Cairo sounds exciting! Mr. Jane and I are thinking India later this year. Not a place I had on my list, but the tickets are on his boss, so...
Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
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.
Daisy Jane - Jun 05, 2008 6:22:03 am PDT #1223 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Hil R. - Jun 05, 2008 6:28:58 am PDT #1224 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
One of my friends is moving to Cairo at the end of the summer. It all sounds really exciting.
sarameg - Jun 05, 2008 6:29:05 am PDT #1225 of 10003
So I tell my mom to come later in the week for a visit, because I'm guaranteed to be tied up the first half. So they are coming on a tuesday. Sigh.
msbelle - Jun 05, 2008 6:32:18 am PDT #1226 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
They are adults who can entertain themselves. ijs.
Emily - Jun 05, 2008 6:32:44 am PDT #1227 of 10003
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Emily, make sure to have a good light wide-brimmed (is that how you say it?) hat, for walking outside.
I'm wondering if I could buy one when I get there? It seems like a space-taking thing to pack, and it's not as though I need something of terribly high quality. What do you think?
Daisy Jane - Jun 05, 2008 6:36:41 am PDT #1228 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Cuteness!
Oz does not approve. [link]
2nd time on the job and Oz is already stealing other's snacks (that bone belongs to coworker's dog) [link]
Nilly - Jun 05, 2008 6:38:45 am PDT #1229 of 10003
Swouncing
It seems like a space-taking thing to pack
I have no idea what the shopping is like in Egypt, so I don't know what to tell you. Fay may have an actual based-on-knowledge answer for you?
There are hats that are made of fabric, not stiffer straw or the like, and they can simply fold just like a shirt or any other item of clothing, so it wouldn't take that much space.
You really don't wanna step out to the very-hot blazing sun without a hat. Especially with your fair complexion. [Edit: maybe even pack just a simple baseball cap or something, to take with you, just so you'd have something to cover your head with, until you find a better not-good-for-packing one?]
(Oh, and in all the time Fay was in Egypt, we still didn't get to meet, so you're in excellent company in not-being-able-to-pass-the-border-to-Israel territory.]
sarameg - Jun 05, 2008 6:41:07 am PDT #1230 of 10003
They are adults who can entertain themselves. ijs.
I know. I just feel like a bad host, as they are coming to see *me* and I'm gonna be all "sorry, gotta go to work." And I really have to be here for this thing. And god forbid my coworker gets put on a jury, cause then I can't take ANY time off without pissing off a whole host of people.
Everydamnthing I touch.
msbelle - Jun 05, 2008 6:43:43 am PDT #1231 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
wait does this mean I should be careful when I pinch your cheeks next?
Emily, just offering, but I also have a fabric hat like Nilly describes, it is black and an SPF fabric.
Nilly - Jun 05, 2008 6:45:29 am PDT #1232 of 10003
Swouncing
sara, you told them about your schedule in advance, right? It's not like you made all those plans with them and then by the time they arrive you're suddenly all "nope, gotta work, bye!", right? They knew about it, they made their decision while knowing about it, so you were the best host (well, pre-host) you could be under the circumstances, in my eyes.