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Tootsie Yr2: Providence, RI Part 1
Oct. 27th, 2022 09:06 am**Long post because it's a fun week**
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The travel day was a little rough for me personally...mostly I let a lot of little things get under my skin until they'd built up and made me into a Negative Nancy.
There will always be good travel days and bad ones.
And there will ALWAYS be inconsiderate, oblivious, or rude people at airports.
And the important thing is to stay calm and patient, and to focus on the good things happening all around.
We eventually got safely to Providence. Let's leave it at that :p
The hotel this week is a Graduate hotel, formerly The Biltmore.
It is supposedly haunted! But I do not care. Ghosts Welcome.
Like the last Graduate hotel we stayed at in Tempe, the room keys are made to look like student ID cards.
The room:
A wall of photos and a lamp featuring a blue bear wearing red overalls (Graduate hotels are known for their quirky decor)
Upon opening my luggage there was a little note to say "TSA wuz here".
I'm surprised I don't get more of these, with all of the weird stuff I travel.
They didn't confiscate anything or muck up my things.
There is no AC available here for whatever reason (some older hotels have seasonal climate control believe it or not), so I will have to have the window open all week. This keeps the room around 75 degrees, but it's quite humid here so that's a slight bummer.
There's also very limited surface space here so I got creative.
I took the minifridge out of it's little cupboard and will use the top of the fridge as surface space.
I also took out the ironing board to serve as a flat surface for my clothes.
The desk will hold my computer and also most of my dry goods.
The top of the fridge cupboard will be where I cook and prep food.
And inside the fridge cupboard will be more groceries, dishware, etc.
Each hotel is different, but there's always a way to make things work!
It was too late to go grocery shopping, so instead I had a nice hot shower and a cup of tea and watched TV "with" Jameson.
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Tuesday morning I woke up early, 7:30am, to get breakfast at Seven Stars Bakery.
( Read more... )
Now it's Thursday and I'm setting up to do data entry, then will reorganize my suitcase, go for a walk, and around 3pm I'm excited to eat a really big really awesome ice cream sandwich!
And that's my plan. Oh, and a show I guess :p
We have the weekend here in Providence, then a few days in Utica, NY and New Brunswick, NJ respectively.
We will be taking buses instead of flying, which I'm thrilled about because I could really use a break from the stressful airport.
Other stuff:
View from the layover flight coming into Charlotte.
Some cool graffiti in Providence.
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The travel day was a little rough for me personally...mostly I let a lot of little things get under my skin until they'd built up and made me into a Negative Nancy.
There will always be good travel days and bad ones.
And there will ALWAYS be inconsiderate, oblivious, or rude people at airports.
And the important thing is to stay calm and patient, and to focus on the good things happening all around.
We eventually got safely to Providence. Let's leave it at that :p
The hotel this week is a Graduate hotel, formerly The Biltmore.
It is supposedly haunted! But I do not care. Ghosts Welcome.
Like the last Graduate hotel we stayed at in Tempe, the room keys are made to look like student ID cards.
The room:
A wall of photos and a lamp featuring a blue bear wearing red overalls (Graduate hotels are known for their quirky decor)
Upon opening my luggage there was a little note to say "TSA wuz here".
I'm surprised I don't get more of these, with all of the weird stuff I travel.
They didn't confiscate anything or muck up my things.
There is no AC available here for whatever reason (some older hotels have seasonal climate control believe it or not), so I will have to have the window open all week. This keeps the room around 75 degrees, but it's quite humid here so that's a slight bummer.
There's also very limited surface space here so I got creative.
I took the minifridge out of it's little cupboard and will use the top of the fridge as surface space.
I also took out the ironing board to serve as a flat surface for my clothes.
The desk will hold my computer and also most of my dry goods.
The top of the fridge cupboard will be where I cook and prep food.
And inside the fridge cupboard will be more groceries, dishware, etc.
Each hotel is different, but there's always a way to make things work!
It was too late to go grocery shopping, so instead I had a nice hot shower and a cup of tea and watched TV "with" Jameson.
--------------------------------------------------
Tuesday morning I woke up early, 7:30am, to get breakfast at Seven Stars Bakery.
( Read more... )
Now it's Thursday and I'm setting up to do data entry, then will reorganize my suitcase, go for a walk, and around 3pm I'm excited to eat a really big really awesome ice cream sandwich!
And that's my plan. Oh, and a show I guess :p
We have the weekend here in Providence, then a few days in Utica, NY and New Brunswick, NJ respectively.
We will be taking buses instead of flying, which I'm thrilled about because I could really use a break from the stressful airport.
Other stuff:
View from the layover flight coming into Charlotte.
Some cool graffiti in Providence.
