Is referring to California as Cali considered something rubes do? I've noticed it creeping into my conversations, and I'm afraid I may sound idiotic.
I'm a vision of hotliness, and how weird is that? Mystical comas. You know, if you can stand the horror of a higher power hijacking your mind and body so that it can give birth to itself, I really recommend 'em.
Cordelia ,'You're Welcome'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Connie Neil - Feb 10, 2009 7:15:46 am PST #554 of 30000
brillig
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2009 7:22:24 am PST #555 of 30000
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
We're staying at the MacCallum, in this teeny tiny cottage!
That's adorable! The breakfast is un-fucking-believable (mimosas included). IIRC, they ask you to pick a time that you'll come to breakfast, because they're small and couldn't possibly seat everyone if they all showed up at 10:00.
If the weather is at all amenable, eat breakfast on the outside porch of the main property.
The "credit" they give you towards dinner/drinks/dessert doesn't really go very far, but it seems to work out better than some bed & breakfast's "wine hours," which have crappy wine and a handful of cookies.
There are a lot of good places to eat in Mendocino, but MacCallum's restaurant is hard to pass up, because it really is amazing. It looks like they still have the same chef that was there when we were there.
juliana - Feb 10, 2009 7:30:10 am PST #556 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
We want to stay in Calistoga in between, but I am overwhelmed by the choices there
I do not recommend the Silver Rose. Barb, debg, PixKristin and I stayed at Golden Haven (I think? Correct me if I'm wrong, women), and it was a nice-not-fancy motel-style place (still had a great spa, though). But the giant pool and hot tubs made up for the lack of fancy.
DavidS - Feb 10, 2009 7:30:23 am PST #557 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I also had to chart out on a spreadsheet where we (by which I mean *I*) want to eat while in SF.
Like for instance?
Connie Neil - Feb 10, 2009 7:31:17 am PST #558 of 30000
brillig
Frankenbuddha - Feb 10, 2009 7:32:14 am PST #559 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I would say go for a low mile used car.
I second this. My current car is a low mile used Suburu (Outback/Impreza model), and I LOVE it. I'm over halfway done paying for it (and I've been paying more each month than what I'd agreed to), and haven't had a single maintenance issue in the two plus years I've had. Oil changes have been the only expense apart from gas.
Granted apart from trips to Maine (and the trip to the Atlanta F2F), I rarely drive it any local distance (e.g. Salem to Boston) more than once a week.
Grammar question: I've been using e.g. to mean "for example", and i.e. to mean "in other words". Is that right, or do I have them reversed?
Sean K - Feb 10, 2009 7:34:33 am PST #560 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Emily, my '06 PT Cruiser was from Carmax. It's a really great place to buy a car. They won't sell previously damaged cars, either.
P-C, having bought both used cars and a new car, I really think you're going to get a LOT more value for your dollar if you buy a used car.
tommyrot - Feb 10, 2009 7:34:40 am PST #561 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is that right, or do I have them reversed?
Right. (i.e. correct).
Dana - Feb 10, 2009 7:39:52 am PST #562 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I've been using e.g. to mean "for example",
The way my husband remembers this is to say that e.g. is "example given."
tommyrot - Feb 10, 2009 7:40:56 am PST #563 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The way my husband remembers this is to say that e.g. is "example given."
I just think, "EGsammple"