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August 26, 2002

No Place Special

I don’t leave New York all that much. Last week I went to California. I’ll just say: I didn’t fare so well. And I really do think there was something wrong, perhaps even deadly, about that hotel. I also had a layover in Phoenix. Here are photos.

The ground in Phoenix
The ground in Phoenix




The ground above Phoenix
The ground above Phoenix




In California: art, comforter
In California: art, comforter




A theme park, in the distance; will not go
A theme park, in the distance; will not go




The view, not much during the day
The view, not much during the day




The view, decidedly better at night
The view, decidedly better at night




Me, with the view
Me, with the view; no, not for The Mirror Project




Room service
Room service was good, and as expensive as your dad warned




Now might be a good time to call for help
Now might be a good time to call for help




Directions to the wine country?
Directions to the wine country; no, just to less-tasty meeting rooms




What do the others say?
Warning signs: 1) no smoking, obviously; but what about 2 and 3?




A strange sign for the outside of the hotel
Warning signs: 2) don’t drink in this hotel, or else




An altogether disturbing sign for the outside of the hotel
Warning signs: 3) this hotel can kill every living thing




I lived on the thirteenth floor
I lived on the thirteenth floor



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