Mrs. Eybrow's Adventures: Several Days of Labor

On the road again, I just can't wait to get on the road again... Oh wait, I already am.

It's been an eventful and liberating week. Navigated a totally foreign airport just fine. Got my first car rental. First night in a hotel all by my lonesome. Not too shabby.

I did get scolded by the baggage handler for my bag being too heavy. Had to unzip it in the middle of the terminal and put a bunch more crap in my carry-on, that's always fun. At least I didn't get searched at security. Beyond the normal I mean. I still think it's totally nasty that I have to walk through security barefoot.

My plane was one of the smaller types and one of the first things the captain says is we should be expecting turbulence for the first half of the flight. Excellent. But we made it to Louisville just fine, even a little ahead of schedule. Then I found the car rental place, and they upgraded me!

I am excited to test drive a few different types of cars, since mine shit the bed and we have yet to get a replacement. Though with us living practically on the lightrail, I am going to go for as long as possible before getting a new car. Still, a two week test drive sure beats a one hour test drive with a salesman yapping in your ear.

I got the new Ford Focus, in pretty white! I like the new model because it's a hatchback now! That's one of my must-haves on the next vehicle I buy. This bad boy has leather interior. Not something I would choose again in the south. Especially not BLACK leather interior.

I made it to my hotel with no problems, even though I forgot to pack my GPS. It helps that my hotel is about two exits from the airport. Hard to miss.

The morning of my very first visit, I woke up late. As I was hurrying to get ready, this blaring sound came from the bedroom area. I thought maybe it was some ridiculous setting on my alarm clock, sounded a lot like the "chime" my husband has on his alarm clock ( the "chime" that sounds like a blaring foghorn and makes me want to kick him out of bed myself so he hits "snooze" faster). Then the chime turned into an automated voice, informing me that the hotel was being evacuated. That was fun. I am still not sure what happened... Firemen came though.

That made getting to Brandeis Law School a little tougher than I meant the first morning. Still I managed to set up my recruiting table.

I tabled in this little mosaic lobby area. To the right edge of the picture, just beyond the table is a staircase. It's mostly open, so you could see people walking up and down. I realized after the first few classes let out, that it was an uncomfortable place to be. Only because it had a certain vantage point that made me better acquainted with most of the female students than I would have wished. Even the knee length skirts! I was shocked. And I will be definitely more conscious of my wardrobe AND open stairways.

I finished up my time in Louisville and went on to Nashville. Navigating is a little tough, but I still made it to hotel number 2 just fine. Oh wait! I almost forgot...