Off to Yakima, WA
October 24th, 2010
Two weekends ago, I was privileged to attend the 2010 EDUCAUSE conference in Anaheim, CA. It was awesome. I have a million more things to say about it, the lessons I learned, and the people I met, but in the meantime, here is proof that I was there –>
Asian to the core. My mother would be proud.
Want another photo of me photobombing with my awesome Asian-ness? Click here.
This week, I find myself in Yakima, WA for another conference. In March, I was invited to speak at the California Affiliate of the AAFCS’ conference. A member from the Washington Affiliate attended the session I presented on Blogs, Wikis, and Social Networking and invited me to speak on a similar topic at their conference. Now, I’m here. Tomorrow (or Tuesday) is the big day!
I must say that Virgin America is one of the best airlines to fly from LAX to SEATAC, hands down.
I love flying. But, more than flying, I enjoy people watching and the variety of people an airport brings. It always amuses me how aggressive people can get during boarding. It’s especially amusing that Virgin America uses a lettering system for boarding with “A” being at the back of the plane up to “F” towards the front door. I must confess that it’s both sad and hilarious when I hear people say, “Look! I’m in section A! I get to board first – haha!” only to realize once they’re on the plane that they’re in the tail section.
In other news, the drive to Yakima was not as bad as I thought it might be, and I take amazing self-portraits in rear-view mirrors. Other nonessential updates include:
- I ate both a ghost and a bat cookie on the way to Yakima.
- Snoqualmie Pass looks like a scene from The Mist
- I like my rental “car” a lot (so far)
- My hotel isn’t creepy for being $40+ a night (my hotel choices are considered awful by some since I go by price and rating, but mainly price)
And…that’s it for now. The reason for this blog post? Mainly to post my awesome, blurry picture from EDUCAUSE…and the one from the road.
If my students are reading this, don’t forget to read the lecture for Tuesday. You have been warned!