day one of the AAS

[gsh]

I survived my plane trip that left Dulles at 10pm, arriving LAX at about 12:15 am Californicated time. Found my room, and got a few hours of sleep. Today was lots of geekery, a minor celebrity spotting (Neil deGrasse Tyson was at the next table at the Brazilian barbequeue), and talking to people I haven't seen in 20 years. The meeting is pretty small, probably no more than a thousand people, and perhaps only about 800. After the meeting I went to the Carnegie Institute for drinks and networking.