I'm on the plane. My flight's on time (so far).
Woot. See you tomorrow!
I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
Lee - Dec 28, 2007 2:54:46 pm PST #9636 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Bobbi - Dec 28, 2007 2:56:50 pm PST #9637 of 10001
Dog is my co-pilot.
So sorry, Cashmere. Both my DH and I have had family members commit suicide. My cousin Susan was much older than I. (She was 30; I was 14.) I looked up to her so much, and she never gave me a hint that she was so depressed. I cherish my good memories of her.
§ ita § - Dec 28, 2007 3:01:52 pm PST #9638 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Time sucks. Too much more opportunity for loved ones to get sick, too much more time in which negative stuff can happen.
Sure, good stuff happens too but it starts feeling less and less like a fair trade.
Headache is distant still. Not perfect, but so much better than the past month. Acupuncture tomorrow morning, normal massage Sunday, and chiro and cranial sacral (in home!) massage in the next couple weeks.
Took a successful ER visit to even get me the energy to arrange all that. Now to see what other parts of my life I can get back. I think I'll take my sister to Santa Monica or Malibu tomorrow for brunch. Weather sucks, but she hasn't seen the Pacific in SoCal and she's more than halfway through her second visit here in a year.
Hil R. - Dec 28, 2007 3:01:55 pm PST #9639 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm so sorry, Cashmere.
Any DCistas around? I have to book a flight for one of my bosses to a conference in Falls Church, VA; the conference website says it's pretty much equidistant from Dulles or Joey Ramone Memorial. The distance may be the same, but I thought I should check whether one airport is markedly nicer (or wretcheder) than the other, or whether one will be an easier drive to Falls Church. Recs?
In my opinion, National is a much easier airport to deal with. It's smaller, and you can walk from one end to the other in a few minutes. Dulles has this crazy transport system which is kind of cool, but an enormous pain to deal with. I don't know about driving, but public transport is simple from National, and a pain from Dulles.
Bobbi - Dec 28, 2007 3:04:01 pm PST #9640 of 10001
Dog is my co-pilot.
I agree on the National Airport choice. You can get to Falls Church from National via the Metro or a cab or a rental. It's way easier as long as you can follow directions.
ETA: I say "as long as you can follow directions" because I have a friend who is challenged in that skill and took over an hour to make a 10 minute trek to his motel, all while on the phone with my DH.
P.M. Marc - Dec 28, 2007 3:04:39 pm PST #9641 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I'm so sorry Cash. Your poor family.
Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2007 3:17:06 pm PST #9642 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
And I spoke too soon.
-t - Dec 28, 2007 3:17:23 pm PST #9643 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm so sorry, Cashmere.
Kat - Dec 28, 2007 3:29:13 pm PST #9644 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh Cashmere, I'm so sorry.
Tom Scola - Dec 28, 2007 3:32:17 pm PST #9645 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
On the bright side, the pilot for this flight is a woman with a thick Texas accent, and I'm picturing that msbelle will be flying the plane. Or maybe Elastigirl.