Wow, I have a suspicion I know the McDonalds and the corner you are talking about and this is from experiences in Seattle in the 90s.
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
NoiseDesign - Jan 23, 2020 4:26:41 pm PST #15770 of 30019
Our wings are not tired
P.M. Marc - Jan 23, 2020 6:52:52 pm PST #15771 of 30019
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
There were always lots of unsavory folks around--I think that was the MacDonalds that played obnoxious, repetitive music in their parking lot in the hopes of keeping people from congregating there--and when it was late I sometimes walked in the street just to give myself a little distance from the unruly groups on the sidewalk.
I think that's the other McDonald's that was, I think, seven or eight blocks away? Maybe ten? Closer to the monorail.
This one's 3rd and Pike. No parking lot. Bad, bad fucking corner.
amyparker - Jan 23, 2020 7:22:06 pm PST #15772 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Nope, nowhere near, but I did casually chat with Ken to make sure he hadn't gone into town on his day off.
Calli - Jan 24, 2020 4:23:36 am PST #15773 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Steph, I'll chime in with everyone saying that caretaking is exhausting. It's too late now, I'm sure. But the next time you're that tired, could you get a friend to drive you or take a Lyft/Uber? Local friends often want to be helpful, but they don't know how without explicit suggestions. Of course, that's one more thing to corral when you're already tired. But it might be marginally less tiring than hiking all around a medical complex.
Steph L. - Jan 24, 2020 7:17:51 am PST #15774 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I hate it, I hate it, I hate it so much. (Caretaking.) Today SUCKS.
Steph L. - Jan 24, 2020 7:22:06 am PST #15775 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I would give someone $500 to fucking bring me lunch.
Laura - Jan 24, 2020 7:28:07 am PST #15776 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Non-intrusive hugs... I swear delivery is the best thing ever. I was just sitting down to order my groceries.
Steph L. - Jan 24, 2020 7:30:07 am PST #15777 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I would give someone $1,000 to bring me a sandwich on gluten free bread. How the fuck does the hospital cafeteria not have gluten free bread? They have a big sign saying the Boars Head deli meats are gluten free, but what fucking good does that do me if you don't have gluten free bread to serve it on?!?!? I don't want a handful of turkey.
Dana - Jan 24, 2020 7:34:35 am PST #15778 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Ugh, Steph, I'm sorry. Could you get GrubHub or something to deliver?
Dana - Jan 24, 2020 7:39:03 am PST #15779 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
And separately, my latest exchange with the contract client.
Me: sends document to client for review, mentioning a thousand times that it's a draft and that the graphics aren't final.
Client: sends me a couple of technical changes
Me: sends another draft
Client: silence
Me: Hey, how's that latest draft?
Client: Oh, we made some changes and added things and put in the header and footer so it's totally done here's a PDF.
Me: ...remember how I was going to tweak those graphics? Also, one of your new sentences is missing a period? And now a set of steps reads 1, 4, 5? This is why you pay me?