It's my estimation that... every man ever got a statue made of him, was one kind of sumbitch or another.

Mal ,'Jaynestown'


Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?  

[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.


§ ita § - Nov 16, 2010 9:38:47 am PST #8636 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't have the room to carry all that stuff. But I need to make that decision or stop whining.

I did use to carry apple cider packets, because I wanted hot drinks with no caffeine. I also had a lemon powder phase for less sweetness. But it was always dependent on someone else's water.


flea - Nov 16, 2010 10:00:15 am PST #8637 of 30000
information libertarian

I am flying WITH TWO CHILDREN on Nov. 24. Taking the shoes off is hassle number one (I have been required to take soft leather moccasins off a baby before), the liquid and gel thing is hassle number two (I am going to try to do carry-on only to avoid the insane baggage charges, so I need to go shop for some miniature deodorants). Photographic nudity is the least of my worries.


Cass - Nov 16, 2010 10:07:57 am PST #8638 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

And the coffee`s not half bad. Must remember to ask them what brand it is on the way home.

I am going to guess it's Boyd's.

I find the rules of flying annoying mostly because I don't think a lot of them actually make things safer, but I know the rules when I book a flight. So those are the rules.

I still think I will skip the scanners (very, very politely) if it comes up. The small town at the edge of a huge military base where I grew up has a startling number of weird cancers.

All that said, when I flew a few days ago there was a rouge 4+ oz aerosol bottle that hid in my luggage from a non-fly trip. It got searched and while I was, "totally an accident, totally my fault and you can totally throw it away because I am flying carry-on and have no desire to go check my luggage and go through security again, my bad, really sorry." The guy let it go through. The world can feel safer now.


§ ita § - Nov 16, 2010 10:09:21 am PST #8639 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Toothpaste is my biggest fluid issue. I can't find my brand in travel sizes, and when I switch up, my teeth feel unclean and my mouth tastes funny. I've never had an issue with deodorant--my standard sizes have always been less than three ounces--you might want to doublecheck, flea.


erin_obscure - Nov 16, 2010 10:14:33 am PST #8640 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

bonus to switching over to bar shampoo: can carry it onboard outside of the restrictive ziplock bag, leaving more space for wee lotions and lip balms :)


§ ita § - Nov 16, 2010 10:19:48 am PST #8641 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Mario Badescu's online three samples per order is my travel life saviour.


Shir - Nov 16, 2010 10:22:02 am PST #8642 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Thanks, 'istas.

In case there's spare ~ma around - tomorrow they're gonna discuss my salary and terms at work. ~ma for "give Shir tons of money and great terms*" would be appreciated.

  • Sadly, I doubt said terms will include cabana boys, but money would be good. Did I mention that most of the said money will be used to purchase certain airline tickets to see certain inhabitants of a certain online board?


lisah - Nov 16, 2010 10:30:45 am PST #8643 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Mario Badescu's online three samples per order is my travel life saviour.

I have about a million Mario Badescu tiny containers! My friend carries that line at her store so I'm forever getting samples of stuff.


Barb - Nov 16, 2010 10:36:06 am PST #8644 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”

Halp, y'all. I'm feeling weirdly restless and overwhelmed and yet like I haven't done enough.

I'm thrilled that I'm only a week away from the book release and panicked that everyone's going to hate it and it's going to tank as badly as the previous two did, sales-wise and that my career as a writer will be over and that She Who Will Not Be Named will get the last laugh.

I know, I know... I'm being a total Neurotic Writer Drama Llama and I hate it, but I just feel as if I have poison ivy or something trapped beneath my skin and I just can't stop.


Spidra Webster - Nov 16, 2010 10:38:01 am PST #8645 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

Jet Blue is having a one day sale. Certain restrictions, blah blah blah

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