I just realized (thanks, pill pack!!) that I'll be hitting PMS-ville right as my parents get into town. Ahaha, that's gonna be fun.
Zoe: What's that, sir? Mal: Freedom, is what. Zoe: No, I meant what's that? Mal: Oh. Yeah. Just step around it. I think something must've been living in here.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
smonster - Apr 08, 2012 8:08:43 am PDT #58 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Polter-Cow - Apr 08, 2012 8:26:15 am PDT #59 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My niece is in Oslo and has run out of money. The cash machine took her debit card, and her credit card is about maxed out. This is what happens when she spends all her money paying for her "friends" to party with her. We talked her through her panic attack, and now she's trying to work it out on her own, but I'm on standby in case I have to wire her some cash.
Are you sure about this? That sounds exactly like one of those phishing scams! Heh.
javachik - Apr 08, 2012 8:40:25 am PDT #60 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
The first time I traveled out of the country, I was very poor. And I had definitely not realized the impact of exchange rates! I had to call Charlie (my ex-housemate and close friend) and ask him to put money into my bank account. Which, no big except I was on day 6 of a 25 day trip!! Yup, he deposited money a few times during that trip, without complaint and without giving me any deserved lectures.
And that's why all these years later, I pay all of his bills other than his rent. He covered my idiot ass for YEARS. So it's fun "paying him back" now.
Zenkitty - Apr 08, 2012 9:58:07 am PDT #61 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Are you sure about this? That sounds exactly like one of those phishing scams! Heh.
Yep, the meltdown on the phone convinced me it was indeed my niece!
Now I need to stop virtually shoe shopping and get something done.
le nubian - Apr 08, 2012 10:04:31 am PDT #62 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I was thinking the same thing about a phishing scam. I have never heard of a scam --> real life before.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 08, 2012 11:58:41 am PDT #63 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Most flattering mug shot in human history? [link]
Theodosia - Apr 08, 2012 12:18:07 pm PDT #64 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"
That is handsome you just can't stop.
I suspect that the reason the scam works so often is that young, inexperienced travelers do end up in trouble often enough that there's a certain amount of believeableness to the situation. Being that said niece actually talked on the phone, and also deferred forwarding money she probably isn't being held at gunpoint or anything. ;)
Sue - Apr 08, 2012 12:55:58 pm PDT #65 of 30001
hip deep in pie
stuck at dinky airport waiting for flight. thank god for free wifi & dinky browser on my kindle.
flea - Apr 08, 2012 1:35:08 pm PDT #66 of 30001
information libertarian
I am applying for a serious grown-up job. Like, a real job that I could do and they would pay me well! Which, of course, is resulting in a strong desire to start creating shopping lists on Pinterest. I've done all the nitty gritty stuff and now I need to write the cover letter, which is really important for a job like this. Don' wanna.
Theodosia - Apr 08, 2012 1:42:34 pm PDT #67 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"
Some of the best job-seeking advice I got was not to stress over the cover letter too too much, unless you know for a fact that it will be seen by the hiring manager.