Day one impressions, morning
Mar. 7th, 2008 10:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elfsUgh. Sleeping here a the Quinalt Resort is not a luxury experience. First of all, writer's row is made up of "cabins," each of which is a mid-level hotel room shoved into its own little outhouse-sized building. Isolated, but hardly special. They all have gas-fired fireplaces, which do not work well for warming the room if it's below 40°F, which it was last night. There aren't enough blankets, and this is a "rustic resort"; there's no room service at midnight to ask for more.
Worse, the fireplace is the only source of heat. As someone who sleeps primarily in the dark, this constant, flickering light, bright enough to read by, was annoying. I also disabled the battery-powered clock as it ticks only sometimes, and not reliably.
I had a totally cyberpunk experience this morning. Here's exactly how my thought processes went as I was getting ready for a shower: "Can't read the news, there's no internet service in the cabins. Don't have a radio. Wait, there's a TV. I wonder if they have one of those low-bandwidth news aggregators, what are they called? Oh yeah, networks!"
I've been a geek way, way too long.
Still, it was gorgeous this morning. Although cloudy and overcast, the view is spectacular. During breakfast, I saw an eagle fly by with a huge fish in its talons. It was so big the eagle lost altitude, started dragging the fish on the lake, and eventually dropped it. I did not whip out the camera fast enough, sadly.
Worse, the fireplace is the only source of heat. As someone who sleeps primarily in the dark, this constant, flickering light, bright enough to read by, was annoying. I also disabled the battery-powered clock as it ticks only sometimes, and not reliably.
I had a totally cyberpunk experience this morning. Here's exactly how my thought processes went as I was getting ready for a shower: "Can't read the news, there's no internet service in the cabins. Don't have a radio. Wait, there's a TV. I wonder if they have one of those low-bandwidth news aggregators, what are they called? Oh yeah, networks!"
I've been a geek way, way too long.
Still, it was gorgeous this morning. Although cloudy and overcast, the view is spectacular. During breakfast, I saw an eagle fly by with a huge fish in its talons. It was so big the eagle lost altitude, started dragging the fish on the lake, and eventually dropped it. I did not whip out the camera fast enough, sadly.
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Date: 2008-03-07 08:14 pm (UTC)I always bring my own blankie and pillow when I travel. Partly for the security of it and partly because I go places that don't always have extra blankets. A hot shower before bed can help warm you up, do you have your own bathroom? Of course you should be able to ask for extra blankets for tonight.
Stay warm!
Flying low.
Date: 2008-03-07 11:12 pm (UTC)I don't get the monastic bit either. Every time I wind up going out of town for something it turns out to have been set up that way. I think the mental processes work better when pampered, but I am gourmand/libertine/hedonist of the first water, when I can afford to be.
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