Random Thursday

[vernacular_life]

• In reviewing upcoming concerts in Baltimore/DC (as my quest is to find a good club show before Baby W gets here), my options as of today include:
  --RJD2 at the 930 club (love his last album, dunno how he is live)..BUT it's a Saturday night, so may be my best option
  --Nada Surf and Rogue Wave at 8x10 in Baltimore (pure indie bliss, good venue, but not really what I've been craving)
  --I'd love to see Fiona Apple, but she's touring w/ Coldplay in the Massive Stadium Tour, so not interested.
  


• I want to marry Chipolte's chicken burrito. Usually, I'll get one and eat half for lunch then, the other half the next day. Yesterday, big ol' me crammed the ENTIRE thing down my throat. YUM to the nth degree.
  


• Our trip to Playa del Carmen has the most messed up flights ever. Schedule changes galore, but at least we're on the Sat-Sat flights now as opposed to Sat - Friday, thus we get to take advantage of the full week. I'm desperate to find an alternative to the Baltimore-atlanta-mexico city-cancun route down there, and even the really nice and sympathetic guy on the phone this monring could only bump my priority up on the ATL directly to Cancun leg. Maybe I can beg for an upgrade instead......
  


• Cross your fingers for me that I will win my auction to get The Big Stroller I Love for $150 off the MSRP.
  


• My right leg is killing me. Specifically, the horrific looking vericose vein that has developed in the past week. Itchy, throbby, achy, and oho so lovely. Its at the top of my calf, so those elastic stockings would dig right into it. I've got a midwife appt today, so hopefully will get a few other suggestions for home remedies. I knew this was coming, as both my mom and grandma were sufferes.
  

Comments

[harri-cady.livejournal.com]

*fingers crossed* (for direct flights and for ebay)

So is that where my mother's vericose veins likely come from? I had no idea it was painful. I'm sorry! Good luck with the midwife appointment today. I hope something can be done!

[djoyusone.livejournal.com]

OMG, how many hours of flight travel is that route?

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

I'm trying not to really think about it. NOT pleased, but it is shorter than going to Hawaii!

What really irks me is that there's all kinds of travel agency package deals for Playa w/ airfare included that's direct Baltimore-Cancun. However, those are in icky mass-marketed Party City style resorts.

BTW, when you guys go to Cabo, is it all inclusive? If so, how do you handle tipping? each day? At the end?

[djoyusone.livejournal.com]

Good question - I dunno how AI tipping works? (Neither of our Cabo hotels are AI.) Where in Cancun are you staying?

[vernacular-life.livejournal.com]

We're going be south of Cancun (no spring breakers for me, please!!) here (http://www.karismahotels.com/doradoroyal/index.html). Its still about 10 minutes outside of Playa Del Carmen, but that's fine w/ me. The biggest complaint that I've read on tripadvisor are comments like "if you want nightlife/partying, this place sucks!!!" Sounds perfect to me!

[djoyusone.livejournal.com]

Amen to the non-nightlife place sister! Esp. with Cancun's "nightlife area" - it's SO gross.

That resort looks perfect. :) Color me jealous!