Paging Dr. Schadenfreude....
Ahhh, bless you, tommy. I know it's incredibly trivial and petty, but it's still very cheering.
I already know what I'm gonna call her. Got a name all picked out...
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
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.
JZ - Mar 22, 2007 4:48:10 am PDT #8302 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
shrift - Mar 22, 2007 4:55:38 am PDT #8303 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I just looked at the Amtrak site because I don't particularly want to drive back to Michigan for a wedding in a couple of weeks. The travel time they have listed is two and a half hours. Dude! That's way faster than driving!
Also, cheap. I might be sold. I just need to make sure someone can pick me up at the train station.
Jesse - Mar 22, 2007 5:01:07 am PDT #8304 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's incredible to hear from the East coast, shrift. Up and down the northeast corridor, Amtrak is slower than driving and as expensive as flying, for the most part. It's more pleasant, for sure, but still.
DebetEsse - Mar 22, 2007 5:23:02 am PDT #8305 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
To make up for the irritatingness of school of late (well, for me, at least), today, we are watching The Princess Bride in class. We read the book, so we're doing the comparison thing.
The kids are loving it, both those who have and have not seen it before (How have people not seen it before?)
tommyrot - Mar 22, 2007 5:25:26 am PDT #8306 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I am currently using some remote desktop software to control a client's computer in Washington, DC. It's the weirdest feeling - knowing he could be watching everything I do, or not at all, or someplace between those two....
Anyway, not much time to slack at the moment....
shrift - Mar 22, 2007 5:27:16 am PDT #8307 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
That's incredible to hear from the East coast, shrift.
It's been a while since I've taken Amtrak anywhere -- last time I think was to Toronto when I was still in college. What they have listed on their website may not match up with reality, but if I take the train, I will report back!
Cashmere - Mar 22, 2007 5:27:19 am PDT #8308 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Amy - Mar 22, 2007 5:34:26 am PDT #8309 of 10001
Because books.
That's incredible to hear from the East coast, shrift.
Exactly. The train from Syracuse to Penn Station takes five hours or something crazy, and you could drive it in three on a good day. And it's over $100, too.
Nutty - Mar 22, 2007 5:36:39 am PDT #8310 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
That's incredible to hear from the East coast, shrift. Up and down the northeast corridor, Amtrak is slower than driving and as expensive as flying, for the most part.
Grr. Don't get me started. It's enough to drive one into the arms of Fung Wah! (Although I gather Greyhound has come just as cheap.)
Last time I took Amtrak (granted, six years ago now), the fast train was more expensive than flying and about the same speed, and the slow train was still $100+ round-trip, and took six hours either way.
Jesse - Mar 22, 2007 5:37:15 am PDT #8311 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The kids are loving it, both those who have and have not seen it before (How have people not seen it before?)
I'm pretty sure I've never actually seen the whole thing of Princess Bride.