I called Travelocity, they got my airfare converted into a credit, but they weren't able to contact the hotel, because the hotel doesn't answer their phone after 4 PM Pacific time. Um, what? You're a hospitality business. Your check-in time is at 4 PM. But not to worry, according to the website there's an automated check-in setup for after 4. Is there no one manning a desk? It seems a bit lackadaisical, but perhaps that's what should be expected for a small hotel on Venice Beach. Perhaps they're on the beach.
I gave her everything... jewels, beautiful dresses -- with beautiful girls in them.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
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 - Oct 02, 2015 2:47:32 pm PDT #6458 of 30003
brillig
Dana - Oct 02, 2015 2:58:07 pm PDT #6459 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I just bought a floppy hat for the cruise. I have visions of me, sitting on my balcony, reading fanfic on my Kindle, wearing a floppy hat and watching dolphins cavort.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 02, 2015 3:11:29 pm PDT #6460 of 30003
"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
Not answering phones after 4PM would be a big red flag for me in a hotel—you may have dodged a bullet, Connie.
-t - Oct 02, 2015 3:34:20 pm PDT #6461 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That is an excellent vision, Dana.
Jesse - Oct 02, 2015 4:23:01 pm PDT #6462 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So they (my uncle and aunt) finally got my grandmother into assisted living, which seems like a great call all the way around. She'd been living with them, which was increasingly difficult, and my uncle ran the numbers and found they could afford to pay for like 15 years there or something. She's 88, so that probably won't happen....
shrift - Oct 02, 2015 4:39:30 pm PDT #6463 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I have visions of me, sitting on my balcony, reading fanfic on my Kindle, wearing a floppy hat and watching dolphins cavort.
This absolutely must happen! Also, good call on the floppy hat, because my scalp is peeling a bit from Too Much Sun and salt water.
-t - Oct 02, 2015 4:44:00 pm PDT #6464 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Glad to hear that, Jesse, hope it works out well for everyone.
-t - Oct 02, 2015 4:45:24 pm PDT #6465 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
But I think yes Bay Area the week of the 19th, and maybe I'll take a little extra time so I can see people!
Ooh, I just saw this. I hope the extra time works out!
Lee - Oct 02, 2015 5:46:09 pm PDT #6466 of 30003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Especially if it includes weekend time!
Pix - Oct 02, 2015 6:52:54 pm PDT #6467 of 30003
The status is NOT quo.
In further fuck cancer news, my friends from college lost their daughter earlier this week. She fought a lifelong battle against a cancer so virulent that no one thought she’d live more than a few years. She made it to 17, weighing less than 90 lbs, but a fighter to the end.
I haven’t seen A. since she was 6 or 7 years old, but I’m so sad for the whole family. I’m glad she’s not in pain anymore, though. It was apparently really bad this past year.
So yes, fuck cancer, and much love and health~ma to Buffista family and friends who are battling it.