Days One and Two

Well, no one is dead!

We decided to drop in on mom and dad last night and spent the night in Charlotte. After a late start this morning, and a heart attack inducing breakfast at CrackWhore Barrel, we were off tromping through the beautiful undeveloped wilds of North Carolina.

Okay, okay, really we were barrelling up I-85 at really high speeds, with me swearing at other drivers and singing at the top of my lungs with whatever popped onto the Sirius, much to Mr. Manners dismay. Also to his dismay, the quality of the roads between our lovely home and our final destination left much to be desired. Oh, and the vast amount of troopers working the highway in Virgina was quite impressive? Why is it for lovers, again? Virigina seems to be a most oppressive state, after all. Not the place for pda, and that sort of thing. You keep all that happiness at home, you here?

We've arrived safe in our mystery destination. We're in our hotel (after much swearing, and an hour of driving around lost because I, yes, perfect, wonderful, darling, Saint Eliza who really, really loves to drive around in a city she hasn't been to in forever in the twilight on a Friday in traffic with no sense of where she really is trying to navigate off a map that's about 3 x 5 after obtaining sets of directions from one nice gas station attendant of possible Pakistani origin and the nice concierge at hotel).

For once, I'm actually thanking William Shatner. We scored a lovely hotel in Downtown D.C. (AHA! Revealed, At Last! The Game is Afoot!), a half mile from the White House (here's hoping no one decides this is the time for a biological attack). The room is....well....dope. The bed is huge, and it looks comforting after such a long-ass drive. The pillows look fluffy and awfully inviting (you know, like sweatpants and the possibility of just ordering a pizza at the end of a long day). The all marble bathroom is deadly (oh, the shower was marvelous). Nice big tv, the room is bigger than my bedroom, the lights are just fabu, the location can't be beat, it's quiet, you can't hear the neighbors, and all in all it's wonderful....

Except...

For one...

Tiny...

Teeny....

Thing....

There is no free internet.

Bastards!!!!