And I got in my car last night and discovered my headlights don't come on. All the other lights come on, just not the headlights. So had to get housemate to come get me, because driving on roads without streetlights with only the running lights is not of the good. So of course I hysterically call Hubby, because that's what I do. That's why I married him, to have someone to call hysterically when the car is weird. I suppose I should get AAA.
Willow: It feels like we're going around in circles. Xander: Our circles are going around in circles. We got dizzy circles here.
'Sleeper'
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.
Connie Neil - Jun 23, 2014 6:19:56 am PDT #550 of 30000
brillig
Zenkitty - Jun 23, 2014 6:28:26 am PDT #551 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
ita, god, I wish we could help. I hope the pain eases soon.
Continuing good vibes for Laura's mom and Connie's hubby, fingers crossed for Jilli, and good wishes for the travelers!
Man, I'd hop on a plane and go back to Ireland right now if I could. Loved it. I didn't post here much, or at all I think, I wish I had but every day was a mad rush to see and do as much as possible. Every night I was exhausted and just wanted to sleep. I'm not sorry we saw all the stuff we did, but I'd like to go back and take it a little slower!
Theodosia - Jun 23, 2014 6:35:07 am PDT #552 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"
I love travelling with people, but when you're on your own, it's easier to say "Screw the schedule!" and take an afternoon off, or change plans to spend longer at the museum/park/country lane or whatever.
Wish I could have gone with the Ecuador tour, but financial prudence won out -- I'm living on my savings at this point.
Laura - Jun 23, 2014 6:52:04 am PDT #553 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Woo! The doctor made his morning rounds at the hospital and kicked mom out! She is on her way home.
Jesse - Jun 23, 2014 7:09:46 am PDT #554 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good news, Laura!
Have a great trip, shrift and brenda!
I hope you can find some relief, ita.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2014 7:23:15 am PDT #555 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Excellent news, Laura.
I've been told by the physician's assistant to go to the ER, which just made me start crying more.
YaY?
sj - Jun 23, 2014 7:27:11 am PDT #556 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Oh, ita. I'm so sorry. I hope they can do something for you at the ER.
Jesse - Jun 23, 2014 7:42:52 am PDT #557 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
JFC -- I just went to talk to a colleague because I had seen that she was heading up some effort around diversity here (which is terrible), and she said that she and others had been surprised to see their names attached to it. Which means that somehow ("somehow") three of the ~5 black people here were publicly assigned to "diversity" without being aware of it.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 23, 2014 8:05:26 am PDT #558 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
That has happened here too. But now, I think we are down to one black faculty member (and 3 staff members).
It is also weird, because we are in nursing, so one of our biggest "issues" is around how to recruit more men! I would recruit them by letting them know that they will move up the latter more rapidly than I have ever seen anywhere (we have one second career male student that took only 3 years to become senior leadership at a hospital)! It is bananas. It even happens to the men who start as secretaries.
ita- I am so sorry. This is just awful.
Sue - Jun 23, 2014 8:09:53 am PDT #559 of 30000
hip deep in pie
ita, I hope the ER give you some relief and isn't also a PITA.
Brenda, pix, ND, Godspeed and have great holidays. I'm sure you will love Ireland pix.
Great news on your mom, Laura.
I just took my many frustrations out on my forsythia. It is now half as tall with a v. bad haircut.