post the forty-first, 2013

we're going on a trip, and i am designated to book the rooms. seems easy enough, but oh yeah -- we are flying on buddy passes. five people on five buddy passes all trying to get to san diego during spring break. makes a non-refundable room seem like a bit of a risk. however, i can get a room for half price -- so like, 4 nights at $109 per, $436 total. say we lose one, so we pay $145 average (436/3). that's still less than the going rate, but who wants to lose money? but, if we were to pay $200 per, that's losing money, too, isn't it - but just in a different way. gah! i could wait, try again tomorrow, but eventually the $109 rate is going to climb up, isn't it? what if it goes up tomorrow? what if it goes away totally, all the rooms get booked? or, what if the rate doesn't climb but jumps right up to the whole rate? what if the special goes away totally, or what if it goes away for part of the group but not all, and would that even be possible???

alls i can say is it's a damn good thing we are going on vacation because all this planning is wearing me out.