there have always been LOTS of people who have to work on Thanksgiving
Movie theaters never close for any holiday.
Riley: Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout last time. Heard I missed out on some fun. Xander: Oh yeah, fun was had. Also frolic, merriment and near-death hijinks.
'Never Leave Me'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
-t - Nov 27, 2013 3:35:10 am PST #12994 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Theodosia - Nov 27, 2013 4:07:19 am PST #12995 of 30000
'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"
My mother was not the type to wait at the Newark train station for me. Instead I had to call her from the station and wait the 30-60 minutes it took her to drive.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 27, 2013 4:07:24 am PST #12996 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
At my school, we have classes on Monday and Tuesday, but most of the students leave Monday night anyway. I never would have thought about doing that-- I didn't even think you could!
brenda m - Nov 27, 2013 4:13:30 am PST #12997 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
At Marquette missing the day before or after the holiday counted as a triple absence. Which was a big deal because after a certain number of absences the professor could deregister you from the class.
Sophia Brooks - Nov 27, 2013 4:19:13 am PST #12998 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
And I am sorry- the theatre students leave Sunday night because we are rehearsing! But the other people leave Friday!
Amy - Nov 27, 2013 4:23:52 am PST #12999 of 30000
Because books.
Where did you go freshman year, Jesse?
This day was always infamous for getting home from NYC if you lived anywhere in the tri-state area. No matter how early you left the city, every NJ Transit and Amtrak train was crushed with people. A couple years I rode NJ Transit home in between cars, and it was packed there, too.
Jesse - Nov 27, 2013 4:30:44 am PST #13000 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Same school the whole time (Penn), I just realized that taking the train was silly.
lisah - Nov 27, 2013 4:47:46 am PST #13001 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I took the train all the time between Boston and Wilmington when I was at BU. Thanksgiving was the worst! But I didn't have a car and it was way cheaper than flying at the time. Many times I wouldn't have a seat until New York.
Amy - Nov 27, 2013 4:49:09 am PST #13002 of 30000
Because books.
There are so many schools in Philly! And even out here in the suburbs.
amych - Nov 27, 2013 4:56:48 am PST #13003 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I was on the southbound train with some of you -- I'd like to think that I waved merrily at the northbound as it passed, but in reality, I was trying to keep my balance in the middle of an aisle (or possibly even in the space between cars --how on earth was THAT safe?!) Providence - White Plains for the first couple of years, PVD - PHL at the end. Good times, in a way that can only be "good" in retrospect or with the loose joints of a sleep-deprived 20-year-old.