24 April 2010
Afternoon off
There's a Canadian story to complete, some invoicing to do, some audio notes from a recent trip to Japan to transcribe, a lot of text on China to edit and rewrite, and no doubt (I can't bear to think about this) some story pitches to do. But I'm in a very comfortable resort (the Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North) with a very comfortable room overlooking the Sonoran Desert and with my own private telescope, which I plan to put to use later this evening. The resort is yet another of those pretending to be a Mexican/Spanish/Middle Eastern hill village, but is the first I've stayed in actually to get it right. There's a number of buildings (casitas) scattered around, and I'm upstairs in a light, bright, spacious room with a private balcony, a dressing room, and a good-sized and well-equipped bathroom. Everything's very solidly built, and I'm entirely unaware of any neighbours. There's coffee brewing in a little coffee machine in the corner, my own choice of music is playing from my iPod on the iHome speaker station, and apparently an 'amenity' is on its way as a gift from the hotel GM (something edible, I'm told). In about 45 minutes someone is coming so set up my balcony for a 'moonlight massage' to take place about 30 mins later (part of a story--see my earlier postings on spas).
There doesn't really seem time to do very much, does there?
I did go walking in the desert earlier, admiring cacti four times my own height and with more personality.
And if it's any consolation, this untypically relaxed schedule will end tomorrow when I rise at 5am to go flying in the desert, and work late into the night on a star-gazing trip, before taking an early flight the next day. This is more how it should be.
The 'amenity' has arrived: multiple layers of guacamole and salsa in a cocktail glass, some chips for dipping, and two bottles of Corona beer on ice.
That's nice.
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