After the NAPO conference on Saturday I didn’t go home… because it’s pre-birthday retreat and book writing time!

I won’t actually say where I am, but I’ll give some clues by way of quotes I’ve heard over the course of the day:

“They had great drinks and not overly pricey. I had 3 drinks and paid about $60–oh, there were 2 of us, so 6 drinks.”
– some guy

“Do you want a car pass for Yosemite?”
– Bruno from Switzerland

“Hey, Sugar Booger.”
– nice young man (EMT student I think) greeting his (presumably) loved one on the pay phone

“We saw the doctors cut an 8 inch hole around where the guy got stabbed. Then they pulled out one organ at a time to inspect them for punctures and bleeding. It was so gnarly!”
– EMT student recently back from Emergency Room field trip

“Yeah, I just got married. We’re going to get our rings tattooed on in a few weeks.”
– another EMT student

and the kicker:
“I already got in your pants, I don’t need to impress you anymore.”
– guy (who was not an EMT student) just before launching into a particularly painful tattoo story