travel hassles
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12/14/2008
After a long day filled with the hassle of travel, I finally settle into my hotel room to try to find some solace with my laptop and the www. It's the one thing that always feels like home, no matter where I am. So, I lovingly plug the hotel's ethernet cable into my laptop and launch the browser.
..wait...wait...wait...still no internet connection...
Hmmm, the sign next to the internet switch says, "For more on high speed internet access, including troubleshooting information, please refer to the Guest Service Directory."
The afore mentioned Guest Service Directory was on top of the desk. I searched through it and found the following paragraph. "Some connections are in person, some are online. Stay Connected with the xxxx family hotels. For instructions and additional information about high speed internet please refer to the information in your desk drawer." What is this? a freaking treasure hunt?!
I'm such a sucker... I did it. I opened the desk drawer. Can you guess what was in the desk drawer? The only item in the desk drawer was a Holy Bible, courtesy of the Gideons. What, am I supposed to pray that the internet will work now?
After a long day filled with the hassle of travel, I finally settle into my hotel room to try to find some solace with my laptop and the www. It's the one thing that always feels like home, no matter where I am. So, I lovingly plug the hotel's ethernet cable into my laptop and launch the browser.
..wait...wait...wait...still no internet connection...
Hmmm, the sign next to the internet switch says, "For more on high speed internet access, including troubleshooting information, please refer to the Guest Service Directory."
The afore mentioned Guest Service Directory was on top of the desk. I searched through it and found the following paragraph. "Some connections are in person, some are online. Stay Connected with the xxxx family hotels. For instructions and additional information about high speed internet please refer to the information in your desk drawer." What is this? a freaking treasure hunt?!
I'm such a sucker... I did it. I opened the desk drawer. Can you guess what was in the desk drawer? The only item in the desk drawer was a Holy Bible, courtesy of the Gideons. What, am I supposed to pray that the internet will work now?
Hi Lost, Hope you eventually made that hotel internet connexion, even w/o the benefit of "the good book". I smiled in recognition reading your blog posts. I share your desire and fears about meeting someone special, and as a shy girl also spent summers in the library, even recently spent a few hours cowering in my car outside lesbian bars! Congratulations on finding a home, and on having ventured out into the unknown. Hope it's all working out for you, your adventures, career, and maybe even some hope for good relationships with your kids. Take care, and keep on writing!
I really wish you still wrote because I check your blog all the time! I hope you are doing well and I really hope you go to Pride this year...it's SOOO much fun, even if you only go to Lee Park and chill out.
Keep well [and maybe write some?]!
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