Teleidoscope

Mon, Jan 22, 2007

Hotel

Posted at 9:47 pm MST to Miscellaneous

I'm out of the habit of sleeping in hotel beds, and I got in very late last night, thanks to the weather delays, so my sleep cycle is a mess.

I feel very groggy, but I know from experience that if I go to sleep too early, I will wake up in the middle of the night and lay awake for hours. Somehow this makes it even more annoying that this hotel room has a broken alarm clock. (I had to arrange for a wake-up call.) It's disorienting enough to wake up in the middle of the night in a strange place. Having the wrong time glowing at you, and not being able to fix it, is worse.

I'd invest in a travel alarm clock, but I haul too much electronic stuff through the airports as it is. Sudden thought: When I'm more awake, I should probably find out if my cell phone can play alarm clock.

I'm really not pleased with this hotel at the moment, even though it's the same one I lived in for months last year. The manager who was here all last winter doesn't seem to be here any more, and I'm not impressed by the new people at the desk. They messed up my reservation. They keep promising to do something about the alarm clock and not doing anything. And their attitude is annoying.

Time to read some blogs before bed. I hope John Scalzi and James Nicoll are feeling snarky. I'm too tired to deal with Groklaw.

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