I am away, in an unnamed town, working on a project for an unnamed group that is not my beloved GTFF. I've only just arrived and I have a status update.
I am staying at a Comfort Inn. The hotel has certain interesting features, but I have stayed in worse. A certain hotel in Detroit comes to mind, but since a friend of mine has strenuously implied that any criticism of this particular hotel amounts to racism, I will leave it at that.
The hotel sits in the middle of a strip mall, a veritable ocean of concrete and food on the fast and cheap. A Taco Bell sits next door and across the expanse of blacktop I see a restaurant that proudly displays "Buffet" on its signage. What promises to be gut-busting Chinese sits across the way.
There is no Versus in the hotel, so no hockey for me, unless I wander out. I have basketball playoffs, but, meh. I do have two HBO channels and Showtime, so I guess that's something. 'Course, there's a movie theatre in the blackness, but Lord only knows what's playing and when. I did bring my own entertainment enhancers, so that may be an option.
I have wireless access and it seems plentiful, so much blogging can be done (lucky you).
Oh yeah, I keep forgetting. There's a casino in this town. As I was driving in, I saw a bowling alley and thought to myself, "there's something to do," but then I remembered there's a freakin' casino about a mile down the road. Tomorrow night is a $100 poker tourney. I think that my time will largely be my own, but blowing off the first night of home visits for some hot poker action might be frowned upon.
On a side note, how sad is it that my decision on what to do at night might come down to which activity I feel less awkward about: organizing, which I nominally do for a living, or going to a casino. Those that know me well will already be well aware of my fear of casinos. Well, not casinos per se, but engaging in any activity that I don't already know how to do. Let's find out what happens.
Alright, since I'm already contemplating heading down to the casino before tonight's meeting, I can guess which will win out. Will my bank account hold out?
Can't wait for my friend to get here.
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2 comments:
first thing that came to mind when i read the beginning of your post:
"took her to the comfort in, tucked her in..."
"very soon, and in pleasant company."
i'm not sure what that old complimentary close is all about, but i like it.
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