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mrlaugh's after midnight thread
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I've been watching the prime time coverage in my hotel the last two nights, too, and some of the late night show.
I'm not sure which i'd call my favorites - I did set my DVR at home to record the time trial this morning so I can watch that later even though I know Wiggins and Armstrong won. Beach Volleyball has been interesting, even the synchronized diving coverage was cool.
I'm not crazy enough to try and follow Judo, or boxing, or equestrian events, or weight lifting. I haven't watched any basketball, not sure that I will. I'm less of a fan of track than most people, but I'm sure I'll watch whatever winds up on the primetime coverage.
I didn't get to watch much tonight - I caught some during lunch, then I was hoping I could catch the moonrise from my hotel balcony (I couldn't, too many clouds on the horizon), then I went to dinner and saw some on the TV there, and only then have I gotten to see pay attention to them, about 10pm eastern time.
I got a great room upgrade. I'm in Islamorada, FL, at a hampton inn (which rated better than the hilton resort in Key Largo), and I got a room on the top floor, a corner suite, with ocean view (facing southeast). it's fantastic, I have to say. This was easily a $100/night upgrade from the rate I actually paid.
Aside from the clouds, I also have my lenses fog up when I take them from the room to the balcony - it is crazy, crazy humid here
I'll drive the rest of the way to Key West tomorrow, I figure I'll get there around 12:30 or 1pm, I'm not in a huge hurry. No specific plans yet, although I'm looking at fort zachary taylor state park, the truman little white house, the hemingway house, and a few recommendations for places to eat. I may or may not stick around for sunset from mallory square - it may depend on what parking I've found, how tired I'm feeling, etc - I'm staying in Homestead Friday night - I'm not in a huge hurry to get there, but I do need to get there eventually.
g'night AMT
exhausting day, I have to say. Woke up at 6:35, watched the sunrise, got the free breakfast, and went back to bed
I enjoyed myself, but it was quite hot and humid, hit 90 degrees with a 78 dew point, I was pretty well into heat exhaustion in the afternoon
I had dinner just past there, some seafood quesadillas, with shrimps and scallops, which was pretty good (the tortilla needed a bit of work, it was to dry). By then it was completely dark and I was still two hours+ from the hotel. I didn't get into my hotel in homestead until about 11:15. I probably should have just spent two nights in the hotel in Islamorada, but so it goes.
trying to figure out my plan for tomorrow, it's supposed to be pretty hot again, possible rain/thunderstorms (I drove into one on the way to homestead), not sure how much I really want to be outside. I suppose if nothing else my hotel room should be really nice at the Bantley resort, and lounging is the thing to do at resorts, right?
I know one thing - bed soon, then sleeping in
I'm bored. Anyone up?!
Sounds like you've had a good time. Will look forward to seeing the pics when you get home.
A very boring day here, just did some reading then went out for groceries. Not sure what to do tomorrow. Might go watch the Blue Angels perform over Lake Washington but then I've seen them before a few times, back in Texas. With Seafare going on it's going to be too crazy to get into Seattle or to head south or north. Might go to Rainier or just stay local. DH might take some time off around my birthday so we could do Rainier then. I-5 is going to be a mess with all the traffic delays (they close the I-90 bridge for the flyovers) and lots of people will be headed down I-5 to get to the flight museum, which is where the Blue Angels are based while they're here.
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After that I decided to go to the Vizcaya museum and gardens - which I thought would be more art museum than it was. it was still interesting though - it was originally a winter home for a chicago business man lots of art on the walls and sculptures, and the gardens were really nice. I was a little too impatient to take in the history and design of each room and such, but I think people into that stuff would really enjoy it.
Then I headed to south beach and my hotel. got stuck in some traffic getting onto Miami Beach, and despite showing up at 4:45pm, my room wasn't ready when I got here.
after killing a little more time, i took the local circulator bus up to 12th street, then walked back, taking pictures along the way, I geeked it out and brought my tripod, hopefully I can put together some HDRs with the neon and the art deco architecture. I walked back down to 1st street where my hotel is, then over two blocks to an ice cream / italian ice place. I was back by 11, the party was clearly just getting started. Not noisy at all inside my room, thankfully, although I hear some people and some music out on the balcony.
and with that, it's gotten late already
g'night AMT
Did you ever make it to Mi Tierra? If not this would be a good time to try it.
Right at this moment, I would give a lot of money for one of their Pumpkin Empanadas and a Reposteria de Polvo (Mexican style shortbread cookie sprinkled with powdered sugar) and one of just about any of their entrees.
tomorrow, they're picking me up at 8:30 so we can go look at things near Kerrville and other places out west. it's mostly going to be long days driving from project to project in a state van
tomorrow, they're picking me up at 8:30 so we can go look at things near Kerrville and other places out west. it's mostly going to be long days driving from project to project in a state van
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