I'm actually looking forward to the plane ride back home because I could use the rest. The record-breaking '07 NCURA conference officially wrapped up a little while ago, and since I've got a couple of hours to kipp before I need to head to good ol' DCA, I walked down to the local Starbucks for a cup of coffee and a little down-time. Last night's NCURA party was pretty much as it always is. A big buffet for the first hour, and then the dance floor is cleared and the NCURA band cranks up. At first they always sound pretty rough, but after the second glass of wine they improve tremendously, and by the third glass I'm on the dance floor. Since they finish up at midnight, the survivors retreat to the hospitality suite for a last drink or two. A few of us finally shut down the room around 2 a.m. and I walked back to my hotel in a light rain wondering if I'd be able to get in a ride in the morning.
This time, I awoke with plenty of time for a ride, but mother nature wasn't cooperating. I looked out the window into the scenic parking lot below and could see that it was raining pretty hard and steady, so I went ahead and put Christian's Speedplays back on the bike and pulled the seat back up about four inches where it belonged. Too bad, but at least I got in one ride during my stay, which is one more than I usually get! I met Christian on his way to work to return the bike and made my way to the conference for the last half-day of exciting presentations on Grants.gov.
I'll hop on the Metro after a while for the short trip to DCA, and then, hopefully, make the conference call I have scheduled.
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