After a one and a half hour commute that probably should have taken about a third of that time -- there are benefits to staying outside the city, but avoiding a.m. traffic isn't necessarily one of them -- we've arrived safely at McCormick Place. My wife is currently sitting through the first of two dental hygiene related courses for the day while I'm set up on the ground floor typing away.
First impressions for 2012: I always forget how big this place is. Entering the exhibit floor from the parking garage is like walking into a ballroom, except it's bigger and the women are dressed in form-fitting business attire instead of flowing ballgowns. My wife's remarks as to the women this morning were more pointed, something about hating all the dental reps in short skirts.
But I digress.
Other impressions: I miss my press pass from last year. I could see the Colgate booth rising above the others from outside the exhibit area and could only sigh. Also, the line for Starbucks looked like it would only take about a half an hour or so to get through, which is relatively short in my experience here.
One last note for now. My wife took the iPhone, which was the only camera I have for the next few days, meaning for at least the next three hours I'll have no way to capture images from the event in real time. Argh. The above image of McCormick Place is by John Picken and was found via the Flickr Creative Commons.
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