tap tap tap tap

I am in PDX and wake up in confusion...

OMG...what is that sound? Is someone locked out of their room and trying to wake the person up to let them in? Why isn't the noise stopping? Seriously what is going on its 7am and I just went to bed 5 hours ago...I still need to sleep and the noise will not end...UGH!

After 15 minutes of constant tapping or knocking, I finally call the front desk to have them send up someone to investigate the issue. I am certain some maniac is trying to brake down a door. I have already glanced in the hallway through my peephole and can't see anyone, but surely this must be the reason for the disturbance. The front desk lady chuckles and informs me the noise is coming from their friendly woodpecker....WTF. Apparently they have a woodpecker who visits their hotel and they can't do anything about it because its an endangered animal.

I was so frustrated but luckily after I called, the bird stopped for about two hours and then like clockwork came back about every hour or two for about 20 minutes. Next time I will request a room as far away from the woodpecker as possible. Moral of the story you may think its a maniac trying to break down your neighbors door when its simply satin in the form of a bird.

What number are you?

I am in ABQ for the second time this month and I don't really mind the overnight my favorite part is the gym that is behind the hotel. It's an actual gym people pay money for and we get to go for free. They have awesome equipment and weights plus a pool. I think its ingenious that the hotel only has 10 channels thus enticing you to make a trip to the gym for a plethora of channel selections. I spent about two hours watching some Law and Order and burning those calories on the elliptical and treadmill. I did use some restraint and avoided the sonic up the street.

Now my biggest pet peeve about this hotel is the bed. Some might think that a sleep number bed would be perfect because you can pick how hard or soft you want your bed. Genius idea however these beds suck and feel like you are sleeping on an air mattress. The first couple times I had a sleep number bed I would spend half the night trying to find my number....I would end up waking up sleep deprived and with a back ache. I have resigned to just leaving it alone at least this way I won't be sleep deprived and have a back ache.

If you haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend doing so immediately. I was on the edge of my seat the entire movie. Spoiler alert...In the movie the main character's daughter goes on a European trip with her friend. Two young girls talk to this guy in the Taxi line and end up sharing a cab. The whole thing was a setup and the guy arranges their kidnapping and sell into a sex trade. The idea that it was so easy for this man to find out so much about the girls in such a short amount of time without sending any red flags. Its frightening how easy a target they were and I could really see a similar situation happening in any country. I'd like to think that I am pretty conscious of my surroundings and what situation I may be putting myself into, but those girls had no clue.

possible new camera

Here is the camera I am thinking of buying for my birthday present from both my parents and myself. What do you think? It also comes in pink, but I think I've settled on the blue.