1. No direct flight from ACV to PDX. (Upside: Living in Humboldt County is still worth it.)
2. Arrived at ACV on time to discover flight delayed by two hours. (Upside: Consoled myself upstairs in The Silver Lining.)
3. Landed in SFO with possibility of making connection undone by 20-minute wait for available gate to pull into. (Upside: Resources to book a hotel room instead of spending 14 hours hanging out at SFO.)
4. Shuttle driver unclear about the fact that two different SFO Embassy Suites exists, so I ended up at the wrong one. (Upside: The “wrong” hotel paid for the cab ride to the right hotel.)
5. Room too cold, then too warm. (Upside: Killer view, excellent shower, comfy bed, plenty of Earl Grey with real half-n-half.)
6. Breakfast line like waiting for a ride at Disneyland due to apparent concentration of all AYSO youth at Embassy Suites. (Upside: free breakfast!)
7. Return to airport marked by three separate near-collisions thanks to sketchy maneuverings of shuttle driver. (Upside: Survival.)
8. Pouring in SF! (Upside: Sunny in Portland!)
9. Not arriving last night means I missed a chance to hang out with people I really like. (Upside: Five more days of opportunities to hang out with people I really like. And I have an awesome job.)
Remaining optimistic about remainder of trip.
This is how I want to live.