{"id":188,"date":"2005-11-12T11:54:45","date_gmt":"2005-11-12T11:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=188"},"modified":"2005-11-12T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2005-11-12T11:54:45","slug":"the-waiting-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2005\/11\/12\/the-waiting-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Waiting Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>My trip to the SFN Neuroscience<\/a> meeting in DC this year began Friday with a flight scheduled for departure at 3pm and arrival at 5pm. Sounds like a piece of cake… or is it? Let’s take a closer look at my actual itinerary:<\/p>\n

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1330 After a quick lunch, Melody began driving me to airport<\/p>\n

1400 Arrived in airport for check-in<\/p>\n

1415 Arrived at gate; found out flight was delayed half-an-hour<\/p>\n

1530 Boarding began another half-hour behind schedule<\/p>\n

1550 Plane finally took off and I proceeded to catch some zzz’s<\/p>\n

1700 Plane actually arrives on-time! Began walking to main terminal<\/p>\n

1730 After a looooong walk, found SuperShuttle<\/a> and began waiting in line<\/p>\n

1800 Finally reached receptionist and paid for a shuttle bus to my hotel<\/p>\n

1900 Read papers for another hour before shuttle was actually ready<\/p>\n

1930 Shuttle leaves airport after waiting another half-hour for other passengers<\/p>\n

2045 Shuttle drops off all 9 other passengers before finally finding my hotel<\/p>\n

In total, my trip down took more than 7 hours – not much less than if I had DRIVEN from Boston! Part of the problem, it turned out, was that my hotel was new, and neither the receptionist nor the driver actually believed it existed. I was curious when I got to the hotel, and asked the attendant when they actually opened. The girl looked at me and said, “Oh, we just opened 4pm this afternoon.” Yes, this hotel<\/a> is so brand-spanking new, in fact, that the swimming pool has not yet opened, the wireless network is still down, and the hotel restaurant is still running training exercises. Fortunately, our suite<\/a> turned out to be quite modern, complete with a plasma TV and a chic-looking kitchenette. I ended my long day with a hearty meal<\/a> in nearby Chinatown<\/a> with a post-doc from lab. Now I’ve got to catch some shut-eye before Dalai Lama’s talk tomorrow afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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