after what can only be described as one of the least efficient days of travel, i arrived in lincoln ne, safe and sound.
to document the inefficiencies of the day, the following:
fly out of sacramento 6:30am (Pacific)
arrive in minneapolis 11:30am (Central)
go standby on a flight going into omaha, departing 12:56pm (Central)
arrive in omaha, ne 1:56pm (Central)
catch a shuttle into lincoln 3:00pm ???
wait in the omaha airport until 5:00pm
arrive in lincoln via shuttle 6:30pm
settle into my "dorm" 7:00pm
catch up with the group in time for workshop 7:15
workshop
buy dinner 9:30pm
eat dinner in dorm and wait for internet. 10:30pm
the best parts of my day:
spotting "The Governator" shirts with pics of Arnold on t-shirts at the newsstand in Sacramento, while waiting at the security checkpoint. Available in Black, White, Grey, and Pink.
even weirder: all of the ones for sale said "The Governator" but one of the grey ones on display said "The Govenator" TYPO!
sitting next to Betsy McT and her daughter Ruby on the flight from Minneapolis to Omaha. She was a real artsy lady. From Brooklyn. We talked and talked, even though I dont usually talk to people on the plane. I found out she was really good friends with Tricia Sheehan-Currans who writes mostly fiction, but is also the managing editor of the Briar Cliff Review out in Sioux City, IA. Anyway, she said that I should send some work to TSC and that I should mention in the cover letter that I bumped into her good friend Betsy on a flight from wherever to wherever. So, you know what I will be doing come August 1st (the beginning of their reading period).
Arriving late to workshop - hot, sweaty and panty from walking seven and a half blocks, uphill in humid and hotness.
what lies ahead?
a deposit.
sleep.
breakfast.
meeting like minded folk.
writing & writing!
more from the land of hot cows and hot corn in the days to come.
