Dr. B.'s Blog - cw2006

@get info

Wed, 31 May 2006 23:21:45 -0400

If you missed the @getinfo session at C&W now you can see my 60 seconds of fame online! :-)

C&W Lubbock Pictures (Friday.)

Mon, 29 May 2006 23:43:20 -0400

I have finally uploaded the pictures from Thursday. Since the page is image heavy I've put them all below the fold.

C&W Lubbock Pictures

Mon, 29 May 2006 23:40:39 -0400

Back on the Block

Mon, 29 May 2006 23:22:37 -0400

Back from Texas and I have to say that it was odd thinking that the 90 degree temperatures that I returned home to felt remarkably cool! I have more pictures to post from Saturday and Sunday, but they need to be edited and resized first. But for now I can give you the rest of the notes that I have.

The conference was great overall and Rich did an awesome job with organizing it but there were some dissatisfactions:

Meal dissatisfaction- I know...I live with a chef, but d*#n, do Texans eat vegetables? I guess meat goes well with beer.
alcohol dissatisfaction- TX has some of the dumbest alcohol laws. No hard liquor sales after 9 p.m.. Lubbock is dry. Filling out cards to drink beer at a steakhouse and to buy wine at a winery (after being limited to the equivalent of 1 glass)
multimedia dissatisfaction- Please don't come to C&W and read a paper with no visuals if you are talking about multimodal stuff!
access dissatisfaction- Super slow connections in the dorm and no wireless on Sunday??? I was going through withdrawl!
weather dissatisfaction- Only an oven should go over 100 degrees!
accommodation dissatisfaction- fighting for sheets, no blankets, constantly running shower, overflowing trash cans, in the bathroom, stupid swipe cards, no food service at normal times
townhall dissatisfaction: see below

I have to find my notes from Saturday since I seemed to have written them out * gasp *. I know, shocking isn't it???

Sunday's notes are below the fold. I only made it to one session since I was boycotting (theoretically) the townhall for it's obvious omission from the program. Call it a conspiracy theory but it felt like more of the same ol' same ol'.

Red Raider Country

Fri, 26 May 2006 00:42:53 -0400

I finally made it to Lubbock. After being delayed 1/2 hour, sitting on a tarmac for an hour, running from one gate to another only to find that my connecting flight was also delayed an hour...I finally made it to Lubbock. Had a nice chat with Danielle on the cab ride in (of course there was no shuttle since we were an hour and a half late and we didn't feel like waiting for it to come back if we called), had to explain (nicely) to the young man at the check in desk that I would not be sleeping without linen and showering without a towel, waited for said young man's boss to wake up and come down and find me the requested linens. Got to my room and yes, it does look like every other dorm room in the US. And because I had to fit in I promptly threw my stuff around and ordered a pizza. Mmmmmmmmm....college life.