Oh my gosh...the hotel that UVic got for me is so fancy it's... embarrassing?
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Wait wait wait wait... there are TWO GIANT TV's in this hotel room!! TWO! WHY ARE THERE TWO?!!
Ok time to go for a walk. This is too much for me.
Sometimes people who book outside talent, whether for speaking or contracts, don't have the budget to reward you as well as you both think they should. However they do have accommodations/per-diem/etc. budgets from a different pool of money and knowledge of the local hotels, restaurants and so on. This sounds like one of those cases.
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Oh my gosh...the hotel that UVic got for me is so fancy it's... embarrassing? Horrifying? I got a "free upgrade" (extra free because I didn't pay) to a suite and this is actually bigger than the ground floor of my farmhouse. And it's 10 stories up. And there's a balcony. This is... super weird. (It actually wasn't very expensive, either. I guess nobody wants to visit Victoria in winter, except people who live in Saskatchewan). #ProfSamLectureTour
@sundogplanets enjoy it. People are doing nice things for you because you do nice things for people and goats and that’s how karma works.
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Oh my gosh...the hotel that UVic got for me is so fancy it's... embarrassing? Horrifying? I got a "free upgrade" (extra free because I didn't pay) to a suite and this is actually bigger than the ground floor of my farmhouse. And it's 10 stories up. And there's a balcony. This is... super weird. (It actually wasn't very expensive, either. I guess nobody wants to visit Victoria in winter, except people who live in Saskatchewan). #ProfSamLectureTour
@sundogplanets I used to travel for business and once got upgraded to a suite just because that’s all they had left. Enjoy!
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@geckzilla I don't have a lot of experience with fancy hotels, but I'm pretty sure they usually don't let you bring goats...
@sundogplanets I believe the hotel you're in has pet rooms. Whole floors, in fact.
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Wait wait wait wait... there are TWO GIANT TV's in this hotel room!! TWO! WHY ARE THERE TWO?!!
Ok time to go for a walk. This is too much for me.
@sundogplanets One is watching YOU.
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Wait wait wait wait... there are TWO GIANT TV's in this hotel room!! TWO! WHY ARE THERE TWO?!!
Ok time to go for a walk. This is too much for me.
@sundogplanets
Ooh, sounds like you got a party suite! -
Oh my gosh...the hotel that UVic got for me is so fancy it's... embarrassing? Horrifying? I got a "free upgrade" (extra free because I didn't pay) to a suite and this is actually bigger than the ground floor of my farmhouse. And it's 10 stories up. And there's a balcony. This is... super weird. (It actually wasn't very expensive, either. I guess nobody wants to visit Victoria in winter, except people who live in Saskatchewan). #ProfSamLectureTour
@sundogplanets @mayintoronto time for a party!
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Wait wait wait wait... there are TWO GIANT TV's in this hotel room!! TWO! WHY ARE THERE TWO?!!
Ok time to go for a walk. This is too much for me.
Dual computer monitors, for twice as much work!
I use a 40 inch tv for a monitor, the 55 is a bit too much tracking, since I have no peripheral vision. Though my 10 degree sure appreciate a readable font!
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Oh my gosh...the hotel that UVic got for me is so fancy it's... embarrassing? Horrifying? I got a "free upgrade" (extra free because I didn't pay) to a suite and this is actually bigger than the ground floor of my farmhouse. And it's 10 stories up. And there's a balcony. This is... super weird. (It actually wasn't very expensive, either. I guess nobody wants to visit Victoria in winter, except people who live in Saskatchewan). #ProfSamLectureTour
@sundogplanets which hotel?
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Wait wait wait wait... there are TWO GIANT TV's in this hotel room!! TWO! WHY ARE THERE TWO?!!
Ok time to go for a walk. This is too much for me.
@sundogplanets What's even more distressing to think about is how often those TVs have been replaced over the years.
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Oh my gosh...the hotel that UVic got for me is so fancy it's... embarrassing? Horrifying? I got a "free upgrade" (extra free because I didn't pay) to a suite and this is actually bigger than the ground floor of my farmhouse. And it's 10 stories up. And there's a balcony. This is... super weird. (It actually wasn't very expensive, either. I guess nobody wants to visit Victoria in winter, except people who live in Saskatchewan). #ProfSamLectureTour
@sundogplanets Plenty of room to air out any pepperoni in your suitcase! Just don’t open the windows. https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/lifetime-ban-from-victorias-fairmont-empress-for-pepperoni-seagull-fiasco-lifted-after-17-years
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Wait wait wait wait... there are TWO GIANT TV's in this hotel room!! TWO! WHY ARE THERE TWO?!!
Ok time to go for a walk. This is too much for me.
MUCH BETTER
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@sundogplanets Plenty of room to air out any pepperoni in your suitcase! Just don’t open the windows. https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/lifetime-ban-from-victorias-fairmont-empress-for-pepperoni-seagull-fiasco-lifted-after-17-years
@jfew @sundogplanets "pepperoni seagull fiasco"
BAND NAME
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Wait wait wait wait... there are TWO GIANT TV's in this hotel room!! TWO! WHY ARE THERE TWO?!!
Ok time to go for a walk. This is too much for me.
@sundogplanets
For stereoscopic viewing! You've got two eyes haven't you? /s -
Wait wait wait wait... there are TWO GIANT TV's in this hotel room!! TWO! WHY ARE THERE TWO?!!
Ok time to go for a walk. This is too much for me.
@sundogplanets Is it in case you can't agree with yourself about what to watch?
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Wait wait wait wait... there are TWO GIANT TV's in this hotel room!! TWO! WHY ARE THERE TWO?!!
Ok time to go for a walk. This is too much for me.
@sundogplanets and you are a sedate sober kinda soul and ended up with the Convention Party Room.
Hey…if you want a busy evening social life you could do a Salon like scene instead of Party Palace as hostess. -
@sundogplanets Plenty of room to air out any pepperoni in your suitcase! Just don’t open the windows. https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/lifetime-ban-from-victorias-fairmont-empress-for-pepperoni-seagull-fiasco-lifted-after-17-years
@jfew @sundogplanets This is a great reading of his apology letter. https://youtu.be/ZXusaBNctC8?si=UHsHDFJ6FXiw4b2M
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@sundogplanets I believe the hotel you're in has pet rooms. Whole floors, in fact.
@geckzilla@Flux @sundogplanets @geckzilla
Instead of searching for goats you can pop over to the pet floors and visit the pets.
Hmmm, dyed-pink poodles and who knows what ... well, if you're feeling brave : -)
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Oh my gosh...the hotel that UVic got for me is so fancy it's... embarrassing? Horrifying? I got a "free upgrade" (extra free because I didn't pay) to a suite and this is actually bigger than the ground floor of my farmhouse. And it's 10 stories up. And there's a balcony. This is... super weird. (It actually wasn't very expensive, either. I guess nobody wants to visit Victoria in winter, except people who live in Saskatchewan). #ProfSamLectureTour
@sundogplanets Now I want to visit Victoria in winter.
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@geckzilla I don't have a lot of experience with fancy hotels, but I'm pretty sure they usually don't let you bring goats...
@sundogplanets @geckzilla One never knows.
If you read Gerald Durrell you might find here and there descriptions of things like Terrapins in a bathtub in a fancy hotel, with the manager's knowledge and consent... so why not goats? -
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