Where have I been?

Peace up, A Town.. yo airport sucks! Last Monday night I left for Atlanta. And let me tell you.. it was a freaking miserable experience. I went down there for a training class for work, unfortunately I woke up sick Sunday Morning. So while I was down there things just got worse.

So let's recap my highlites of the trip.

1. I get to the airport after fevering ( yes the act of having a fever ) and go to get my rental car that the travel agency for work had reserved for me. Now at this point I'm three shades of messed up so I'm wandering around in a cold swear lugging my bags around through rows or car rental places. I end up going to Enterprise who can't seem to find my reservation.. so whatever I setup something with them and get a car. As I was walking away I realized that my reservation was with National Car Rental.. so I went back there and they're like yes, we have your reservation.. then.. they asked from my driver's license.. I give it to them.. BAM.. "I'm sorry sir do you have a valid driver's license?" I'm like what?? .. Apparently mine expired 2-15-2004 and I just never noticed... freaking awesome. Luckily when I had stopped at Enterprise they didn't catch that either.. so I cancelled my reservation with National and went to Enterprise.

2. The Car Rental. So I get to Enterprise's lot.. they say ok you get this silver neon. I'm like sure whatever. This blonde chick in a pink coat walks me out to it then she's like.. huh.. I don't have the keys I guess this got rented out. She asks if I want to take a pickup truck or a minivan instead for no upgrade charge. I look at her and I'm like.. how bout no. So she finds me another car this crappy red ford focus and does the walk around of the car with me. She says wow looks like the car wash didnt do a good job. Not until miles down the road did i realize, they hadn't cleaned the inside either let alone filled the gas tank.. unreal.

3. The Hotel. Stayed at the Marriot downtown Atlanta. Walking in, it was a pimp lobby I can't complain. Sadly.. this was far from where I had to go for the training classes. Apparently the name 'Peachtree' is popular in the Atlanta area. And instead of staying at the Courtyard by Marriot on Peachtree/Dunwoody, I stayed at the Marriot on Peachtree... sigh. So each morning I had to drive 30 mins each way to get from the hotel to the building the class was in.. whatever.

4. So that first night I didn't get in until around 11pm or so. After getting settled I realized I was freaking hungry. The only place open in the hotel was this bar/grill place. So I went down there and ordered a philly cheese steak to go. Lord knows why it took them almost 40 minutes just to give me a sammich!

5. So.. Day 1 of the class. I go out for lunch. Need to stop at a Walgreens to pick up some stuff. Was all drugged up on cold medicine.. was on the phone with Haruka.. and yeah.. got out of the car locked it closed the door. Took two steps.. SHIT... keys in ignition.. doors all locked.. engine running. This is the "Ohmigod I'm a freaking tool moment". So I call Enterprise, who calls Triple A and they tell me 90 minutes... I had 30 minutes left on my lunch break.. sigh.. so I call the training company and was like.. yes.. i locked my keys in the car.. the instructor said "Bless your heart" and I about cried hehe. So I waited outside in the cold for over an hour and a half sitting against the wall of a Walgreens with my box of Kleenez and my bag of Dorritos I bought for lunch. There wasn't much choice on lunch at Walgreens.. if you ever looked at the sandwiches they have.. you'd agree. So dude finally gets there.. takes 2 minutes, unlocks the door and I get back to class.. late.

6. The night of Day 1, I spent in bed shivering and all that.. fevering again. So much for seeing the sights and taking advantage of the nice hotel eh?

7. Blah blah blah its hard as hell to sit at the computer right now. So last night I got back from Atlanta. At the airport.. my cellphone dies. Figures. Panda Thug was picking me up from the airport but we had issues trying to find eachother. I'd tried calling Haruka from payphones and relaying messages and going back and forth.. awesome. Anyway.. when PT picked me up.. I was like.. dude.. we need to stop at the ER.

8. The ER. Whoever decided people should pay *more* for going to the ER is an ASSHOLE.. yes.. asshole. I don't know how long I had to wait to see a doctor but damn.. it was a long time. When I was getting X-Rays of my chest.. this old dude was doing it. And man.. sometimes you just want to ask people why they haven't retired yet. He's using this touch screen on the X-Ray machine and for the life of him couldn't figure it out. I must have sat there in a dazed fever induced silence watched him go through the same screens over and over.. sigh. So around 1AM, four hours after I get there.. the doctor tells me I have pneumonia.. gives me antibiotics and tylenol and says no work for you! ...

Wow.. I feel like crap I'll post more later.

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PS Look forward to talking to yall when I can