Saturday, December 27, 2008
Pancakes and iguana
That's pretty much today's agenda. Jude doing pancakes now. Then a boat to iguana island. Cool.
Friday, December 26, 2008
hot tub therapy
the hot tub here is odd. It had been deserted, mainly because a faceless mr Becker liked to crank it so high that one the asbestos toed could get in and partly because the place has been largely empty. But vyesterday some new people arrived, and their leader is a circuit motivational speaker who says things like "when you generate conflict you get neutrality and inaction" in the hottub
His wife was accused of "reframing" and the story he told about a bid to cure boys in a Manchester school of their accents ended with the parents "beating their kids and telling them that an accent wasn't a problem, can you believe that, eh?" (he's Canadian)
His wife meanwhile was "trying to avoid the wife archetype and find my bliss in the freedom that he's given me even though a part of me is screaming there is no freedom when you move us somehere so small there's literally nothing that I can do"
The woman next to her - a recently diagnosed ex workoholic "the addiction of choice for woman with low self eesteem" seemed to think that. Bliss could be found in writing self help books that covered the same topics as those already published by qualified professions. "some people won't hear the message until it's in your voice" she said and for the first time I nodded.
It's all about frequency.
Mr Becker turned out to be a Floridian who'd worked in the Ford whitehouse
His wife was accused of "reframing" and the story he told about a bid to cure boys in a Manchester school of their accents ended with the parents "beating their kids and telling them that an accent wasn't a problem, can you believe that, eh?" (he's Canadian)
His wife meanwhile was "trying to avoid the wife archetype and find my bliss in the freedom that he's given me even though a part of me is screaming there is no freedom when you move us somehere so small there's literally nothing that I can do"
The woman next to her - a recently diagnosed ex workoholic "the addiction of choice for woman with low self eesteem" seemed to think that. Bliss could be found in writing self help books that covered the same topics as those already published by qualified professions. "some people won't hear the message until it's in your voice" she said and for the first time I nodded.
It's all about frequency.
Mr Becker turned out to be a Floridian who'd worked in the Ford whitehouse
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Santa!
so this morning we decide to drive downsome roads not meant for a daihatsu charade and finally make it to a beach deserted of everyone but Santa. Santa!
Seems the old saint was about to catch a boat to a nearby ultra swank resort and throw gifts at kids. But not before I got my photo.
It's a better story thm this but the I pod somehow robs narrative of charm
Merry Christmas people
Seems the old saint was about to catch a boat to a nearby ultra swank resort and throw gifts at kids. But not before I got my photo.
It's a better story thm this but the I pod somehow robs narrative of charm
Merry Christmas people
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Jude not nude
it seems that I my I pod wants to call Jude nude instead. Very commendable bit of suggestion there I pod folk. Things here going swimmingly though it feels as close to Christmas as judy finnegan does to a slender sober virgin. Still the skies are blue the sea is aqua (fittingly) and as you all know, I'm not one to complain
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
quick one
we made it. Typing from my I pod here as we brought no laptops. Nude making horse noises as the wind comes in off the sea. But I have a gym satellite radio and the forecast for good weather.. I.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Charlotte
So here we are in the Sheraton, Charlotte, NC.
It's better than the Marriot in Philly
But not as good as the Westin in Detroit
3 airport hotels in 24 hrs.
Yesterday was like that.
Our Detroit plane got in three hours late.
US Airways had one member of staff on reticketing.
It took 15 mins per person.
There were 120 people from our flight alone
Tempers flared on the plane "You have a problem with me we take it to the air bridge"
On the ground we got blitz spirit and people helping each other out.
It took hours but we got a flight this morning via Charlotte
Then checked and saw that the airline hadn't made the connection in over a week.
SO I stood in line again while Jude headed for a brilliant RiteAid to get her meds.
We managed to switch stuff around.
Got in here at midnight last night.
Have tickets for an 1135 today.
Which is coming from blizzard hit Rochester.
But is only 20 mins late (thanks flightstats)
Oh but last night we got delayed to.
Just as we hit runway it was ablaze with sirens and flashing lights
A plane with 'priority issue' came in
We waited
Then our weight was off
We waited
Left 90 mins late.
That's 5 hrs on the ground for a 54 min flight (kinda)
and 5 hrs in lines
Fingers crossed for today
It's better than the Marriot in Philly
But not as good as the Westin in Detroit
3 airport hotels in 24 hrs.
Yesterday was like that.
Our Detroit plane got in three hours late.
US Airways had one member of staff on reticketing.
It took 15 mins per person.
There were 120 people from our flight alone
Tempers flared on the plane "You have a problem with me we take it to the air bridge"
On the ground we got blitz spirit and people helping each other out.
It took hours but we got a flight this morning via Charlotte
Then checked and saw that the airline hadn't made the connection in over a week.
SO I stood in line again while Jude headed for a brilliant RiteAid to get her meds.
We managed to switch stuff around.
Got in here at midnight last night.
Have tickets for an 1135 today.
Which is coming from blizzard hit Rochester.
But is only 20 mins late (thanks flightstats)
Oh but last night we got delayed to.
Just as we hit runway it was ablaze with sirens and flashing lights
A plane with 'priority issue' came in
We waited
Then our weight was off
We waited
Left 90 mins late.
That's 5 hrs on the ground for a 54 min flight (kinda)
and 5 hrs in lines
Fingers crossed for today
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Greetings from Philly
Yes Philly!
Our plane from Detroit broke down
It was supposed to fly on to Turks and Caicos,,,, but instead they sent another plane before we landed.
120 people missed connections.
The line for reticketing was 3 hrs long
Jude has forgotten her medication.
We're going to an island
On a Sunday Philly may as well be an island
Gonna stay here tonight and then tomorrow try to fly first to Charlotte and then on again.
The connection time is tight. But we'll see.
Fingers crossed for us.
It's not been a good day to date
Our plane from Detroit broke down
It was supposed to fly on to Turks and Caicos,,,, but instead they sent another plane before we landed.
120 people missed connections.
The line for reticketing was 3 hrs long
Jude has forgotten her medication.
We're going to an island
On a Sunday Philly may as well be an island
Gonna stay here tonight and then tomorrow try to fly first to Charlotte and then on again.
The connection time is tight. But we'll see.
Fingers crossed for us.
It's not been a good day to date
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