Dallas Day 1
Tired...
Was up at 4:14 am this morning. Left the house at about 4:50 to gas up and drive to Dallas. The drive was sweet. Very smooth, few traffic bothers, made great time, just under 8.5 hours. When I rolled through Terrel, Tx., right before the exit to US 80W, I passed a Tanger Outlet Mall. Since I needed shoes (badly), I decided to turn around and look to see what they have. The Rockport store was having a 40% off sale on everything. So was the Bass store. So was the Levi store. Three pair of shoes, two really nice shirts, and one barely-fits-my-fat-ass pair of jeans later, I was back on the road for the last 40 miles to the hotel. I was very pleased with myself. Still am.
I checked in without incident at about 2:30. Well ahead of the people who flew. Their GTR-Atlanta flight was delayed because a bird hit the plane as it was landing at GTR to pick them up. They still made their Atlanta flight, but I think that they spent almost as many hours travelling as I did. But I didn't have to deal with TSA.
So I got my internet working and browsed for awhile while I waited for them to get here. We made reservations for the tower next to the hotel for dinner. Very nice. Very good service. Slightly pricy (more than a pair of shoes 40% off at the Rockport outlet store). It's one of those rotating restaurants. We were there for about an hour and fifteen minutes. After eating way more than I should have, I'm now officially too tired to go out. Plus, it's been a long day. Even with good weather and no traffic to speak of, and even though I love long drives, it's still tiring. So I'm going to bed early. I'll hit the town tomorrow night fir awhile. Sunday there's a couple of conference parties (with bull-riding! -- woo hoo -- I thought that wouldn't be til after the conference). Monday and Tuesday are loaded with class sessions of one kind or another. According to Janet, they feed the hell out of you at breakfast and lunch, so I'll probably take advantage of that and save the evenings for a libation or two. There are a couple of bars downtown that sound like they're worth visiting, including one called Old Monk.
I gotta get some sleep. Hope the AM/FM show was good and that everyone stayed out of trouble. Later!
Was up at 4:14 am this morning. Left the house at about 4:50 to gas up and drive to Dallas. The drive was sweet. Very smooth, few traffic bothers, made great time, just under 8.5 hours. When I rolled through Terrel, Tx., right before the exit to US 80W, I passed a Tanger Outlet Mall. Since I needed shoes (badly), I decided to turn around and look to see what they have. The Rockport store was having a 40% off sale on everything. So was the Bass store. So was the Levi store. Three pair of shoes, two really nice shirts, and one barely-fits-my-fat-ass pair of jeans later, I was back on the road for the last 40 miles to the hotel. I was very pleased with myself. Still am.
I checked in without incident at about 2:30. Well ahead of the people who flew. Their GTR-Atlanta flight was delayed because a bird hit the plane as it was landing at GTR to pick them up. They still made their Atlanta flight, but I think that they spent almost as many hours travelling as I did. But I didn't have to deal with TSA.
So I got my internet working and browsed for awhile while I waited for them to get here. We made reservations for the tower next to the hotel for dinner. Very nice. Very good service. Slightly pricy (more than a pair of shoes 40% off at the Rockport outlet store). It's one of those rotating restaurants. We were there for about an hour and fifteen minutes. After eating way more than I should have, I'm now officially too tired to go out. Plus, it's been a long day. Even with good weather and no traffic to speak of, and even though I love long drives, it's still tiring. So I'm going to bed early. I'll hit the town tomorrow night fir awhile. Sunday there's a couple of conference parties (with bull-riding! -- woo hoo -- I thought that wouldn't be til after the conference). Monday and Tuesday are loaded with class sessions of one kind or another. According to Janet, they feed the hell out of you at breakfast and lunch, so I'll probably take advantage of that and save the evenings for a libation or two. There are a couple of bars downtown that sound like they're worth visiting, including one called Old Monk.
I gotta get some sleep. Hope the AM/FM show was good and that everyone stayed out of trouble. Later!
posted by Karaoke Joe at 9:40 PM
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