Early Sunday blogging
People in Binghamton are SO NICE. It's astonishing to us because people at home are such jerks 99% of the time.
That said, although I had the opportunity to come to grad school at SUNY Binghamton, I'm glad I'm at UF.
Five years of graduate school have paid off: I'm able to speak intelligently in groups of really smart people! AND I know what I'm talking about! It's a March miracle.
That said, there are other smart, funny conference participants sitting in the gate area and I can't bring myself to talk to them. It's too damned early to talk shop.
Three days without internet is REALLY HARD. I missed blogging, I missed reading blogs, and I missed my email. For all I knew, Pioneer Woman had posted another installment of her on-going series (she hadn't) or Tiffany had posted again (she HAD!).
That said, reading blogs after three days of no internet is like opening Christmas presents. Everyone has a new post!
Wandering around downtown Binghamton, we noticed a lot of empty storefronts and the fact that not much was going on in that area of town. We couldn't figure out why until last night, when we drove in the opposite direction from downtown and our hotel. What we found was like all other suburban sprawl you've ever seen: WalMart, Lowe's, Dress Barn, Ann Taylor Loft, and dealership after dealership.
Whoops! Boarding time!