On the road to Rhode Island

You could still see the moon high in the clouds this morning as we set out for our seven-hour trip to Rhode Island. Collectively running on one hour of sleep (with me getting the one hour of sleep) Jess and I hit the road at 5:00 am and arrived in the city of Providence, RI early in the afternoon. At first feel, the city had a peculiar parallel to Ashevilles, hippies abound. We met some other students at the registration/social event later in the afternoon after fruitless searches for free wifi services and parking spaces. If you ever come to Providence, be aware: Nothing is free here. (Including mall parking lots!) New England bastards. Gotta love 'em.
We wasted a couple of hours at the mall and wandered up to the cinema to see our free preview of the movie, Star Trek. I have no words to sum up the experience, but the movie played in a large IMAX theatre, and...well, I'll leave the rest for others to figure out on their own. Amazing.
Exhausted, we managed to find our faux couch-surfing host who graciously decided to put us up at the last minute when we told her our previous plans had been foiled. Charlotte gave us the keys, provided us with WiFi and the comfort of warm blankets and a new episode of 30 Rock as well as her two large couches to pass out on.
As of right now, Jess has finally collapsed - in fact, that girl might've just died. Tomorrow's a big day, Jack Nicholson and other funsies, so time to shut down.