Monday, August 22, 2011

Trains, Chocolate and Physics

1. Carteret,NJ
First guests. She, an inner-city public school teacher, he, an extra in movies.
They took the train in from Jersey and a man in the seat in front of them got arrested. Also, there was a bomb scare on the train. They enjoyed all of this and thought it was adventurous and exciting, like being on the Orient Express.
He smiled happily all the three days of their trip. She was wonderfully eloquent and made their bed meticulously each morning.

2. North Hollywood,CA
He owns a company that makes designer chocolates in round little tins. Business had been done with a client near New Orleans, so he took two days vacation.
He's precise and dedicated to details in the way many gay men are. It looks like he has a lot on his mind as there is a certain amount of tension radiating from him. His hair is grey and well-kept.I find him hard to read. I'm thinking our B&B isn't up to his fastidious standards, but when he checks out, he assures us he will come back, as did the New Jersey couple. Not bad for 2 rookies who knew Jack about running a B&B 3 days ago.

3. Cambridge, MA
They are young, self-sufficient and the condom (neatly discarded in the waste basket, thank you, young man) indicates a joyful first night's stay. He's a physics Phd student at MIT, and he has that wonderful poise of the very bright, answering all questions calmly and thoughtfully, as if he'd never been asked them before. He's slightly cross-eyed which accentuates his aura of erudition. She is giggly and happy, and has the exuberance and fast-talking joy which is usually found in girls much younger than she.