Negotiating the Friendly Skies

Hellish nightmare.

That is it in a nutshell. Travelling from Oakland to New York City turned out to be sort of a cautionary tale of... oh let me see.... west coast to east coast travel.... umm... carry-on versus checking in baggage.... and oh...mother nature showcasing her talents to the unsuspecting crowd below.

Let me break it down for you:

- monday 6:50am flight out of Oakland.
- layover takes place at Dulles airport DC.
- Weather not so good. Eastern seaboard is screwed and Air Traffic Control is freaking out.
- flight from Dulles to La Guardia (NYC) is delayed. 3 Times.
- flight from Dulles to La Guardia (NYC) is cancelled.
- One seat left on 5pm flight to White Plains NY. I take my chance with it.
- flight to White Plains NY delayed. 3 Times.
- Decide to stay in DC and catch plane the next day after storm passes.
- United 'can't locate but shows it is in the airport' - my luggage that is.

Did I mention Hellish nightmare ?

Stayed with some friends in DC and hopped an 8:30am flight to La Guardia... found my luggage there and proceeded to the Time Hotel.

Definitely a boutique hotel. Very small room but hey that have broadband. Rooms are either motif'ed with red, blue or yellow rooms. I get red, of course. The web site tells me:

Enter a red room, see red selectively around the room, feel red as you lie in
your bed, smell red as you open the vial of the 'red scent' created exclusively
for THE TIME, even taste red with a bite of red candy. All of your senses are
aroused, perhaps amused. How does red make you feel?

let's see... tired with a dash of annoyed accompanied by a faint hint of psychotic.

ever hear of 'Redrum' ?

I am going to take a quick nap and then get to work...


Enjoying my $35 dollar taxi ride to midtown.



Red is the new Black.



Sleep deprived and ready for bed @ 8:30am