Theodosia, thanks - but I can't risk gaining any more weight, hay-zeus, I'm heavier than I've ever been now!
Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.
'Potential'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
Zenkitty - Sep 01, 2009 7:11:08 am PDT #6436 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
javachik - Sep 01, 2009 7:15:18 am PDT #6437 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Yeah, Glam, I was totally prepared to not be impressed by Paris due to all of the hype the city gets. I had purposefully put off that trip - I didn't get to Paris until my 4th time to Europe. Once I got there, I smacked my head again and again for not having been earlier. And all the Paris talk has me looking at cheap flights from Barcelona to Paris for the last three days of my work trip...
Fred Pete - Sep 01, 2009 7:19:47 am PDT #6438 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
java, have you been to Barcelona before? If not, make sure you give yourself enough time to explore. We only had a day and a half, and it was. not. enough.
javachik - Sep 01, 2009 7:21:14 am PDT #6439 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Nope, Fred I haven't! I'll be there Friday before my conference and the conference is from Monday - Wednesday. I do want to spend a lot of time sightseeing in Barcelona, so I probably won't make it to Paris this trip (I don't want to come back tired, I want to come back feeling rejuvenated). I fly back to SFO on Sunday the 4th, so that should be enough time to really see the city, yes?
When I go to my graduation ceremony in London in March, I think I'll make it a Paris and London trip. I love that Aerostar dealie.
Ha! ETA it's Eurostar, not Aerostar!
megan walker - Sep 01, 2009 7:24:57 am PDT #6440 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Barcelona is really cool. If you haven't seen it, I'd leave time for exploring. And that is the place for food these days.
That's right. I said it.
::contemplates Paris and London in March::
Theodosia - Sep 01, 2009 7:24:59 am PDT #6441 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Woo -- that's going to be quite a trip.
javachik - Sep 01, 2009 7:27:32 am PDT #6442 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
This "work trip" is my company's thanks to me for working 14+ days every day of my first 1.5 years of employment with them. It's been pretty much normal hours since this February but before that...not so much. So this trip is presented to me as a big "thank you" and I really appreciate it. The conference is only 3 days but I am getting a real vacation out of it.
Jesse - Sep 01, 2009 7:38:14 am PDT #6443 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's really great -- there are plenty of people who work those hours and don't get jack!
(My lawyer cousin was just telling me she was in the office 300 hours in June. Of course, she gets a fat paycheck, but she was just doing what was expected...)
javachik - Sep 01, 2009 7:41:09 am PDT #6444 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
there are plenty of people who work those hours and don't get jack!
Absolutely. And though my work is demanding, it's generally enjoyable. I am thoroughly fortunate these days.
Jesse - Sep 01, 2009 7:42:12 am PDT #6445 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In short: I would like to go to Barcelona! I even know how to say it BarTHelona!