bitter magnet

i never knew that getting to Washington, DC would be so difficult! let's just say i had a difficult time getting there. if i were to blog the events that happened, it would take forever..so here's a list of numbers, a la style Bridget Jones"

# flights canceled: 2
minutes spent on hold, canceling flights and booking Amtrak train instead: 45
# of cab companies called to get a taxi to south station: 4
# of cab companies who actually answered: 1
hours zipcar was reserved to drive to South Station to catch train: 1.5
# trains missed due to Zipcar getting stuck in snow in parking lot: 1
hours wasted getting Zipcar unstuck, reparking it, and getting my luggage out of it: 1.5
# of zipcards lost to insanity: 1
minutes walking in snow to T station to catch T to South Station: 20
hours spent at south station waiting for the next available train that never came: 3
# cabs that were called but never showed up: 2
# times i fell on ice getting to cab that finally showed up: 1
# times i had to pass through security at Logan: 2
hours spent at Logan Aiport waiting for 6:20am flight to take off: 6 (3 at the gate, 3 in the hangar, on the plane)
# of rooms waiting for me at conference hotel: 0 (reservation was cancelled despite fact that i called earlier saying that i would be arriving a day late)
# of meals eaten in the past 24 hours: 1 (first meal of the day eaten at 5pm in hotel restaurant)