Just a quick little note from the annual Wildlife Society Meeting that is being held in Snowbird, Utah this year. I'm at about 8,500 feet right now and am pretty tired. There is definitely an adjustment to higher altitudes. Even a simple flight of stairs wipes me out, but it is supposed to get better after a few days. In the meantime, I am going to complain about it and everything else that has irritated me over the past few days. Examples include:
- Wildlife Society meetings at really expensive places. C'mon, $15 for a hamburger? Grad students don't make enough money to afford to eat like that!
- Coach seats on airplanes. Unless you're an amputee you're going to be uncomfortable. I was starting to get a little claustrophobic towards the end of my 3 hour flight from Chicago to Salt Lake City. I was hoping for something bigger than an express jet...
- Cheap ironing boards. While my ironing abilities may be sub-par due to years of coddling by my parental units, I know I can do a decent job now. However you can only do so much when the ironing board is like a bath towel balled up over a piece of warped lumber.
- Cheap hotels. I asked where the microwave was and got a few moments of silence before someone answered. I know, I know, this is a ski resort, and we're all supposed to be earth-friendly, but I want to eat my Dinty Moore's in peace!
- Teenagers. I have seen some interesting ones here at 8,500 feet. Must be a different species. That or a new strain has shown up; it's been awhile since I last visited the mall, so that might be a possibility.
- Allergies. At this point I am considering a sinus cavity-ectomy.
- Whiny blogs. Who reads this crap, anyway?
The more-or-less weekly adventures of a pack of basset hounds and the cats who hate them.
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