Fiji would be okay.
I skipped out, and now I am home and I should take the dog out. bah.
Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...
'The Message'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Jul 21, 2011 3:33:36 pm PDT #17534 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
sumi - Jul 21, 2011 3:35:46 pm PDT #17535 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Woo hoo for the fun traveling folks.
That hall where the GoT panel was? It only holds about 3300 people.
Jessica - Jul 21, 2011 3:45:29 pm PDT #17536 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The documents are part of the shared heritage of all mankind, and are rightfully in the public domain, but they are not available freely. Instead the articles are available at $19 each--for one month's viewing, by one person, on one computer. It's a steal. From you.
The link won't load for me, so it's possible this is taken out of context, but this seems to represent a rather profound misunderstanding of the public domain. PD does not mean anyone is obligated to provide it to the public. It just means copying it isn't stealing.
(Every now and then my department gets asked for Universal Newsreel footage. And we charge full price for it because being PD doesn't mean it costs us any less in manpower to provide to the client.)
Pix - Jul 21, 2011 3:53:26 pm PDT #17537 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
Oh, Amy, normally I would totally run away to Fiji with you, but I’ve never been anywhere in continental Europe before and will get to see bits and pieces of Spain AND Italy over the next ten days, so I’ll have to take a rain check. I’m so fortunate to be able to tag along with ND on this trip. It was far from a sure thing when he first got the contract. Whee!
The only downside is a rather hellacious travel day(s) to get there. My school paid for the round trip to Boston from LA because of this seminar, so those travel plans were completely separate. Then we used FF miles to get me to Spain, and the only option was JFK to Madrid, so I had to buy a BOS-JFK one way and a Madrid to Barcelona round trip on little bargain airlines...which means I am going to go through three airports, three security lines, and three baggage claims in the next day and a half. I drive to Boston airport in the morning from my seminar hotel, and I won’t actually get into Barcelona until Saturday afternoon. It’s about 26 hours of travel. I’m hopeful I will sleep on the flight from JFK to Madrid, but since it takes off before 6 at night tomorrow, that might be tricky. I am going to be a very tired Pix by the time I get to Barcelona.
But...who cares! Spain! And Italy!
ETA: Tom Scola! Can I still stay overnight at your place on August 2nd between my Madrid to JFK and JFK and LAX flights? I will email you with details.
Pix - Jul 21, 2011 3:53:28 pm PDT #17538 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
I’m so excited I double posted. Sorry!
Liese S. - Jul 21, 2011 4:03:36 pm PDT #17539 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
That is super exciting! Totally worth a double post. I wish I could do that kind of travel. But I will vicariously through you!
sarameg - Jul 21, 2011 4:06:31 pm PDT #17540 of 30001
Enjoy some rioja!
Is haze what fog is when it is 94 at 9 pm? Guh.
Ginger - Jul 21, 2011 4:08:56 pm PDT #17541 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Is haze what fog is when it is 94 at 9 pm?
It's a preview of hell.
Zenkitty - Jul 21, 2011 4:09:24 pm PDT #17542 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Have a wonderful time, Pix!
Right now I want to run away to anywhere that is cool. Is it cool in Fiji? London is cool. It's only 60degF in London right now.
sarameg - Jul 21, 2011 4:10:51 pm PDT #17543 of 30001
Definitely have that going on out there. Tomorrow will be worse! And Loki thinks he wants a walk. Don't think so.
Dewpoint is at 84. It's like a hot bath without submersion.