Lorne ,'Smile Time'
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.
Friday morning is a poopyhead, pass it on.
You could live in Europe! It's not just Dublin, it's easy travel to London and Paris and any fucking where.
That is the biggest pro on my list about Dublin.
Shrift, I put in another question for Dear NSA - you'll hopefully know it's mine when you see it - and then pushed the heck out of this.
Oh, I should answer some more asks today before I run off to see Avengers again.
That is the biggest pro on my list about Dublin.
I won't hammer on it but I'll just say this. When I was in my 20s I had a conscious realization that the biggest thing I had in the bank was freedom, and that's what I should spend. I didn't have a mortgage. I wasn't a parent. I certainly had family relationships and friendships. But I needed to take advantage of my greatest asset. And that's why I moved to Boston, LA and then San Francisco.
Somewhere over the near horizon for you will be something that ties you down pretty hard. Maybe it will be your choice, maybe it will be thrust upon you. But I would recommend that you take advantage of the freedom that is available to you now.
Friday morning is a poopyhead, pass it on.
AGREED. Work is just one thing after another, and not really politely waiting to be after.
On the plus side, someone finally asked me about my Troy and Abed in the Morning mug. She'd never heard of Community, so not a bonding moment, but at least someone noticed it says something.
Dublin! In a flat second. Because of what David said.
Congrats Juliana! Thrilled for you and M.
I'm home today. Had an allergic reaction to the new shirt I wore yesterday, which I foolishly did not wash before I wore it the first time; nothing major, but my torso is itchy and rashy, and I decided a day to recover would help. I have a ton of grading to do, but rare LA rain is thwarting my ability to grade on my patio. So at the moment I'm lying in bed and wondering why I don't have a Downton Abbey-esque staff to make me breakfast and deliver it on a tray.
Oh, I should answer some more asks today before I run off to see Avengers again.
The hammer question is from a non-Buffista friend of mine! That's hilarious.
I just had a disturbing exchange/experience at mac's school. Kid in the office way too much direct eye contact and leaning toward me with "hi, how are you?" And then "have a nice afternoon." Like super smarmy. Then I had to turn back after I had passed him to respond to the nurse saying something to me and he full on had his head down sideways watching me walk away. THE FUCK?!? 15 year old, you are not right.
Shrift, I thought of a question to submit to Dear NSA, but it is similar to the Hammer question, so please ignore it if you feel like it.
Anytime somebody wants to pay you to live in Europe, even if it's just for a couple years? I think you should do that.
Absolutely, 100% agree.
I would love to live in Europe for a couple years (Edinburgh, Belgium, Netherlands... Dublin). Hoping it will happen someday.
Tell them they can save money by not giving you a cost of living raise and just flying you there once a month or something. Eeesh.
I'm actually thinking about pitching something like that. The NY office is a much less WFH culture than we are in Chicago though.
Oh, I never reported back on my transpo: We took a car service from SFO to Palo Alto, and then to the City, and it was worth every penny (that my work is paying). In the end, it probably didn't cost much more than a rental car would have, anyway, once you factor in parking, never mind the stress and inability to do other things (we each had work calls to make).