the week from hell

Let's just get the work stuff out of the way first: I had two projects with tight deadlines go horribly wrong last week, one because I just hadn't pushed myself the extra mile to design the most elegant and simple solution I could devise. Because of my stupidity, these projects that were supposed to be out of my hair last week were pushed into this week. And this week I needed to concentrate on a third project that needs to be ready for a presentation tomorrow. And The Decemberists show was tonight.

So at the end of an already frustrating week, JR and I decided to just get a motel in Mountain View for the whole week, starting last Saturday, because I literally can't afford to waste that much time commuting when I need to be working. And for a little sanity. Except everything's booked. Some conference or something.

Then something came up*, and we couldn't stay in Mountain View all week anyways, so we just decided to spend the weekend. And voila! We can get a room at the Cypress Hotel, a Kimpton hotel. If you don't know these - go stay in one! Now! The Cypress is pet-friendly, so we could take Winston with us, and the hotel was so luxurious. tiger print carpeting, thick brown "fur" throws, and cheetah print robes. And I put out what is perhaps my finest work to date this weekend. JR and I have decided we should do this more regularly. (Not work weekends, but stay at fabulous hotels that don't even have to be far away. Then again, if it was actually related to the hotel, maybe the G could see fit to expensing it. That'll be the day!)

* I just don't have the time or the energy to go into it now, as I still have a lot of work to do for tomorrow. And a whole lot due Friday, too. So maybe I can write about what came up when I can take a breath - Saturday maybe? We'll see. JR will be away skiing this weekend, and I might take the opportunity to sleep from Friday night til Sunday noon. :) What came up was health related, so just send me good vibes, 'kay? Love ya.