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Celestial Healer wrote:
It looks like I will be at least 2 1/2 hours late for work. Maybe 3.

=/

At this rate I'd start wondering if it was even worth going in.


Mmmmm, coffee.

Silver Crusade

aeglos wrote:
Celestial Healer wrote:
Also, how is the trip planning going, aeglos? Are your hotels all booked?

going quite well

we have hotels in NY (WellingtoHotel near Carnegy Hall) Seatlle (of course) San Francisco and Forks. The days on the road we will have to take what we find because the route may change
true to the cliche about germans I have resaerched several routes and planes we could drive, I have a plan a backup plan and a plan C just in case :-)

If you want stereotypes about German tourists, as someone who has traveled abroad, the common advice is to follow the Germans, because whatever they are going to see will be more interesting than what you had planned. Well researched indeed.


Orthos wrote:
Celestial Healer wrote:
It looks like I will be at least 2 1/2 hours late for work. Maybe 3.

=/

At this rate I'd start wondering if it was even worth going in.

Manhattan holiday?

Silver Crusade

As for hotels in the States, you really can't go wrong neighborhood-wise in Manhattan. San Francisco is another story as there are really rough neighborhoods that may only be a couple blocks from really good ones. I found it to be a difficult place.

Silver Crusade

Treppa wrote:
Orthos wrote:
Celestial Healer wrote:
It looks like I will be at least 2 1/2 hours late for work. Maybe 3.

=/

At this rate I'd start wondering if it was even worth going in.

Manhattan holiday?

You know how to tempt me.

Should I be concerned that this bus driver does not know how to get to the stations?

Silver Crusade

The passengers are navigating.

Silver Crusade

Is this kind of like a blitz? I have nothing better to do than post to fawtl on my phone.


Sharoth wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
Yea. Yesterday Karen found out that one of her friends was diagnosed with a brain tumor. After hearing that, her friend went for a walk out in the desert and has not been heard from in a few days. They are searching for her.
They found Karen's friend dead in the desert. She had a siezure and had fallen and hit her head on a rock. Karen is pretty upset right now. Lucky for me, her best friend is going to pick her up and spend the day with her.

So sad. Condolences.


Celestial Healer wrote:
Sharoth wrote:
I hope that the person in that car is ok, CH. How is the hubby doing?

That person is not okay from what I understand. Killed instantly from what I have heard. The train is partially on top of their car. I hope FAWTLies are careful and stop when the rr crossing arms are down. You cannot beat a train.

As for hubby, we are going through some tough stuff right now. I am foreseeing a single life for the first time in ten years.

Ugh. Sympathies.

Seems like lots of people getting kicked in the pants by life stuff lately.


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Treppa wrote:
Orthos wrote:
Celestial Healer wrote:
It looks like I will be at least 2 1/2 hours late for work. Maybe 3.

=/

At this rate I'd start wondering if it was even worth going in.

Manhattan holiday?

That sounds like a cool name for a drink. And it sounds like a bunch of us could use one.

Scarab Sages

Mrgh.

Scarab Sages

Mmmmm.....nilla wafers.

Silver Crusade

Aberzombie wrote:
Mmmmm.....nilla wafers.

With pudding?

Scarab Sages

No. Just by themselves. I bought a box to eat while we're staying with my inlaws and want to finish them off before we leave. These people don't deserve the nilla goodness.

The Exchange

Banana

Scarab Sages

Good thinking. I'll eat all their bananas as well.

Liberty's Edge

Sympathies to Sharoth, Lindy and CH.

Hey, zombie... when you get back in town, let me know. I think it's time for a meet-up (preferably with some delicious brews). Maybe we can plan something with those up in that OTHER city, too.

Scarab Sages

Mmmmmm......

Scarab Sages

Ashe Ravenheart wrote:

Sympathies to Sharoth, Lindy and CH.

Hey, zombie... when you get back in town, let me know. I think it's time for a meet-up (preferably with some delicious brews). Maybe we can plan something with those up in that OTHER city, too.

What other city?

Scarab Sages

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And I'm leaving the empty Nilla Wafer box on the counter top. Hopefully, someone will see it and think "Mmmmm...nilla wafers" before having their hope dashed on the rock of reality when they find the box empty.

Heh heh heh.....

Scarab Sages

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That'll teach 'em to run out of bacon.

Scarab Sages

You're an evil man, Mister Zombie.

I like that.

Silver Crusade

Ugh. I feel lousy. I think the morning took a lot out of me. I'm also pretty dehydrated, which doesn't help. Time to hydrate, and then 30 minutes to lunch!


I bet bananas wrapped in bacon would be good. Baconanas


AUGH!

Sun! No! Go away! I still have four more hours here. Give me back my rain!


Treppa wrote:
I bet bananas wrapped in bacon would be good. Baconanas

It's the new breakfast treat!

Liberty's Edge Contributor, RPG Superstar 2012

I'm done with my portion of the college visit. My son will be registering for his classes this afternoon.

I understand that schools want to show how excited they are that the students are there, and they're trying to instill school spirit, but it seems like they go overboard with goofy skits and cheerleading mixed into an informational program.

Silver Crusade

Treppa wrote:
I bet bananas wrapped in bacon would be good. Baconanas

I have a banana, but no bacon. I hope the banana is good. Those buses were poorly ventilated, and on the way here it went from perfectly ripe to being on the verge of banana bread material.


I failed a will save and went poking through some of the politics threads I'd hidden.

I'm noticing a distinct lack of welling rage from reading the posts contrary to how I would have responded a year or two ago. I can only blame this on my rather-recent choice to give up any and all pretense of actually caring. Yay apathy!

Scarab Sages

Mmmmmm.....mrgh.

Silver Crusade

taig wrote:

I'm done with my portion of the college visit. My son will be registering for his classes this afternoon.

I understand that schools want to show how excited they are that the students are there, and they're trying to instill school spirit, but it seems like they go overboard with goofy skits and cheerleading mixed into an informational program.

*gags* Seriously. Wouldn't you rather sit down with a professor for 30 minutes and talk about the course of study than endure a 30 minute pep rally? It always struck me of signifying misaligned priorities.


Celestial Healer wrote:
taig wrote:

I'm done with my portion of the college visit. My son will be registering for his classes this afternoon.

I understand that schools want to show how excited they are that the students are there, and they're trying to instill school spirit, but it seems like they go overboard with goofy skits and cheerleading mixed into an informational program.

*gags* Seriously. Wouldn't you rather sit down with a professor for 30 minutes and talk about the course of study than endure a 30 minute pep rally? It always struck me of signifying misaligned priorities.

It seems like it works, though.

My daughter was more impressed by the 'personality' of College A. 'I would fit better there' was her POV. So what if College B has better credentials...


I love making and eating banana bread. My grandmother had a bunch of baked good recipes from Scotland that are awesome, as long as you can deal with pints and pecks. ;) The banana bread and pound cake are superb.


Good luck with that Taig. Hope it turns out well for him. I'm admittedly biased against colleges in general, but more so against the ones that employ those kinds of tactics than those that just give you the straight-up facts, which is why I tend to be more in favor of technical schools and local community colleges over universities.

In other news, hah take that, Sun! Clouds win again!

Silver Crusade

Emperor7 wrote:
Celestial Healer wrote:
taig wrote:

I'm done with my portion of the college visit. My son will be registering for his classes this afternoon.

I understand that schools want to show how excited they are that the students are there, and they're trying to instill school spirit, but it seems like they go overboard with goofy skits and cheerleading mixed into an informational program.

*gags* Seriously. Wouldn't you rather sit down with a professor for 30 minutes and talk about the course of study than endure a 30 minute pep rally? It always struck me of signifying misaligned priorities.

It seems like it works, though.

My daughter was more impressed by the 'personality' of College A. 'I would fit better there' was her POV. So what if College B has better credentials...

Well, that stuff can be important too, to a point. At the University of Rochester, there was a running joke that it was full of students that did not get into their first choice Ive League institution. There was some truth to that, based on most of my friends in school, but I was an exception. (Kind of.) While it's true I didn't get into my first choice (Brown) I did get accepted at Cornell. While the U of R is a fantastic school and top tier research university, on paper Cornell seems like the better choice, but to me it had too much of a pressure-cooker atmosphere (and one of the highest collegiate suicide rates in the country as a result). I said "no thank you" and went somewhere that people seemed more concerned about learning than grades and awards.


aeglos wrote:
Celestial Healer wrote:
Also, how is the trip planning going, aeglos? Are your hotels all booked?

going quite well

we have hotels in NY (WellingtoHotel near Carnegy Hall) Seatlle (of course) San Francisco and Forks. The days on the road we will have to take what we find because the route may change
true to the cliche about germans I have resaerched several routes and planes we could drive, I have a plan a backup plan and a plan C just in case :-)

yikes, that's near nosebleed heights for me? Will do what I can to switch to an earlier shift that day...


Treppa wrote:
I love making and eating banana bread. My grandmother had a bunch of baked good recipes from Scotland that are awesome, as long as you can deal with pints and pecks. ;) The banana bread and pound cake are superb.

I'll have a pint!


So has anyone here ever played Homeworld I & II or Freelancer?


Gives Jack a farthing and a furlong of banana bread.

Friends who attended Cornell for postgrad studies said it was a great school, beautiful location... and boring and lonely as hell.


Treppa wrote:
I bet bananas wrapped in bacon would be good. Baconanas

Confirmed!

(My brother's a chef, if I haven't said so, he tries weird stuff on friends and family sometimes.)

Silver Crusade

Freehold DM wrote:
aeglos wrote:
Celestial Healer wrote:
Also, how is the trip planning going, aeglos? Are your hotels all booked?

going quite well

we have hotels in NY (WellingtoHotel near Carnegy Hall) Seatlle (of course) San Francisco and Forks. The days on the road we will have to take what we find because the route may change
true to the cliche about germans I have resaerched several routes and planes we could drive, I have a plan a backup plan and a plan C just in case :-)

yikes, that's near nosebleed heights for me? Will do what I can to switch to an earlier shift that day...

Ya big baby. Anything below Central Park ought to be fair game.

July 3, right? I want to leave early and catch the 5 o'clock train to Penn Station.

Silver Crusade

Treppa wrote:

Gives Jack a farthing and a furlong of banana bread.

Friends who attended Cornell for postgrad studies said it was a great school, beautiful location... and boring and lonely as hell.

I know the area well. There are no highways there for at least an hour in any direction. It gives new meaning to isolated.

Silver Crusade

The banana is okay. A little soft, but edible.


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Celestial Healer wrote:
The banana is okay. A little soft, but edible.

That's what he said.


Panic sets in Men are becoming more obsolete


Treppa wrote:

Gives Jack a farthing and a furlong of banana bread.

Friends who attended Cornell for postgrad studies said it was a great school, beautiful location... and boring and lonely as hell.

When I first read this I saw 'farthug' and chuckled


Are Cornell students 'Cornellies?' 'Cornellites' sounds too much like a monastic order.


Freehold DM wrote:
aeglos wrote:
Celestial Healer wrote:
Also, how is the trip planning going, aeglos? Are your hotels all booked?

going quite well

we have hotels in NY (WellingtoHotel near Carnegy Hall) Seatlle (of course) San Francisco and Forks. The days on the road we will have to take what we find because the route may change
true to the cliche about germans I have resaerched several routes and planes we could drive, I have a plan a backup plan and a plan C just in case :-)

yikes, that's near nosebleed heights for me? Will do what I can to switch to an earlier shift that day...

um, near what ?


Kajehase wrote:
Treppa wrote:
I bet bananas wrapped in bacon would be good. Baconanas

Confirmed!

(My brother's a chef, if I haven't said so, he tries weird stuff on friends and family sometimes.)

My brother-in-law is a pastry chef. He's always trying out new recipes on her (like pecan turtle brownies, stuff like that). She can't possibly keep up, so she takes everything to work with her. She's the most popular nurse at Mayo.

EDIT: Nekkid sweet treats!

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