Do the towels have an odor or am I perspiring alcohol?
My first day in Sunny Acapulco… errr… I mean Snowy Syracuse was mostly uneventful. After a quick hop in what seemed like the world's smallest plane and an interesting attempt to pee with my neck at a less than 90 degree angle I landed safely in snow covered Syracuse.
I had German food for lunch — or dinner, or whatever you call the meal that you eat when you get off the plane at 2pm famished, check in to the hotel, catch up on required work stuff, and eventually find a place to eat just before 5pm. I ate at a place called Weber's which was quite good, had a local pub feel, and *great* service.
As I was just pulling out of the parking lot my Boss called to ask if I'd like to meet for dinner and drinks at her hotel in an hour. "Um… err… suuuuuuure". Three drinks and a nice cranberry chicken salad later and I was on my way back to *my* hotel.
But her hotel was so much nicer. My boss thought that I was staying in a different hotel than her because I *wanted* to despite the fact that I told her the system wouldn't let me book in the hotel she was staying in. So, long story short, I canceled my reservation and am moving to her hotel tonight. Free drinks anyone?
Just my luck, there were snow flurries and snow squalls all night and they aren't letting up this morning. The news is reporting record lows and just north of here in Canada I heard that it's -42 degrees… Fahrenheit! When it's that cold does it even matter if it's Fahrenheit or not? They keep showing footage from last night of people sliding off the road and into telephone poles and all I keep thinking is, "look at all that snow coming down!".
Wrinkle-Free pants lie. Don't trust them. In related news, a hot, heavy iron with it's cord accidentally caught under the foot of the ironing board can be quite dangerous. Smokey the bear says, "Only you can prevent hotel fires."
In a few minutes I'll pack all my stuff back in my car, check out of my hotel, and seek out a place to buy a cup of coffee. I head into the office at 9am. Jess' dad says that studies show that dark blue inspires confidence. So, dark blue it is. Along with grey slacks and some awesome new shoes and I'd say I look pretty good. The Schmooze knob will be turned to 11. You wouldn't even recognize me.
