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June 05, 2005
Barcelona!
I'm here. In Barcelona. Sick as a dog (well, really, I've just completely lost my voice). I slept through my *entire* flight here (albeit two hours where I watched The Pacifier, which, btw, I am *so* glad I did not end up seeing the theater b/c it wasn't really all that good). But, I shit you not, I slept like crazy. Cindy dropped me off at the airport a good 3 hrs early. I slept through about two hours of wait there. And then when I got on the plane, I was asleep before we took off. I missed one meal. Watched The Pacifier, fell asleep after that. Woke up to *almost* miss the second meal (I had to flag down the stewardess), and then promptly fell asleep after that until we landed (ie, the bell that dings when you can get up and move around woke me up). I fell asleep in London, waiting for my flight to Barcelona. Then, I got on the plane, and fell asleep again before we took off. I got up to eat (go me, and the eating!) and woke up again when we landed (ding = me wake up). I can't believe I slept so much. I managed to find my way to my hotel (which was an adventure in itself. Think: crazy Spanish lady screaming to you in Spanish while people are waiting for you to get a Metro card in which you do not have the proper change for), found my way onto the Internet (dork am I), took a shower, and went to bed by 11pm or so. And then! I woke up at 11am. Gosh. I am a sleep whore.
Too bad my voice is still shot today. Today, I pounced on the first girl I saw at my hotel (she was checking in). She had a UConn bookbag on; I took my chances that she was going to the IHW. I was *thank goodness* right. So, we hooked up for the afternoon and walked around Barcelona. In my desperation = hunger = want something I know, I found myself at a Burger King (of all places, right?) where I ordered a NOT FULLY COOKED Whopper with a small coke (that I finished within three seconds, but no refills, poop). I couldn't eat the whole thing. :( And then afterwards, we saw all these cute places with much cheaper and nicer smelling food. So, my first meal in Barcelona? Burger King. How American can I get? I am so ashamed of myself. Heh.
Anyway, the first part of the conference is coming up. Starts in a few hours, the reception that is. Hopefully things will go smoothly. The UConn girl doesn't seem nervous, but I am scared shitless *sigh*. Here's to hoping it all goes smoothly!
Posted by szujin at June 5, 2005 10:42 AM