The soft couch in the hotel lobby was doing a good job of hiding me. Sitting there sipping wine and watching the mosaic floor, I could barely contain my boredom. My boss was presenting his paper on the newest product and I was left to slowly wither, waiting until the end of the day to clean up. I shouldn't have been drinking this early, it was just after 10:00 a.m., but it was all on the company's tab so why not. Lost in...