Snobbery

Am I a spoiled brat? Have I been spending too much time living in my non-profit/student life world?

The hotel doesn't even have shampoo! Where am I? Miles from civilization, that's where. Where are the bicycles and the bike lanes when you need them, Amsterdam? Let me out of this cage, I am already suffocating! Do you think that there are people laughing, taunting, at the runner on the treadmill in the 10x10 fitness centre with two other machines jammed in there and no weights, at how silly the little hamster looks in her cage?

Seriously, next time we are doing just a tad more research on hotels. One that perhaps, has a teensy bit more, um, services?

Get me back to san francisco, STAT! can i really turn 24 here??

... a few minutes later....

whew! leaving for a hotel tomorrow whose name I recognize. That's a relief. In the meantime, I'm going to buy myself toothpaste from the vending machine.

Homebody-ness

So even though I personally organized a big night out in my neighborhood last night, as soon as the sun went down I decided it would be waaaay more fun to stay at my apartment and drink/talk amongst friends. Which made me realize that (1) I'm a lot more hermit-ish (I blame the working-alone-from-home that I do all the time now), and (2) I'm an oldy moldy.

That second point, I believe, is the most important. I used to want to explore the city, but the weather and the spending of money on drinks I could make at home are reasons I never would have let deter me five years ago. But here we are, in a new time and place. Sure hope that I'm not this lazy when I'm on the other side of the world next week!

Here's hopin'. And to make sure I'm truly inspired to get out, I'm gonna go SHOPPING!

Nothing beats a good 80s movie...

"who... iris? she's given more rides than greyhound"

Good ol' ABC Family - between this and Encore, I'm all set with classic teen movies from the 80s and 90s. Bonus points if you get the movie line above. High school was rough, eh?

Anyway, it's so fun to get lost in the world of tv and cheesy movies on those nights when you just don't want to think about anything. Just hang out (and hope the rumors aren't true about metabolism for a person on the couch as slower than that of a sleeping person. Because if it is, I'll be spending twice as much time at the gym tomorrow....)