Stopping Time and Getting Funding

So, I figured out how to stop time and get funding for travel. Since our travel support doesn't even cover one conference, let alone the two or three I attend per year, we are always looking for additional funding sources. And of course everyone is always looking for a way to stop time to catch up on all the things that never make it past the bottom of the to-d0-list because of all the normal fires and urgencies. Today, I figured out how to both.
When I checked in for my flight yesterday, the computer told me that it was overbooked and I could put in a bid to get a voucher in exchange for the seat. I could even set the amount. So, I figured I take the amount that I paid for the ticket (that's what I did for AAAL and it is getting me to AAAL this year). I also flew out of DTW instead of LAN because it was a lot cheaper. And then I decided to take the bus - which is awesome because it has wireless internet. So I caught up with all the grading in one course by the time I got to the airport. Then I did some more data processing, reviewed some proposals and went to the gate. At the gate I found out that I was first on the list and could fly out 7 hours later first class. So, that's the plan now. CALICO flight next year is now co-sponsored. I have graded everything for my other course. Now I started course preparation for when I get back. I have 3 more hours left and then 4 hours on the plane. Thanks for the nice warning at check-in, I packed accordingly (extra food, extra clothes, lots of things to work on).
I like this new genius plan. I just don't want that on my red eye back, because I am already flying into my birthday.... But it's the end of Spring break and a popular destination that I am coming from......Now I must eat.