Jessica, good luck getting past your day, as well.
You guys could have a "worst Monday" competition, in which the prize would be that you lost, or something to that variation. Poor you.
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
Natter .44 Magnum: Do You Feel Chatty, Punk?
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Nilly - Apr 24, 2006 6:09:26 am PDT #3173 of 10002
Swouncing
bon bon - Apr 24, 2006 6:10:30 am PDT #3174 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Ugh, this weather is just PERFECT for coming back to work after vacation. So nasty.
Bob was asked to apply for a position opening up at the Australian National University. I know nothing about Canberra but it sounds really good right about today. Who knows something about Canberra? Is it like D.C. to Sydney and Melbourne's NY and LA? Or is it more like, I dunno, Kansas City?
Nilly - Apr 24, 2006 6:11:58 am PDT #3175 of 10002
Swouncing
bon bon, maybe it would be useful to post that question in the UnAmericans thread, as well?
erikaj - Apr 24, 2006 6:12:58 am PDT #3176 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
bt is from there. Originally, at least.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 24, 2006 6:13:34 am PDT #3177 of 10002
What is even happening?
We need billytea.
tommyrot - Apr 24, 2006 6:16:57 am PDT #3178 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
We need billytea.
We should summon him.
Just look in the mirror and say, "Wombat. Wombat. Wombat."
Or maybe that should be "Emperor penguin...."
Topic!Cindy - Apr 24, 2006 6:17:48 am PDT #3179 of 10002
What is even happening?
Echidna skull. Echidna skull?
bon bon - Apr 24, 2006 6:19:17 am PDT #3180 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Well, I don't need official advice or anything, just something to think about. Gorgeous Canberra, with your...things! And buildings! And...Australians!
billytea - Apr 24, 2006 6:19:20 am PDT #3181 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Bob was asked to apply for a position opening up at the Australian National University. I know nothing about Canberra but it sounds really good right about today. Who knows something about Canberra? Is it like D.C. to Sydney and Melbourne's NY and LA? Or is it more like, I dunno, Kansas City?
Woah. I lived the first 25 years of my life there, and did my first degree at the ANU. So, shoot.
Potted deal: after NYC, he'll probably find it pretty quiet. But it is the National Capital, so it has the War Memorial, National Museum, National Art Gallery etc. In this, it's rather like DC. (And like DC, it has its own territory separate from any state.) It's a relatively new city, and it has a rep for being light on for nightlife. The rep is overstated, but not inaccurate.
Having said that, it's a gorgeous place to live, espcially if you like the outdoors. It has high rates of participation in sports and cultural events (though the latter will likely feel a bit provincial; the population's only 330,000). It does well for restaurants, having more of them per capita than anywhere else in Australia. Air and water quality is excellent, and it's easy to get around. It's close enough to Sydney, the snowfields and the coast to make a weekend out of any of them. And winters are warmer and summers less humid than NYC.
(I'd mention the Australian Reptile Centre, but that may be a specialised interest.)
bon bon - Apr 24, 2006 6:21:07 am PDT #3182 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
It does sound nice. But not much like a college town?