$100 round trip, and the car ride could be really fun, but either way it would be nice to be company for my friend. I think it may not be worth it.
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
'Serenity'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Mar 23, 2011 4:20:31 am PDT #29736 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
flea - Mar 23, 2011 4:21:17 am PDT #29737 of 30001
information libertarian
OK, BBC has an obit up: [link]
Theodosia - Mar 23, 2011 4:23:45 am PDT #29738 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"
Also with the arrival at the airport, getting bags, finding your friend, it's going to be at least another 5 or 6 hours until you both arrive in Vegas after the drive. Not counting detours, getting lost, stopping to eat or whatever.
Me, I actually do kind of like driving cross-country on routes I've never been, but the extra time (remember, unless you're flying OUT of Vegas, you'll be doing the drive back...) balanced versus $100 (or $200 RT) savings... would probably make me spend more. If I had it, and limited vacation time.
Jesse - Mar 23, 2011 4:25:23 am PDT #29739 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I'm thinking it's not worth it, really, even though now I'm looking at $150 difference! I don't know what the fuck is going on with these prices.
sumi - Mar 23, 2011 4:26:33 am PDT #29740 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
I've had Dogs in Elk posted to me on random email lists. It's a classic.
Theodosia - Mar 23, 2011 4:28:00 am PDT #29741 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"
Think of it as sparing your friend the hassle of going to the airport twice, and treat her to a nice dinner instead?
Jesse - Mar 23, 2011 4:28:28 am PDT #29742 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And in a last-minute miracle, the Vegas flight went down! OK, that's done. Oy.
sumi - Mar 23, 2011 4:35:27 am PDT #29743 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Pronunciation question: are the two ways that Americans tend to pronounce the word "hoof" - regional differences? Or is there an actual right and wrong way to say the word in American English? (I have no idea how they pronounce it in England - probably 100 different ways depending on regional and class differences.)
I think that the plural also tends to be pronounced differently - one with more of a "v" sounding "v" and the other with more of an "f" sounding "v".
msbelle - Mar 23, 2011 4:42:11 am PDT #29744 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I skipped a bunch - will catch up later. Hope everyone is well and safe and stuff.
point. I have an interview in an hour and 20 minutes. Please to send positive energy that it go well and that it is a job I would like and be good for. Pay is good, benefits are crap, but I think the pay makes up for it and I would be doing work I believe in, which I think would be good for my mental health.
§ ita § - Mar 23, 2011 4:49:42 am PDT #29745 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I vote for mental health for msbelle.
So, I went into the office yesterday.
And made it to about 3 before the pain had me twitching.
Thank dog, my workload is relatively light right now. But I don't know if it's worth trying for the office again today. Yesterday was miserable.