Yesterday was not as good as Sunday. Not through any fault of our own, but instead a little a fluke we didn't expect. It turns out that down here they gave all the school districts both yesterday and today off for Veterans Day. We had heard rumors but we weren't prepared. Not for eleventybillion people on a frickin' Monday.
We went to breakfast around 9 and had a wonderful breakfast. The hotel (due to it's not being a typical familyesque or inexpensive hotel) was not overly crowded and we were feeling good. Here's the thing we connected the dots on later - part of the reason the hotel wasn't bad is because everyone LOCALLY had the day off, not everyone from away. We were planning to go see Big Hero 6 at Downtown Disney after doing some shopping.
We finished up breakfast and walked over to the parking lot for the shuttles. W. T. F??? It was packed. The parking lot was over 60% full at 9:45 in the morning. It took us 30 minutes to get on a shuttle and to the park gates. I was so losing my cool. So many people for a Monday in November. It was insane. We finally made it through bag check and ended up in Downtown Disney. At this point we had about 25 minutes until the movie started by the time we got to the theater.
The movie was pretty empty luckily and WE LOVED IT. It is a wonderful movie. The short before, Feast, is beautiful. A must see on BH6. Just a great movie. When it was over we did some shopping but both of us were getting very frustrated from the quantity of people. We just said fuck it and headed back to the hotel.
We had a 6:30pm dinner reservation at Carthay and had some time to kill. We relaxed for a while, got ready, and headed back. I did almost lose my shit with B because once again, what should have been relaxing was ruined by sheer volumes of stupid people, and she forgot her annual pass. There was not enough time to get back to the hotel and still make dinner. Luckily guest services was able to get her a one time exception pass.
Dinner was okay. There's a theme going here if you didn't notice and it's TOO MANY PEOPLE. I don't think the park was expecting as many people since yesterday wasn't an expected holiday. At one point there was an announcement made that park hours were being extended for an extra hour just because of the amount of people. The service at dinner was well below my expectations. Food was good, but. Our dinner included World of Color tickets which we went off to after dinner. We got stuck behind a pole. Fuck this day. Let's go.
Back in the hotel everything was great. I ended up falling right asleep because I was worn out from the day and frankly the last week. I needed the sleep.
Today we are staying away from the parks as it's a known holiday.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Y6 D169
Yesterday was such an incredible day that at one point I had to pause and ponder if I had actually died on the drive down and this was my brain's idea of heaven. Seriously. Things were just too falling in line.
We left at 1:11am from our place, snacks loaded, pillows brought, excitement high. Of course within the first hour B had fallen fast asleep. I was doing okay for the most part. Granted my overall sleep for the prior 24 hours was low, I was still focused. Especially when we hit THE WALL OF FOG. For those of you who have never experienced tule fog, it's some scary shit. We were cruising along fine at 75 when all of a sudden a wall of fog came out of nowhere and I dropped down to 20. B immediately woke up thinking something was wrong, which in a sense it was. She had never experienced fog like this. It was a white out. It went from that to heavy soup for about the next 10 or 20 miles. She was so nervous she was shaking and almost became ill. I don't like driving in it either and I am sure if you were to read back through the last 1000 entries in here, you'd find at least one where I am bitching about driving in the exact same fog. It does freak me the hell out too. But we got through it, hit the gas station where normally stop, and she was able to fall back to sleep. When we were about 45 minutes out, I once more had to slow to a crawl. A combination of construction and an accident had forced the freeway to a dead stop. There were 3 out 4 lanes closed due to roadwork and the last lane was blocked due to a bad collision. B woke back up for that and this time stayed awake. It was about 5:45 at this point so we had made relatively good time. I was still doing okay. My GPS had warned me about the accident and roadwork so I was prepared for it.
We got through all of that and hit IHOP around 6:30. Had a great breakfast and drove to the parking lot around 7:30. Well, here's where Disney Magic (all rights reserved) kicked in. In all my years of going to the park, there's one parking lot bucket list item. Other bucket list items are inside the park (eating at 33 (done), sleeping in the Dream Suite (someday), etc). But there is one for the parking lot - being "Guest of the Day". There are two front row ultimate parking spaces in the Toy Story lot reserved for the GotD. The gate attendant and I started talking as I usually do and I told him about my travels, how I brought my Oswald tsum tsum from Japan to show him, and how we were there celebrating something (something I can't tell any of you about for another six months, sorry. I know that's mean, but you will understand in six months. No, she's not pregnant.), and then he asked my last name. I thought he was going to give us a button or a pass or something, but nope. Instead he gives us the coveted GotD pass. I think I peed a little and started to tear up. For real. After all these years on the planet. We did it. We were the GotD. I was speechless. He also gave us to 'golden tickets'. The first one was a line skipper for Autotopia or Midway Mania. Okay, cool. The second however? A line skipper shuttle card for the end of the night. BAMF. We thanked him and pulled away from the gate and headed towards that coveted space. As we were getting out a cast member came over to greet us and escort us to our PRIVATE SHUTTLE TO THE PARK. OH YEAH. We got to take a private shuttle. No one. Just us. More tears.
We get in the park and we are having a great time just moseying around and looking in stores. We stopped at the customer service desk for buttons and told them we were GotD. He gave me a pass for Cars for later. Okay. Didn't think about it since we never go on it, but nice gesture. It's about 7:45 at this point btw. All that went down in less than 20 minutes. We buy some new pins in the store, then go wandering. Our friend who lives down here texts me at about 8 and says she is on her way. We meet up with her at 8:30. The three of us then have a wonderful time. We walk, we talk, we laugh. we planned to be the first ones to meet Oswald when he came out for the day but we had two hours to kill. We headed over to the main park and decided to go into Pooh Corner. Now it was B's turn to cry because there was Eeyore and Tigger and Pooh - all in their Christmas hats. Every time we are there, B wants to meet Eeyore but he always goes back before we can get through the line. Not this time. She got to hug and see him and was so happy.
At noon, we go over to where Oswald is supposed to be and wait. It's about 12:10 and he hasn't come out yet and the ladies are getting hungry. I grab our bags sadly and say come on, let's g.... THERE HE IS. COMING RIGHT AT ME. ME! OMG. All the pictures happened. Me and Oswald and his tiny little tsum tsum from Japan. I looked like a giggling idiot but I didn't care. I was having the greatest time. After Oswald we went to Paradise Cove for lunch. On the way guess who we ran into (almost literally)? Eeyore! B was so excited. She got more pictures and hugs and was just bursting. It was a bit of a line or lunch but we managed to get seated within 15 minutes which was amazing as everyone after us was in that line for at least 30-45. Once more our wonderful day continued.
When we finished up lunch, we all wanted a nap, and we needed to check into the hotel. Now, this is the first time we have ever stayed at the Doubletree here. We decided to stay somewhere new because Blizzcon was at the big Hilton, and we didn't want to stay at the HGI. From the minute we saw the lobby, we knew we found a new hotel. It's only a block (if that) from the big Hilton which makes it still a walking distance from the parking lot. I went up to the desk (it's about 2 or so) and gave my name. All of my tweeting and communication for the last year finally paid off - "Oh Mr. X, we went ahead and upgraded your room. You're in a corner king suite, we hope you'll like it'. Like it? I could fucking live here permanently. The room is incredible. It's big, it's quiet, and it's gorgeous. Best Hilton room I have stayed in all year. Seriously.
Our friend is working on an Anastasia cosplay for B which she brought with her to do a fitting. While I unpacked, they did the fitting. It looks great so far. It's an incredible match to Anastasia's dress. She is also making a Kuzco outfit for me next. This friend is amazing. She is currently doing a baccalaureate fellowship at UCLA primarily focusing on ancient Latin and will be doing ancient Norse next semester. Yeah. I know. On the side to help fund things, she runs a small commission cosplay business. She is doing ours for the cost of the material and a small surcharge for her labor.
Fitting done, everything unpacked, nap time. We all drove to the hotel in my car and we offered to drive her back to the park, but she wanted to relax too. Not a problem. Plenty of room. B and I napped until about 5:30 and then we all headed back to the park. Best part? Oh you are GotD? Park anywhere you want. ANYWHERE. Over there next to your vehicles? Yep. Go for it. Tears.
As we headed into the park we stopped at one of the stores and we all fell in love with this one letterman style jacket they had. Yes, we all bought it and we looked like some deranged Disney street gang. It was wonderful. We went to Flo's for dinner and that was the only downer of the day. They changed the menu and it wasn't the same quality as before. Sad Panda. But after dinner, we went to Cars and I pulled out one of the magic passes we had received earlier in the day. We skipped the 90 minutes line and BAM next thing you know the 3 of us are in car heading out. Now B doesn't normally like fast rides, but when we got off she had the biggest smile ever. We found a ride she loves. Score.
From there we hit Little Mermaid and as we were getting in line a cast member hands me this red card and asks if I will give it to a cast member when we board. Okay? It's a wait time marker! I WAS THE OFFICIAL WAIT TIME GUY. WOO!
We headed into the main park after that as we wanted to do Jacked Up Haunted Mansion. Well me and our friend did. B was 'meh' on it from her last Haunted Mansion experience. We both told her, no trust us. It's different. We got in and while the line was long, it was only about a 15 minute wait. We all squished into a Doom Buggy (which I will never do again) and we rode. B's face from the minute we got in the elevator until the time we got off was a glow. She had the best time ever. See? Jacked Up HM is different. (FYI - if you don't know what I mean by Jacked Up - from Sept to 12/31, they do the Haunted Mansion up as Nightmare Before Xmas. Jack Skellington and crew take over the ride. It's pretty fucking cool).
That was it. Time to go. It was about 9:30 and we headed out. We said goodbye to our friend who was in a different lot and we headed to the shuttles. Last moment as GotD. I pulled out my magic shuttle card. Long line of people with strollers and wheelchairs and annoyance? NOT FOR US. Come this way GotD. Here's YOUR SHUTTLE. Tears. Got to the car, headed to the hotel, dumped pictures, decompressed, crashed into bed around 11.
I am sure I left little things out, but you get the gist. This was the BEST DAY EVER in the park. I honestly could have died in my sleep last night and been the happiest I have been in forever. I experienced magic, love, and joy. I am so blessed to have B, to have friends like I do, and to enjoy the fruits of my hard work with things like the hotel. It was a glorious day.
Today? Today we let B sleep. I have been up for about an hour, she will be woken up in about another hour so we can have breakfast. We are headed to DTD to shop and see a movie today (Big Hero 6). Taking our time. We have a 6:30 Carthay Circle dinner rez, but that's about it for plans. Let it begin.
We left at 1:11am from our place, snacks loaded, pillows brought, excitement high. Of course within the first hour B had fallen fast asleep. I was doing okay for the most part. Granted my overall sleep for the prior 24 hours was low, I was still focused. Especially when we hit THE WALL OF FOG. For those of you who have never experienced tule fog, it's some scary shit. We were cruising along fine at 75 when all of a sudden a wall of fog came out of nowhere and I dropped down to 20. B immediately woke up thinking something was wrong, which in a sense it was. She had never experienced fog like this. It was a white out. It went from that to heavy soup for about the next 10 or 20 miles. She was so nervous she was shaking and almost became ill. I don't like driving in it either and I am sure if you were to read back through the last 1000 entries in here, you'd find at least one where I am bitching about driving in the exact same fog. It does freak me the hell out too. But we got through it, hit the gas station where normally stop, and she was able to fall back to sleep. When we were about 45 minutes out, I once more had to slow to a crawl. A combination of construction and an accident had forced the freeway to a dead stop. There were 3 out 4 lanes closed due to roadwork and the last lane was blocked due to a bad collision. B woke back up for that and this time stayed awake. It was about 5:45 at this point so we had made relatively good time. I was still doing okay. My GPS had warned me about the accident and roadwork so I was prepared for it.
We got through all of that and hit IHOP around 6:30. Had a great breakfast and drove to the parking lot around 7:30. Well, here's where Disney Magic (all rights reserved) kicked in. In all my years of going to the park, there's one parking lot bucket list item. Other bucket list items are inside the park (eating at 33 (done), sleeping in the Dream Suite (someday), etc). But there is one for the parking lot - being "Guest of the Day". There are two front row ultimate parking spaces in the Toy Story lot reserved for the GotD. The gate attendant and I started talking as I usually do and I told him about my travels, how I brought my Oswald tsum tsum from Japan to show him, and how we were there celebrating something (something I can't tell any of you about for another six months, sorry. I know that's mean, but you will understand in six months. No, she's not pregnant.), and then he asked my last name. I thought he was going to give us a button or a pass or something, but nope. Instead he gives us the coveted GotD pass. I think I peed a little and started to tear up. For real. After all these years on the planet. We did it. We were the GotD. I was speechless. He also gave us to 'golden tickets'. The first one was a line skipper for Autotopia or Midway Mania. Okay, cool. The second however? A line skipper shuttle card for the end of the night. BAMF. We thanked him and pulled away from the gate and headed towards that coveted space. As we were getting out a cast member came over to greet us and escort us to our PRIVATE SHUTTLE TO THE PARK. OH YEAH. We got to take a private shuttle. No one. Just us. More tears.
We get in the park and we are having a great time just moseying around and looking in stores. We stopped at the customer service desk for buttons and told them we were GotD. He gave me a pass for Cars for later. Okay. Didn't think about it since we never go on it, but nice gesture. It's about 7:45 at this point btw. All that went down in less than 20 minutes. We buy some new pins in the store, then go wandering. Our friend who lives down here texts me at about 8 and says she is on her way. We meet up with her at 8:30. The three of us then have a wonderful time. We walk, we talk, we laugh. we planned to be the first ones to meet Oswald when he came out for the day but we had two hours to kill. We headed over to the main park and decided to go into Pooh Corner. Now it was B's turn to cry because there was Eeyore and Tigger and Pooh - all in their Christmas hats. Every time we are there, B wants to meet Eeyore but he always goes back before we can get through the line. Not this time. She got to hug and see him and was so happy.
At noon, we go over to where Oswald is supposed to be and wait. It's about 12:10 and he hasn't come out yet and the ladies are getting hungry. I grab our bags sadly and say come on, let's g.... THERE HE IS. COMING RIGHT AT ME. ME! OMG. All the pictures happened. Me and Oswald and his tiny little tsum tsum from Japan. I looked like a giggling idiot but I didn't care. I was having the greatest time. After Oswald we went to Paradise Cove for lunch. On the way guess who we ran into (almost literally)? Eeyore! B was so excited. She got more pictures and hugs and was just bursting. It was a bit of a line or lunch but we managed to get seated within 15 minutes which was amazing as everyone after us was in that line for at least 30-45. Once more our wonderful day continued.
When we finished up lunch, we all wanted a nap, and we needed to check into the hotel. Now, this is the first time we have ever stayed at the Doubletree here. We decided to stay somewhere new because Blizzcon was at the big Hilton, and we didn't want to stay at the HGI. From the minute we saw the lobby, we knew we found a new hotel. It's only a block (if that) from the big Hilton which makes it still a walking distance from the parking lot. I went up to the desk (it's about 2 or so) and gave my name. All of my tweeting and communication for the last year finally paid off - "Oh Mr. X, we went ahead and upgraded your room. You're in a corner king suite, we hope you'll like it'. Like it? I could fucking live here permanently. The room is incredible. It's big, it's quiet, and it's gorgeous. Best Hilton room I have stayed in all year. Seriously.
Our friend is working on an Anastasia cosplay for B which she brought with her to do a fitting. While I unpacked, they did the fitting. It looks great so far. It's an incredible match to Anastasia's dress. She is also making a Kuzco outfit for me next. This friend is amazing. She is currently doing a baccalaureate fellowship at UCLA primarily focusing on ancient Latin and will be doing ancient Norse next semester. Yeah. I know. On the side to help fund things, she runs a small commission cosplay business. She is doing ours for the cost of the material and a small surcharge for her labor.
Fitting done, everything unpacked, nap time. We all drove to the hotel in my car and we offered to drive her back to the park, but she wanted to relax too. Not a problem. Plenty of room. B and I napped until about 5:30 and then we all headed back to the park. Best part? Oh you are GotD? Park anywhere you want. ANYWHERE. Over there next to your vehicles? Yep. Go for it. Tears.
As we headed into the park we stopped at one of the stores and we all fell in love with this one letterman style jacket they had. Yes, we all bought it and we looked like some deranged Disney street gang. It was wonderful. We went to Flo's for dinner and that was the only downer of the day. They changed the menu and it wasn't the same quality as before. Sad Panda. But after dinner, we went to Cars and I pulled out one of the magic passes we had received earlier in the day. We skipped the 90 minutes line and BAM next thing you know the 3 of us are in car heading out. Now B doesn't normally like fast rides, but when we got off she had the biggest smile ever. We found a ride she loves. Score.
From there we hit Little Mermaid and as we were getting in line a cast member hands me this red card and asks if I will give it to a cast member when we board. Okay? It's a wait time marker! I WAS THE OFFICIAL WAIT TIME GUY. WOO!
We headed into the main park after that as we wanted to do Jacked Up Haunted Mansion. Well me and our friend did. B was 'meh' on it from her last Haunted Mansion experience. We both told her, no trust us. It's different. We got in and while the line was long, it was only about a 15 minute wait. We all squished into a Doom Buggy (which I will never do again) and we rode. B's face from the minute we got in the elevator until the time we got off was a glow. She had the best time ever. See? Jacked Up HM is different. (FYI - if you don't know what I mean by Jacked Up - from Sept to 12/31, they do the Haunted Mansion up as Nightmare Before Xmas. Jack Skellington and crew take over the ride. It's pretty fucking cool).
That was it. Time to go. It was about 9:30 and we headed out. We said goodbye to our friend who was in a different lot and we headed to the shuttles. Last moment as GotD. I pulled out my magic shuttle card. Long line of people with strollers and wheelchairs and annoyance? NOT FOR US. Come this way GotD. Here's YOUR SHUTTLE. Tears. Got to the car, headed to the hotel, dumped pictures, decompressed, crashed into bed around 11.
I am sure I left little things out, but you get the gist. This was the BEST DAY EVER in the park. I honestly could have died in my sleep last night and been the happiest I have been in forever. I experienced magic, love, and joy. I am so blessed to have B, to have friends like I do, and to enjoy the fruits of my hard work with things like the hotel. It was a glorious day.
Today? Today we let B sleep. I have been up for about an hour, she will be woken up in about another hour so we can have breakfast. We are headed to DTD to shop and see a movie today (Big Hero 6). Taking our time. We have a 6:30 Carthay Circle dinner rez, but that's about it for plans. Let it begin.
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Y6 D168
Oh look I am up again at 1:00am. This time though for a good reason. Go Disneyland now, ok bye.
Yesterday was a travel day. Left the hotel at 3:30 CST, arrived home 12:30 PST. Long day. Did have my upgrades on both flights which was nice. Got fed on the 2nd flight.
Once I got home I had 4 million errands to run before I could sleep. Laundry, groceries, stuff around here. Ugh. So much.
Got everything done, had lasagne for dinner, went to bed at 9 just to get back up so I can now drive.
Oh joy.
Yesterday was a travel day. Left the hotel at 3:30 CST, arrived home 12:30 PST. Long day. Did have my upgrades on both flights which was nice. Got fed on the 2nd flight.
Once I got home I had 4 million errands to run before I could sleep. Laundry, groceries, stuff around here. Ugh. So much.
Got everything done, had lasagne for dinner, went to bed at 9 just to get back up so I can now drive.
Oh joy.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Y6 D167
Been up for a while. Already showered and packed and ready to walk out the door as soon as I close this thing up. Need to be at the airport by 4:30 or 5 so I am ready to go. Have to find a damn gas station somewhere too.
Yesterday went pretty smooth. Did the end user training for 7 people. Got through everything by 3. Went and found a bookstore, grabbed Jimmy Johns for dinner, headed back to the hotel. Started watching the Flash. Not a bad show. Liking it. That was my night.
Fell asleep around 8 to make sure I got a full night's sleep for once. There ya go.
Oh, I did officially start Christmas shopping. B sent me a link to a random item on eBay she liked and I decided to bid on it. It's a slovakian cut crystal pineapple candy dish. Yeah, I know. But she wanted it and she's getting it. Let Xmas begin!
Today when I get home around noon, I will unpack, do time sheet shit, laundry, then sleep for 5 or 6 hours, then we head to magic land. Back to Dizzyland we go!
Yesterday went pretty smooth. Did the end user training for 7 people. Got through everything by 3. Went and found a bookstore, grabbed Jimmy Johns for dinner, headed back to the hotel. Started watching the Flash. Not a bad show. Liking it. That was my night.
Fell asleep around 8 to make sure I got a full night's sleep for once. There ya go.
Oh, I did officially start Christmas shopping. B sent me a link to a random item on eBay she liked and I decided to bid on it. It's a slovakian cut crystal pineapple candy dish. Yeah, I know. But she wanted it and she's getting it. Let Xmas begin!
Today when I get home around noon, I will unpack, do time sheet shit, laundry, then sleep for 5 or 6 hours, then we head to magic land. Back to Dizzyland we go!
Friday, November 7, 2014
Y6 D166
Can I just die and get it over with please? I spend so much time in pain these days it's annoying and frustrating. My foot right now is killing me. I have a rash on the right side of my chest. My nose is stopped up and I can't breathe. The list goes on. Getting older sucks big hairy balls.
Last day here. Get to go home tomorrow. Yay.
Taught all day. Finished up at about 4:25, went back to the hotel, dealt with an internet problem for B, went to dinner, watched some TV, went to bed. That's it. Nothing exciting happened. I had a steak for dinner. It was okay. The internet issue was on our end. When something goes down, things need to be rebooted in a certain order. B did not reboot them in that order. Had to walk her through it remotely. No biggie.
Check in for my flight in 30 minutes. Hoping for both my upgrades since it's a Saturday. We shall see.
Last day here. Get to go home tomorrow. Yay.
Taught all day. Finished up at about 4:25, went back to the hotel, dealt with an internet problem for B, went to dinner, watched some TV, went to bed. That's it. Nothing exciting happened. I had a steak for dinner. It was okay. The internet issue was on our end. When something goes down, things need to be rebooted in a certain order. B did not reboot them in that order. Had to walk her through it remotely. No biggie.
Check in for my flight in 30 minutes. Hoping for both my upgrades since it's a Saturday. We shall see.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Y6 D165
I think it's Thursday, right? I wish I was kidding. I am so off as to what day it is. Can you believe it's almost 2015? Seriously, wtf??
Taught all day. Being on my feet all day hurt by 4pm. I was limping hard when the end of the day came around. Maybe if I could ever be home I could go to the doctor and have things checked out. Oh my I make myself laugh.
The day itself was pretty boring except for one interaction between myself and my director's husband. There is a party next Saturday for the cast. It's an annual thing that commemorates the cast's birthday every year. He posted a message saying how his wife wants an accurate headcount and could you please let them know either way if you're going or not. Fine. So I sent a text saying no, I am not going. Before I could add any more, he responds with are you pissed at me or just my wife. I was in the middle of typing 'because I have to fly out early Sunday morning' but then added - no, not pissed at you, maybe a little still at your wife. Long story short, he defended her, I told him I felt treated like shit, he half ass apologized, I told him I would be taking a break, he understood.
When class was over I headed to CVS. I realized I only had one pill left of my meds! Luckily all CVS stores are connected and they were able to refill it. Unfortunately they were out and they won't be ready until tonight. Thank goodness I still had one left. Went to a place called 'Chuys' last night for dinner. Meh. It was okay. Nothing exciting but not awful either. Typical fake mexican food. Came back to the room and watched both episodes of Constantine. HOLY SHIT! I LIKE THAT SHOW! I was worried it was going to suck, but it was really good. I am looking forward to more episodes of it. Next one airs tomorrow so I might be able to watch it on the plane ride home Saturday.
Got super tired around 9 and drifted off. It's rainy and cold here so I have the heat on which made me even more sleepy.
Two more days and I can go home and then go to Disneyland. Yay Disneyland!
Taught all day. Being on my feet all day hurt by 4pm. I was limping hard when the end of the day came around. Maybe if I could ever be home I could go to the doctor and have things checked out. Oh my I make myself laugh.
The day itself was pretty boring except for one interaction between myself and my director's husband. There is a party next Saturday for the cast. It's an annual thing that commemorates the cast's birthday every year. He posted a message saying how his wife wants an accurate headcount and could you please let them know either way if you're going or not. Fine. So I sent a text saying no, I am not going. Before I could add any more, he responds with are you pissed at me or just my wife. I was in the middle of typing 'because I have to fly out early Sunday morning' but then added - no, not pissed at you, maybe a little still at your wife. Long story short, he defended her, I told him I felt treated like shit, he half ass apologized, I told him I would be taking a break, he understood.
When class was over I headed to CVS. I realized I only had one pill left of my meds! Luckily all CVS stores are connected and they were able to refill it. Unfortunately they were out and they won't be ready until tonight. Thank goodness I still had one left. Went to a place called 'Chuys' last night for dinner. Meh. It was okay. Nothing exciting but not awful either. Typical fake mexican food. Came back to the room and watched both episodes of Constantine. HOLY SHIT! I LIKE THAT SHOW! I was worried it was going to suck, but it was really good. I am looking forward to more episodes of it. Next one airs tomorrow so I might be able to watch it on the plane ride home Saturday.
Got super tired around 9 and drifted off. It's rainy and cold here so I have the heat on which made me even more sleepy.
Two more days and I can go home and then go to Disneyland. Yay Disneyland!
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Y6 D164
I overslept this morning. I slept well, just longer than I wanted. One funny moment last night was when I woke up in the middle of the night, looked over and saw how much bed I wasn't using. I rolled into the middle of the king bed and went back to sleep. When I woke up just now, where was I? On the edge of the bed. Sigh. Fine. Be that way body.
Class was interesting yesterday. I got there earlier than planned which wasn't a problem, except that my contact had her phone on airplane mode and wasn't getting my texts or calls. Even though I was there at 7:05, I didn't get into the room until 7:40. Humans.
Once in the room everything kind of pissed me off. The layout, the setup, and then the best part - "oh here's your mic" - my what? I don't do fucking recordings. I don't like being recorded. Apparently that was part of the deal that no one bothered to tell me because they know I don't tolerate that shit. Fuckers.
I start class and my students are just rolling their eyes at me. I probe and find out it's because they don't believe they will ever be able to use the product properly. Okay. Let's dig deeper at lunch. I tell my contact and she brings this other dude in who tells me "oh yeah, I was going to come in Friday to tell everyone our plans, you think I should do it now?". Um yes? Maybe then they will actually pay fucking attention?
We start to come back from lunch and oh look, the client's network is down. Whee. We have to move floors/rooms and the new one is a little nicer, but the monitor for me is awful. I can't win. Finished up class around 4:15 just in time for the storm of the week to hit. Fucking downpours with thunder and lightening. I did have a great dinner at a place where the pie is to die for. I may go back again tonight it was so good. Got back to the hotel around 6:30 and couldn't find any parking. WTF? I look in the doors and there's crowds of people? WTF?? As I enter I realize what's going on - the hotel is a voting place. I bet if I look out the window right now, there'll be four cars out there.
Watched some TV (the Doctor, Graham Norton, John Oliver - a total Brit fest) and went to bed.
Three more days and then Disneyland.
Class was interesting yesterday. I got there earlier than planned which wasn't a problem, except that my contact had her phone on airplane mode and wasn't getting my texts or calls. Even though I was there at 7:05, I didn't get into the room until 7:40. Humans.
Once in the room everything kind of pissed me off. The layout, the setup, and then the best part - "oh here's your mic" - my what? I don't do fucking recordings. I don't like being recorded. Apparently that was part of the deal that no one bothered to tell me because they know I don't tolerate that shit. Fuckers.
I start class and my students are just rolling their eyes at me. I probe and find out it's because they don't believe they will ever be able to use the product properly. Okay. Let's dig deeper at lunch. I tell my contact and she brings this other dude in who tells me "oh yeah, I was going to come in Friday to tell everyone our plans, you think I should do it now?". Um yes? Maybe then they will actually pay fucking attention?
We start to come back from lunch and oh look, the client's network is down. Whee. We have to move floors/rooms and the new one is a little nicer, but the monitor for me is awful. I can't win. Finished up class around 4:15 just in time for the storm of the week to hit. Fucking downpours with thunder and lightening. I did have a great dinner at a place where the pie is to die for. I may go back again tonight it was so good. Got back to the hotel around 6:30 and couldn't find any parking. WTF? I look in the doors and there's crowds of people? WTF?? As I enter I realize what's going on - the hotel is a voting place. I bet if I look out the window right now, there'll be four cars out there.
Watched some TV (the Doctor, Graham Norton, John Oliver - a total Brit fest) and went to bed.
Three more days and then Disneyland.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Y6 D163
What day is it? Tuesday I think. I am in Texas. I am tired. I am confused. Much like my cat. B did some research for us last night and we both think B is suffering from kitty dementia. She doesn't know where she is, she howls for no reason, she won't leave one spot, etc. These are all signs. I don't think she will make it the year. When I get home from next week's trip, I am going to see about talking to a vet and possibly having her put out of her misery. I don't think she is in any physical pain, but it's hard being that confused all the time. It comes down to a quality of life issue. Sigh. I just wish I had the money to go to the vet right now, but I don't unfortunately.
Got up at 1:30am yesterday, left the house at 2:30, realized I needed gas, and arrived at the car meet spot at 3:40. Car service was there and waiting. I made it to the airport by 4, checked in, and was all settled and ready to go. As usual, it was a full annoying flight to DFW and I was 14th on the list. I hate flight 1180. I did get my upgrade from DFW to Austin at least. I arrived at roughly 3pm, found my rental car, and got to the hotel around 4. Unpacked, ironed, then had a conference call with my Reno client at 6. Afterwards, I went to Saltgrass steakhouse next door. Meh. It was acceptable. Nothing great, nothing awful.
While I was at dinner B texted me. Our new couch arrived. She is happy and that's all that matters. I prefer chairs, but that's the mindset of a single guy, now isn't it?
Came back to the hotel, watched 3 episodes of South Park, and went to bed.
Off to the client. It's about 25 minutes to the client so I need to leave here in about an hour.
Got up at 1:30am yesterday, left the house at 2:30, realized I needed gas, and arrived at the car meet spot at 3:40. Car service was there and waiting. I made it to the airport by 4, checked in, and was all settled and ready to go. As usual, it was a full annoying flight to DFW and I was 14th on the list. I hate flight 1180. I did get my upgrade from DFW to Austin at least. I arrived at roughly 3pm, found my rental car, and got to the hotel around 4. Unpacked, ironed, then had a conference call with my Reno client at 6. Afterwards, I went to Saltgrass steakhouse next door. Meh. It was acceptable. Nothing great, nothing awful.
While I was at dinner B texted me. Our new couch arrived. She is happy and that's all that matters. I prefer chairs, but that's the mindset of a single guy, now isn't it?
Came back to the hotel, watched 3 episodes of South Park, and went to bed.
Off to the client. It's about 25 minutes to the client so I need to leave here in about an hour.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Y6 D162
What time is it? Oh 2am. Yep, must be a travel day for me. Back on the fucking road I go. I need to leave in about 40 minutes so working quick right now.
Good day yesterday. No one bothered us. B slept most of the day as she really needed to catch up. I got up at 6, checked in for my flight, then went back to bed until 9. Did some morning stuff, then proceeded to rearrange furniture. Our couch come today and I needed to move everything around. I spent about 4 hours moving everything in the office to put one of the chairs in here. It looks pretty good. We found a new desk online and when we get it, that will also free up about 18 inches more space on the wall where I have the computers. It will make a difference. I also managed to fill a garbage bag with trash. A lot of it was just from recent weeks of me coming home for a day throwing papers on the floor and leaving again.
By the time all that was done, B was up and we watched some TV. I then made us a pork roast for dinner. I went to bed around 8:30 as I am up already.
Nice quiet day where no one bothered us. Needed.
Next stop Texas.
Good day yesterday. No one bothered us. B slept most of the day as she really needed to catch up. I got up at 6, checked in for my flight, then went back to bed until 9. Did some morning stuff, then proceeded to rearrange furniture. Our couch come today and I needed to move everything around. I spent about 4 hours moving everything in the office to put one of the chairs in here. It looks pretty good. We found a new desk online and when we get it, that will also free up about 18 inches more space on the wall where I have the computers. It will make a difference. I also managed to fill a garbage bag with trash. A lot of it was just from recent weeks of me coming home for a day throwing papers on the floor and leaving again.
By the time all that was done, B was up and we watched some TV. I then made us a pork roast for dinner. I went to bed around 8:30 as I am up already.
Nice quiet day where no one bothered us. Needed.
Next stop Texas.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Y6 D161
Thank god for the end of DST. I have never needed an extra hour so bad in my life. We got through three shows in three days. Done. I am now taking off the rest of November and most of December. I am done. I will go to the NYE show and at the end of that, submit my resignation. Done, done, done.
Day time was pretty good. I got up early and cleaned while B slept. When B got up she helped in the cleaning and did laundry. Between the two of us we had things finally back in order around here by 1. We headed out, grabbed some lunch, then went to the store to get her some food while I am gone all next week. Got back home, put everything away, then we both napped from 4-6. Got ready and headed down towards the theater. We stopped for dinner at the new place the kid is working. Man it was hopping. I am proud of her for sticking it out. I can tell it is a lot of stress for her, but she is doing it and making good money too. She told us she normally does $300 or so a shift in sales, but when we got there around 8, she already had done $1300 for the day. Damn, good job! She will be racking in the tips. After dinner, we parked around from the theater and just relaxed in the car. Did the show, changed our clocks, and headed home.
That's it. Today we are rearranging furniture as our new couch arrives while I am gone. Otherwise, nothing else going on today. Thank the stars.
Day time was pretty good. I got up early and cleaned while B slept. When B got up she helped in the cleaning and did laundry. Between the two of us we had things finally back in order around here by 1. We headed out, grabbed some lunch, then went to the store to get her some food while I am gone all next week. Got back home, put everything away, then we both napped from 4-6. Got ready and headed down towards the theater. We stopped for dinner at the new place the kid is working. Man it was hopping. I am proud of her for sticking it out. I can tell it is a lot of stress for her, but she is doing it and making good money too. She told us she normally does $300 or so a shift in sales, but when we got there around 8, she already had done $1300 for the day. Damn, good job! She will be racking in the tips. After dinner, we parked around from the theater and just relaxed in the car. Did the show, changed our clocks, and headed home.
That's it. Today we are rearranging furniture as our new couch arrives while I am gone. Otherwise, nothing else going on today. Thank the stars.
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