Never Leapfrog a Unicorn

[ickaimp]

So, flying. Flying went well. Entertained stewardesses with cat plushie.

... Texas? Not so well.

Got to Dallas Love, and N forgot a bag back at the shuttle pick up. The attendant had thankfully saved it and laughed as we as we thanked him. Picked up stuff from Plano, which doesn't sound like it should. Plaaaaaaaaaa-nto. Where does that 't' come from?

Tried to find the hotel. The Tom-Tom got us majorly lost. In retrospect, the Tom-Tom knew more than we did.

Okay, to date there had been 2 hotels that have actually ranked the 'Weird-Shyte-O-Metre'.
1: Shadow Pines in Yellowstone, that had the scary tongue moose head, no exterior lighting, smelled like mildew and had the glowing skulls across the street.
2: The nice hotel in San Jose with the extremely drunk guy who would not shut up or leave, shouting about raping women outside the door of two women.

This one I'm still trying to figure out where it goes in the Top 3. I'm not sure if it was the overall vibe, the mix-mashed signs, the shouting fights in three different areas, the hotel desk calming informing one of the 5 security guards that 'if they continue, just call 911', or the trains on the other side of the street blaring their horns long and loud every 10-15 minutes.

... Or maybe it was the heart-shaped swimming pool. >_O On the positive side, it -was- clean.

Anyway. Moved to a different hotel close by, right across the street from Six Flags Over Texas (Yay!) and had dinner at a interesting 50s diner called Steak and Shake.

The subject line was on a shirt a girl at the diner was wearing. It cracked us up, so had to share.

And with that, have work in the morning. Am charging camera up for photos, work site promises to be really pretty. Whoo-hoo!

Comments

[magicbulletgirl.livejournal.com]

HAHA! Well of course! The landing is not going to be on the ground XD *and it will no doubt hurt*

Glad you found a safe hotel and dear god those are weird hotels >_O *just be glad Conan didn't show up - that would be a great addition to the "OMG I'm gonna die" series <-my pet name for it XD)

[were-allmadhere.livejournal.com]

Jess stood, staring at the shouting couple as she shifted her bag, waiting for the desk clerk to retrive the key from the long line of hooks that seemed to be standard in every two to three star hotel. She was distracted from finding out just where the man's girl could shove her hair dryer by a noisy new group appearing, all arguing loudly in a horrible mashing of Japanese and English.

"I'm telling you, I had nothing to do with that!' a boy was trying to explain, his hair flying in every direction as he looked up at the blond next to him.

"Right, the stewardess just happened to have her skirt go flying as she walked past you," came a dry, British voice, more then likely from the teenager's blond companion.

Over this conversation was a fierce argument over just what sort of case would make Sherlock Holmes finally lose it and murder everyone he knew, held by what appeared to be a dark skinned teenager and..an eight-year-old boy.

Jess blinked, glanced at the arguing couple then back at the foursome before shaking her head, grabbing her luggage and heading for a new hotel, her nerves not able to handle the terrible foursome at the moment.

(Why yes, I am just that bored -Saitaina)

[magicbulletgirl.livejournal.com]

Kyaaah!!
But what if Icka still wasn't safe then? WHAT IF THEY WENT TO ONE OF HER PRESENTATIONS!? *false hysteria* *is hoping for more* *and is also sleepless*

[were-allmadhere.livejournal.com]

Kyaaah!!
But what if Icka still wasn't safe then? WHAT IF THEY WENT TO ONE OF HER PRESENTATIONS!? *false hysteria* *is hoping for more* *and is also sleepless*

I will not write about Kaito juggling the stemware, I will not write about kaito juggling the stemware.

[magicbulletgirl.livejournal.com]

*chants* do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it do it *chants on*

*Is hoping Icka will not murder us*

[joisbishmyoga.livejournal.com]

Saguru wasn't entirely sure where Kuroba-kun had gotten the bunny ears, or why he'd stuck them on the saleswoman.

Not that Saguru was sure it mattered anymore. The poor woman looked like her mind had given up on reality somewhere during the Monuments In Dishware series-- Kuroba-kun just couldn't resist the pun in the Great Wall of China, nor, apparently, could he stop there. Now he was up to recreating the solar system, gods knew why, in tea saucers... and as far as Saguru could tell, he was somehow getting the different orbital speeds correct in relation to each other. It shouldn't be physically possible, but then again, Kuroba-kun did quite a few things that Saguru was sure broke th' laws o' physics, Captain.

He also wasn't entirely sure why, since meeting Kuroba-kun, he'd started narrating physics and engineering in Scotty.

But he was quite sure that the footage on his well-hidden video camera would be a very useful rebuttal should Nakamori-chan get it into her head to marry Kuroba-kun.

[silverdragon-17.livejournal.com]

were_allmadhere, joisbishmyoga, you two just made my week.
Thank you SO MUCH.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

My BFF adores Steak and Shake. It's pretty much her favorite restaurant, but we don't have one around here, sadface.

Your travel adventures make me smile so much! I love reading them ^o^

[raventhourne.livejournal.com]

Oh, how I miss steak and shake...saw one in SC and we didn't go...gah.

[dverning.livejournal.com]

I loves me the steak & shake... Dammit, now I'm hungrified.

[(Anonymous)]

God, you gotta love Steak and Shake, they have fabulous burgers.

[kasuchi]

Wow. Wait, so you had to drive up into Plano and then back down to Arlington? That's a really long drive for both - 45 minutes to P-town, and then almost two hours to Arlington. But. Six Flags is pretty awesome - it's flagship. Trivia: the franchise is called Six Flags because there have been six different nations' flags that have flown over the State of Texas. Spanish, French, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate, and the United States. :D

I'm glad dinner at Steak n Shake was good for you - I've never really liked their food. D: But hey, it's all about the management. For 50s style dining, I've preferred Purple Cow.

Hope today goes well! You should totally give me a ring while you're in Texas - I live in Plano, too!

[morgan-the-etc.livejournal.com]

I never remember anyone pronouncing Plano with a 't'. . .