I’m sitting in the Acela First Class lounge right now, which is actually pretty nice. My train doesn’t leave for about an hour and half, but I’m not in any hurry, and besides the drinks are free in here. I found a comfortable couch on which to sit and then checked to see if they…
I’m heading up to NYC this evening to hang out with jen_ashlock, Jason ,Norm, Vicky, and who knows who else. Taking Acela first class for the first time (making use of my miles). I should be in Astoria by about 9:30 or so but will likely be offline until late tonight. The Big Birthday Bash…
I got my train tickets for my birthday weekend in NYC today. I cashed in 10,500 Amtrak miles to get a First Class Acela ticket going from DC to NY on the evening of April 7. It will be the first time I’ve ever taken Acela First Class before, and that should be interesting. I…
I skipped lunch today (and now I am hungry) in order to squeeze in a little extra work completing a requirements document. So I’ve been writing all day. I’m getting ready to head to Las Vegas shortly. My flight out of Dulles is at 7 PM, but I’m not really sure what traffic is like…
I took the Vamoose Bus home from NYC to DC today, in an effort to save a little money ($25 for the bus, versus $169 for the Acela). In the future, I’ll probably just take the Acela. This was my second time taking the bus and twice is enough. We were supposed to leave at…
T-minus 17 days, 21 hours, 8 minutes to Vegas and counting…
I called early this afternoon to cash in some of my miles and get a free Acela ticket. As it turns out, February 17 – 20 are “blackout” dates during which time you cannot cash in miles for travel. Furthermore, the friendly agent told me that even during non-blackout times, the only “times” you could…
I’m heading up to NYC in two weeks and I was going to use some of my accumulated Amtrak miles to get a free Acela trip. I have enough miles for that. I saw that a First Class trip on Acela is 10,500 miles. I thought, hey maybe I’ll do that. So I checked my…
I picked up Magnum P.I. Season Three today at Best Buy. It was on sale and I thought I’d go home and just relax this evening, and perhaps, fall asleep watching a good old show. (After all, if I fell asleep earlier today listening to Metallica, then this should be like a lullaby). I really…
I was up at 5:30 AM Pacific Time and slept fitfully thereafter until 6:30 AM. There was a small problem with the hotel bill (they charged me to a day of parking and I don’t even have a car) but it was corrected quickly. I grabbed a taxi to the airport and was at the…
I got back to the hotel at around 5 PM and I am bored out of my mind. Everyone always has plans on Friday nights so it’s hard to find people to hang out with. I figured I’d come back here to the hotel and read or write, and I find that I’m in the…
I’m here at the hotel in Santa Moncia, just before 10 AM local time. My flight got in a little early. The flight was more than half empty, I’d estimate. There were some bumps, but nothing I’d consider moderate. I managed to sleep about 2 hours on the flight, and spent most of the rest…