Safe and Sound in Seattle

( Photo from; http://www.flickr.com/photos/kentmercurio/470425366/ )

O.K., I'm gonna cheat and plagiarize from my own emails,
because I'm tired.

1) Safe and sound in Chicago while awaiting
    connecting flight to Seattle
...So far, everything has gone great! No problems
whatsoever at Bradley. It is indeed a very nice
airport to go through - sooo much less of a hassle
than going down to JFK. Clean, non-chaotic, nice,
manageable size. CT was sunny and cold, but NO SNOW!
It's not snowing in Chicago, either,so that's good.
I had been concerned about that, as Chicago has been
hit with alot of bad weather lately, and Southwest
Airlines even had a travel advisory for Chicago on
their website. ...

I ended up sitting next to a woman from Birmingham, AL
who had worked on the financial auditing side in a
hospital and then became a McKesson rep - apparently
they do hospital finance software, too ( I'm used to
their automated drug-dispensing cabinets ). She told
me that nurses make great healthcare financial
auditors and she's met many in that position. She
wasn't sure how they transitioned into it, as she came
out of a different background. I guess my oncology
background would be beneficial, as onc pts "hit every
single DRG[Diagnosis Related Group- which is how
things are billed]", as she put it, and thus are quite
challenging to audit.

It was good we were talking so much, because I was
concentrating on that, rather than worrying about the
plane crashing, as we landed. ;-)

Pretty interesting to see all the opportunities out
there...

2)Me:
I'm starting to resent places that don't accomodate my
need to be online 24/7. ;-)

Maybe I should live at the Chicago airport. They have
laptop counters ( kinda like a counter in a diner,
with stools, and all ) with multiple electrical
outlets, all over!!!!! AND, I'm getting 5/5 bars of
EVDO signal here, which is like the strongest signal
I've ever gotten. I saw the laptop counters right
after disembarking, and it was love at first sight!
;-)

It's kind of like a big mall. You could pretty much
buy anything you'd need here, including books. You
could work here. I guess you might have to leave
occasionally for medical appointments, or healthy
food, or a shower, or whatnot, but, other than that,
you'd be set.

My friend's reply : 
I think there's a story of some dude who lived in airport for years.
They even got a restraining order on him, and he continued to live there,
so it's totally possible!

Me :
Wow - I could cover ALL the bases. Home, job, and even
an airport boyfriend!

3) 2nd flight uneventful. Seatac is also a very nice,
modern airport that is also very manageable in size.
Beautiful flying in at night over the Space
Needle ( which was all lit up ) and everything. Got in
around 9:30, took a shuttle to the apartment building,
checked in, went down to the deli in the apartment
complex coutyard, bought some basics, and am now
kicking back, eating tortellini and broccoli salad.

I am too tired to say much. I am absolutely
thrilled with the apartment complex, and I love the
fancy lobby, the lit from behind at night multi-level
waterfall in the outdoor courtyard, and the partial
view of the cranes in the harbor from the apartment
window. The immediate area is alot like NYC/the Upper
East Side, just more hilly. Good amount of people out
on the streets at night. Lots of restaurants, coffee
shops, etc. Oh, and I'm right across from the Seattle
Art Museum!!!!! I feel like the Country Hick, after
Vermont, staring at the Big City Lights and buildings,
like I ain't never seen no such thing before. ;-)

4) I was able to get quite a bit of stuff (toilet paper, etc.)
at the little deli, and I have some housewares
I ordered from Amazon.com due to arrive on Friday.
So, my major immediate plans are to do a test run of
the bus route to the hospital, walk around the neighborhood,
and to check out Pike's Place Market, which is like 3 blocks
from here. Other than that, I'm not gonna push it this
weekend, as I don't need a repeat of Virginia. Maybe
I'll check out the art museum, and hopefully I'll see my
friend, who is working a killer schedule.

Alot of people were coughing and sneezing on the
plane. I'm fine so far, but I'm going to start taking
Airborne.