Burlington update

So enough about U2.... for now.....

I'm in Burlington, Vermont for work for 2 weeks. Everyone's been ranting and raving about Burlington and honestly, I see why. It's comparable to a "bigger Ames" or maybe a "Rochester with colleges". It's on a lake which dissects it from New York and then there's Canada not too far to the north. Only bad thing is that it has been raining non stop since I arrived. They are also in their early fall weather similar to Rochester but haven't seen much for turning trees yet. I'm here for a while so I'm hoping that by the end of this trip I'll get to see some.

I'm staying downtown, right by the lake which is pretty cool. There's a huge pedestrian mall on Church Street here that has a ton of shops and bars and nice restaurants. I took a walk through there for a while tonight (in the rain) to see what they have and they do have a lot. Tomorrow I'm hoping to drive to South Burlington which is a different suburb or area and explore that for a while. There is the Ben & Jerry's headquarters which is on my list of things to see. As well as a bunch of breweries and vineyards to go drinking at:) SO I'm hoping to have plenty of time to visit all of them over the next 2 weeks.

Quick complaint - doing some ironing again last night in between emailing and blogging and the irons in these hotel rooms suck. Can barely tell I tried to make it look nice to wear today. Oh well, it's the thought that counts? Does that work in this situation?

Anyway - I'll post pictures of Burlington as soon as I get some that look nice. Right now it looks like a commercial for rain tread tires.

I forgot about the Renaissance Festival - went up there on Saturday (after the U2 experience) and had a great day for it - overcast but not really raining while we were there. Must sees are the Joust, Puke & Snot, and my favorite is always riding on the elephant. For 3 bills, you get a minute on top of an elephant and wave to the world. I love elephants. If I had enough land for one, I'd get it and name him Stampy. See who all gets that one. Found out that elephants LOVE pickles. So i bought a pickle for each elephant and sho'nuff - they loved the pickles. Go figure. I didn't get there in costume this year like i wanted to. There were plenty of weirdos wearing costumes around:) I thought it was interesting how many facial piercings were present by the staff folks. Explain that one to me. Makes me want to get my tongue stud again. Any bets as to if I actually ever do it?

Song of the Day - We Don't Need Another Hero by Tina Turner. Song from Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome which was a weird early flick from Mel Gibson. No real clue why I have that song going through my head. Don't remember hitting it on iTunes or any commercials with it but I seriously can't get it out of my head right now as I type this.

Video of the Day - I saw Italian Job on Starz again at the hotel. The last 20 minutes or so of it. That movie is ALWAYS on some movie channel. If you haven't seen it, it's pretty sweet and was the first time I fell in love with the Mini Cooper. Few parts of the movie still bother me with their lack of realistic physics but it's Hollywood... they can get away with that I guess.

Webpage of the Day - WHAT THE..... you have to read it to believe it but I am upset at my mother for not signing similar contracts when I was born..... Seriously - read it and I'll picture you shaking your head in disbelief!

Have a great day!!