I had a Classic Continental Rucksack from LL Bean for many years through hard wear (fieldwork, etc.), and it only died in a tragic washing machine accident (my fault.) [link]
Atherton: Half the men in this room wish you were on their arm, tonight. Inara: Only half. I must be losing my indefinable allure.
'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
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flea - Jun 07, 2010 11:57:41 am PDT #21604 of 30000
information libertarian
omnis_audis - Jun 07, 2010 11:58:56 am PDT #21605 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
REI has backpacks, and duffle's. [link]
JZ - Jun 07, 2010 12:01:19 pm PDT #21606 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Lots and lots of ~ma, Hil. And I prefer to think of your current status as being Primary Understudy. If either one of the two people cast has a conflict or a crisis or just washes out, it's all you.
Not that I want to wish conflicts or crises or washouts on anyone else, but if the universe wanted to gently and nonviolently nudge one of the other two in a different direction, that would be lovely.
Not entirely unrelatedly, the editorial assistant position I applied for last June was just posted on the uni website--I have no idea if the person who got it flaked or got a better offer or what, but I just applied, again.
Hil R. - Jun 07, 2010 12:10:08 pm PDT #21607 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Not that I want to wish conflicts or crises or washouts on anyone else, but if the universe wanted to gently and nonviolently nudge one of the other two in a different direction, that would be lovely.
This would be nice.
Argh. Someone on other forum just accused me of lying, because I described something that once happened to me, and he doesn't believe it because it's never happened to him. Must stay calm and step away. I do not need to get stressed about stupid things.
DebetEsse - Jun 07, 2010 12:15:02 pm PDT #21608 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
The solution--in my head--is that one of the other candidates gets accepted for their first-choice job and takes that instead. Everybody wins!
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jun 07, 2010 12:24:09 pm PDT #21609 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Job~ma, Hil. Being third out of thousands, as someone has said above, is fantastic. Here's hoping one of the other two decide not to take the job. Also, I hope your dissertation's going well.
Hang in there, Shir. That sounds VERY irritating - but you really will get to the point where the rest of your classmates catch up with you. If only at post-grad level (but I hope it happens for you before that).
Polter-Cow - Jun 07, 2010 12:24:49 pm PDT #21610 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Someone on other forum just accused me of lying, because I described something that once happened to me, and he doesn't believe it because it's never happened to him. Must stay calm and step away. I do not need to get stressed about stupid things.
You really don't. Go have some ice cream!
...That is pretty much my solution to everything.
Hil R. - Jun 07, 2010 12:31:33 pm PDT #21611 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
...this is new. Beginnings of a panic attack, and my feet are getting numb. Usually it's my hands.
I'm not sure I can keep anything down at the moment, but I've got ice cream for later if I want it then.
Nora Deirdre - Jun 07, 2010 12:37:48 pm PDT #21612 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I did not get the job with the nuns. It is probably for the best, though.
Typo Boy - Jun 07, 2010 12:39:46 pm PDT #21613 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Oh Hil. Feel better. Everyone on this board (even those of us for whom tact is something you use to nail down carpets) are 100% behind you and well wishing you right now. At some other point I will comment on Thomas. My opinion is, for me, unusually nuanced.