Trip to Stamford, Part 1!

Well here I am in Stamford CT once again. Instead of being here to have fun I'm actually here doing my old job. There's a conference going on and they needed some help so what better way to get to Stamford than to volunteer to work there? I arrived yesterday after taking a really early flight (7:25) and then I went over to Budget to get my rental car. What car did I receive? A lovely sea green Ford Focus! I'm not the biggest fan of Ford or the Focus in particular but I will say this, that little thing has a bit of spunk to it. Compared to the PT Cruiser that I drove in Vegas, this thing has a bit more muscle to it. Granted I haven't driven it for very long but I have pushed it pretty hard on the highways basically because I know where I'm going and I have no fear of cops since I know all their hang outs on I-95 and the Merrit Parkway.

Now to top it all off, on top of getting the Ford Focus as a rental car, I am staying at a Howard Johnson's in Darien CT. Why so far? Because its graduation time in Stamford and every hotel is booked up solid. Most of the hotels approved for use by my company are like Hilton's and Marriots but since they're all filled, I had to dig way down and stay at a lovely HOJO! Everything in the room is like vintage 70's except for maybe the TV. The drapes, the furniture, especially the bathroom all looks like it was built in the 70's. I think its kind of amusing really. If I had my digital camera I would have taken a picture of it. I won't have to deal with it for too long since I am going to be leaving Stamford on Saturday anyway. Until my next post.......