Next up is switching my internet so I can get rid of Comcast, but that may have to wait until after Thanksgiving.

What are you switching to?

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People in my neighborhood are switching over to Sonic because they're offering gigabit fiber for $50/month if you sign up for a year.

Edit: I'm a little hesitant to switch because online reviews are so mixed.

Even better than napping, I say.

Truth. And I say that as a big fan of napping.

Edit: I'm a little hesitant to switch because online reviews are so mixed.

My friend had Sonic in the East Bay and they had great customer service. She was very satisfied with them, and whenever there was something to fix they were easy to reach and came promptly.

I really want Sonic internet to come with tater tots. Please do not disillusion me.

Consuela, that video is amazing. I want to just follow her around YouTube now.

Consuela, that video is amazing.

Isn't she something? So smart & funny & creative.

Gigabit fiber for $50 would be amazing. I can't even get cable internet for $50, and that's with the discount for buying TV service too!

also frustrating: buying tickets to get home for Christmas. $750, oy! And that's flying "cheaper" days! Plus need to rent a car and don't want to stay with my parents, so talking with my sister about getting an Airbnb (the past 15 years I've stayed with her for Xmas, but now she's moved out of town!). Next year maybe we won't do xmas in my parents' town, but this year my dad is too sick to travel really. And we plan to have a come to Jesus talk with my mom: pick an option, move to a rental or a retirement community, but "stay in your home" is no longer an option. (If anyone has tips for that convo, help a girl out--basically my dad needs serious help and my mom doesn't want to do the work to move, but they can't stay where they are. We can see if she doesn't want to buy into a retirement community and have him die like three months later, but she can't keep up the house and also can't really take care of him, so they need help; if she wants to move into an apartment with him and get help, and then if he dies soon she has the freedom to move wherever, that's fine. But the four bedroom house with a huge yard that full of their hoarder stuff? No.)

OH MY GOD THIS MEETING HAS DEVOLVED INTO A BUNCH OF US LISTENING TO TWO PEOPLE WRANGLE OVER SOMETHING KILL ME NOW

Velvet shirt alert: [link]

meara, I had some sticker shock when I bought tickets this year, too. I really hope I can find work closer to family soon, so I never have to be in an airport within a month of Christmas.

Your mom might kinda like the idea of being in a more manageable space, but the thought of getting there could be intimidating. Perhaps if you and your sister offered to come by and help them sort through their things and handle the actual moving part, that would be useful?

I have one of these on the way to me [link]