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Apr. 15th, 2009 02:00 amSo, here i am, in sunny Minnesota. Well, it's not sunny now, it's night time. But it has been mostly sunny so far, about the same weather as back home, only less damp. And as i write this i hear a thunderclap outside... Nope, probably something on the highway outside the hotel room window, as the skies are clear, and i can't smell any rain in the air when i open the window. Also, the Weather Underground tab i always have open shows nothing on radar.
Anyway, just rambling, not much in the way of sleep happening here. The one day a week![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
luvcherbear works night shift is bad enough, but even then i'm not alone the whole night. Almost a week of sleeping alone is taking a toll on both of us. It's actually an hour earlier here than the timestamp on this post says, but i should still be in bed. The TV in the room crapped out tonight, so there's not much in the way of random distractions (which is all TV is good for, anyway). When i mentioned the remote wasn't working any more they wanted to move me to another room! Um, it's just the TV... i'm not going to pack my bags at 10PM to move to another room just for some background noise, really :) 'Sides, Fringe is being DVR'd back home and i can catch The Daily Show online if need be. There's not much else i would bother watching.
So, Minnesota... This hotel hasn't changed much since i was last here about 4 or 5 months ago. I noticed an "out of order" sign on a soda vending machine next to the ice dispenser that looked rather aged. I read the small type about being able to get some "pop" from the main lobby instead of from the broken machine and thought how interesting it was that they called it that here. And immediately remembered having the same thought a few months ago... It's the same "out of order" sign!
It was pretty crowded in the hotel lobby this evening... lots of business-type looking people. Must be a convention nearby, i figure. I discovered in the desk drawer a pamphlet entitled "The Native's Guide to The Best of The Twin Cities". Vaguely wondering why a native here would need a guide that a visitor wouldn't, i took a quick look. On the back is a list of 9 "Minnesota Facts & Trivia". Yes, 9, individually numbered, as if to emphasize it. Apparently they couldn't come up with a best 10 or anything. Let's see... some of these interesting facts are that Minneapolis has more golfers per capita than any other city in the country! And "Minneapolis' famed skyway system connecting 52 blocks (nearly five miles) of downtown makes it possible to live, eat, work and shop without going outside." Yeah, neither of these strike me as particularly appealing.
Enough snarking at the situation... i only have to suck it up for a few more days and then i'll be home :) Big *hugs* and *kisses* to my loved ones and extra special *kisses* and *snuggles* to you,luvcherbear :)
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
Anyway, just rambling, not much in the way of sleep happening here. The one day a week
luvcherbear works night shift is bad enough, but even then i'm not alone the whole night. Almost a week of sleeping alone is taking a toll on both of us. It's actually an hour earlier here than the timestamp on this post says, but i should still be in bed. The TV in the room crapped out tonight, so there's not much in the way of random distractions (which is all TV is good for, anyway). When i mentioned the remote wasn't working any more they wanted to move me to another room! Um, it's just the TV... i'm not going to pack my bags at 10PM to move to another room just for some background noise, really :) 'Sides, Fringe is being DVR'd back home and i can catch The Daily Show online if need be. There's not much else i would bother watching.So, Minnesota... This hotel hasn't changed much since i was last here about 4 or 5 months ago. I noticed an "out of order" sign on a soda vending machine next to the ice dispenser that looked rather aged. I read the small type about being able to get some "pop" from the main lobby instead of from the broken machine and thought how interesting it was that they called it that here. And immediately remembered having the same thought a few months ago... It's the same "out of order" sign!
It was pretty crowded in the hotel lobby this evening... lots of business-type looking people. Must be a convention nearby, i figure. I discovered in the desk drawer a pamphlet entitled "The Native's Guide to The Best of The Twin Cities". Vaguely wondering why a native here would need a guide that a visitor wouldn't, i took a quick look. On the back is a list of 9 "Minnesota Facts & Trivia". Yes, 9, individually numbered, as if to emphasize it. Apparently they couldn't come up with a best 10 or anything. Let's see... some of these interesting facts are that Minneapolis has more golfers per capita than any other city in the country! And "Minneapolis' famed skyway system connecting 52 blocks (nearly five miles) of downtown makes it possible to live, eat, work and shop without going outside." Yeah, neither of these strike me as particularly appealing.
Enough snarking at the situation... i only have to suck it up for a few more days and then i'll be home :) Big *hugs* and *kisses* to my loved ones and extra special *kisses* and *snuggles* to you,
luvcherbear :)How I wish, how I wish you were here.
