short get go

i did a short yoga practice this morning so i could get to the office early, so i could leave on time to go to this event. Edit: google maps located the address six blocks from the actual location. so i walked a lot to get to it. it was well attended, but the venue location was tiny. i bumped into friends and met some new ones. the event had side events - someone at the start gave loud directions telling the speaker to adjust the screen, saying, "we are professionals here", then proceeded to spend time chatting with another person during the presentation. the speaker interjected later, "i am a professional also (he's an architect, landscape architect and photographer) and understand why it was pointed out that the screen was not properly adjusted."  someone fainted. i wanted to pass out myself - it was nearly 8:00pm and there was no food. as the fellow architect who passed out was being carried out of the venue and an ambulance was being called, i skedaddled. oh, the talk? it was about the speaker's new book, which investigates eco-lodges. that was fascinating, and the photos of the locations in pristine areas - of lodges that don't disrupt nature - was stupendous.