I'm going to Kilimanjaro in January
Ooh! That's exciting!
Don't worry, I'm not gonna start any sword fights. I'm over that phase.
Mal ,'War Stories'
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shrift - Aug 24, 2013 2:36:35 pm PDT #3436 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Zenkitty - Aug 24, 2013 2:40:01 pm PDT #3437 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I also figure that if I give enough fake and differing names, people will get the joke even if they don't know latin.
Nah. People will totally believe it's real.
I'm going to Kilimanjaro in January
Wow! That will be an amazing trip!
Juliebird - Aug 24, 2013 2:47:46 pm PDT #3438 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
So maybe I need a label that is more obvious?
Rustoleum Silver Flowering Onion Allium pseudo-silvum?
Allium fakus paintus?
Consuela - Aug 24, 2013 2:48:34 pm PDT #3439 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Wow! That will be an amazing trip!
Yeah. I'm really excited, but also kind of terrified. 19,000 feet, forsooth. I had enough trouble in Cuzco, which is... damn, only 11,000 ft asl. I've got to get a prescription for diamox, that's for sure.
Connie Neil - Aug 24, 2013 2:53:59 pm PDT #3440 of 30000
brillig
I've got an old book written by a woman who lived in Kenya in the 60s and 70s who describes the grief suffered by people climbing Kilimanjaro. The altitude sickness was apparently horrific.
Zenkitty - Aug 24, 2013 3:24:23 pm PDT #3441 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Allium fakus paintus?
Yeah, something like that!
I've got an old book written by a woman who lived in Kenya in the 60s and 70s who describes the grief suffered by people climbing Kilimanjaro. The altitude sickness was apparently horrific.
Altitude sickness causes grief? I didn't know that.
Juliebird - Aug 24, 2013 3:29:21 pm PDT #3442 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Although, the correct botanic name would be Allium fakum paintum. Which is kind of extra hilarious to me. (I don't know or undersand latin, but have noticed that the genus and species always have the same ending).
Connie Neil - Aug 24, 2013 3:35:26 pm PDT #3443 of 30000
brillig
Well, metaphoric grief, though if someone had followed through on the desire to kill someone in their party, the grief would have been real.
Oh, to see altitude sickness at work, Michael Palin's series on crossing the Himalaya is educational. They nearly had to ship him out of there.
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2013 3:39:43 pm PDT #3444 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The altitude sickness was apparently horrific.
Way to cheer 'Suela on and support her when she's terrified. Go Consuela! Have horror!
Gerard Butler has bought a piece of the Jamaica Tallawahs--our cricket team. I thought that was the randomest thing I'd hear today, but Mark Wahlberg has bought a stake in the Barbados team.
I'm on one crutch today. We did a lot of shit--movie, bookstore, lunch, other errands, and it's cranky, but I guess it's doable. Shit still hurts when I don't elevate, though.
Zenkitty - Aug 24, 2013 3:44:40 pm PDT #3445 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Oh, to see altitude sickness at work, Michael Palin's series on crossing the Himalaya is educational. They nearly had to ship him out of there.
Sounds interesting.
Consuela, avert your eyes! It'll be fine! You'll do great!