I did not go to my bar's trivia last night, but I heard there were scouts from NBC there.
See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.
Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
Tom Scola - Aug 20, 2013 4:12:54 am PDT #3038 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Sparky1 - Aug 20, 2013 4:23:26 am PDT #3039 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Anyone have a London hotel recommendation? We'll have the 4-year old with us, although she has already told us she'd prefer Paris to check on Madeline.
First full week of classes, and the air conditioning is out in our section of offices!
Jessica - Aug 20, 2013 4:25:18 am PDT #3040 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
When we traveled to London with the kids we rented a flat in Islington through airbnb instead of a hotel - much cheaper and more room to stretch out.
Jesse - Aug 20, 2013 4:37:38 am PDT #3041 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I did not go to my bar's trivia last night, but I heard there were scouts from NBC there.
Ooh. There would not be scouts at this trivia.... I think there were six teams playing, including the bartenders, and the guy who does it immediately knew who my friend was waiting for (she was not there when we went last month).
hippocampus - Aug 20, 2013 4:52:17 am PDT #3042 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
Jesse, I doubt this ranks for goodstuff with all the famous on the internet (eee famous on the internet!) going on, but I thought you guys should know that my neighbor's new dog is lethally cute and makes me super happy even when I've had 3 hours' sleep: [link]
Sparky, there's a family-friendly lodgings list here: [link]
And an android app: [link] And a bunch of iThing apps: [link]
OK, eeeek. If you have extra nonspecific but kind of literary shaped~ma, can you aim it this way today if you're so inclined? For no reason. None. Many thanks.
Sparky1 - Aug 20, 2013 5:16:16 am PDT #3043 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Thanks, Sox - I found that list before and it is not helpful since their cheapest hotel on that list (with availability) is about $700/night. The first one listed for our dates is just over $1800/night.
Jesse - Aug 20, 2013 5:39:56 am PDT #3044 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Doggie!
brenda m - Aug 20, 2013 5:43:04 am PDT #3045 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
You might ask Jars if she has any recommendations.
tommyrot - Aug 20, 2013 5:49:53 am PDT #3046 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
T-Rex is having problems with his database server: [link]
This should almost go into the tech thread.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 20, 2013 6:10:25 am PDT #3047 of 30000
"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
Anyone have a London hotel recommendation? We'll have the 4-year old with us, although she has already told us she'd prefer Paris to check on Madeline.
I've recommended Claridge's in Mayfair to friends who were traveling to London (he said, never having been there). It has an excellent reputation and the afternoon tea is quite the event. [link]