LA LA LA
So I landed in LA today for E3, which officially kicks off Tuesday. The party doesn't really get started until Wednesday, though, which is when the actual exhibit halls open. Tuesday is a bunch of press conferences and other events which frankly, hold little interest for me, since they're off of my "beat," as it were. I do have some evening activities planned that will let me catch up with old friends.
It's good to get into town a day early since I'm traveling from east to west -- it gives me a day to sleep in and adjust to the time difference before things get hectic. This is a short trip -- I'll be leaving again on Saturday morning, just enough time to catch up on sleep after the last day of the show before embarking.
The trip went well -- I advise anyone who's looking for budget rates to consider JetBlue, if they fly where you need to go. It's a no-frills airline like ATA or Southwest: Coach from end to end, and no meals on board, but plenty of snacks and comfy leather seats. They give you real seat assignments, so you don't have to deal with the cattle-call like Southwest, and each seat has a DirecTV screen in front of you, which is a much better way to pass the time than trying to wedge open your laptop and watch a DVD or, heaven forfend, do real work. Also, bring your own headphones -- theirs work, but they're crappy.
As it turns out, we were about 30 minutes early getting to our destination -- what a rarity, especially traveling against the jet stream!