Y11 D281

I'M NOT COLD! WOO! There's humidity in the air and it's like 65 degrees! I can't believe I am this happy to be in TEXAS of all places. But here I am and let's ride! Speaking of riding, my first experience with National instead of Avis went really smoothly yesterday. I have another Jeep Gladiator, this time by choice, and I drove around with the soft top down enjoying the weather. My choices were quite extensive when I got off the plane. Plus the process was smooth and easy. So far so good.

My day was long but mostly uneventful. I left for the airport at 2:40 because my driver had another drop earlier nearby and was ready to go. I was too and he came early. Sat at the airport until boarding at 5. Landed at Chicago at 5:40. 20 minutes early. I had 3.5 hours to kill until my connection. This is the only trip where I have a long connection. All other flights are 30-40 minute connections. This will be interesting. Boarded my second flight which was scheduled to land at 12:45 and we landed early there too. Got in at 12:10. Got my car, and dealt with construction traffic. Took me 2 hours to get to the hotel for what should have been 45 minutes. Oh well. It's not like I had anywhere to be. Stopped on the way to get groceries for the week too.

Hotel is fine. It's 10 minutes from the client and right now has about a 3% occupancy. I am in a corner suite on the top floor. Happy about that. No noise to speak of here. Had dinner in my room and had the one negative issue of the night.

I sent the client some supplemental files Saturday while it was on my mind for a class that will be taught on March 12th. I figured they would have them for this morning and we could discuss what they were, etc today. This asshat sends me an email at 5pm last night telling me how it was unprofessional to send files over a weekend and that it showed a lack of planning on my part. Excuse the fuck out of me? The only reason I sent things "last minute" was because we had ZERO communication from them until late Friday. Plus I still haven't received a final calendar. I politely chewed this dick a new one saying how these files are for a class 11 days from now and in my mind that's plenty of "prep time". If I see this person today, it may be an interesting conversation. You want to start a 3 week engagement with a pissing match? Fine. Bring it.

Went to bed around 9:30 as I was tired and there's a time difference. Now for breakfast, and the start of three weeks and 300 people.