Event day

Tuesday 5/18:
For the most part, the event went smoothly. There were naturally some snags here and there like always, but it was good overall. I ended up working all of Kurt's and Gene's sessions, which are really fascinating and make me feel dumb sometimes.
After we finished with all the cleanup and everything, I somehow managed to get car duty. We had two cars, but had to make several trips to get everyone back to the hotel. I took the first wave back in 1 car and Don took another group back in the other.
I ended up making 3 trips, the third being the most entertaining as the window got absolutely destroyed by Canadian goose droppings. Yup, bunch of mature folks working at HP!
After freshening up at the hotel, the team and a few presenters headed out to a Korean bbq place, which turned out to be the biggest bbq joint in the Greater Toronto Area. I ended up driving again, and this time it cost us.
I made a wrong turn even though I had the GPS, so we ended up taking a scenic tour of Mississauga. I found it ironic that the Hertz Neverlost was on a Magellan GPS. What is it with me and directions?!
Dinner was incredible. We split into two tables and my table of 5 decided to split the family meal that feeds 5-6. That thing could have easily fed 8 of us! Fish cakes and bean sprouts were good, bul-go-gee was incredible, spare ribs were awesome, and even the spicy pork and spicy chicken were outrageously good, and I don't even like spicy all that much. The food just kept coming, and I couldn't get past more than 1 piece of Octopus when the seafood platter arrived.
I made it back to the hotel without incident and fell into a food induced sleep.