Miles update, 4 days of camping, & I'm Cheap
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Update
That’s just gross, huh? What’s really, REALLY bad is that of all those wounds you see there, we were only aware of the bottom few.
Yeah. We suck. And be “we,” I mostly mean me.
Off to camp! For 4 days! In a row!
This should be fun. Me, alone, just me, all by myself, with some granola bars, a tent, sleeping bags, a flashlight…. Let’s see…. A half-read book…. Um.. Did I say me? Yeah, ok, so… I guess that’s about it. Ought to be fun.
Someone please shoot me now. I can’t entertain myself for that long. I can’t entertain myself for more than a few minutes without shiny things or a pair of cans... I can think of only one thing that I could occupy that much time with, and to be honest, I don’t think I need any more practice with that. I’m as good as I’ll ever be, know what I mean? Huh? Huh? Eh, never mind.
But in case you haven't put 2+2 together, let me go ahead and say there'll be no blogs for the foreseeable future. So, wish me luck, pray I don't get eaten by bears (I've been told I taste good), and with any good grace, I'll be back in town, dirtier than ever on Monday, May 14th.
How to tell you’re cheap
OK, I absolutely had to stay in a hotel last night. Lost was on at 10pm, and of the 2-½ hours of TV I actually watch per week, that constitutes 1 hour of it (the rest is Heroes, and Family Guy). No way I’m missing it. Coming back from Bridgeville, Fortuna is the first “town” you hit. There’s a motel here with rooms for 43.99, what name it is is not important, only that you know it’s not recognized anywhere, probably not even here. My options were to stick it out here in Fortuna, as I’m going back to Bridgeville tomorrow morning, or drive in to Eureka and stay at Motel 6, where rooms are 45.99 a night.
I of course opted to stay in Fortuna to save $2 and 10 miles. And now I’m watching a red-tinted TV that could only be fuzzier if punched myself in the eyes and wore a pantyhose mask. And the room smells. Like old people. There's no trash can. I can't find an outlet to plug my phone charger into. The door handle is barely on; if I pull down on it, I can see outside. The key barely operates the lock. And the shower is less like a shower and more like someone just spitting down my neck.
So yeah, the $2 and 10 minutes probably wasn’t worth it. Especially after I ended up driving there anyways to check out some rentals. But if you’re going to be cheap, there’s no sense in half-assing it. Go all-the-way cheap, even if it’s not worth the money – that’s my motto.
Peace.