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NWR: I am at the WORST conference

I manage a Master's program in Environmental Science and I am at this conference for environmental educators. They have tables set up around the public areas, ostensibly for people to visit between break out sessions. But every time there is a break out session, people come out of nowhere and do this strange performance art! Literally, with no warning or description.

So far, I have seen 2 puppet shows, a "fashion show" (that involved a young woman in a short skirt strutting around to loud music while a young man threw garbage at her) and one skit involving a man making jokes about climate change.

Not only am I thoroughly confused, I am also annoyed to have to sit here all day! The only time we, as exhibitors, have to talk to conference participants, is between the break outs and they are filling them with idiotic skits!
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Re: NWR: I am at the WORST conference

  • I just had the following g-chat convo with FI:

    FI: how's the conference?
    sarahufl: stupid. there has already been 1 puppet show and 1 fake fashion show that involved throwing garbage with no explanation
    FI: You are going to have to explain this to me at somepoint.
    sarahufl: that is the explanation, meaning there is none. I am equally confused and I am here
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  • Wow. I thought some of the conference that I've attended were bad. That takes the cake!

    Did you at least pull some good meals or happy hours out of it?
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  • Damn if thats my future I need to stock up on the booze.
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  • Wow. I thought some of the conference that I've attended were bad. That takes the cake!

    Did you at least pull some good meals or happy hours out of it?
    NO!!! I had to buy my own lunch!!!
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  • Please tell me you're at least somewhere with nice weather! The weather in NYC right now is just gross!
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  • Ugh, that sucks! I work in education too and have grown to hate the conferences we go to. If it isn't that the conference structure itself is craptastic, it is that no one is really talking with one another... they may be talking, but they are just trying to prove they are smarter than everyone else at the table. The academic world can be really condescending.
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  • Please tell me you're at least somewhere with nice weather! The weather in NYC right now is just gross!



    SITB:

    nope, NYC. At least I didn't travel here from somewhere else!
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  • sarahufl said:
    nope, NYC. At least I didn't travel here from somewhere else!
    Yuck. 

    But hey, it's FRIDAY!!!
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  • Oh my....Well, at least the sun made an appearance! 
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  • I just left work. There is no sun. Just wonderful looming clouds.
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  • I'm just gonna say it. Performance art people are always fucking weird. Everything has a deeper meaning but they never explain what the fuck it is and act like you're a moron for not getting it. Truth is, they came up with when they were high and can't remember what it seemed awesome.

    Source: I dated a performance artist. She was fucking nuts. 

    Disclaimer: Musicians, dancers, singers, and performers are excluded. I'm talking straight up anyone who calls themselves a "performance artist". Weirdos. 
  • But if they are crazy enough, it's entertaining. Granted, around here, they're now all constantly high so it's getting weirder.
  • Sounds like a bundle of fun. Wish I was there! 

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