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.
Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
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.
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.
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.
sarameg - Apr 08, 2012 2:03:06 pm PDT #68 of 30001
4 hour mechanical delay in St. Louis. That's a huge percentage of a 41 hour trip. At least I'm home and laundry is getting done.
Jesse - Apr 08, 2012 2:49:31 pm PDT #69 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG I am so tired. But good! My grandmother and I had a hilarious conversation on the ride home about how our family is so awesome.
Cashmere - Apr 08, 2012 3:11:00 pm PDT #70 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
There was a 4 minute bit on the Simpsons earlier--Gashlycrumb Simpsons!!!