yup, the laptop will do it. I have my regular work laptop, and then I bought a little HP Mini to take to Oz with me in January. It's really lightweight, and works well. I like it. I take it on MRs with me and it fits into my backpack along with all the other c%@p that I carry.

I only have a small point'n'shoot camera, so don't have to worry about all the fancy-schmancy camera equipment that you guys carry.

Have a great time in HNL. Don't worry about the cockroaches, they are your friend :p

This reminded me of a story from a few days ago that I meant to share...

I was talking to a friend of mine from grad school; we were in the same choir, which did a LOT of touring (particularly international), all on the school's dime obviously...She's now teaching in GA and is taking one of her groups to perform in NYC next weekend...and I made a comment about "more free miles is never bad" and she said:

"Oh, I really should sign up for one of those frequent flier accounts, shouldn't I...I've never had one."

This from someone who's been going to France, Mexico, Amsterdam, all over the US, etc. on someone else's dime... :eek: Wow. And I thought I was fairly ignorant about all of this.

That's one of the reasons I LOVE my new blackberry - I can go places without having to haul my laptop. Mostly we're talking about day/overnight trips, or gigs where I'm already toting instrument, equipment, and all manner of other unwieldy stuff, though. I'm thinking about a netbook though - those could probably even fit in a large purse! :)

Yes, mine fits into a decent sized purse. Light and easy to carry around. Wouldn't want to use it for work, though, but for traveling and accessing the internet it's perfectly adequate.

Just finished the F1 race. Quite a race. Quite a race.

Told ya.:D
Now, if the rest of the season plays out with this kind of drama... Or are the guys with the red cars going to pout and threaten Bernie till they start winning?

Edit: Forgot to add, I wonder how many Honda execs are hanging their heads today. Dump the team because they can't perform and they win right out of the box...

it is on at 430 PM here on a replay

No kidding. I think I can get it all to squeeze in but if I decide to by one T-shirt I'm screwed. Hmmm a really heavy but emptish gym bag (this is a 2001 laptop but thin for its time) or an easy to drag around but takes up a lot of bin space rollaboard. Decisions, decisions.
:rolleyes:

No red cars fans in this house! :eek:

I think Honda is happy to be done with the expense of F1 right about now. I know they're funding a lot Brawn's efforts this year, but they'll save a lot until the economy gets back its feet and they'll get back in the game when the sport will be a whole lot cheaper.

I would have sure liked to have seen Kubica penalized for that bonehead move. :mad: Vettel was robbed.

another day another new route.

In the spirit of Virgin Atlantic and their free Haircuts at the Clubhouse
I must be a fan of the Brawn GP team :D

Hmm, people tell me that all the time...;)

Question asked and answered. Gotta look for another replay since I just got home.

I really have to decide what team to follow...I loved to watch Schumacher drive just because he really was the absolute best in the modern age, but Ferrari fans seemed to have the same cache to me as Yankees and Red Sox fans. I'm thinking that I might be a McLaren guy...but I haven't yet made the transition from casual fan to rabid teamboy.

I need to find out who you're talking to. All of my encounters as of late have become more restrictive.

I used to find agents much more willing and empowered. Lately it seems that isn't the case, particularly in the hubs and phones. Outstations are different. The manager in SAN called me a few times to rebook me onto other flights when my original flight was delayed. I could never expect something like that from EWR or the call centers.

Sure United's biz model is a bit skewed, but when removing the factor of their flaws, they do handle ops very well and they do treat their 1Ks wonderfully. Having been both a Prem and Prem Exec, i know it's not as nice, but it's not terrible either.

I give CO lots of credit for listening but I get upset that they resist any solution or request that is outside of their plan. It's one thing to admit you're bad at something and it's another to actually do something about it.

A BlackBerry is great for most email scenarios and some minor web browsing, but it doesn't hold up too well beyond that. A NetBook is a great middle ground. My wife carries hers in her purse frequently and I've downsized the camera bag I normally travel with because my computer is so much smaller now. We would have been in trouble here in PTY without a real computer to look things up on.