Thursday in New Orleans

I gave my talk at the conference last Thursday in the morning, the first talk of the session. It went pretty well I think, but there are things I'd like to improve on next time. I think I fielded the questions pretty well, but I also learned some things afterward to help.

I didn't feel much like going to talks afterward, but I stayed for the rest of the session I had spoken in and then went to lunch with some of the people, which was a great opportunity.

That night, I went out to dinner and to explore with Rob, Kristen, and Samantha, the last two I know from UW. We had dinner at a great place (Cafe Amelie) and then went to see music at Preservation Hall. The music was great and we even recognized some people from the Maple leaf from my previous trip to New Orleans, but it was short and a bit hokey. Afterward we went to try Absinthe at a bar, which was actually pretty neat to learn about. Not the best tasting, however.