Hi! Up before the sun, listening to the Joni CD I have in my laptop. Cup of Keurig Morning Edition Blend from the little coffeemaker. Thankful for both.
I'm grateful I have a blog and loyal readers who care about my comings and goings. I fell asleep by 9 p.m. Pacific time, midnight my time.
But I woke up at 3:45 a.m. and couldn't sleep, because I
a. want to finish an article I promised my editor back home and
b. still don't know where I'm staying tonight, though at least I did rent a car. [Would like to submit that article so I can drive freely.]
Callout to Jessie, at the Hilton Honors program, where the phone is answered 24/7. [I'm at a lovely Hilton Garden Inn as a work guest.] Jessie told me there are a lot of events happening in the L.A. area this weekend and hence, many hotels are sold out. She suggested a Doubletree in Commerce, CA for $179 nightly. Then there's Joe, to whom I was put through for a survey to earn Hilton Honors points. Turns out he used to live 15 minutes from me.
Found a [small] coupon code at fyvor.com that saved me about $6.20 on my Enterprise car rental, but I'll take it. It looks like it will be $158.58 for three days, but since I'm paying w a debit card, they need to hold another $100 and see a copy of one of my utility bills [!!!!!fortunately, my PSE&G power account is online, so I can print out bill in the hotel business center].
I really enjoyed touring Bradshaw International yesterday [Good Cook and other brands], meeting the team, seeing some products and learning about how I will input copy from NJ. Fernando, the tech guy, set up the system on my laptop. Went to dinner with Bert and Tom--nice to sit, talk, brainstorm--and feel valued for my business, creative and marketing insights. Oh, you'll find a place to stay, said Tom. Go to hotels.com. And drive on 10 West until you hit the ocean near Santa Monica. Sounds like a plan.
Money is the issue--as you know, H. and I don't really use credit cards, often are waiting for freelance checks and tend to live in a feast or famine cycle*--but yes, there are some great deals listed at hotels.com. Yet if you search from low to high prices in the Los Angeles area, there are some real dives and I do mean dives, with rates under $100.
Better run.
More to come! I wish I could see my niece, Anna, who lives in San Francisco, and my friend/coworker from Good Housekeeping, Lisa, in Sausalito....but I only have the weekend, fly back Monday morning. This state is so beautiful, it almost overwhelms me. I'm eager to see that sea.
*H. has an assignment for the New York Times Magazine, for which he must drive to Pittsburgh on Sunday because some important report is going to be released. But he didn't know this until after Bradshaw had already chosen the California dates....so now Sis and Don are going to our house to watch Punchy and Sug overnight Sunday....my friend Jean is taking her during the day....and H. is working at a party in the Hamptons on Saturday, writing 60-Second Novels, and will be gone from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. w that long drive, so we had to get Punchy coverage for that, too....oy vey.
TCOY
I'm grateful I have a blog and loyal readers who care about my comings and goings. I fell asleep by 9 p.m. Pacific time, midnight my time.
But I woke up at 3:45 a.m. and couldn't sleep, because I
a. want to finish an article I promised my editor back home and
b. still don't know where I'm staying tonight, though at least I did rent a car. [Would like to submit that article so I can drive freely.]
Callout to Jessie, at the Hilton Honors program, where the phone is answered 24/7. [I'm at a lovely Hilton Garden Inn as a work guest.] Jessie told me there are a lot of events happening in the L.A. area this weekend and hence, many hotels are sold out. She suggested a Doubletree in Commerce, CA for $179 nightly. Then there's Joe, to whom I was put through for a survey to earn Hilton Honors points. Turns out he used to live 15 minutes from me.
Found a [small] coupon code at fyvor.com that saved me about $6.20 on my Enterprise car rental, but I'll take it. It looks like it will be $158.58 for three days, but since I'm paying w a debit card, they need to hold another $100 and see a copy of one of my utility bills [!!!!!fortunately, my PSE&G power account is online, so I can print out bill in the hotel business center].
I really enjoyed touring Bradshaw International yesterday [Good Cook and other brands], meeting the team, seeing some products and learning about how I will input copy from NJ. Fernando, the tech guy, set up the system on my laptop. Went to dinner with Bert and Tom--nice to sit, talk, brainstorm--and feel valued for my business, creative and marketing insights. Oh, you'll find a place to stay, said Tom. Go to hotels.com. And drive on 10 West until you hit the ocean near Santa Monica. Sounds like a plan.
Money is the issue--as you know, H. and I don't really use credit cards, often are waiting for freelance checks and tend to live in a feast or famine cycle*--but yes, there are some great deals listed at hotels.com. Yet if you search from low to high prices in the Los Angeles area, there are some real dives and I do mean dives, with rates under $100.
Better run.
More to come! I wish I could see my niece, Anna, who lives in San Francisco, and my friend/coworker from Good Housekeeping, Lisa, in Sausalito....but I only have the weekend, fly back Monday morning. This state is so beautiful, it almost overwhelms me. I'm eager to see that sea.
*H. has an assignment for the New York Times Magazine, for which he must drive to Pittsburgh on Sunday because some important report is going to be released. But he didn't know this until after Bradshaw had already chosen the California dates....so now Sis and Don are going to our house to watch Punchy and Sug overnight Sunday....my friend Jean is taking her during the day....and H. is working at a party in the Hamptons on Saturday, writing 60-Second Novels, and will be gone from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. w that long drive, so we had to get Punchy coverage for that, too....oy vey.
TCOY
- Lots of ice water from the lobby. It is very good, with mint leaves and raspberries.
- About to take a bath. Brought bubble bath and Aveda Calming Composition Oil from home.
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