consuela, what's your bucket list vacation? Sounds exciting. The trtl looks better than the ostrich pillow.
Elliot: I thought I said discreet. Gwen: What, do you see nipple?
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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.
Kat - Dec 09, 2017 2:45:02 pm PST #19709 of 30002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Consuela - Dec 09, 2017 3:31:25 pm PST #19710 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Where are you going, Consuela?
Paris (red-eye on Christmas eve, landing on Christmas morning); then connecting through Amsterdam to Tanzania on the 30th; 4-day safari in Ruaha National Park; then a 9-day trek up Kilimanjaro. It's about 3 weeks in total.
Packing is a problem, because Paris in the mix kind of confuses things. We're doing Paris because my sister cannot bear being home for the holiday (her husband died unexpectedly 3 months ago), so we will meet my oldest brother & SIL in Paris, then hook up with my nieces, their BFs, and my middle brother's family for the Africa section of the trip.
We've been buying a lot of gear for this thing, including new backpacks, layers of wool & down jackets, expensive hiking socks, headlamps, cellphone chargers, and all that. It's easy to overdo it, I fear. OTOH, once-in-a-lifetime event.
I am kind of looking forward to being offline for most of 3 weeks, while also worried I will return to discover 45* has started a war or fired Mueller and sparked a general uprising...
Jesse - Dec 09, 2017 3:46:24 pm PST #19711 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh wow! That is a lot of packing, though.
I get your sister; I'll be on a plane to San Diego Christmas morning.
shrift - Dec 09, 2017 4:50:10 pm PST #19712 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Except what came today is this really cool super weird head-rest for sleeping on planes.
I definitely will be interested in your opinion of this after you get back!
Laura, you're such a kind person. I hope you had a good time at the play.
msbelle - Dec 09, 2017 7:36:28 pm PST #19713 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
re-paint PAINT. jeesh typing.
Calli - Dec 10, 2017 2:41:12 am PST #19714 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Consuela, would it help if you shipped your Paris clothes home before heading on to Africa? The initial luggage would be a lot, but things would get progressively lighter.
Sparky1 - Dec 10, 2017 4:10:02 am PST #19715 of 30002
Librarian Warlord
I have one of those neck things, Consuela! It works pretty well - not perfect, but the best thing I've found for overnight flights. We are spending Christmas in Vienna this year, so I need to find mine!
Sheryl - Dec 10, 2017 4:13:00 am PST #19716 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Sounds like a fun, if busy, trip, Consuela!
Jesse - Dec 10, 2017 9:49:48 am PST #19717 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm having a holly jolly day -- brunch with a friend before flea/craft market shopping, where I mostly got a gift for myself, helped my mother put up lights, now resting before dinner with other friends and the Gay Men's Chorus concert.
Gudanov - Dec 10, 2017 9:50:39 am PST #19718 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Our neighbor across the street has had a dead deer hanging from a tree in their front yard since yesterday morning. Seeing as it's over 50 degrees outside, I hope they plan to do something with it before long.