dipping and twirling
Jan. 27th, 2005 01:07 amAfter a frustrating morning of tests -- the Georgia Tech and Honeybee guys weren't cooperating, and the network in the building was down -- things began to click and I excused myself and headed to DC. Not before I ducked out for a half-hour at one point and bought coffee beans for ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
patgreene near NYU.
The flight was upgraded and uneventful, I napped, and then got lost only once trying to find my hotel. I'm at the downtown Ritz-Carlton, not one of my usual overnights (I usually try to get something on the Virginia side). My door lock jammed... they had to call maintenance... couldn't get me in, so they put me in a different, bigger room... one of three rooms comprising their "West Wing Suite" (with nods towardstherealjae, if she reads ;). Fairly opulent... lots of brocade and marble, a separate bathtub with a waterproof pillow (?), walk-in closet... etc. Pity I have it all to myself.
Tonight I drove west to Fairfax and had a lovely date withgeekchick... we have both had difficult weeks, so I followed elissaann's advice from yesterday and proposed something playful. Fondue, which I'd never had before. Both with melted Swiss cheese in wine, and later dipping and twirling various meats and vegetable pieces in a boiling broth. Good conversational food, and we opened up and each talked about our past and our relations with our parents, among topics. Then came back and cuddled on the couch while watching nminusone play DDR... I felt more grounded and generally more relaxed by the time I left.
Tomorrow... 9am meeting with FAA security office folks about air traffic surveillance data, then back home.
patgreene near NYU. The flight was upgraded and uneventful, I napped, and then got lost only once trying to find my hotel. I'm at the downtown Ritz-Carlton, not one of my usual overnights (I usually try to get something on the Virginia side). My door lock jammed... they had to call maintenance... couldn't get me in, so they put me in a different, bigger room... one of three rooms comprising their "West Wing Suite" (with nods towards
therealjae, if she reads ;). Fairly opulent... lots of brocade and marble, a separate bathtub with a waterproof pillow (?), walk-in closet... etc. Pity I have it all to myself. Tonight I drove west to Fairfax and had a lovely date with
geekchick... we have both had difficult weeks, so I followed elissaann's advice from yesterday and proposed something playful. Fondue, which I'd never had before. Both with melted Swiss cheese in wine, and later dipping and twirling various meats and vegetable pieces in a boiling broth. Good conversational food, and we opened up and each talked about our past and our relations with our parents, among topics. Then came back and cuddled on the couch while watching nminusone play DDR... I felt more grounded and generally more relaxed by the time I left.Tomorrow... 9am meeting with FAA security office folks about air traffic surveillance data, then back home.
