It's still dark out. I'm rather annoyed at the situation, since I really want to get running before this city heats up like a pizza kitchen in Egypt, but I don't know the place well enough to trust running before dawn.
Since I'm trying very, very hard to stay positive about all this, here are the benefits of business travel: frequent flyer miles, you can make a little money on per diem if you eat cheap, and free soap/shampoo. I was hoping they'd have Versus, but no such luck. I should note to all of you who think it's a good thing to be in Vegas-- I would usually agree, but that's only when you're on the strip and don't have to work at 9am.
The slot machines in the grocery store took me by surprise, but what really surprised me was that people were using them. I went across the parking lot of my hotel to a local sporting goods store to try and buy Body Glide (took a year but I killed that last stick) and had an interesting conversation- try explaining what it is to a clueless staff person *without* making it sound sexual. I lose.
Because Molly is missing 18 miles of running this week, we're sending her back to daycare on Wednesday. Did I mention that she did well last week? Of the dozen or so dogs, she was the only one not given a time-out. They said she's quite well behaved and the only "issue" is that she's the first dog ever to be able to jump over their 4' tall door from a sitting position. Woot.
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Yeah, Vegas is hot...as in temp, not sexy hot. Although, it can be sexy hot too. That must have been a very interesting conversation about the Body Glide though. Where are you staying at?
I was talking to a friend yesterday who was just in Vegas. He said Red Rocks was great, as in gorgeous. If you have a way to get there, you could hike or run there for a change of pace. Might make being away more bearable...?
YAY for Molly! I bet doggie daycare is going to be your savior. I loved it when Cheeko went.
You should take a stun gun with you running. That's what I do.
Play some slots in Vegas Julie!
Yeah, they really needed to come up with a better name - I feel like I'm a teen again and trying to buy condoms every time I call somewhere looking for Body Glide. Gotta love actually feeling awkward about buying something when you're pushing 30; I thought I'd gotten over that feeling once the tampons and rubbers became routine.
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