The lack of blogs over this weekend should not be interpreted as a sign of my slipping into old, negligent ways. Take it, rather, as a sign of the price that the Westin Kierland Resort charges for its Internet connections: exorbitant!
Since the Hansons are expecting a child in July, they weren't expecting a fancy vacation in June. As a substitute for beautiful beaches and exotic locale, we opted for a Lazy River in north Scottsdale. Thus it was that I found myself unable to blog in the midst of so much luxury. But who could complain with a Barnes and Noble within walking distance?
Night One was not so pleasant as we had hoped. The evening went fine: a nice dinner, bagpipe music in the courtyard, and Smores for Stella and me in Windsinger Canyon (a well landscaped area between two wings of the hotel - not an actual canyon). But back upstairs we realized that the fanciest hotel room (even with cable) quickly becomes a prison cell when a toddler is involved.
Things would not have been so bad if we hadn't made a fatal mistake: trying to put her to bed at her regular bedtime. What at first seemed like an easy war of domination became a nightmare of insurgency. Stella, tuckered out from exploring the grounds, should have gone to sleep quickly; but her little head kept popping up over the rim of her Pack-and-Play, trying to see what was on TV. My advice: either let the child watch the Showtime movie or shut it off!
Day Two started off well, once I had some of the hotel restaurant's strong coffee and eggs Benedict in my system. After some pool time, Stella and I spent the late morning and early afternoon engrossed in a surprisingly good USA movie about a plucky band of archaeologists who travel back in time to 1357. But anything seems good when the thermostat is set to 68 degrees Fahrenheit and your eating lime-dusted Tostitos in bed.
To Be Continued...
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I make it a point to always eat in bed if I am at a hotel. It extends the feeling of luxury when the internet ain't free.
hey! check your summer time format page, and Sage and I left a comment!
to be continued...in this century? (what WOULD you do without me to bug you about posting more?)
I'm back. But not to bug you about blogging.
You would be interested to know that I just ordered Many Dimensions...
Got any other particular Williams reccomendations, or shall I just begin buying his books in a random order? (I've decided that one of my bookish projects will be the acquisition of a bit of an Inklings library...oh, and Chesterton too of course. The man SHOULD have been an Inkling anyway.)
So did you read Many Dimensions? I gave my only copy away (that was a few years ago), otherwise I would read it along with you. It was one of my favorites. I love Prime Matter!
I just got back from England, and found that Many Demensions had in fact arrived--so I plan on beginning it on the plane to Colorado tomorrow. Yes, it's a busy summer.
Oh, and good job on the recent update--at least we know you're alive.
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