drug reps galore
this past week, i was in DC for DDW (aka digestive diseases week)... 5 whole days devoted to talks, posters, and presentations regarding the liver, gut, pancreas, etc. pretty interesting stuff... for the first day and a half.

after that, i whored myself out to the drug reps. 3 free dinners at nice places: the caucus room, fogo de chao, and marcel's. the dinner at the caucus room was especially nice because we basically ordered whatever we wanted from the menu. oysters? no prob. fresh lobster? check. appetizers? please. steak with crab? of course. dessert medley? better believe it.

at the bottom level of the convention center, tons of drug/device reps had stations, where they were handing out free stuff. i got 3 jump drives, 2 usb expanders, tons of pens, a beach towels, a portable picnic mat, a couple of waterproof blankets. after an especially exhausting morning gathering free stuff, i layed out the picnic mat for a few of us to hang out... in one of the convention center hallways. of course, our acting department chair walked by and saw us. we tried to avoid eye contact...

all in all, an eventful, educational, and fruitful week.