First day of setup. The convention center is seriously huge—the biggest in the nation, I believe. I thought it was pretty decent sized when I first saw it, then I realized that it was only an extension of a much bigger convention center on the other side of the road. Sheesh!

So to keep my days “eventful”, some waiter at lunch (Hotel catered lunch) dumped a whole entrée on the back of my shirt—pasta with shrimp, after which he grabbed a towel and tried to wipe my back off. A little embarrassing I guess, but a lot more embarrassing for him, poor guy. Good thing I brought extra shirts.

I should mention that the weather here is very reminiscent of the summer weather in Korea, though I think Korea was probably hotter. I say this because I recall days in Korea where I would walk outside at 10 in the morning and be covered in sweat within a matter of minutes. Here it takes a while longer to reach that point but it still bears a lot of similarities—the mugginess, the way it doesn’t ever really cool down outside after the sun goes down but remains sticky,

Fortunately my hotel room has A/C. The convention center will not have A/C until convention starts, so it’s nice and hot and muggy in there while setting up. After convention starts, though, the worst of it will be walking between the hotel and the convention center—no big deal. Going to Disney World and Island of Adventure, on the other hand…

Mar and I thought we’d hit the mall and catch “The Anchorman” at the theater tonight—but after returning to our separate rooms to relax for an hour or so after dinner, we found we had no energy to go out. Must be the time zone change and climate. So we ended up in my room watching one of my all-time favorite movies: The Burbs.