- 12 hours air travel in 36 hours.
- 5 hours sleep in two days.
- 3 screaming babies- one on the way there, TWO on the way back. (I think this is my karmic punishment for recently saying that I was not sure I wanted any.)
- 4:00 in the morning wakeup times.
- 1 person that want me to abandon the work that I was paid to do so that I could do her a favor that would only be relevant later.
- $800,000 grant at stake if the meeting does not go well.
- $32 for shuttle ride that was smelly on the way to the hotel and driven so fast on the way back that I felt my kidneys bruise from all the bumps.
- 1 book read but not enjoyed (Candide by Voltaire).
- 4 bowls of Special K eaten because unexpected travel expenses ate up my travel advance.
- 5 Aleve taken to stave off hunger and dehydration brought on by elevation.
- 7 days late, I start my werewolf time WHILE TRAVELLING (AWESOME) (prior to this, I was thinking that I must be whoring in my sleep and was therefore a Preggo Waffle.)
- 30 minute wait in a 20 row line to get through the security checkpoint at the Denver airport.
- 14 Foo Fighters songs listened to to drown out screaming babies.
That's all I have for now. I am going back to bed with a bowl of cereal.