Friday, August 26
ew...
PAX posts not looking good from the Blogger app. Gunna transfer those to Tumblr and then just do a round-up here!
Tuesday, August 23
OK Go and The Muppets - Muppet Show Theme Song
What was that? You're looking for the best thing ever you say? Well, it just so happens, I have the best thing ever right here!
hostel living, night 3
Well, we've moved on from "girl who can't turn off her alarm" to "lady who doesn't think it's necessary to have her room key". She literally, as far as I can tell while I'm here, has never opened the door with her key. She has knocked on the door every time. I think she's packing up to leave today, so maybe she thought it was OK to not have her key for a one night stay?
This morning I also had the amazingly fun experience of walking in on not one, not two, but THREE people who didn't lock the bathroom door. One was showering and two were on the toilet. I don't care how fast you think you can pee, there is never a reason not to turn the little lock from "vacant" to "occupied".
Best part? After walking in on the showerer, which I luckily didn't see anything because I caught the sound of the water on time to avert my eyes and quickly shut the door, I went past to a different hallway and on my way back I saw that the door was now marked "occupied" from the lock being turned but the person left the door partly open. I'm going to allow for a slow clap on this one.
So, here I am, sitting in bed, kind of afraid to go take a shower for fear I will walk in on several more people. At least I get to listen to my roommies have their tearful goodbye from knowing each other for 24 hours. Am I crazy, or is that weird?
This morning I also had the amazingly fun experience of walking in on not one, not two, but THREE people who didn't lock the bathroom door. One was showering and two were on the toilet. I don't care how fast you think you can pee, there is never a reason not to turn the little lock from "vacant" to "occupied".
Best part? After walking in on the showerer, which I luckily didn't see anything because I caught the sound of the water on time to avert my eyes and quickly shut the door, I went past to a different hallway and on my way back I saw that the door was now marked "occupied" from the lock being turned but the person left the door partly open. I'm going to allow for a slow clap on this one.
So, here I am, sitting in bed, kind of afraid to go take a shower for fear I will walk in on several more people. At least I get to listen to my roommies have their tearful goodbye from knowing each other for 24 hours. Am I crazy, or is that weird?
Sunday, August 21
hostel living, night 1
Last year at PAX I booked the Green Tortoise Hostel for the weekend, but it was right after I got together with Beau, who was staying at the Sheraton. Thus, I got an upgrade and mostly slept in his room.
This year I am in town a week early so I decided to give the hostel a real try. So far my experience has not been horrible, but that 1000$ I would have spent staying an extra 5 nights at the Sheraton is looking more and more reasonable, even compared to the mere 150$ I spent for 5 nights here.
Now, I could just be overreacting...I am awake over two hours earlier than planned. Why, you may ask? Well, as it turns out, one of the girls in my room has an alarm that is great for waking up every person around her at 4:30AM, but not the actual owner of the alarm. It really is a magical device. It went off for a solid 10 minutes before one of the other girls went murder-face and angrily woke the owner up to tell her to turn it the eff off. By that time though it was too late for me. I didn't have to wait for a shower, which was nice!
Breakfast here is an interesting affair. You have the people who know what they're doing walking confidently around the kitchen glaring at the people who don't know what's going on instead of, you know, offering a little help. Besides some cut fruit and sliced bread it's completely serve yourself so you have to cook your own eggs and pancakes. I would be OK with that if there was more than one spatula that was easy to find.
Waking up early did allow me to observe my blunder from the night before. A much smarter girl in the bunk below me had all her morning stuff set out so she wouldn't have to bumble around in her suitcase like I did. She also had flippity floppies, which in my genius I forgot. Showering in Keen sandals is comfy but now I have some extremely wet shoe wear.
The beds are for midgets. Not joking. I am 5'3" and my feet hang over the end. I'm not sure I even want to call them beds for how hard they are. Even the pillow was rock hard. I considered napping on the carpet.
Also, and I say this without prejudice for hostels as I came here with an open mind, I'm pretty sure one of the girls in my room is doing drug deals out of her suitcase. She had no less than three strange shifty looking men in our room (which is against the rules) and she would rummage around, grab something out, hand it to them quickly, then leave.
At least none of them farted.
This year I am in town a week early so I decided to give the hostel a real try. So far my experience has not been horrible, but that 1000$ I would have spent staying an extra 5 nights at the Sheraton is looking more and more reasonable, even compared to the mere 150$ I spent for 5 nights here.
Now, I could just be overreacting...I am awake over two hours earlier than planned. Why, you may ask? Well, as it turns out, one of the girls in my room has an alarm that is great for waking up every person around her at 4:30AM, but not the actual owner of the alarm. It really is a magical device. It went off for a solid 10 minutes before one of the other girls went murder-face and angrily woke the owner up to tell her to turn it the eff off. By that time though it was too late for me. I didn't have to wait for a shower, which was nice!
Breakfast here is an interesting affair. You have the people who know what they're doing walking confidently around the kitchen glaring at the people who don't know what's going on instead of, you know, offering a little help. Besides some cut fruit and sliced bread it's completely serve yourself so you have to cook your own eggs and pancakes. I would be OK with that if there was more than one spatula that was easy to find.
Waking up early did allow me to observe my blunder from the night before. A much smarter girl in the bunk below me had all her morning stuff set out so she wouldn't have to bumble around in her suitcase like I did. She also had flippity floppies, which in my genius I forgot. Showering in Keen sandals is comfy but now I have some extremely wet shoe wear.
The beds are for midgets. Not joking. I am 5'3" and my feet hang over the end. I'm not sure I even want to call them beds for how hard they are. Even the pillow was rock hard. I considered napping on the carpet.
Also, and I say this without prejudice for hostels as I came here with an open mind, I'm pretty sure one of the girls in my room is doing drug deals out of her suitcase. She had no less than three strange shifty looking men in our room (which is against the rules) and she would rummage around, grab something out, hand it to them quickly, then leave.
At least none of them farted.
Friday, August 19
how to be a sexy cleric
I'm posting this here too from Tumblr because it still makes me laugh:
And for the low low price of free, you too can learn how to be an awesome Cleric in RIFT! The Cleric attempting a mating ritual with me in the video above is actually a good friend of mine who recently wrote a fantastic article for RiftJunkies.com about leveling. Go check it out!
And for the low low price of free, you too can learn how to be an awesome Cleric in RIFT! The Cleric attempting a mating ritual with me in the video above is actually a good friend of mine who recently wrote a fantastic article for RiftJunkies.com about leveling. Go check it out!
less than three
I'm sorry Blogger. I keep lying to you. I keep ignoring you for Tumblr. But then Brenna went and had to make a comment about how Tumblr was basically just a place to reblog silly pictures, and, well, that's pretty much most of what I do on Tumblr. Lawls.
I also read recently that something crazy like 70% of Tumblr is photographers and illustrators. I am neither of those things! I do like the platform though and I wish Blogger had as nice of a phone app as well as audio hosting.
I'll probably still post a bunch of PAX stuff on Tumblr (OMG PAX IS COMING), but perhaps I'll do a daily round-up type thing here. I think that would work out dandy.
Oh look! Something hilarious!
I also read recently that something crazy like 70% of Tumblr is photographers and illustrators. I am neither of those things! I do like the platform though and I wish Blogger had as nice of a phone app as well as audio hosting.
I'll probably still post a bunch of PAX stuff on Tumblr (OMG PAX IS COMING), but perhaps I'll do a daily round-up type thing here. I think that would work out dandy.
Oh look! Something hilarious!
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