Fairmont Style

I've been feeling dull and have been extremely frustrated lately (which if you're following my twitter, then you surely know).
The economy decided to hit me and I wasn't expecting it. So not only do I have loads of school work to do (that I don't understand) and furniture to sell (which I'm still paying on), stressors here and there (who hasn't?) and no real job prospects upon graduation (how about putting a spanking new lawyer on your payroll?) but now I have to deal with funding issues that shouldn't be.
Kind of sucks the creativity right out of a person.

But life I have been living, and taking some pictures along the way.
So here we go :)

I've been working at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle as an independent contractor of sorts for over a year now, working in a childcare aspect for an outside company. Because of this, I am sometimes asked to babysit for guests outside of the normal operating hours. Last year a lovely family group from the UK came in and I babysat their charming kids for a week or so. They visit Miami every year, so they called on me to do the same this past week and a half. We had an initial confrontation with payment (they were going to pay me $5 less per hour than they did last year) and after some ruffled feathers, we got things sorted.
Everything went swimmingly until one of the dads (two families--4 kids all together) came home stinking drunk, singing "Big Spender", trying to cop a feel multiple times, and then finally asking me if I wanted to see his "willy" while starting to take down his pants (his wife stopped him), but only before asking her for a threesome.
Awkward. And disturbing.
Everything was fine after that though--I think he made it a point to be sober from then on.
Oh what we'll endure for a few bucks.
So that's the story and here are the pictures. No! No willy shots! You dirty people you.

The Fairmont Turnberry is a beautiful place and I wandered around various night getting these shots:

Upon arrival:

Leading from the lobby to rooms:

Outside looking in:

Outside hallway:

I got creative with various fountain pictures

here and here

The adult pool at night:

I love lions, I wish I had photographed them better:

Gorgeous chandelier. Altered to see the light play on the ceiling:

Lobby:

Hallway leading from lobby to rooms, take2:

I also got creative with this photo here and here.

Sitting inside the lobby:

Lobby looking in:

I wish I could have a residence decorated just like these common areas.

On your way out:

Goodbye Fairmont Turnberry.

I never stayed at thee, and now that I'm done working there, I doubt I shall ever return.


I took this photo of one of the little guys I was sitting for.

He's adorable with blonde, curly hair and I just had to share this fantastic fang smile.

Things may be rough, but this song has gotton me through a million things, and I have no doubt it'll be in the soundtrack for these months as well.

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - Bing Crosby

Listen. If you're having a rough time lately too, have another listen.
And make sure you visit the fang smile again sometime soon.