My brother came home from Vermont for Mother's Day. I can't top that.
(Actually, he came home last Monday, for a week, and it was because the restaurant was closed for renovations; it just happened to be over Mother's Day. Lucky bastard.)
Just keep walking, preacher-man.
River ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Steph L. - May 11, 2009 11:00:06 am PDT #19049 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
DavidS - May 11, 2009 11:19:21 am PDT #19050 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So flying into Atlanta it looks like Delta, AirTran and Frontier are my options. Which should I avoid?
Barb - May 11, 2009 11:25:29 am PDT #19051 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Atlanta's the hub for Delta, but as far as I'm concerned, they're the Debbil. I can't remember the last time I had an on-time flight connection with Delta and their counter/customer service employees have been completely insensitive jackasses.
Air Tran's not much better, IMO.
The one and only time I flew Frontier, I fell immediately in love with them. They're like the western U.S. equivalent of JetBlue and I was highly sad when they stopped providing service to Jacksonville. Flying with them reminded me of what flying used to be like-- fun. Plus, they had the most leg room of any other airline outside of JetBlue that I can recall.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 11, 2009 12:05:59 pm PDT #19052 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So flying into Atlanta it looks like Delta, AirTran and Frontier are my options. Which should I avoid?
I've run into delays due to worrisome mechanical difficulties on a number of Air Tran flights. The ticket agents and flight attendants were nice about everything, but I think I might prefer dealing with snotty employees since their attitudes lack the potential to make skydiving a new unintentional hobby of mine.
Sheryl - May 11, 2009 12:08:12 pm PDT #19053 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
We're going to see Tanglefoot in concert tonight. Yay!
It's their final tour. Boo! (They have been performing in some configuration for 25 years, so I guess they're entitled to move on or retire or whatever the members are doing.)
DavidS - May 11, 2009 12:08:15 pm PDT #19054 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Too bad Frontier doesn't have a non-stop flight. It's like four extra hours of travel for the better service and leg room.
Ginger - May 11, 2009 12:28:52 pm PDT #19055 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I like Delta, but I'm sure familiarity is part of it. I've had more trouble on other airlines.
DavidS - May 11, 2009 12:47:41 pm PDT #19056 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I like Delta, but I'm sure familiarity is part of it. I've had more trouble on other airlines.
Well that's the ticket I got since it was cheapest non-stop.
Where should I get a hotel so we can get together either for late dinner on Friday or breakfast on Saturday?
Kat - May 11, 2009 1:11:14 pm PDT #19057 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Woot. New Megan McCafferty book in the works. This sounds like it could have be set at my school
Alessandra Balzer at Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins Children’s Books acquired World English rights to New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty’s new novel in a two-book deal from Heather Schroder at ICM. Bumped is a sharply funny and provocative dystopian novel set in a world where only teens are able to have babies, and are contracted by adults to carry them to term. Megan is best known for her Jessica Darling series, which started with Sloppy Firsts and most recently ended with Perfect Fifths.
Stephanie - May 11, 2009 2:26:49 pm PDT #19058 of 30000
Trust my rage
We have the Roomba 550? I think and love it. It is a real workhorse and we use it every day. Our floors are tile and we have two dogs, one of whom sheds a ton. I can't imagine living without it. (ok, that's hyperbole). The dogs don't mind it but Frisco is scared/fascinated by it. He walks over to it, points, says " 'ba" , almost touches the button, and then runs away.