You should go with a yurt: [link]
Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off.
Zoe ,'Serenity'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Tom Scola - Jan 25, 2022 10:43:13 am PST #12377 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
DavidS - Jan 25, 2022 10:59:44 am PST #12378 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You should go with a yurt: [link]
I don't want a yurt! I want a hobbit house! [link]
ETA: Huh, that's actually affordable. [link]
I was talking to an architect at Alembic recently and he and his company had just designed a livable treehouse. I bet he could make a hobbit house.
dcp - Jan 25, 2022 11:08:16 am PST #12379 of 30000
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye
I can see the appeal of that house. Worth putting in the effort to pursue, I'd think.
The yard looks pretty steeply sloped, for any sort of ambitious project. I shouldn't think it gets much sunlight. Is xeriscape a thing in San Francisco?
Perhaps consider a gazebo on the roof instead?
meara - Jan 25, 2022 11:10:53 am PST #12380 of 30000
Holy crap stuff is expensive these days! But yeah, having a few spaces to rent out or have your kids live close would be amazing in SF!
-t - Jan 25, 2022 11:36:54 am PST #12381 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
beth has a yurt, you don't need one as well. Hobbit houses we need more of.
Calli - Jan 25, 2022 12:00:05 pm PST #12382 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
House~ma, Zmahems!
sj, I'm sorry to hear about the severe COVID problems for people in your life.
Thanks for the feedback on the stay-interviews. I'll probably be a bit guarded, but let some level of honesty through. Not "here are my 12 google alerts for jobs in MI in my fields" level of honest.
DavidS - Jan 25, 2022 12:07:51 pm PST #12383 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'll probably be a bit guarded, but let some level of honesty through. Not "here are my 12 google alerts for jobs in MI in my fields" level of honest.
Sound strategy!
meara - Jan 25, 2022 12:49:13 pm PST #12384 of 30000
Calli, would your current job be do-able remotely? Or would it be “you can do it from home but for logistical/admin/tax reasons we can’t have you live in another state” kind of thing?
Toddson - Jan 25, 2022 1:01:48 pm PST #12385 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Just wanted to mention that it's Robert Burns' birthday. I ran across this comment on him:
It’s the birthday of Scotland’s most famous poet, Robert Burns (1759-1796). In his short life, Burns sired twelve offspring, some of them legitimate; and he wrote hundreds of poems and song lyrics, some of them suitable for polite company. When Scottish Television polled its viewers in 2009 on the question of who was the greatest Scot of all time, Robert Burns was the winner (William Wallace was the runner-up).
Tom Scola - Jan 25, 2022 1:09:10 pm PST #12386 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Ughh. I just had to narc on a colleague who sits across the aisle from me. He's not wearing a mask, and has been coughing all day.