We encountered a login screen, entered our name and our room number, and pressed "Submit." It then informed us that Internet would cost us $4.95 for 30 minutes. We decided that must just be for wireless and plugged a laptop into the wall jack, shutting down and restarting carefully as its instructed us to do. Same screen came up. I pulled out my GPS and put it in the window. After 15 minutes of "Poor satellite reception. Continue searching for satellites?" we decided that wouldn't work out, and started considering room service. The burger was $17.50. No thanks. This hotel is really fancy, but you still have to pay for absolutely everything. It's silly.
We trekked down to the lobby in search of Internet connection. Yes! A free connection. Searching nearby locations on the iPod didn't work, since the iPod screen is tiny and clicking on those little location markers is difficult. So, we ran upstairs to get on our laptops and continued the search. Apparently the two restaurants within walking distance were a sandwich shop and a seafood restaurant--both that would be closed by the time we got there. So, we opted for Dominos, and found one of the best inventions ever:
THE PIZZA TRACKER!!
That's right. Minute by minute, it shows where your pizza is: from the oven, to the delivery car, to your belly. And let me tell you, that was the most delicious pizza I've had in a long time. Spinach + mushroom was an excellent idea, and I ate a LOT of it. Jerome came over to help eat the pizza and watch some basketball.
Jerome then informed us of the violation of the man laws that he encountered: requiring two men to sleep in one bed. There were three guys assigned to his room and only two beds. He had fallen asleep in one of the beds and woken up to two strangers standing over him. (Luckily, they were, in fact, his roommates, and they're pretty cool.) Later on, when they were getting ready for bed, they started building a pillow wall between them as to not touch while sleeping. Apparently, it is a violation of man law to sleep in bed with another man as well as to observe two men sleeping in the same bed, so Jerome volunteered to sleep in the desk chair so they wouldn't have to share a bed. (We've observed in the lab previously that he's good at sleeping in desk chairs anyhow.)
We planned our trip into Boston for the next day using the MBTA Trip Planner, which was surprisingly helpful. There were lots of transfers and I was nervous, but oh well, we had to get into Boston somehow, right? Toni and I set our alarm for 7 and went to bed.
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