Authored by Shane @ 5:17 PM CST:
Well, I've consumed 2 cans of red bull, 3 cups of coffee, and a refreshing glass of lemonade on what has turned out to be a pretty interesting day on the first day of the Digital Plant conference.
I believe that life as an aspiring businessman requires extreme behavior. For example, we (Jess and me) were up until approximately 1:30 AM CST on the eve -or should I say morning- of our first trade show of the 2010 year. This is what happens when two intelligent men procrastinate. In any case, we got the pleasure of having to operate on 4.5 hours of sleep for that moment of idiocy.
...and now for Jess' Philosophy on Procrastination: "Procrastination is not doing things when instead, you just want to sit around and do nothing; however, if you de-prioritize tasks because they are not as important...then what is the difference between procrastination and prioritization?"
I don't know what the difference is between those two things in all honesty - but perhaps the crux of the problem has something to do with marriage? Right, Jess?
We arrived at our trade show booth, and then the fun began. Not the smoothest of sailing, but we got through it like a Kenyan in the Boston Marathon. Here is a list of what went wrong
- No batteries to operate the remote for our 44" LCD TV mounted out front of our booth.
- No VGA cord to operate the 22" LCD TV attached to our 10' x 10' display.
- Not enough red bull.
- Uncompatible video file type for my presentation.
- Highlighting of intelligent P&ID equipment still not working (dang it Jess).
- Oh, and we need a 3rd light for the booth.
Anyway, we reeled in Day One with a few libations at the Autodesk reception. What a great company. Free beer. Awesome concept (thanks A.J.).
Stay tuned for thoughts from Day Two.
~Sk