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June 12, 2005
Barcelona! (again)
So. I'm back in the States. I'm definitely sad. Barcelona was an absolute blast! I met up with lots of people, and I actually managed to find people to hang out with after the conference. This conference is/was totally different than the S&P ones I have gone to before. I think I actually made a few friends, heh.
Anyway, my talk went pretty well, I think. Apparently, I sound very excited when I talk about my stuff (I think that means I talk fast?) I was so nervous, but I think I ended up doing ok. The questions weren't too hard or anything, so life was good. I got a super compliment (at least in my mind) when two of the developers of Gnutella came up to me and were saying that they were glad that I had written the paper so they could cite it later when they wanted to submit papers about Gnutella. It made me happy. Heh.
After my talk, we had the social event for the conference, where lots of wine and cava was being served. Let me tell you, I *partook* in the free alcohol. After the dinner, a bunch of the conference people and I went to a local bar and had more alcohol. Three of us ended up roaming the streets of Barcelona until 4 in the morning. Needless to say, I did *not* make the first talk the next morning.
Wednesday morning was the conference, and afterwards we went to the beach. That night we didn't stay out very late, but the following nights afterwards! LOTS of alcohol. Alcohol in Barcelona is not too expensive, and being with Europeans helps a lot too. On the night before I left (this morning), since my flight was SO early, two of the conference people and I went out to a club where we danced until 4:45 am in the morning. I went to one of their places to take a shower, and then hopped on a cab to the airport (got there around 6:15). Let me tell you, being drunk in a foreign airport? NOT a good idea. I don't think I realized how drunk I was until I sat down and felt a little sick. Hahaha. Never been drunk at an airport before, and for some reason, the fact that is was foreign only made it more interesting. I tried to write a drunk blog entry, but my laptop died...so, I don't get to make a complete idiot of myself. It was a fun experience. I miss Barcelona already...
To all those people that I hung out with, who will probably never stumble on this webpage, thanks for hanging out with me in Barcelona, I had a blast! And I seriously am NOT the lush you all probably think I am. :P
EDIT: You can view my pictures here.
Posted by szujin at June 12, 2005 10:06 PM