I have this pesky thing I do during the week that really messes up the rest of my week. I try not to complain about it because I know there are a lot of people who are looking for work, but sometimes my job feels like it is in my way! Other times it can be very rewarding, but this week it was definitely in my way. I had to go away overnight for business my first day back on the writing wagon. Normally that is no big deal and staying over saves me a lot of driving time, but this time it was just annoying and I lost focus because of it.
I will now digress a moment to complain heartily about the poor food at the new Marriott “bistro”. Courtyard Marriott is apparently trying a new thing where they have a restaurant in the lobby. It is only open for breakfast and dinner and it has a small Starbucks menu as well. The place is decorated in that faux trendy style that I see in a lot of hotels. They are trying to be cool, but somehow it looks cheap. Anyway, I did not fancy sitting by myself in the trendy lobby of the Camarillo Marriott so I ordered my food “to go” back to my room. I ordered a tuna sandwich and a cup of broccoli soup with a bottle of water. Not only did that cost my $22 with tip, but it took almost a half hour to prepare (I was the only customer) and was virtually tasteless. I should have walked across the street and bought a burrito.
This ruined my motivation for the evening and I watched trash TV, which I am good about avoiding at home, but there’s something about free HBO that makes you want to watch. I case you were wondering, Sex and the City 2 WAS WORSE than everyone said. So, we will try again tomorrow and keep trying every day to finish this story. And I will do my best to stop wasting time.
HourADayWriter 