hey, deb, I'm going to be in london next week, so I could check it out for you, if needed.
I mean, let's say you did kill us. Or didn't. There could be torture. Whatever. But somehow you found the goods. What would your cut be?
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Vortex - Mar 07, 2006 1:01:16 pm PST #8045 of 9843
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Fay - Mar 12, 2006 1:26:10 am PST #8046 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I haven't sat down to do the math yet, but London is definitely on my wishlist.
Now that I have a slightly clearer idea of what I'll be doing next vis a vis jobs, I reckon I should be back in the UK in July - may be in Thailand in August, possibly, and may be in Egypt in June, possibly. Hope that we might be able to muster a mini F2F in London - that would be fab.
billytea - Mar 12, 2006 2:00:44 am PST #8047 of 9843
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Now that I have a slightly clearer idea of what I'll be doing next vis a vis jobs, I reckon I should be back in the UK in July - may be in Thailand in August, possibly, and may be in Egypt in June, possibly. Hope that we might be able to muster a mini F2F in London - that would be fab.
Even if not, have you ever checked a map of the region? Thailand's pretty damn close to Australia. Yup, pretty damn close. How close, you ask? Well, it looks like I can get a return flight for under a grand, or alternatively I can use 36,000 Qantas frequent flyer points to halve that. Oh, look at that! I currently have over 36,000 frequent flyer points! What could I use them on?
Volans - Mar 12, 2006 2:46:46 am PST #8048 of 9843
move out and draw fire
I was going to advertise Thailand's proximity to Australia to help Fay make a decision, but it seemed presumptious. But yes! You guys could fight crime!
Fay - Mar 12, 2006 3:03:59 am PST #8049 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Heh. Yes, I had indeed recognised that Thailand is a damned sight closer to Australia than I am at present. Buffista F2F in Bangkok? I understand that one night there will make the tough guys crumble - we could fight crime and dodge pingpong balls?
Or would it be wiser to mention the tigers and elephants and bears, oh my? And the barking deer, mouse deer, pangolin, dugongs etc etc?
Fay - Mar 15, 2006 12:46:01 am PST #8050 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I can't find any info about this online, but apparently yesterday afternoon our sister school, in Gaza, was attacked by gunmen. Most of the kids had gone home, but some were still there. I don't know whether they succeeded in taking any of the teachers hostage, but that was clearly the aim.
Fun fun fun.
Volans - Mar 15, 2006 10:03:12 am PST #8051 of 9843
move out and draw fire
I saw that, Fay! Two teachers were taken hostage for several hours, until the Palestinians determined they weren't in fact Americans. Scary photos of balaclava-wearing men pointing guns at the head of one teacher. I'm so glad everyone is safe.
Strix - Mar 15, 2006 6:15:06 pm PST #8052 of 9843
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, jeez. Damn. Wow. I'm a teacher, and we have had drive-bys, and lots of gang activity....but HOSTAGE? I can't even imagine.
Dude, we're TEACHERS. Commas, gerunds, cells, and pi...I...I...don't get it.
Volans - Mar 16, 2006 11:48:14 pm PST #8053 of 9843
move out and draw fire
And one of these times, one of the teachers is going to get wounded or killed. You can't have emotionally-heightened, not-too-bright men with guns flailing around forever.
As official Americans overseas, we've always known we were targets. But it really bothers me that recently, ANYone who might possibly be American is a target. And for what? It's not like any of the other hundreds of Americans killed or taken hostage has made life in the Muslim world any better.
Katie M - Mar 17, 2006 6:26:56 am PST #8054 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
Well, that isn't entirely recent, is it? I mean, I can remember flying to Europe in the 80s and being aware that I could theoretically be a target. (Mind you, this was partly because we had military ID and were specifically advised to put that in the checked luggage.)