Money for Minicamp!!!

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Originally Posted by That Guy

anyway we can hook you up with housing? i know hotels are going to be the major hit on that money, so taking care of that would help stretch it farther...

I've considered staying with relatives or friends in the area, but decided I would probably be far more productive in the monk-like seclusion of a hotel room. I tend to get awful cases of writer's block when I'm around people (I know, that sounds terribly misanthropic, but it really has more to do with being interested in people than being annoyed/distracted by their presence), so I found that staying by myself in a nearby hotel last year was very conducive to the writing process.

I've also developed a nasty habit of smoking like a fiend when I go on these trips, and staying up writing and researching at all hours of the night. You could say I get a little neurotic when I'm working on these reports. I'm not sure I'd want anyone witnessing me in that state, to be quite honest-- particularly someone who isn't familiar with some of my more "unsavory personality traits" .

I definitely appreciate the generosity and willingness of you and other members to open your homes to me, and it definitely makes sense as far as alleviating the financial burden of the trip, but I think it's best for everyone involved if I just stick to the hotels.