observations from NC

Well it's been a different / rough week down here in the great state of NC, baby. I'm not sure I can completely articulate whether it has been good, bad or just so-so. But here are some observations:

• My hotel is a little cheap and mcshady, case and point: 1) the crime scene tape (which was really wet paint tape), 2) the hooker with really high heels in the parking lot, 3) the bitchy front desk person, 4) the guy singing opera/country tunes at 11 PM, 5) the neighbors watching porn until 2 AM. I'm an idiot and should be somewhere else more comfortable.
• Some call VA the south and now I've gone 5 hours more south, and I'm not sure I fit in. I'm tall, albino-ish white, and sassy. I don't like all the sun and have to chase children in it all afternoon, which consequently makes me pass out with exhaustion by 9 PM most nights.
  
• Perhaps this is due to all the True Blood I've been watching, but I swear I walked into a Saloon (seriously not a bar, but a saloon) and the bar person asked "you knew around here?" I seriously stick out like a sore thumb.
  
• I need yoga in my life and when I don't get it my body rejects me (it reminds me to breath in and out). I finally made it to a class the other day and it totally changed my outlook on life for at least 4 hours.
• This is no where near a relaxing trip for me, and I have no extra time to sight see or enjoy myself. Other work trips I haven't been in charge of the data collection, so this time I'm seeing all the things we need to do and working on conference calls into the evenings with our team. This weekend will be no different with an 8 hour training on Sunday and calls tomorrow. Sad.
• My coordinator got into a car accident yesterday, totaling her car and adding to the amount of work things I'm going to have to work on this weekend. She is OK, thank god.
• I've been cooking up a storm in my shit suite hotel, including green curry, spaghetti and a salmon naked burrito tonight.
  
• Not answering your phone for a couple days leads to people texting you "ARE YOU ALIVE?" in caps....which isn't easy to text :)

Here's hoping the next week will be less weird or off for me....