January 8, 2013
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I Don’t Even Know the Number to Room Service (edit)
Seven dollar Hilton eggs
hens should be outraged
must be seasoned with gold dustwhopping six fifty a pop
Jack Daniels whiskey
a loaded drunk would go brokea bowl of steaming oatmeal
full of plump raisins
I think I will save my ten bucksNo valet parking at the waffle house.
Winter Scavenger Hunt #40
Write 12 haiku about food.Here are my first three for #40, from the downtown Austin Hilton. Cowgirl is used to the simple comforts of the Holiday Inn Express, complimentary breakfast buffet, no tipping and free in-room WiFi. Can you believe the Hilton charges $14.95 a day for access to their internet? Per COMPUTER. I loves me a bit of luxury every now and then, but this causes my frugal to tilt. Thankfully this is a business trip and the majority will be covered. Not for sure how MM rubs elbows so easily with the professionals. When we walked into the lobby, me in my raggedy jeans and boots, I felt like a hooker he had picked up in Amarillo. Yes, you may laugh.
edit: I am laughing so hard right now. When I came onto xanga this morning, I realized I had flipped my haiku. Instead of 5-7-5, for whatever reasons, I went 7-5-7. No wonder it didn’t feel right, felt so forced. I am totally blaming it on being in the city. Too many buildings blocking my mojo.
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last few trips I’ve gone on -I just put it on the card and worry about it later and enjoy, enjoy.
You do make me smile, girl!
Wildwoman meets the city. Makes me smile warmly.
I’m excited you are also joining in on the hunt. Not sure if I’ll do any of the “haiku” part of it though. I can’t pronounce it, and don’t even know what it means. (One of those I have to Google..
) Whatever it is, you did a great job with it.
Sidenote: The first time I was in a hotel and heard the term “continental breakfast”, I was imagining a huge, wonderful buffet with all kinds of goodies. Got down to the lobby, and all they were serving were coffee, juice and donuts!
Oooo – out on the town? What fun! Enjoy yourself.
xxoo
Yay!!!! I love them.
Also, the Waffle House is hallowed. It is my favorite part about going south
Looks wonderful. Love the night shot.
Lol. I think I would feel way out of place.
Oh my, I thought charging for parking was bad enough, yet alone wifi. I thought that was a given. I liked what armnatmom said “wildwoman meets the city” , sounds like another post
love the poem.
Wonderful poetry, Tamy — I’d forgotten the prices in Austin, maybe because they were always paid by the company. It’s a neat city — I hope you’re up to seeing some of it!
The Hilton is not my first choice. Sure the pillows are deluxe but no free WiFi – not a fair trade. Give me 2 or 3 meh pillows and free internet and I’ll be happy. I’m sure you fit in just fine in Austin wearing your jeans and boots!
At those prices I don”t want to know the number for room service. lol
Outrageous.
I ordered from room service years ago (one time) It was expensive back then and still is but really the Hilton is kind of going overboard!!
Austin, eh? The room service number should be on the phone! LOL!
Head on over to the Ironworks on Cesar Chavez next to the convention center (
Hours of Operation:
Mon – Sat: 11am – 9pm) – you will feel right at home in jeans! Everyone else will feel weird! But good barbecue is worth it. I had lunch with Seedsower there!
I-Hop is across the street from the Ironworks…
Really good one you wrote a wonderful poetry.
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Normally I’d comment with something witty and insightful, but right now all I can think is “OMFG SEVEN DOLLAR EGGS?”
You’re writing cowgirl haikus
An American
Perspective is everything.
Mornin Glorie…you should play 575 and 757 on the lottery ( does texas have lotto?) I would play them but I don’t have an extra buck, needless to say, I’d starve to death at the Hilton
Austin is a great place though!
When I stayed at the Toronto Hilton, I had a couple of beers with Bricker… at nine dollars per bottle. Fortunately I was getting a generous allowance for food and incidentals.
(The lobster mac was $28.)
Is that the Champs-Elysees I spy or perhaps OKC?
Oh, Austin. Wrong on both counts. But Austin is nifty.
This is the second time I’ve heard hooker references re Amarillo. Apparently there was a lot I didn’t know about my home town.
I checked out Terlingua and looks AWESOME, especially since you say you love the heat. You’ve been living in Oklahotta, so you should know.
you sound so good!! I can hear you laugh, and after all….laughter IS the best medicine, right? Not to forget to mention how being “away” makes you realize how wonderful home is. ( even tho the view is pretty
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The image of your husband in a business suit and you in raggedy clothes with your comment of “hooker” literally made me choke on my water as I was drinking it. HA! Now I can’t stop thinking about Lot Lizards. Thanks.
Funny, funny, funny! Loved every word.
I think the syllabic twist works
Ah – you are in the Big City. No horses around I guess. Try and enjoy – I know, I am always like ‘what! There’s no way I am paying that for that!’ Enjoyed the poem.
flipped haiku…interesting. I stayed in that VERY SAME Hilton in June when Mr. OBL finally got back from The Gigantic Trial. We have a Hilton Amex so it was free. So I don’t even know what anything cost. But yeah, it was pretty swank. We even sat by the fancy pool with all the young hipsters and drank drinks. That wasn’t free. But then again since I still haven’t sold even ONE SINGLE STORY and I’m basically living off Mr. OBL it was all free for me.
Seven dollar egg dish sounds cheap to me. Big city life.
@Texasjillcarmel - @slmret -@Inciteful - @KarensPotpourri2 - Even though it’s all covered, it still makes my left eye twitch.
I am enjoying myself, a wonderful break from the canine!
@songoftheheart - …and roll your eyes, too.
@armnatmom - hahaha, at least the Homewood Suites has make your own waffles.
@SandraErickson - Despite the city, I’m enjoying the pampering.
LOVE your new profile pic!
@anvilsandedelweiss - The last time I went, I took my twin daughters. I always adore the waitresses.
@Kathy - Thank you. MM took it with his cell since I forgot to pack my camera cord.
@ata_grandma - I’ve yet to leave the room!
@ABAHM - The city does have a sweet, fun vibe. It’s just too much movement and too many buildings blocking the horizon. Don’t even get me started on the toilet paper.
@ZSA_MD - Thank you, Zakiah. I still cannot believe I flipped the 5-7-5. Makes me laugh!
@murisopsis - I’ve yet to see another pair of boots, but in all honesty, I’ve yet to leave the room!
@C_L_O_G -
Keeps me out of trouble.
@Donkey_Guy_10 - Thank you, MM would love some bbq!
@chronic_masticator - Actually, you get two for seven dollars. I can buy a whole carton of free range eggs for the cost of one egg. I’m obsessing.
@joyouswind - ha, you are amazing~
@mlbncsga - In all fairness to Austin, I was starving before I got here.
@Roadkill_Spatula - Oh my.
@distractedbyzombies - Oklahotta~
@victoriantomboy - Bob has to drag me away, bcs home to me is always better than the hotel. I am having a nice break from the chaos of the canine.
@BohemianLotus - I had never heard the term lot Lizard until now.
@crankycaregiver - Glad you enjoyed!
@oceanstarr - Thank you, you are more than gracious.
@Neeka1 - Despite the city, I am allowing myself to be pampered and to just relax and take a break from all the canine chaos!
@ordinarybutloud - Even though it is covered by MM’s company, it still makes my left eye twitch. I need to shake. it. off.
@transvestite_rabbit - I’m from redneckville. We get a whole carton of free range eggs for the cost of one egg.
@WildWomanOfTheWest - it’s amazing how much the cost of living can vary from place to place. But yeah, shake it off. You have to soak up the luxury and enjoy it when it’s free.
@WildWomanOfTheWest - HA! I thought everyone knew that term. But then again my dad was a trucker, so that’s where I learned it from.