An inauspicious start
Many of you probably already know this, but for those who don't: I did not go to Ottawa this weekend. I stayed home with COVID.
It was my first time getting it, and I'm pretty disappointed. I was looking forward to the trip and the project, and I got neither. I did get some meds (Lagevrio) that made me really nauseated, but they kept me out of the hospital, so that's the important thing.
I emailed the staff at the Canada Science and Technology Museum immediately when I tested positive; they were of course sympathetic, and we'll reschedule. But still, it feels like a very inauspicious start to the whole thing, and now I have to figure out when I can hop up to Ottawa - ideally before it gets too wintry, but I think that may be a lost cause, as the average high in October is 55F (13C).
Still, work has brought me to Rochester in December and Phoenix in July, so it'll happen - just a matter of rescheduling the flight (I got a voucher for most of the cost) and the accommodations (I got 50% back).
Onward...soon?