Arrived in Orlando

I must be awake for about 24 hours now, things are getting a bit blurry. But I have arrived at our MySQL Staff Meeting here in Orlando safely! My flight with Northwest airlines from Frankfurt via Detroit was uneventful - the plane was pretty empty so I was happy to have two seats for myself! The board entertainment program was neat, I really prefer video on demand over scheduled movie broadcasts (I watched "The Nanny Diaries", which was quite funny, and "The Fantastic Four", which had some nice CG effects).

While standing in the immigration line in Detroit somebody in the line next to us waved to me - it was Tobias "Flupps" Asplund, one of our trainers! Quite a funny coincidence, he just had arrived via Amsterdam. We actually were on the same flight from Detroit to Orlando afterwards. After checking into the Hotel I finally found my way to the evening reception - it was nice and overwhelming at the same time to see so many MySQLers in one place! I enjoyed talking and meeting old friends as well as getting to know new colleagues that joined the company since the last time we met. The following days will be exciting, interesting and exhausting... But for now I am off to bed.