Apple and I are in Orlando this weekend, enjoying some well-deserved vacation time apart from the usual workday world. Thanks to the generosity of my parents and their Vacation Club membership, we’re rooming at Disney’s Saratoga Springs resort, in a nice one-bedroom villa with our own kitchen and such. So far it’s been a very relaxing and enjoyable time, and we only just got here at 8 o’clock tonight.
Even our drive here was pleasant. Our Garmin GPS (which we call “Jill”, because that’s the name of the synthesized American dialect that comes preinstalled on the unit) took us on a route we haven’t used before, and which was fairly interesting in addition to being significantly shorter in distance, if not time.
The route also took us past some rather peculiar landmarks, including Pizza Hut House. That’s the name I couldn’t help but give to the bizarre house we passed in the middle of nowhere that had a roof shaped just like the old Pizza Hut restaurants. It even had three very out-of-place windows in the middle of the top part of the roof. Honestly, it looked like the kind of place you’d picture in your mind’s eye if you heard about a grisly murder scene. But maybe that’s because I watch too many movies with credited roles like “The Shape.”
Tomorrow we’re going to get up late, eat breakfast in the room and probably go traipsing around the Downtown Disney marketplace for a while. I’m going to have a hard time not stopping at the Virgin Megastore (no, they don’t sell virgins) and getting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. I really shouldn’t do that. But just today I heard that a formerly-jeopardized side project is now a go after all, and I’m gonna make some money off that. And there’s something about being on vacation that makes you want to splurge on yourself. (Not only that, but this same Virgin Megastore is where I bought the original Unreal for PC way back in the day.)
We brought the MacBook and the in-room Internet works after some initial hiccups, so Apple is enjoying a stream of her favorite Korean TV show. The weather is great (supposed to be 75 and sunny tomorrow) so we’re going to make the most of it and have a good time.
And after working till 10 every night this week, I’m sure going to enjoy it.
Sounds like a nice, relaxing time. Do some of that for me too, ok?