Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Does anyone remember the movie Sixteen Candles when the Donger says "Automobile?" It's seriously had me cracking up for the past few days, especially because I've hit the point of delerium.

I have done so much traveling the past couple of weeks that I don't know:
1) Where I am
2) The actual time (since I've been traveling outside of my time zone)
3) The date

It was really pathetic when NC came to pick me up from Dulles airport and I actually asked him what day it was -- I guessed Saturday when it was really Thursday. Oh dear. I have hit the point of exhaustion where I can't actually sleep but I can't stay awake either. The adrenaline still comes in waves, so eventually I sputter out and can only do low level activities like knitting.

I really can't complain though - I've been doing some really neat stuff, one of which was media training for disaster season. I was briefed on a disaster scenario and had cameras in my face and had to speak intelligently when a reporter grilled me with some pretty difficult questions. The hard part is the play back when the former anchors and top of the line producers critique your work. We were scored during these exercises and I did pretty well, but seeing myself on TV creeps me out.

NC and I went kayaking on the Potomac last Saturday - it was so much fun. We haven't gotten to see much of each other lately with my travel and his 4p - 2a shift, so we squeezed several dates into one day. It started with kayaking to Roosevelt Island to see the monument out there and also take a short hike around. We kayaked back to the main land, ate lunch at Chipotle and then went to Dr. D's pool party. After the pool party, we saw Knocked Up which was hilarious. This was followed by a Washington Nationals baseball game. Late that night, we ate dinner outside at my favorite Thai restaurant (and for SK's knowledge - we had Drunken Noodles, Penang Chicken and Plum Wine). Yum. I'm still not sure how we fit all of that into one day, but we can make most anything happen so it shouldn't surprise me too much.

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I took a train for the first time ever this past week - it is as glamorous as it sounds, much more reliable than a plane and truly a fun way to travel.