General Sessions = General Pain

Why, why, why?  Why does every association feel the need to have the same awful general session?  How can one general session make me care so little about the industry?  Here are some highlights from this year's IAEE opening general session, for those that missed it:

Are recovering alcoholics the best public speakers?  Not last night.  Inappropriate Frank.
Some people need to lay off the plastic surgery.
Scripting banter is not necessarily a good idea...let's elect leaders that can actually banter off the cuff. 

Pain and suffering led to the Champion VIP party and a dance off.  Good times.

Next up - another general session.

At the Airport

The airport is nobody's favorite place.  The lines, the people, the bad food that is bad for you and so not worth the money but you're hungry and you have to eat something.  Today, however, I am sitting in the airport (IAD) on my way to Atlanta and it's lovely and a learning experience.  I am here for 4 hours today because I had a friend drop me off on her way to work rather than paying a cab $30 to bring me at a normal time. 

I learned that 4 hours is the maximum amount of time that United will let you check in your baggage at the airport.  I learned that no matter the time of day or how few people are in the airport the security system at Dulles is amazingly slow and not run well logistically.

The Starbucks had no line, which was awesome.  I am working on my laptop and sitting right next to the power station which is wonderful.  And, when I'm done with this, I'm going to get a 10 minute manicure at the little storefront to my left.  Fab!  Good things can happen at the airport.