I read somewhere that planning a vacation is when people are happiest rather than actually being on vacation, so I am leaning into that idea.
Oh, no, oh, no! Spontaneous poetic exclamations. Lord, spare me college boys in love.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
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.
-t - Oct 31, 2022 5:22:00 pm PDT #18270 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
beekaytee - Oct 31, 2022 5:45:26 pm PDT #18271 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Here is me, echoing -t again. I find planes much louder, and given my inner-ear-motion-sickness-gonna-kill me thing, the sound of the train is nothing but soothing.
I don't get sick on trains because there is no vibration, which also means I tend to sleep much better as a result.
I haven't taken a trip in a long time, so I don't know about the food now, but many years ago, it was really good. I also found the Amtrak employees much calmer, and prone to actually enjoying their jobs.
Plus, if you want fresh air, open a window!
-t - Oct 31, 2022 5:54:20 pm PDT #18272 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And you can wander from car to car which is fun, and there’s often an observation car with big windows you can just hang out in
Jesse - Oct 31, 2022 5:59:34 pm PDT #18273 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I just bought a train ticket last night! But just to NYC.
Jesse - Oct 31, 2022 6:00:02 pm PDT #18274 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm still going to do the big cross-Canada trip I had booked for March 2020, just next fall probably.
-t - Oct 31, 2022 6:32:33 pm PDT #18275 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooh, fun!
-t - Oct 31, 2022 6:34:49 pm PDT #18276 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Talked to my mom about going to see the annular eclipse next year, so I feel good about that. I expect finding a place to stay to be much less fraught than a total eclipse, but might as well start planning early.
Calli - Oct 31, 2022 7:00:24 pm PDT #18277 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That long train trip sounds amazing!
I’m thinking of visiting Montreal for my next not-family trip. I keep meaning to go to England, but Montreal seems less expensive and with less actual travel time.
-t - Oct 31, 2022 7:18:29 pm PDT #18278 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I really want to go to Montreal. Some day.
lisah - Oct 31, 2022 7:36:53 pm PDT #18279 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Seconding msbelle’s hell yeah!