Ed and I headed down to Houston last night for our interviews at TYLA. Figured it would be easier to stay downtown, wake up, and then hit the interviews instead of driving down to Houston in the morning from Waco. So we booked the cheapest hotel we could find that was close to the job fair, the Lancaster Hotel.
Apparently, it’s a luxury hotel. And, most of you know that the two of us are pretty meat and potatoes kind of guys. So when we pull up to a swanky hotel looking like we’ve just been on the road for three hours, you can sort of guess the general reaction of the hotel wait staff. It was an ADR negotiation just to get a second bed, which they certainly didn’t want to give two commoners like us. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so out of place in a joint. It’s one thing to go somewhere nice when you’re expecting it, but when you’re just rolling into the cheap hotel you’ve booked for convenience sake, you don’t expect to need a suit and tie. It’s the kind of place where the guy smoking a pipe doesn’t seem out of place.
Surprisingly good value though. This place is pretty darn cheap, its lovely, and it’s nestled right in the theatre district. Just next time I’ll bring a much nicer wardrobe. Maybe I can fake that I belong with a little bit of planning.
7 comments:
I two am in Houstin.
You are still knot funnie!
I loves teh Lankastor.
You booked a room without looking up the hotel first? Maybe it's my personal assistant self talking here, but that's never a good idea. Unless it's someplace you've already been, or a Super8. I'm just sayin'.
I think your missing the relevant point. Your really at home, sleeping with another man... in the THEATER district.
I just looked up the Lancaster and since when was $219 for the base room cheap?
We didn't get for $219. We got it for a lot less.
And I'm glad Graham was here to make the inevitable gay joke about me and Ed sharing a room in a luxury hotel billed as a "romantic getaway".
And the stocker post is sheer brilliance. Proving once again that the commenters are funnier than I am. Thanks for bringing the funny, people.
Either you're gay or you want the world to think you are. Either way I am a S/W/M looking for a W/M, call me at 979.966.3625. Ask for "little big white guy."
I laughed and shot schnapps out my nose.
Oh, god, it burns....
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