Oompa Loompas and Deer Fur

Every day I find something new to Blog about. Every day I spend ten hours in front of a computer screen. Every day I find some excuse not to Blog. Im trapped in an endless cycle of Blog denial.

Today is the international holiday commonly referred to as Goth Girl Blog Day. Sadly, I will not be participating this year as I have too much other stuff to write about today. You may read about the Secret Origin of Goth Girl Blog Day over on Sams February 20th post. Pandora also participated this year.

Last Saturday Beleisha and I decided to take a little vacation from the stress of the Tax Office, so we packed up our bags and headed to Temple to spend the night at their Hilton hotel. We didnt expect to stay at the Hilton until Beleisha found us a generously priced couples room for about $130. The room included a king sized bed, champagne and a free full breakfast. So, we checked in and headed to our room which turned out to be OK. It wasnt anything fancy like I was hoping for and, in fact, was just about the same as any Holday Inn or Comfort Inn I have ever stayed at. Their pool and spa were nice as we enjoyed an hour swim before heading to Caesars Pizza for dinner. Imagine the look on the tuxedo clad employees of the Hilton when we arrived in jeans and t-shirts carrying cheap pizza and Bud Light.

To add to the experience they had also included chocolate covered strawberries with the champagne which we eagerly consumed after our meal. We then ended the night with the pay-per-view movie of Cheaper by the Dozen Two (not too bad, but not as good as the original). It wasnt until about three o clock in the morning when things started to turn raunchy. We realized the air conditioner was not working and was actually spitting out hot air! The room continued to be a blistering eighty five degrees for most of the night until the breeze from the open window took control.

One thing I was really looking forward to on our vacation was a long hot shower. See, our water heater at home is about the size of a small Oompa Loompa and produces about enough hot water to fill a balloon. It had been a long time coming, so I eagerly hopped in at about eight thirty in the morning. Now is about the time I start to think that the Hilton spent our entire bill on somebody elses room. The water was quite hot enough, but the pressure was barely enough to push the water to the shower head. On top of that they had also installed the towel rack INSIDE the shower!! It doesnt take a genius to know that towels IN the shower will get WET! Luckily, I did realize this before I turned the water on and had moved the towels elsewhere but I was unable to move the rack which was bolted to the enamel. Needless to say I almost got a concussion from hitting my head on it enough times.

You are probably wondering why I had woken up so early if this was supposed to be our vacation. Well, we were offered free breakfast so we thought we should take advantage of it. Too bad it tasted like cardboard. It might have been good if it wasnt sitting out since the night before. I think they bought some frozen eggs from Costco and cooked the box instead. At least cardboard is full of fiber and I didnt have to keep it in my system for very long We checked out of the hotel immediately after breakfast so we could spend the rest of the day touring the Temple mall. I probably wouldnt have spent my precious time telling you this story if they hadnt charged an extra twenty dollars to our bill for our supposedly free breakfast. Do yourself a favor and dont stay at the Hilton.

I try to ride my bike about four miles a day. Its a two mile ride from our house to the office. Im telling you this because I almost hit a deer on Wednesday. I almost hit a deer with my bicycle. It was about seven thirty in the evening so it was getting pretty dark out and I didnt see him until his eyes were glowing in my LED headlight. I guess it really wouldnt have been a big deal if I hit him since deer in Texas are the size of a large dog. I might have gotten a face full of deer fur, but thats about it.