For the record: I assume the criminal brother is charming as well, but I have never met him.

I think I just got shanghaied into an internal promotional video.

Ha ha. Hey -- we should stop saying "shanghaied," huh? It's worse than "gypped."

I'm behind, but... I'm mildly astonished to learn that it's unusual to throw a birthday party for oneself. Well, and yet have birthday parties. How does that work? Is this one of those things I missed learning in high school? I'm trying to think if I've ever been to a birthday party where the host wasn't the person having the birthday.

A friend did try to throw a surprise party for me once, but I unintentionally screwed his plan up enough that he had to tell me what was going on. And then I almost took his head off. Good times.

we should stop saying "shanghaied," huh? It's worse than "gypped."

I don't know, I think it was orginally a reference to where the involuntary sailor was likely to end up, not who was doing the kidnapping. Does that make a difference to the level of offensiveness?

DH is supposed to get an offer from the small company that interviewed him ages ago but then lost it's budget for the position. The budget is apparently back.

Eep.

I'm being a rebel in my own mind. I am NOT packing tonight. OK, so I did throw a few items into the suitcase, but really. My flight doesn't leave until 6 pm tomorrow. I rarely takes me 30 minutes, tops, and all else I have to do tomorrow is straighten up and hit up Target or somewhere for batteries and face lotion. And take the cat to the vet and get cash and...but those are all en route things.

Way to stand up to yourself, sarameg.

The Office (US) totally won me over, this season. They'd have to get "Suddenly Susan" bad to lose me, at this point. Vonnie's a big old fangurl, too (and I believe Dana is, as well).

What's more? Jim Halpert is a better imaginary boyfriend than Lloyd Dobler. There. I've said it. And I'd say it again.

Kick ass, sara!

I am so obsessed with Jim and Pam right now, I feel like Sophia.

I don't know, I think it was orginally a reference to where the involuntary sailor was likely to end up, not who was doing the kidnapping. Does that make a difference to the level of offensiveness?

Interesting. I dunno. Were the pirates or whatever not actually from Shanghai?

...Interesting. [link] It was all Johnny "Shanghai Chicken" Devine of San Francisco and whatnot. "This terminology originated because Shanghai was a common destination of the ships likely to use shanghaied labor, and because Shanghai (being distant) was an unfortunate destination to be shanghaied for." Carry on, then!

I love this site. IRC is of the suck. i hates it.

Heh. I'm a little surprised I didn't even have the first panicky sinking feeling until yesterday. It isn't that travelling bugs me, really. I'm just a planner. Rationally (and experientially) I know nothing bad happens if I forget something. I've sallied forth with 15 minutes warning for a trip to another part of a country with no pangs. I've had my plans catastrophically fall apart (wrong half of the train, plane never takes off, get forgotten by the people supposed to pick you up in a country where you don't speak the language) and I handle it all well. But the anticipation is killer. So I usually have to short circuit it before it turns into a manic insomnia inducing loop. Or a panic attack over the Atlantic at night.

I had avoided watching The US Office because the British cersion was too painfully close to reality for me. But I've caught a few episodes and enjoyed them. NBC should run a marathon of this season so I can catch up.