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I am flying out to Texas for a conference this Saturday. No, not a sci-fi or other fun conference, a professional conference. The other attendees will be mostly health care workers, and some neuroscientists.
Which means I have to dress professionally. No looking like a bum allowed, I suspect.
My experience is that conference centers are generally air-conditioned to refrigerator temps. Last time I went to this conference was 6 years ago (just pre-Sophia). I wore a suit with a really short skirt and a sleeveless jacket, and I was freezing. Have times changed? Have they seen the light yet about saving electricity? I bet not; at conferences, the men wear suits with long sleeves over long-sleeve shirts, and they don't want to sweat, thus the need for chilling.
So, on a rational level, I think I need clothes that will keep me warm in the conference center. Long sleeves, clothes with some weight to them.
But I looked at the weather report for San Antonio. Lows in the 70's, highs in the 90's, some humidity. Argh. If I step outside in my conference-going clothes, I am going to melt. I am having trouble bringing myself to pack heavy clothes when this is what I'm heading for.
But I know, I know... The coldest I ever was for the longest time was when I went to do a job in Los Angeles, and took my summer clothes, but had to work in the server room which was intensively air conditioned. (I was reading Into Thin Air by John Krakauer while waiting for jobs to run, which really made the experience of the book quite vivid.)
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Oh, so, an announcement: this means I will not be taking Benjamin to any museums this weekend. So if any of y'all were thinking of helping gosling and ceo out sometime, this coming weekend would probably be a really good time to get around to that. Benjamin, I think, gets pretty stir-crazy if he's stuck at home while his parents are fully occupied and tied down with the baby. (But check with them, of course.)
Which means I have to dress professionally. No looking like a bum allowed, I suspect.
My experience is that conference centers are generally air-conditioned to refrigerator temps. Last time I went to this conference was 6 years ago (just pre-Sophia). I wore a suit with a really short skirt and a sleeveless jacket, and I was freezing. Have times changed? Have they seen the light yet about saving electricity? I bet not; at conferences, the men wear suits with long sleeves over long-sleeve shirts, and they don't want to sweat, thus the need for chilling.
So, on a rational level, I think I need clothes that will keep me warm in the conference center. Long sleeves, clothes with some weight to them.
But I looked at the weather report for San Antonio. Lows in the 70's, highs in the 90's, some humidity. Argh. If I step outside in my conference-going clothes, I am going to melt. I am having trouble bringing myself to pack heavy clothes when this is what I'm heading for.
But I know, I know... The coldest I ever was for the longest time was when I went to do a job in Los Angeles, and took my summer clothes, but had to work in the server room which was intensively air conditioned. (I was reading Into Thin Air by John Krakauer while waiting for jobs to run, which really made the experience of the book quite vivid.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oh, so, an announcement: this means I will not be taking Benjamin to any museums this weekend. So if any of y'all were thinking of helping gosling and ceo out sometime, this coming weekend would probably be a really good time to get around to that. Benjamin, I think, gets pretty stir-crazy if he's stuck at home while his parents are fully occupied and tied down with the baby. (But check with them, of course.)
