Fkying to chicago

Planes cranky to say the least is it something you should worry about when you can see the ceiling insulation in the plane behind and above the on-board luggage racks on one side of the plane but not on the other side.
I guess as long as there is something on the outside and were not in a country with lax safety rules

Actually realized as I was deplaning in Chicago that the problem was being 6.1 i can See over the over head compartment and well the seating was a 2 - 3 seating and the compartment was only 2 seats wide on what I thought was the broken side versus 3 on the other side so i could see the stuff i wasn't supposed to see

Finally bought a new camera bag for my D200 and stuff to be all safe and cozy in and it just barely fits into the overhead compartment so maybe a we bit too big its a Lowepro digital AW I think going to need a roller cart when i pack it with everything forte Chicago trip laptop included.

More to come

Shibaricon Hotel and one day traveling

Okay for anyone flying in for Shibaricon land at "Ohare" there is a shuttle bus that takes you right to the hotel its free.

secretarydiana picked me up and we made it to the shuttle bus pickup after dealing with some rather obtuse direction signs (pointing at blank a wall does not indicate take the elevator!)

"Where are we going?"
"I am following the red things."
"What red things??"
"You think i am nuts don't you"

Anyway the Hotel is awesome huge and clean anyone worried about the purple hotel forget it this place is clean nice and just all nice, and as a fun happy note the purple hotel is being torn down.
The rooms are super clean and fantastic there is just one thing and please note.

ALL THE ROOMS HAVE AN HONOR BAR THAT IS "RFID" SENSOR EQUIPPED IF YOU MOVE ANY OF THE ITEMS YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THEM EVEN IF YOU PUT THEM BACK AND NEVER EVEN OPEN ANYTHING.

So just say no to touching the Honor bar, outside that the rooms are fantastic and i do mean fantastic!

The hotel has a revolving restaurant which no longer revolves except when they have to position certain sections to match up with the bar. The food is excellent and the tenderloin with horseradish sauce is just yummy and they skewer everything with bamboo sliver skewers with a knot ties in the top, not only great for poking but they spring snap wonderfully. graydancer was delighted by them and we think its a sign  were supposed to be there lol.

The place is in the middle of rebuilding and will be finished long before the event interestingly in one of the new Bar area there is this, its glass and steel and it lights up and its 2 stories tall

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originally uploaded by Jaspamaster.

Were considering a security detail to keep Lochai from trying to do a suspension shoot from it.

After a good after noon went out to dinner with secretarydiana and surrender at the Mexican restaurant nobody could find the first year of Shibaricon the new hotel is right across the street from the hotel the first Shibaricon was held at.

After a fun meal they drove me back to Ohare where even after having gone through all the trouble of making myself chekpoint friendly I still get pulled of the line and frisked my laptop even set off the paper swap reader but that seemed to be more the lady running it didn't know how to operate it.

"Just to let you know while your frisking me I already put my stuff back in my pockets"
"Thats all right sir now just keep your arms up"
"Sorry sir, I guess your just threatening"

Had a nice larger plane on the way back plane left at 9:00 and got home just after midnight I must remember to make an investment in one of those neck pillows for traveling my neck was just all twisted up afterwards that and i wonder if any jury would convict me if i tried to flush the 2 screaming kids in the plane 3 seats down from me in the airplane lavatory hmmmmmm?.