LJ Idol: A Travel Travesty

Dec 14, 2011 03:27

I'm in Seattle. I'm home at last. I immediately run upstairs with my suitcase and shower off my week:

Monday, flight to Las Vegas. Tuesday, 8 hours of work, flight to Idaho Falls. Wednesday, another 8 hours of work and a flight to Denver. Thursday, 8 hours of work. Friday 8 hours of work, but Alaska Air has stopped running the 7:55pm flight to ( Read more... )

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baxaphobia December 14 2011, 10:37:20 UTC
I just woke up and now I'm really tired! Thanks a lot! Grin. Wow! I do not envy you at all! Whew!

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irishrosedkm December 14 2011, 23:32:36 UTC
Ooops, sorry! Maybe I should put a "may cause sleepiness" warning at the beginning. Thanks for reading!

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jacq22 December 14 2011, 11:51:01 UTC
Although I say I like traveling, this doesn't sound like my sort of travel!

Hell on wheels in fact. Hope you get a break soon.

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irishrosedkm December 14 2011, 23:33:17 UTC
The worst part is that I would LOOVE the travel for fun, but when I do get some time off, I never want to go anywhere! Thanks for reading :)

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dblicher December 14 2011, 16:38:52 UTC
Loved this. I am one of those people who envies people who travel for work, and I needed to see this. Especially like, "I am too exhausted to hold my eyelids closed." Good use of the present tense in this piece keeps me with you through all the torture. How in the world do you find time to write??

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irishrosedkm December 14 2011, 23:34:37 UTC
Well, I wrote this at 3am, if that gives you any idea of my 'free time' :) I'm glad you enjoyed the present tense, it was experimental. Thanks for commenting.

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imafarmgirl December 14 2011, 19:57:58 UTC
OMG, I would so be wanting a new job. It's hard to have a life with a schedule like that.

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irishrosedkm December 14 2011, 23:36:05 UTC
Yea, that's what I'm really struggling w/ right now. I work from home, live in a state where don't know anyone but have no time to make friends, and spend most of my time out of state. I am literally that woman who only talks to her cats. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment.

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shadowwolf13 December 15 2011, 01:58:15 UTC
Wow .. hope you find something else.

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irishrosedkm December 17 2011, 01:10:51 UTC
heh, thanks.

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