Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Black Out!
Exciting night last night at the ol' Residence Inn! There was a multi-block black out, which isn't as exciting as the entire town, but it will due. The power went out last night about 7:30pm. No big deal I thought - it's like a hurricane party! But without the flashlights, candles, and beer (they closed the bar). I made the mistake of going down to the lobby via the elevator (we had some power) to find out what was going on. That's when they told me the elevator was in emergency mode and only went down - to go back up to my room I would have to take the stairs. To the 10th floor. D'oh! So, I got back to my room and ate the ice cream in the freezer before it melt, as any good considerate person would do. You wouldn't want it to melt and make a mess in the freezer, would you? The broccoli was on it's own. And then I went to bed out of boredom at 9pm.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Road Kill
Wow, I've seriously neglected the blog!
Time has been flying by and I can't believe I've been in California for 2 months now! It's been an interesting and fun adventure! I'm beginning my new career as a manager and I'm hoping the deer in headlights look isn't permanent. I greeted my staff and fellow coworkers with a cheery "hey y'all!" which generated many humorous attempts to say "y'all" by them. They need to work on it some. I get many etiquette questions about when to properly use "y'all" or "all y'all". Next lesson is on proper use of the word "fixin".
Me and the boys (aka 2 cats) have been living in a fabulous new Marriott hotel in downtown Sacramento that is within walking distance of my office. Everyone asks when will I move into my new permanent place and I have to pretend it's a nuisance to live in the hotel. But secretly, I love it. It's easy, it's close to the office without driving in traffic and paying to park in an expensive parking garage, they have maid service, and room service. Why would I want to move so I could cook my own food and clean my own toilet? I miss my couch, but the one here is working just fine. Wait, that sounds like I'm cheating on my furniture...
Living in California is fun! I'm learning it's always sunny here, and never rains. Like not at all, all summer long. No more summer thunderstorms at 4pm. It's also hot here, but not humid and when you walk under a tree for some shade, it really is cooler! That is amazing! I had no idea that could be possible! After living forever in the south with humidity, where ducking under trees had no impact except for reduced sunburn. I heard it'll rain come November.
It's also easy to get around here. I took the train to San Francisco the other weekend! The train! It was so easy! Very interesting people live in San Francisco. I saw lots of people dressed up in drag, and naked men walking around (well, they had on tennis shoes). I'll just say this once - guys, that's not a good way to advertise. Granted, I wasn't their target audience, but I'm just saying. But the area is neat and there is lots to see. I went to Muir Woods and saw amazingly tall trees! So pretty! And the Golden Gate Bridge - which btw, cost $6 to cross in tolls. California is not for the poor. Don't get lost while driving there and find yourself in the lane to go over the bridge a second paying time (listen to the voice of experience on this one kids).
But I am digressing. You are probably wondering the nature of the title of this blog post. Well, I'm not a geologist, but I'm pretty sure we have earthquakes all the time out here. Why just the other day I was walking to work in the morning and in a rush to get across the street at the cross walk, when splat! I found myself laying face down in the road, bags flung around me, and me, looking like road kill just as the light turns green. See - must have been another one of those earthquakes. I know I'm not that klutzy. I laid there for a moment, unsure of what to do - continue laying there until the earth swallowed me up, or jump up and pretend nothing happened. As fate would have it with all those cars waiting for me to get out of the way, wouldn't you know people wanted to see if I was alright. That means they saw me fall. Crap.
Well, it's Saturday night and I should call it a blog for tonight. I promise to write more - there's much to report! Next week I have my first Junior League meeting here in Sacramento!
Time has been flying by and I can't believe I've been in California for 2 months now! It's been an interesting and fun adventure! I'm beginning my new career as a manager and I'm hoping the deer in headlights look isn't permanent. I greeted my staff and fellow coworkers with a cheery "hey y'all!" which generated many humorous attempts to say "y'all" by them. They need to work on it some. I get many etiquette questions about when to properly use "y'all" or "all y'all". Next lesson is on proper use of the word "fixin".
Me and the boys (aka 2 cats) have been living in a fabulous new Marriott hotel in downtown Sacramento that is within walking distance of my office. Everyone asks when will I move into my new permanent place and I have to pretend it's a nuisance to live in the hotel. But secretly, I love it. It's easy, it's close to the office without driving in traffic and paying to park in an expensive parking garage, they have maid service, and room service. Why would I want to move so I could cook my own food and clean my own toilet? I miss my couch, but the one here is working just fine. Wait, that sounds like I'm cheating on my furniture...
Living in California is fun! I'm learning it's always sunny here, and never rains. Like not at all, all summer long. No more summer thunderstorms at 4pm. It's also hot here, but not humid and when you walk under a tree for some shade, it really is cooler! That is amazing! I had no idea that could be possible! After living forever in the south with humidity, where ducking under trees had no impact except for reduced sunburn. I heard it'll rain come November.
It's also easy to get around here. I took the train to San Francisco the other weekend! The train! It was so easy! Very interesting people live in San Francisco. I saw lots of people dressed up in drag, and naked men walking around (well, they had on tennis shoes). I'll just say this once - guys, that's not a good way to advertise. Granted, I wasn't their target audience, but I'm just saying. But the area is neat and there is lots to see. I went to Muir Woods and saw amazingly tall trees! So pretty! And the Golden Gate Bridge - which btw, cost $6 to cross in tolls. California is not for the poor. Don't get lost while driving there and find yourself in the lane to go over the bridge a second paying time (listen to the voice of experience on this one kids).
But I am digressing. You are probably wondering the nature of the title of this blog post. Well, I'm not a geologist, but I'm pretty sure we have earthquakes all the time out here. Why just the other day I was walking to work in the morning and in a rush to get across the street at the cross walk, when splat! I found myself laying face down in the road, bags flung around me, and me, looking like road kill just as the light turns green. See - must have been another one of those earthquakes. I know I'm not that klutzy. I laid there for a moment, unsure of what to do - continue laying there until the earth swallowed me up, or jump up and pretend nothing happened. As fate would have it with all those cars waiting for me to get out of the way, wouldn't you know people wanted to see if I was alright. That means they saw me fall. Crap.
Well, it's Saturday night and I should call it a blog for tonight. I promise to write more - there's much to report! Next week I have my first Junior League meeting here in Sacramento!
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