waiting for Hugo
Aug. 20th, 2011 07:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chris_gerribI'm resting my slightly-gouty knee and waiting to go to dinner, so I broke out the Xoom and decided to blog. Herewith are a few random thoughts:
1) I'm staying at the Peppermill, which is 7 blocks from the main con hotel and convention center. Shuttle bus service has been (so I hear) poor at best, so I've been driving it. Glad I kept the rental car! I've been parking at the Atlantis (free) which means a block walk on the skybridge.
2) Speaking of walking, the convention center is enormous, as is the casino, so I've been getting plenty of exercise. Tomorrow is more of a driving day, as I am blowing off the con and driving to and around(ish) Lake Tahoe. The weatherbug app says I should have good weather.
3) In an earlier post, I said settling Las Vegas was that era's equivalent of settling Mars. Well, considering the weather here, I have a new appreciation of that fact. Daytime highs have been right at 90 F, but the nights drop into the 50s. With a little use of shade and the fact that it's a dry heat, you COULD live here without AC.
4) Lastly, my Xoom is nearly perfect for short trips! I wouldn't want to write a novel on this, but to deal with emails and short blogs it's just the ticket. My only irritation is that some websites "think" I'm on a mobile phone, and give me a small screen version and refuse to allow me to pick a regular-sized site. Hopefully that will sort itself out over time.
My stomach is telling me it's time for dinner, so I'm signing off for now.
1) I'm staying at the Peppermill, which is 7 blocks from the main con hotel and convention center. Shuttle bus service has been (so I hear) poor at best, so I've been driving it. Glad I kept the rental car! I've been parking at the Atlantis (free) which means a block walk on the skybridge.
2) Speaking of walking, the convention center is enormous, as is the casino, so I've been getting plenty of exercise. Tomorrow is more of a driving day, as I am blowing off the con and driving to and around(ish) Lake Tahoe. The weatherbug app says I should have good weather.
3) In an earlier post, I said settling Las Vegas was that era's equivalent of settling Mars. Well, considering the weather here, I have a new appreciation of that fact. Daytime highs have been right at 90 F, but the nights drop into the 50s. With a little use of shade and the fact that it's a dry heat, you COULD live here without AC.
4) Lastly, my Xoom is nearly perfect for short trips! I wouldn't want to write a novel on this, but to deal with emails and short blogs it's just the ticket. My only irritation is that some websites "think" I'm on a mobile phone, and give me a small screen version and refuse to allow me to pick a regular-sized site. Hopefully that will sort itself out over time.
My stomach is telling me it's time for dinner, so I'm signing off for now.
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