Yay, meara! Of course you needed a ton of rest after all your exertion.
Last night was kind of surreal. I was introduced, at a restaurant, to Cary Elwes, who stood up like a gentleman and shook my hand,
I want to lick your hand.
Sometimes I miss having powers... Oh. Oh! I know what this is! This is peer pressure! Any second now you're gonna make me smoke tobacco and--and have drugs!
Anya ,'Showtime'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
WindSparrow - Mar 15, 2015 10:15:56 am PDT #22286 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
SuziQ - Mar 15, 2015 10:20:57 am PDT #22287 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Flea, you should be find on the bed bugs by the time u you move ib.
We don't have a year go look. I have.About a month. Our lease here is up June 15th.
meara - Mar 15, 2015 10:43:08 am PDT #22288 of 30000
Anyone have brilliant thoughts about how to get to Montreal for 4th of July weekend, without breaking the bank? I can't figure out a good way. Stupid organization, trying to really mean "international" when they say it...ugh. I want to go to the convention, and see my friends, but I"m not sure my friends will even BE there, because it's so expensive!
Flea, bedbugs can survive 2-3 months without a meal, per the internet. But if they're having someone come in and spray....
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 15, 2015 10:44:42 am PDT #22289 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
The house will be empty (except for tools and stuff) for a month before we move in. How much should I be worried?
I'd say a month-long empty house gives you the freedom to significantly up the ante on pesticides, if the Terminex people haven't already done so.
Sue - Mar 15, 2015 10:59:11 am PDT #22290 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Anyone have brilliant thoughts about how to get to Montreal for 4th of July weekend, without breaking the bank?
Ugh, Airline prices here are so bad. I thought the oil tanking would help, but our $ is tanking against the US dollar. My friend and I have been looking for tickets for London in the fall and the prices are going up, not down.
I would think that doing most of your flying in the US would be cheapest.
meara - Mar 15, 2015 11:00:35 am PDT #22291 of 30000
Yeah, I tried looking at the Burlington airport, and at other places that are driving distance, but none of it seems cheaper enough to be worth the savings (if, after car rental or bus and such there would even be any savings left). It's not even cost-effective to drive to Vancouver and fly from there, or anything.
flea - Mar 15, 2015 11:01:04 am PDT #22292 of 30000
information libertarian
Amtrak goes to Montreal - the train used to be named The Vermonter - so if you can fly east reasonably, that might be an option.
SailAweigh - Mar 15, 2015 11:08:18 am PDT #22293 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
My roommate was able to get the train from Chicago to...somewhere in California, Sacramento/Fresno area, for $143 one way when a plane ticket would have cost her $800 round trip. She was looking at tickets less than two weeks before she needed to be somewhere, so, yeah, the plane was out of the running. So maybe price it out and see if there's a combo of flying and train that might make it more reasonable?
shrift - Mar 15, 2015 11:14:31 am PDT #22294 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Yeah, I've taken Amtrak over to Toronto before, although I can't get there from here now. It looks like the Adirondack goes to Montreal: [link]
meara - Mar 15, 2015 11:17:11 am PDT #22295 of 30000
Yeah, apparently it's a 10 hours trip one-way from NYC, or 8 hours from Albany. Between that and the flight and leaving time for the airport-to-train change, I would have to take way too much time off. And flying into Burlington, VT is not really any cheaper. (Though the train does look lovely and scenic! If this were just random vacation I'd probably consider it, but am trying to get to and from a convention)