*Snuggles*

[dancerjodi]

I guess if there's one thing the cold is good for, its inducing snuggles. B drove in to work with me today and I didn't want to let him out of the car. I so much would have loved to stay in bed with he and the cat this morning.

Parking at Arisia, Ceremony and weak muscles:
My boss said I can have Friday off despite us having a Harvard Pilgrim related meeting. We're going to sleep late, hang out together, get our stuff together for Arisia and then head over there early to register. Does anyone know of a place nearby the Park Plaza that's cheap to park? I know the hotel has a garage but I'm guessing its expensive. I don't want to walk too far in the cold. Hmm, if we didn't get there too early we could just find a metered spot and leave the car there for the night - Saturday though will be a different story.

We had a lot of fun at Ceremony last night (I passed on the cherry dress, it was too cold). My dancing was awkward I think because I haven't done enough of it lately. Climbing into bed in silk PJs and a sore body is always such a pleasant thing. I got to see some friends I hadn't seen in a while, and also meet a couple of new people (one LJ friend and one Netgoth person that's trying to book Waltham for a benefit show to bring more affordable housing in Waltham). I'm going to contact the band about it, though she's already in contact with their booking agent and had contact with some band member though I'm not sure who. I don't think she's going to get a confirmation this early for a show in July - they want to keep their summer tour options open I'm guessing. I told her that she'd have to find a big venue; the last couple of shows at the Skellig filled the bar and the back room to legal capacity.

I pulled my right-side shoulder/neck muscle AGAIN (I had done it last week too). This is a reminder that I need to start lifting again; without it my upper body gets too weak and I end up really prone to sleeping on my neck the wrong way or pulling things when I get out of the shower and try to towel off my hair. Ouch! :/

Comments

[futurenurselady.livejournal.com]

Parking stinks over by the Park Plaza. There is one garage (the one by the Charles Street Playhouse attatched to the hotel there) that is relatively inexpensive ($18)if you stay there less than 12 hours, but then you'd have to move your car to a metered space. If you don't mind playing musical cars, that could work. Then there's the option of parking at Alewife (it's one of the few T stops that you can park overnight in) and taking the T in. Of course you may have trouble if there is considerable luggage to drag around.

[dionysia.livejournal.com]

Park in the Boston Common garage. It's under Boston Common.

It gets cheaper the longer you park there.
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[slickgothgurl.livejournal.com]

it was great to see you and b. i don't know what you're talking about...you boogie like it's no one's business! hope your sore muscles get better though. especially since the cold is coming. that can't help. hope to see you out and about again soon!

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

the convention supposedly has magic vouchers which take the sting out of parking in the commons garage, it's basically a single discount on your ticket. the way to work it though, is that you have to MOVE your car in the early (8-9am? ish) and then put it back, to be able to use more than one voucher. it doesn't become too pricey that way. the garage isn't too far a walk either (do the drop off first, buy the driver who has to walk back a nice dessert at finale :>)

the previously mentioned alewife method is the easiest and cheapest method i know, short of having a friend with a parking space you can use in the city. so, you could do a big drop off, and then shoot the car over to alewife, and come back on the T. more "annoying" but more peace of mind generally.

[julishka.livejournal.com]

just to let you know, meters are monitored much more severely now than they used to be. you can usually get away with feeding the same meter twice (for a total of four hours) but then to avoid a ticket should probably move your car. also the meters run until 8pm now and also run on saturdays.

it is possible to get both an expired meter ticket _and_ an exceeded posted parking time ticket. oh yeah. a parking ticket costs $28 now. so unless you're parking in the financial district where all day garages crest over $30 a day, a ticket isn't worth blowing the budget.

just a little voice of experience. :(

[macropixi.livejournal.com]

Whenever we have to go into that area Shadow parks at the garage attached to the Raddison Hotel. (pretty much kittycorner to the park plaza). I'm not certain exactly how much it will cost, but I know that he prefers it.