Hivemind question: Anyone have any suggestions for a relatively inexpensive hotel near the conference center in Monterey? It looks like I may be going there to a conference in October. There are two conference hotels, the Portola Plaza Hotel and the Marriott Monterey, but they are OMG expensive. If I end up one of them, it's probably ok, but I think my odds of getting the travel approved might be greater if I could find someplace closer to $100 than $200.

I'll xpost with Natter.

Right now I think a smoker's lungs might work better than mine. Fucking childhood pneumonia.

That sucks.

Poor Noise and vw. Clear out germs! Begone unclean animacules!

Yeah, most of the time when I get colds they end up settling into my chest. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this one burns through me quickly. I've got to finish painting my old apartment this week.

Why are you painting it?

I put all kinds of holes in the walls putting up all my shelving, so it's just easier to go through and spackle the holes and put a quick coat of cheap paint on the walls. That way I'll get most of my deposit back. Time has taught me that landlords find a way to eat up the whole deposit if there's a little painting and cleaning up to do. I've got a cleaning company coming in on Thursday.

libkitty, when I went to the Internet Librarian, I stayed at a Travelodge there and it was cheaper. A librarian here who is going is staying in the Colton Inn for $89/night.

Time has taught me that landlords find a way to eat up the whole deposit if there's a little painting and cleaning up to do. I've got a cleaning company coming in on Thursday.

Got it.

Great! Do you think they're close enough to walk, Sparky? (Yes, this is also re: Internet Librarian).

They're both close enough to walk. I'll have to email you her name. I also think Lee was thinking of going.