I love the BP convenience stores in the Netherlands. Racks of fresh pastries! Hard-boiled eggs in clever packaging! Interesting sandwiches which actually appear fresh and well-made!
Mal: Inara, think you could stoop to being on my arm? Inara: Will you wash it first?
'Heart Of Gold'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Scrappy - Aug 28, 2004 6:21:14 am PDT #7103 of 9843
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Fiona - Aug 28, 2004 10:08:26 am PDT #7104 of 9843
Racks of fresh pastries! Interesting sandwiches which actually appear fresh and well-made!
...And which contain absurdly high levels of benzole! (Don't eat bread bought at a filling station if you can help it. It's not healthy).
Gus, I can sympathise. As can my son, one of whose favourite expressions is, "I want it not!"
bon bon - Aug 28, 2004 1:47:13 pm PDT #7105 of 9843
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I was astonished that of all the places to have 7-11s (which have a vaguely sketchy connotation to me, as opposed to the Circle-K) in Europe, they're in the cleanest, most futuristic part-- Scandinavia. Talk about dissonance. Unfortunately, they didn't have a soda fountain or slurpee machines, which means they are not real 7-11s.
Holli - Aug 28, 2004 5:24:08 pm PDT #7106 of 9843
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
We don't have 7-11 here in Lancaster, we have Turkey Hill. Which has better coffee and really good iced tea, but is otherwise indistinguishable. There's one about a block from my dorm, which will be handy at 2 AM the day before midterms.
Susan W. - Aug 28, 2004 6:24:22 pm PDT #7107 of 9843
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Do you have WaWa there, Holli?
Holli - Aug 29, 2004 5:46:53 am PDT #7108 of 9843
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore
Not that I've seen. We have a Waffle House with karaoke, though.
Fred Pete - Aug 29, 2004 6:05:53 am PDT #7109 of 9843
Ann, that's a ferret.
I've only seen WaWa south of the Potomac. I'd like to stop there because they usually have the cheapest gas/petrol, but Hubs makes too many jokes on the name.
(EtF Capitalization)
Sheryl - Aug 29, 2004 6:15:45 am PDT #7110 of 9843
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Hmm, I remember WaWa from my days at Penn, so they're not just south of the Potomac. Actually, now that I think about it, there's one up the street from the Farmer's Market near the Philadelphia Convention center. (Only really useful on Sundays when the market is closed)
Katie M - Aug 29, 2004 6:17:43 am PDT #7111 of 9843
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Yeah, we had the Wa in New Jersey too.
Susan W. - Aug 29, 2004 6:22:44 am PDT #7112 of 9843
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Hmm, I remember WaWa from my days at Penn, so they're not just south of the Potomac.
Same here. Just couldn't remember how far into Pennsylvania they extended.