Unfamiliar Territory

So I woke up this morning in an unfamiliar bed. Whenever this happens, I have a backup plan.

1. Feign sleep
2. Count number of people in bed
3. Determine gender of any people in bed
4. Mentally replay events of previous evening
5. Locate clothes and/or nearest exits
6. Flee screaming

So this morning found me in a Marriot in Irvine, California. I felt kind of stupid when I realized I had fled naked and screaming from own hotel room, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

Penetrode, it turns out, had decided that sending me to Tokyo was a bad idea. My attempt to
prepare for the trip by learning useful phrases in Japanese had created tension. Our Japanese business partners were apparently unnerved when I opened our conference calls by shouting "None can defeat my rabid monkey style!"

So instead I got shipped to Irvine. I'll let you know how it goes.

LM