I want to watch porn....
Guess where I spent a gorgeous sunny Scottsdale Saturday? Give Up? My hotel room hung over, it was bad. After a night of partying in a new city with 4 straight girls, I was in need of some gay porn. Picking up the remote I press the Menu button, which was not working. I turned the TV off, then back on....checked the wires on the back and then thought they might not have it turned on in my room. I phoned the front desk and told them my Menu button did not work and I could not watch porn...I mean "Movies". They said they would check and call me back. I patiently waited...........waiting..........waiting........phone rings. Sir, your room is setup to watch "MOVIES" are you sure you are pressing the MENU button....um let's see....YES! I will send someone up. WAITING........WAITING...........WONDERING IF IT IS WORTH IT.......WAITING....Knock at the door. Poor old maintenance man who did not speak English, gave me a new remote, I tried the new remote and NOTHING. Tried to communicate with him, and got nowhere. I was beginning to get mad when I realized it was not his fault. Told him thanks for trying and he told me to keep both remotes...Um ok, bye! Called the front desk, and they still think I can't press the MENU button......IRRITATED, I said nevermind, don't worry and hung up. This all took 45minutes to get NOWHERE! Couple minutes later there is a knock at the door. It was the head of maintenance Bob. Bob tried everything and guess what? No movies, the only option I have left was to change rooms. (All of this work just to watch porn) I call the front desk and ask for a room close to mine since I had 14 days of cloths with me and was hung over. They said, the only room we have is on the 5th floor....I am on the 3rd over looking the pool. Pondering what I should do I told her I would decide and call back. I looked out the window to see if there was anything cute at the pool and it was all fat old people so I decided to start packing and change rooms. Two hours later I am finally in the same position as when I first wanted to watch porn....I approach the remote and YES YES the menu button worked. I went straight to the adult titles and ordered the all day adult superpass.....it was only straight porn, but it was porn and I was in HEAVEN!
RA
Deborah had mentioned that her fiance was out of town so she would love to treat me to dinner on Saturday night, so I accepted. She called around 4pm to make plans, and I was in the middle of watching porn when she called....wink! She told me to get ready and drive out to her house so we can ride together. I jumped in the shower, got ready and drove over. Her house was AMAZING!!! Her fiance owns his own consulting firm, so she was loaded. She gave me the tour, met her doggie, had a strong drink and we where out on the town. She took me to RA, a sushi bar that was FABULOUS, not to mention it was the BEST SUSHI I have ever eaten! After a few drinks I was ready for a gay bar...I think she was ready for bed, but felt bad that I was going to Charlies alone, so she decided to come along. I warned her that Charlies was a gay country western bar.....she smiled with excitement...LOL!
Saturday, September 18, 2004
Friday, September 17, 2004
Scottsdale Day 3
Happy Hour
So I go out to with the girls on Friday night, they invited me to happy hour, so I accepted and only planned on being out for a bit, so I could really enjoy the gay bars in town. I figured Friday would be the best night to go out since I had to work on Sunday. We leave and get to Dos Gringos at a little after 5:00pm, I rode with Traci from the office since I needed to run by the atm. It turns out she has a gay roommate and we have the same birthday....get out of town. We hit is off immediately. We where joined by Nicole, Gina, and Deborah and the drinking games began. When I travel to unfamiliar offices I always try and play my straight card. Basically the girls new I was gay, but just waited until I came out of my shell and was comfortable enough with them. I found the best opportunity was when we where talking about plastic surgery and Dr. Rey from Dr 90210, they asked if I watched it and I replied with yes and Dr.Rey is so hot. There out on the table and I was free to have a good time.
Nasty Cracked-Out Stripper
Dos Grigos was so cute, picture a Mexican restaurant outdoors with multiple bars and water misters everywhere....VERY CUTE oh and right next door to BS, a local gay bar. All eyes where fixed on Ariel, a stripper with huge tits that where literally spilling out of her shirt. She was drunk and had been drinking since noon, but was also on something else.(wink). When I asked her she replied "I took something, but not sure what it was" I was like Crystal and she was like um yeh...I am like share...ok not really with co-workers. She was so TRAGIC I almost felt sorry for her. She was so drunk that she kept walking over to the trash can and you could hear everyone whisper....look she is about to lose it.....POOR THING. We call her over and introduced herself to us and chatted for a bit, until she moved on for another shot. Her server kept serving her even though she was drunk and she was the entertainment in the bar....SAD.
The Swingers
A guy sitting next to me Todd introduced himself and his wife to our table, he was also joined by his twin brother whom was staring at Ariel's tits. They had also been watching miss crackho, so it was easy brining up conversation with us. Todd's wife was from Canada and so was Gina, so they where instant best friends and started to sit next to each other discussing the best way to get a VISA, so we decided to talk to the twins. Very cute guys, they kept trying to figure out if I was gay...saying "I tried to get her to show her tits for you, sorry" I replied with that is sooo not my type. He said oh really.....I am like oh yes, look how I am holding my Vodka Tonic...Waiter I will have another please. Turns out they where swingers and his wife thought I was hot and spent 30 minutes trying to figure out if I could perform with both a man and a WOMEN...she was like can you get it up...I was like is she for real. She finally moved to talk to Gina and I started drinking more. Todd was showing a picture of his wedding in Maui and asked me if I would like to see, I said NO...I want to see a picture of your cock. Everyone laughed for how forward I had been, but was confused by the looks he was giving me and wanted to see if he two was interested in me. Five minutes later he passes me his palm quietly and says here. It was his HUGE COCK in between his wives tits. OUT LOUD I STARTED LAUGHING and got everyone's attention. I turned to his wife and said "I know why you married him now" She smiled and high fived me. Needles to say, I was invited to a Hot tubing party tomorrow night with some other couples...NO THANKS, but I will sleep with your husband.....WINK.....
Way To Many Drinks.....
OK, I was drinking like a sailor and don't remember much. We left Dos Gringos about 9:30pm, went next door to the gay bar for an hour and I remember nothing. I woke up in my hotel room about 10:30am the next morning with a major headache. I was pleased I had made it in ok, but pondered how I had gotten here. I call Deborah and she was like OMG, we had so much fun. I was a little embarrassed to say I did not remember but asked how I got home. She said sweetie me and Gina took you, and she started laughing, I was like what. She said that I got in the car and they asked where I was staying, I replied with the Marriott, turns out there are 4 on north Scottsdale road and we went to all 4......TRAGIC, I had so much fun though and the girls are wonderful.
So I go out to with the girls on Friday night, they invited me to happy hour, so I accepted and only planned on being out for a bit, so I could really enjoy the gay bars in town. I figured Friday would be the best night to go out since I had to work on Sunday. We leave and get to Dos Gringos at a little after 5:00pm, I rode with Traci from the office since I needed to run by the atm. It turns out she has a gay roommate and we have the same birthday....get out of town. We hit is off immediately. We where joined by Nicole, Gina, and Deborah and the drinking games began. When I travel to unfamiliar offices I always try and play my straight card. Basically the girls new I was gay, but just waited until I came out of my shell and was comfortable enough with them. I found the best opportunity was when we where talking about plastic surgery and Dr. Rey from Dr 90210, they asked if I watched it and I replied with yes and Dr.Rey is so hot. There out on the table and I was free to have a good time.
Nasty Cracked-Out Stripper
Dos Grigos was so cute, picture a Mexican restaurant outdoors with multiple bars and water misters everywhere....VERY CUTE oh and right next door to BS, a local gay bar. All eyes where fixed on Ariel, a stripper with huge tits that where literally spilling out of her shirt. She was drunk and had been drinking since noon, but was also on something else.(wink). When I asked her she replied "I took something, but not sure what it was" I was like Crystal and she was like um yeh...I am like share...ok not really with co-workers. She was so TRAGIC I almost felt sorry for her. She was so drunk that she kept walking over to the trash can and you could hear everyone whisper....look she is about to lose it.....POOR THING. We call her over and introduced herself to us and chatted for a bit, until she moved on for another shot. Her server kept serving her even though she was drunk and she was the entertainment in the bar....SAD.
The Swingers
A guy sitting next to me Todd introduced himself and his wife to our table, he was also joined by his twin brother whom was staring at Ariel's tits. They had also been watching miss crackho, so it was easy brining up conversation with us. Todd's wife was from Canada and so was Gina, so they where instant best friends and started to sit next to each other discussing the best way to get a VISA, so we decided to talk to the twins. Very cute guys, they kept trying to figure out if I was gay...saying "I tried to get her to show her tits for you, sorry" I replied with that is sooo not my type. He said oh really.....I am like oh yes, look how I am holding my Vodka Tonic...Waiter I will have another please. Turns out they where swingers and his wife thought I was hot and spent 30 minutes trying to figure out if I could perform with both a man and a WOMEN...she was like can you get it up...I was like is she for real. She finally moved to talk to Gina and I started drinking more. Todd was showing a picture of his wedding in Maui and asked me if I would like to see, I said NO...I want to see a picture of your cock. Everyone laughed for how forward I had been, but was confused by the looks he was giving me and wanted to see if he two was interested in me. Five minutes later he passes me his palm quietly and says here. It was his HUGE COCK in between his wives tits. OUT LOUD I STARTED LAUGHING and got everyone's attention. I turned to his wife and said "I know why you married him now" She smiled and high fived me. Needles to say, I was invited to a Hot tubing party tomorrow night with some other couples...NO THANKS, but I will sleep with your husband.....WINK.....
Way To Many Drinks.....
OK, I was drinking like a sailor and don't remember much. We left Dos Gringos about 9:30pm, went next door to the gay bar for an hour and I remember nothing. I woke up in my hotel room about 10:30am the next morning with a major headache. I was pleased I had made it in ok, but pondered how I had gotten here. I call Deborah and she was like OMG, we had so much fun. I was a little embarrassed to say I did not remember but asked how I got home. She said sweetie me and Gina took you, and she started laughing, I was like what. She said that I got in the car and they asked where I was staying, I replied with the Marriott, turns out there are 4 on north Scottsdale road and we went to all 4......TRAGIC, I had so much fun though and the girls are wonderful.
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Scottsdale Day 2
I have not decided if I like AZ yet. Needs more color; everything is burnt orange or red. It is hot, but a dry heat so Fort Lauderdale feels worse. There is 1 cute guy to every 3 which is not that bad. Cute shopping everywhere I turn, the whole city is like a huge mall. They have Whataburger…yummy my favorite fast food place back home in Dallas, open 24 hours (prefect food for after the bar), low cal and low carbs…NOT! One of the biggest downfalls that will pose as a huge problem tonight is that THEY STOPPING SERVING DRINKS AT 1am....what what what!
So last night, I get to the hotel and decide I want to work out. I change cloths and I get distracted by the room service menu, since I was busy and did not leave for lunch I decided I was REALLY hungry so I ordered Chicken Tenders w/ranch dressing, Cheese Sticks w/marinara sauce, and DOUBLE TROUBLE CHOCOLATE CAKE. After I stuffed myself, I put the room service tray in the hallway and forgot that the room locks. DAMN IT, I locked myself out. I went down stairs barefoot, blue adidas short, and a ROUCH RACING shirt….no one could tell I was gay. So with my luck at the counter is the guy that I have been cursing from my balcony….I tried to cover my face, but had to turn to get a good look. Oh, he is a perfect specimen, tall, tan, and fit. Our eyes met and I smiled my friendly I want to come to your room and have sex with you smile. Walking back to the room smiling I thought “was he looking at the counter girl or me, it had to be me, we kept staring at each other the night before” Once I was in my room I thought go to the balcony and see if he comes out. Anyways, that was becoming to much work so I decided to take a bath, talk on the phone, and met up with my good friend Ambian…love her she puts me right to sleep for at least 8 hours.
Speaking of Ambian, I had to change my doctor to FL, so I asked for the prescription and my doctor said…..”You are too young to be addicted, try to only take them on the weekend”…..OK whatever, right the prescription lady and oh by the way, cute Coach Shoes. I was thinking in my head, I don’t have an addiction to sleeping pills, I think an addiction would consist of taking 2 pills a night and I only take one. Who is she anyways?
Tonight looks promising, going to Martini Ranch across the street from the office to have a drink with the CUTE associates in the office, the only ones with personality and then I will be checking out a few of Scottsdale’s gay bars, can’t wait. Have not had a one-night stand in a longtime, but now even if I did and I may or may not…NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!!!! Ok well I will tell everyone but anyways, I won’t fell badly since nobody knows me here and they wont gossip about me leaving the bar with some strange man or boy. Details in the coming days….stay tuned.
On another note, back when I was with my 1st boyfriend Jason, I was 18, he was 30…I had always been attracted to older men and I had asked him if that would change. He said yes, when he was younger he was attracted to older men and around the age of 25 it changed…..well in the past months I have found some cute young boys that I would not mind tearing up. Hmm, I am so horny!!!!
So last night, I get to the hotel and decide I want to work out. I change cloths and I get distracted by the room service menu, since I was busy and did not leave for lunch I decided I was REALLY hungry so I ordered Chicken Tenders w/ranch dressing, Cheese Sticks w/marinara sauce, and DOUBLE TROUBLE CHOCOLATE CAKE. After I stuffed myself, I put the room service tray in the hallway and forgot that the room locks. DAMN IT, I locked myself out. I went down stairs barefoot, blue adidas short, and a ROUCH RACING shirt….no one could tell I was gay. So with my luck at the counter is the guy that I have been cursing from my balcony….I tried to cover my face, but had to turn to get a good look. Oh, he is a perfect specimen, tall, tan, and fit. Our eyes met and I smiled my friendly I want to come to your room and have sex with you smile. Walking back to the room smiling I thought “was he looking at the counter girl or me, it had to be me, we kept staring at each other the night before” Once I was in my room I thought go to the balcony and see if he comes out. Anyways, that was becoming to much work so I decided to take a bath, talk on the phone, and met up with my good friend Ambian…love her she puts me right to sleep for at least 8 hours.
Speaking of Ambian, I had to change my doctor to FL, so I asked for the prescription and my doctor said…..”You are too young to be addicted, try to only take them on the weekend”…..OK whatever, right the prescription lady and oh by the way, cute Coach Shoes. I was thinking in my head, I don’t have an addiction to sleeping pills, I think an addiction would consist of taking 2 pills a night and I only take one. Who is she anyways?
Tonight looks promising, going to Martini Ranch across the street from the office to have a drink with the CUTE associates in the office, the only ones with personality and then I will be checking out a few of Scottsdale’s gay bars, can’t wait. Have not had a one-night stand in a longtime, but now even if I did and I may or may not…NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!!!! Ok well I will tell everyone but anyways, I won’t fell badly since nobody knows me here and they wont gossip about me leaving the bar with some strange man or boy. Details in the coming days….stay tuned.
On another note, back when I was with my 1st boyfriend Jason, I was 18, he was 30…I had always been attracted to older men and I had asked him if that would change. He said yes, when he was younger he was attracted to older men and around the age of 25 it changed…..well in the past months I have found some cute young boys that I would not mind tearing up. Hmm, I am so horny!!!!
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Scottsdale, AZ.....
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Flew into Phoenix last night, love it, so beautiful here. I have never been to the desert before. I got lost trying to get to the hotel. I stopped 3 times and each time I was headed in the wrong direct….over it. Checked in, got a room overlooking the pool a big plus, already spotted a cute guy checking me out from the balcony, hmm will have to investigate.
Everything is going ok in the office, the Operations Director is such a pain, but now that I met his staff I understand why. Six days left until I return home to Dallas, can’t wait! I might how to go have a drink tonight…..
Monday, September 13, 2004
Hurricane Update…..
Upper Management is in a meeting determining when we can fly home tonight. So irritated with these damn Hurricane’s. It is just so hard to sit and wait and not know what is going to happen. Anyways, I guess we are going to fly back to Fort Lauderdale, and then I turn around and fly out on Wednesday to Scottsdale, AZ. Oh well, I will get two more nights of restful sleep in my own bed.
Light at the end of the tunnel……
It looks like this project may end…..as of right now we have 4 conversions left until Spherion will be fully converted to PeopleSoft. So looks like I will either have another position or will be standing in the unemployment line, let’s hope for a new position!!!
Feeling Depressed…..
So my birthday is around the corner and I seem to gage everything in my life by my birthday each year (i.e. achieved goals, personnel growth, health). This year I am feeling more depressed since it is my 25th birthday. I guess my friends say I am too hard on myself, but that is hard for me to change. I just feel that I should be more stable than I am now. I don’t have a boyfriend, I’m ALONE and it sucks. I have not stopped PARTYING; I have slowed down a bit. I have gained weight since I have been on this project, I blame the company for giving me a food allowance, but that is now excuse since I could order better food. I guess I have an excuse for everything, but that is not the point. I still live paycheck to paycheck and don'e understand why when I pay no rent, utilities, gas, & food. I have no savings and I start and stop my 401K every couple of months…..they make it to easy to do that. Well I guess I am just a kid, but I have to ask myself when will I become more responsible as an adult? When will I own something of my own? When will I be debt free….LOL…..NEVER! When does life get easier, can anyone answer that? I guess you could say I am not looking forward to this birthday.
Upper Management is in a meeting determining when we can fly home tonight. So irritated with these damn Hurricane’s. It is just so hard to sit and wait and not know what is going to happen. Anyways, I guess we are going to fly back to Fort Lauderdale, and then I turn around and fly out on Wednesday to Scottsdale, AZ. Oh well, I will get two more nights of restful sleep in my own bed.
Light at the end of the tunnel……
It looks like this project may end…..as of right now we have 4 conversions left until Spherion will be fully converted to PeopleSoft. So looks like I will either have another position or will be standing in the unemployment line, let’s hope for a new position!!!
Feeling Depressed…..
So my birthday is around the corner and I seem to gage everything in my life by my birthday each year (i.e. achieved goals, personnel growth, health). This year I am feeling more depressed since it is my 25th birthday. I guess my friends say I am too hard on myself, but that is hard for me to change. I just feel that I should be more stable than I am now. I don’t have a boyfriend, I’m ALONE and it sucks. I have not stopped PARTYING; I have slowed down a bit. I have gained weight since I have been on this project, I blame the company for giving me a food allowance, but that is now excuse since I could order better food. I guess I have an excuse for everything, but that is not the point. I still live paycheck to paycheck and don'e understand why when I pay no rent, utilities, gas, & food. I have no savings and I start and stop my 401K every couple of months…..they make it to easy to do that. Well I guess I am just a kid, but I have to ask myself when will I become more responsible as an adult? When will I own something of my own? When will I be debt free….LOL…..NEVER! When does life get easier, can anyone answer that? I guess you could say I am not looking forward to this birthday.
Thursday, September 09, 2004
Bitch Session.....
So I just got out of a meeting and they informed me that once again, due to the treat of hurricane Ivan we are being sent to Atlanta to work next week. E-mail from manager:
As you are aware, you are part of the team that will potentially dispatch to another area to continue business operations in the event that this facility must close due to Hurricane Ivan.
The Business Continuity Team has been monitoring Hurricane Ivan. It is a category 4 hurricane with some projections that it may hit some part of Florida by Sunday.
Updates on the status of this building will be made as they are available. If the building is to close and you are to relocate to the alternative site in Atlanta, it is anticipated that a small number of you would travel on Friday and the majority on Saturday. Travel arrangements are currently being made on your behalf for the trip.
Please get with me should you require time to prepare yourself or your home for the relocation. We remain hopeful that the storm will not cause any significant impact to our operations or long-term closure of our building. However, as this is not predictable, we advise you to prepare to bring enough clothing to be away for approximately seven calendar days.
So not to complain or anything but this sucks for me. I have no clean cloths since I just got back from Atlanta and I am exhausted from travel already.
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My Schedule for Upcoming Weeks
Sept. 11th-15th Atlanta, GA
Sept. 15th-22nd Phoenix, AZ
Sept. 22nd-26th Dallas, TX
My B-day is in 13 Days, Quarter of a Century Old!
As you are aware, you are part of the team that will potentially dispatch to another area to continue business operations in the event that this facility must close due to Hurricane Ivan.
The Business Continuity Team has been monitoring Hurricane Ivan. It is a category 4 hurricane with some projections that it may hit some part of Florida by Sunday.
Updates on the status of this building will be made as they are available. If the building is to close and you are to relocate to the alternative site in Atlanta, it is anticipated that a small number of you would travel on Friday and the majority on Saturday. Travel arrangements are currently being made on your behalf for the trip.
Please get with me should you require time to prepare yourself or your home for the relocation. We remain hopeful that the storm will not cause any significant impact to our operations or long-term closure of our building. However, as this is not predictable, we advise you to prepare to bring enough clothing to be away for approximately seven calendar days.
So not to complain or anything but this sucks for me. I have no clean cloths since I just got back from Atlanta and I am exhausted from travel already.
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My Schedule for Upcoming Weeks
Sept. 11th-15th Atlanta, GA
Sept. 15th-22nd Phoenix, AZ
Sept. 22nd-26th Dallas, TX
My B-day is in 13 Days, Quarter of a Century Old!
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
It is nice to be home again.....
I could not get up this morning, I was so tired. Had a great day at work playing catch up. Everything was going good, we had a good day at work and got a Thank you from the top for driving to Atlanta, supposedly by choice, I was not given a choice I was told, but I guess it sounded better that way...Here is the e-mail and we got 2 comp days, YIPPIE!
"On behalf of the Business Continuity Committee, I want to thank you for the tremendous effort you put forth this past weekend. We knew when we created the BC Plan that our biggest exposure, yet most critical piece, was relocating associates from the CSC to the AOC. Your willingness to travel and phenomenal teamwork displayed, proved our plan and more importantly kept the business running.
Again - You did an outstanding job! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I left work about 7pm, and had to run by Wendy's. I was so craving a #4 Big Bacon Classic Combo, well when I get to the order menu there was a sign posted saying "No Meat, Cheese, or Salads due to hurricane. UGH, Damn it! I had to get the Crispy Chicken Nuggets instead.
We way over prepared for this Hurricane, I packed and put almost everything up, not doing that again. I started to hook up the DVD, AV, & Tivo to the TV and it took forever, 3 hours later when I had all the cords tied nice and neat I powered everything on and TIVO said not signal.....count to 10 Brian....took a deep breath and almost cried when I realized I pulged the Yellow Video cable into the Audio hole....LOL
I missed TIVO, oh and Aaron asks me.....Did it record our shows on Sunday....LOL I did not even answer....GOD LOVE HER!
"On behalf of the Business Continuity Committee, I want to thank you for the tremendous effort you put forth this past weekend. We knew when we created the BC Plan that our biggest exposure, yet most critical piece, was relocating associates from the CSC to the AOC. Your willingness to travel and phenomenal teamwork displayed, proved our plan and more importantly kept the business running.
Again - You did an outstanding job! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I left work about 7pm, and had to run by Wendy's. I was so craving a #4 Big Bacon Classic Combo, well when I get to the order menu there was a sign posted saying "No Meat, Cheese, or Salads due to hurricane. UGH, Damn it! I had to get the Crispy Chicken Nuggets instead.
We way over prepared for this Hurricane, I packed and put almost everything up, not doing that again. I started to hook up the DVD, AV, & Tivo to the TV and it took forever, 3 hours later when I had all the cords tied nice and neat I powered everything on and TIVO said not signal.....count to 10 Brian....took a deep breath and almost cried when I realized I pulged the Yellow Video cable into the Audio hole....LOL
I missed TIVO, oh and Aaron asks me.....Did it record our shows on Sunday....LOL I did not even answer....GOD LOVE HER!
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
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We still have not been told when we can book our flights! We had dinner at my VPs house last night and we asked her. There are 2 flights on AirTran (don’t they crash) that are not booked for Tuesday, 11am or 5pm.”Well, lets just wait and see how things are tomorrow”. OK, so she says I need you guys to go into the office in the morning. To do what? We can’t really do much from the Atlanta office, so I checked my e-mail and read blogs all morning. Let me tell you I was productive! We get a call at 10am from our manager asking us to book the 5pm flight home. We scramble to book the flights and leave to get back to the hotel and pack. We leave at noon, and have to go by Marshall’s to get an extra piece of luggage since Rena brought everything she owned. 12:30pm we arrive at the hotel to start packing, takes about 45 minutes to pack and check out. On the road at 1:15pm to return the car….oh and I forgot to tell you that what is left of Hurricane Fances is over our heads, it had been raining all morning. We get to the airport at 2:15pm to turn in the car, we pull up to National and it was pouring, so we all get out and scramble to get our luggage and head to the bus that takes us to the terminal. Once we arrived at the terminal we organize our luggage. Here is what we had taken:
Brian
One large piece of luggage to check and one carry on.
Aaron
One VERY large piece of luggage to check, 2 carry on items, and his Whinny The Pooh. (Had to bring him to make sure he did not drown or something like that.)
John
One garment bag and one piece of luggage to check.
Rena (Also known as High Maintenance Barbie)
Two VERY large pieces of luggage to check, 1 duffle bag of all her pictures, 2 full shopping bags (falling apart from the rain), 2 down pillows, 1 pink stuffed animal dog named Penelope, and 1 Coach purse.
It was a pain lugging them through the airport, I was hot, wet, and irritated! We got to the ticket counter by 3pm, only to find a hella long line. My patience level was low and I was on the verge of snapping when they pulled us into another line that was much faster. Once our luggage was checked we proceeded to security and the Atlanta airport is huge, this must have been the largest security area I have seen since I have been traveling. The line was going quick when again we where pulled into another line, I was like man this day is getting better…..um, NO. Since we only bought a one way ticket we where singled out as I guess potential terrorists. The line took almost an hour of twisting, turning, and complaining from the 4 of us. I tried to entertain myself by cruising the hot guys that walked by. That is one thing that I will have to admit, Atlanta has some HOT MEN! After an hour of waiting, and nothing but an ugly TSA agent patting me down to look forward too I was once again, in a bad mood. I was dreaming of my apartment and bed, when I looked at my watch and it was 4pm, yes, 1 hour until our flight leaves. We have just enough time to grab a bite to eat and board the plane when I look up at the monitors with much DISMAY; it showed our flight was delayed until 7:55. OH, NO MAM!!!! We got home about 10:30pm and it was 85 degrees in the apartment, YUCK!!! I unpacked, took a sleeping pill and went to bed.
I am ready to go home......
Wow, the W Atlanta is amazing!!!!
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Well I am still in Atlanta, we transferred closer to our Alpharetta office staying at the W. We got a suite with the corporate rate for $125 and it is fabulous. Can't wait to get home, down to my last pair of undies. No damage to our apartments, no power though. Hope to fly home tonight or tomorrow.
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Well I am still in Atlanta, we transferred closer to our Alpharetta office staying at the W. We got a suite with the corporate rate for $125 and it is fabulous. Can't wait to get home, down to my last pair of undies. No damage to our apartments, no power though. Hope to fly home tonight or tomorrow.
Friday, September 03, 2004
Update from Atlanta....
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In the words of Cyndi and Celine……We Drove all Night……to get to Atlanta. Let’s back up a bit. Wednesday at 4pm my manager let’s the fly team know that arrangements have been made for us to travel to our Atlanta corporate office to get out of the way of the Hurricane, I was happy that they where worried about my safety. Well it comes out that since we are on a project here, we are a liability to the company. So I am thinking, well this will be good to get out of the path of the Storm. So my Mom calls, Dramatic Barbie, oh god, it is going straight to ATL. We packed cloths and tired to put up all our personal belongings up, and get this, we are in corporate apartments and they don’t have renters insurance on us, anything that is not Marriott is not covered, FUCK THAT. I just pray for my computer with all my music and pics, dvds, and a new addition to my family TIVO are OK. My thoughts and prayers are with them. We had to drive since we could not get a flight out. Ugh, over that drive….Where is my limo?
We left Fort Lauderdale about 8pm, the tolls where suspended on the toll way and traffic was surprisingly light. We could tell it was picking up since gas stations where running out of gas. It was a 10-hour drive to ATL. I was joined with 3 other associates Aaron, Rena, and John. We had a good time on the way up, but we where tired. We got to the Westin downtown about 7:30am. I love the Westin the heavenly beds are to die for. I went straight to bed. We did not anticipate coming into the office on Thursday, we figured we would just have a great weekend and party in ATL, well management did not have the same plan. We get a call from our manager at 10am, asking if we could make it in at noon. Ok, we did not get out of bed until 11am and we are an hour away from Alpharetta. OVER IT, we where like, we will get there when we get there.
We got into the office at 2pm, and we where the only ones that had made it in from corporate. We where immediately put on the phones to field the calls from all offices nationwide. OMG, it was crazy. We left around 6pm and were asked to be back at 8am. We did not even get a thanks for driving all through the night, getting a few hours of sleep and coming into work. FUCK YOU SPHERION. Anyways, I am over it back at work and excited to go out tonight. Depending on how bad Fort Lauderdale is hit; we might be working from here for the next 2 weeks. There is even talk about moving the project to ATL. Oh Lord! Here is an e-mail from my co-worker Jenny who is with her family in Melbourne
E-mail from Jenny
“man this place is a MAD HOUSE. i'm
glad you guys got out of here. i'm worried about mary
& karen though, i feel bad for leaving them.
its such a chore to get this place ready though. i've
been helping my dad & mom all day, and we're still not
done. we were helping the neighbors too. its crazy. my
dumb ass brother and his dumb ass friends want to each
take their car and head west. it is bumper to bumper.
why they are all taking their cars i don't know. i
gave him some sleeping pills so hopefully he'll sleep
through the night and change his mind. we've all been
fighting with him. he's so damn stupid, not to mention
selfish. he's gonna get stuck on the road in his piece
of shit car.. and then what. not to mention, not
sticking around to help out here. he won't be allowed
back in to town for another week or so. i just can't
believe we are related. wtf??
i am very scared, but happier to be here- otherwise
i'd be a nervous wreck. i'm glad that all of you got
out though. you wouldn't believe the traffic now. i'm
going to volunteer saturday night/sunday with the red
cross if we don't have too much to do here. my mom is
already planning how to rebuild the house if it gets
knocked down. how crazy is that!!
this is definitely blog worthy- i bought film to take
some pictures. hotels are booked solid, gas stations
are out of gas, and banks are out of money. ITS
CRAZY!!!
take care- i love you guys : ) don't worry if you
can't reach me by phone. the towers will probably go
down. i'll talk to you before saturday.
maggie mae says HI!!! she's scared”!!!
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
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