Calm Before the Storm
It's 10:30pm. I'll be waking up around 7am tomorrow to start my first day of the CUE conference. We got lots of traffic at our booth last year, so I expect more of the same this year. Bob, who does sales and marketing consulting for me, will also be at the booth. One thing he is very good at is leaving the booth, networking with some people, and getting them excited enough to visit our booth. I look forward to seeing what he can produce in terms of leads this conference.
Btw, back at MIT, I participated in the Shakespeare Ensemble. We once did a series of scenes and we called it the "Calm Before the Storm" (we did The Tempest the following semester). I kind of liked that name. It was kind of fitting then, and it is fitting now.
The drive to Palm Springs was calm for the most part. However, at one point, a red car zoomed past my car at a tremendous speed. I was driving about 80 mph. It passed my car so fast and with such noise that I would not be surprised if he was doing 120-130 mph. I have never seen a car drive that fast before. Ferrari? I need to get one of those...
Btw, I'm staying at Extended Stay America. For a flat fee of $4.99 for the length of stay (not per day), I get wireless Internet access. Pretty cool, huh? I also have a large refrigerator, electric stove, toaster, etc. I like Extended Stay America a lot :-)
For those of you well acquainted with MathScore, I also just started the process of paying the same person who did www.mathscore.com to enhance the look of my student accounts. I know my student accounts look pretty ugly, so I am hopeful that she'll produce a significantly enhanced look.
Today I also bought my first ever reasonably expensive dress watch. I had been talking about wanting one for more than a year, so I set a goal that once I closed a school district, I would buy one. I ended up buying a Movado "Portico" at the outlets near Palm Springs. Unlike a classic Movado, this one has markings for all 12 hours. I prefer having markings for all 12 hours, so although it is strange to buy a Movado in that style, that's what I did. This watch works well for me because it is a dual tone watch that isn't too heavy on the gold. My wedding ring is also a dual tone and has more platinum than gold, so together, they match quite well.
Btw, back at MIT, I participated in the Shakespeare Ensemble. We once did a series of scenes and we called it the "Calm Before the Storm" (we did The Tempest the following semester). I kind of liked that name. It was kind of fitting then, and it is fitting now.
The drive to Palm Springs was calm for the most part. However, at one point, a red car zoomed past my car at a tremendous speed. I was driving about 80 mph. It passed my car so fast and with such noise that I would not be surprised if he was doing 120-130 mph. I have never seen a car drive that fast before. Ferrari? I need to get one of those...
Btw, I'm staying at Extended Stay America. For a flat fee of $4.99 for the length of stay (not per day), I get wireless Internet access. Pretty cool, huh? I also have a large refrigerator, electric stove, toaster, etc. I like Extended Stay America a lot :-)
For those of you well acquainted with MathScore, I also just started the process of paying the same person who did www.mathscore.com to enhance the look of my student accounts. I know my student accounts look pretty ugly, so I am hopeful that she'll produce a significantly enhanced look.
Today I also bought my first ever reasonably expensive dress watch. I had been talking about wanting one for more than a year, so I set a goal that once I closed a school district, I would buy one. I ended up buying a Movado "Portico" at the outlets near Palm Springs. Unlike a classic Movado, this one has markings for all 12 hours. I prefer having markings for all 12 hours, so although it is strange to buy a Movado in that style, that's what I did. This watch works well for me because it is a dual tone watch that isn't too heavy on the gold. My wedding ring is also a dual tone and has more platinum than gold, so together, they match quite well.
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