well. im back. i had a business trip this past week. i left thursday at noon. driving. it was 5 hour drive, but i love road trips. im "good" at road trips. i brought my fully stocked i-pod and a few bottles of water. it was fun. i drove with my boss, who i get along with, so we had no problems there.
the weather...ugh...it sucked. when we got down to these little IL towns, it was crazy. it would pour for like 2 miles, then no rain at all, then pour for another 3 miles, then nothing. ?? wth??? it was strange.
the conference was good. i learned a lot. we basically met with tons of vendors. you get 15 minutes with each one and they either present you with new product, or you settle issues. if its an integral vendor, its good. you talk about how much money you've make for them, how much product they make for you, etc. you laugh. they give you samples. if its a vendor you dont sell, that's when its a little uncomfortable. you sit there small-talking..."Can you sell our product?" No. "Do you want to try selling our product?" No. [dead silence]...tick tick tick...it can be the longest 15 minutes of your life.
overall it was good though. one "good" vendor set us up with skybox tickets to the Cardinal's game on friday night. that was cool. we got the "gourmet nachos"...omg. chips, salsa, ground beef, cheese, jalapenos. fantastic. the stadium was very cool too. they renovated and repositioned the stadium to give you a fantastic view of the St Louis Arch and downtown St Louie. the scene here seems really cool too. we didnt have time to explore, but there were quite a few small bars with live music. if i had a little more time, id love to see what's up there for a weekend...hmmm... another road trip??? :)
