tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571203137446365845.post6581693398711216084..comments2023-11-02T07:02:13.337-04:00Comments on frockstyle: GRRR...Moyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04137525108195236454noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571203137446365845.post-58107302179242061462011-01-27T11:52:55.386-05:002011-01-27T11:52:55.386-05:00i just booked my ticket to go home for mardi gras ...i just booked my ticket to go home for mardi gras (im there feb 25-march 7, so i believe i just miss you!) but it's crazy.<br />since tourism is what drives the economy in new orleans (oil, transportation, goods, ie come in a far away second), everything is super duper expensive during march and april. it's supposedly gotten warmer, mardi gras has just happened, but there are parades on st patricks day. so the feel of mardi gras is still there. it is a peak season. and it sucks.<br />my flight cost 99 dollars one way and 280 dollars on teh way back, not including tax. <br />and i kind of live there.<br />it's crazy. <br /><br />and whats even crazier, there are some fairly cheap hotels near the french quarter!!! <br />there are!! <br />i've stayed in them! <br />and everyone attending the conference is an adult, if its at the convention center, that's not hard to get to. if it's at the ritz carlton, also not hard to get to. <br />new orleans isn't that big.<br />that's ridiculous. <br /><br /><br />on the plus side though, there are some amazing places to chck out in the quarter and i will tell you about them today.louise or valentinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09521900362876615450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571203137446365845.post-74972665997022922362011-01-20T03:59:34.546-05:002011-01-20T03:59:34.546-05:00Wow, I had no idea it was like this... It is unbel...Wow, I had no idea it was like this... It is unbelievable that the conference organizers are not sensitive to the needs of attendees and the economy at large!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491897974772830716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571203137446365845.post-78184890187209416912011-01-18T21:00:15.435-05:002011-01-18T21:00:15.435-05:00I'm sorry Moya, that sounds so frustrating, an...I'm sorry Moya, that sounds so frustrating, and you're right--you spend so much of your time in the huge conference spaces, it seems silly to even bother about the location!Thessalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051576722150292782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571203137446365845.post-38873501603533298032011-01-18T12:23:43.981-05:002011-01-18T12:23:43.981-05:00i hate spending money on these conferences. ritz c...i hate spending money on these conferences. ritz carlton? unbelievable!!<br /><br />some days i feel utterly hopeless about job prospects. those are the days when i list things to sell and subsist on a bagel and energy bars. and then after a month of this, i go nuts and buy a $70 sweater, which then makes me feel even more guilty. oh how far i've fallen since 2-3 years ago! the reality of my impending post-grad life has been hitting me hard lately. hearing your stories makes me doubly aware that it won't necessarily get much better in the next few years. i should have become a librarian!!ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414537639917539473noreply@blogger.com