At my last Toastmasters meeting, a friend invited me to Random Hacks of Kindness in Milwaukee. I haven’t been to Milwaukee or a hackathon in sometime, so I was excited to visit the city and meet other developers.
I met my friend downtown at 6:30am, but since I was so preoccupied the night before with submitting my Apps for Metro Chicago, IL entry before the midnight deadline, I overlooked the fact that I had to buy a travel ticket in advance. I managed to get a ticket at the last-minute and was on my way with about 5 hours of sleep under my belt. Half way through the trip my friend asked me if I brought my ticket to the event. I didn’t even register! I was clearly flying by the seat of my pants on this one. At least I had my trusty T61 laptop.