It's a two hotel night this week. First up was the Courtyard Oxnard where I was surprised by being Guest of the Day. I have never been Guest of the Day at a Marriott property in all these years. I got a $10 credit for the mini-pantry so I could stock up on bottled water and snacks. All good so far. I checked in and went to my room only to hear the television blaring from inside the room. I froze and stopped. The memory of walking into someone else's room last year was still with me. Now some hotels have the TV turned on with a welcome screen displaying your name but I didn't remember this being the case ever at a CY. I decided to err on the side of caution and went back down to the lobby and asked the desk clerk to call the room or double-check for me. She upgraded me right away to a suite so I'm guessing someone was in the room. What a difference from the last stay at the Four Points where the desk clerk insisted that I made a mistake. I got my bottle of water and gum and turned in my credit slip only to have a different desk clerk give it back and tell me that I still had credit and not to waste it. Wow.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Most Hobbit minded people have already seen the latest installment so this is for those of you waiting for the crowds to go down. Part 2 is much better than part 1. This applies to all viewers. Where the gap happens if you have not read the book (including the appendices) you will probably like the whole movie. If you've read the book and taken the time to read the appendices, then you'll appreciate the back story that's presented here. The spirit of Tolkien is present and Desolation of Smaug fits well within what will become a 6 part movie. What I liked....The opening sequence. This is not in the book and I had to look it up in the appendices and sure enough, Gandalf and Thorin did meet in Bree. Thranduil and Legolas father/son relationship. I liked it. While only a mere mention in the appendices, in this movie we see Legolas loyal to his father. That Legolas doesn't mesh with the person he becomes and it will be interesting to see what happens to Legolas in the nex...
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