting doctors looking for the american medical association.. that obviously made me feel less dumb!
the bathroom in the conference centre was amusing. typically motion sensors are put on toilets and taps if they're going to be anywhere in the bathroom. here they only had it on the paper towel dispenser.. which was the total opposite to standard bathroom setups. it was one of those "if we were to install a motion sensor somewhere.. where would we put it?"
the food.. omigod the FOOD! better than expected for a seminar. even though i forgot to tell the organizers that i'm vegetarian, there was plenty of food for me to eat. and not just of the grilled/steamed veggies variety. they actually had vegetarian entrÈes. that wasn't the only thing to impress me either.. the 3pm spread for break: CHOCOLATE HEAVEN! oh my.. despite it being mostly hershey chocolate (the most disgusting chocolate ever made), it was still very impressive. unfortunately i didn't get a picture of it (to cherish the moment for years to come).. but WOW was i happy :)
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