I’m at the convention for my paycheck job. Lot’s of chatting and politicking going on this week. Enough about work. Tonight includes an event I always skip, and I have an evening to myself.
Big Sky is a ski resort area, and it’s not terribly far from Yellowstone. I intended to grab some pictures for this update, but today was the day a huge thunderstorm decided to strike. This resort has multiple hotels, and the business events are spread all over the place. I got soaked a couple of times walking from venue to venue. A couple of the people I’m with wanted to ride the chair lifts to the top of the mountain, but they got closed due to lightning.
I have some interior shots I can share. My room is really nice, even though it has a Murphy bed. The bed is comfortable, so it’s no big deal really.
Looking the other direction, I even get a mini kitchen. Too bad I don’t have any food to prepare.
No really, it’s too bad I don’t have food. A simple breakfast here is eighteen dollars, and my hamburger lunch came to twenty-five with a drink. It’s pretty typical resort pricing, unfortunately. I get a meal per deum, and it doesn’t even begin to cover the actual cost.
I waited out the worst part of the thunderstorm in the tiny lobby. It looks cool though, and I snapped a shot or two for you.
I really like the carved base of that couch. My iPad Pro would work very well on this antique desk too. I don’t think my rear end would get along with that chair for long though. If this desk were in my room, instead of the lobby, I would try writing at least a micro-fiction piece just for the ambiance.
There is a cowhide on the wall of my room. I know this would look awesome on the new grey flooring we just installed at home. I’m pretty sure Old What’s Her Face would never go for it, but I like it. I’m also sure Otto and Frankie would find it tasty in some way. (Leather = rawhide toy.)
I’m trying to keep up with all my various social media. I caught Facebook a couple of times, but Twitter is off the radar while I’m here. I just don’t have enough time for all of that. I am a guest at the Storyreading Ape’s site today, and I’ve been trying to keep up with the comments over there. Drop in if you haven’t already and I’ll surf through for a couple more days. Hold down the fort while I’m away.
Looks like a relaxing place. Sorry to hear about the storms.
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Western thunderstorms are pretty cool. I have no right to gripe about a storm under current circumstances.
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True. What are those types of storms like?
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Loud, flashy, and the water pours out of the sky. Even the rain itself is loud. I’ve been known to open the back door and enjoy it. The smell is incredible too.
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Reminds me of the Florida storms. Always an interesting smell after rain. Wonder what causes that.
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Here you go https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor
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Interesting. Thanks.
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Hope the weather improves!
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It should, but it’s supposed to get cold. After the summer we had, I’m okay with that.
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Same here.
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Per deums are usually based on the presumption of buying bread and water. Your room does look nice and too bad there isn’t a store close by. A few porters, some cheese, and crackers might stay within the per deum. Good luck.
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I’ll survive. Sometimes the vendors provide cookies, and there’s always coffee. You can survive on that.
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Ah, coffee.
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Very pretty place 🙂 I likey. I love to stay in luxury hotels and resorts and eat $12 chocolate cake and rich coffee 🙂 That’s my thing.
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You would like it here. It is very pretty, I’ll give it that.
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It has a lot of personality, those furnishings. A Murphy bed, huh? That is just begging for a fictional dead body, isn’t it? 😉
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There you go. Is it cliche to name him Murphy? Actually, I have a room with two closets at home, and a Murphy bed would fit perfectly between them.
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I have an antique Murphy bed in my house. It is carved with some nifty details and has the original springs and a mirror. It stands like a large mantle piece without the fireplace. The woman I bought it from died a few months later but she said that she had originally bought it from a family named Murphy (An eccentric family in town. There were several siblings who were uber wealthy and lived together in a large house into their old age but never married.). She believed it was haunted. I’ve always wanted to write a story about it but where to start… It struck me tonight that it needs to start with a dead body tucked inside.
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That’s so cool. You have a perfect starting place, and an eccentric family is a plus, add in a house rumored to be haunted and it could be a masterpiece.
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Reblogged this on anita dawes and jaye marie.
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No shots of the storm, Craig?
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Stuck in the lobby on the wrong side of the building.
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Also, thanks for the multiple reblogs.
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I saw your post on Chris’ blog, and shared it via Twitter.
I hope you were able to enjoy the evening to yourself, and didn’t end up getting soaked through too often while at the convention resort in the storm.
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Thank you for sharing that. I took advantage last night and added a few thousand words to The Hat.
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You’re very welcome, and I’m glad to hear that.
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Looks like a nice place. Too bad about the resort pricing, though. Maybe there’s a store nearby for sandwich fixings.
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Got a hosted breakfast today. Can’t complain about that.
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Looks like a nice place to stay.. Love that desk. Hope the weather settles down for you and you can get out and explore… Although I do enjoy a good thunder storm and always attempt to capture shots of it.
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Did a little exploring today. Probably can’t afford the fur coats for my wife. There is a cute pair of knit slipper socks she would like.
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Can’t beat a good old storm! Looks a nice place, got a horror feel to it but that’s my mind 😂
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Nice, maybe that can be your next story.
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Too bad about the storms – that would have been a nice ride to the top of the mountain.
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What a nice place
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It was a nice place.
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