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[wook77]

Why has no one told me about the brilliance of the Temeraire series? I just devoured the first book instead of going in to my main job tonight. Really well written and addictive.

I'm working mad amounts of hours to try to minimize the vacation time I need to take. Brilliant thing about being salaried now is that I can work for an hour and get paid for 8.

Terminus has me flailing. I get in about 830pm on August 5th and will be navigating the mass transit system of Chicago. I will then be staying with Feei that night and begging someone to hang out with me finding someone to go to the Wrock concert with. I know there are some of you getting in late and I have your cell phones, for the most part. I will be calling :P.

Mini-Rant - I find it complete and utter BULLSHIT that I have to pay 15 bucks to check ONE SODDING bag PER AIRLINE. Which means that I have to pay FORTY-FIVE bucks to fly TO chicago so as to have clothing to actually wear. FUCKERS. What absolute SHITHEADS.

I can't just go ahead and shove all my clothes into a backpack and carry it on because of the alcohol :(. Then again - perhaps I'll just save the booze for when feei/mijan come to visit and we can drink then and I'll shove all my clothes into a giant backpack of doom. With my laptop bag as my "personal" piece and the giant backpack, I wouldn't have to pay the excess fees.

Ah, deregulation. You've been a shitty idea from the first. Good job on getting people to swallow your bullshit throughout all the major industries, though.

/rant

I lost a bunch of icons and I miss them terribly :(.

I signed up for hp_yule_balls and I'm OMG so excited for it. I saw about 15 people I want to write for. I did my normal listing out a huge list of things I'd love to see with the hope that I'll get a couple of them. If there are spaces left, you guys should go sign up too.

Course, I sign-up for a new fest when I'm desperately behind on two other fests. I've been concentrating so much time on work and work and work and Memories as a Teacup and work that I haven't had two ideas that didn't have a thing to do with Dean and Seamus and memories.

Speaking of which - MaaTC is winding down. There's only about 10k to go. It feels weird that I wrote that many words all in one story. I've been scribbling out Dennis's story and Parvati's story and even Lavender's story. There are 50 prompts for my 100quills claim and I've gotten through less than half of them so I'm quite certain there shall be more random stories and memories within.

Speaking of which (:D), if you'd want to prompt me for a memory, a piece of backstory between Dean and Seamus, go for it. I can't promise I'll write it but I'll do my best. After all, I've an assload of layovers and flights to get to Chicago.

I'd love to see a queerditch_pub sort of get together at Terminus. I had a blast at the informal one at Lumos. Anyone interested in a drabbling/timed prompt challenge get together at Terminus?

Comments

[shygryf.livejournal.com]

I say drink the alcohol here and you find a grocery store there! Stick it to the man!

and you knoiw if you need help disposing of said alcohol...

[wook77.livejournal.com]

But oh man. So much booze and I won't drink it all in any semblance of timeliness.

I'm still going back and forth on this stupid thing :( Stupid airlines.

[shygryf.livejournal.com]

timliness shmimleness.

once again should you need help...

[titti]

You might want to double check with the airline if they will let you take 3 even paying. Most airlines will only allow you 2 unless you pay for business/first class.

I ended up taking only a carryon to San Diego. *g*

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I'm actually flying 4 flights on 3 airlines to get to Chicago. All I want is one bag :(:(:(.

I'm really thinking just a carryon is the way to go but my shoes. I always pack way too many shoes and IDK about cutting that number down some. Yes, I am that vain :D.

[titti]

Ahhh, okay. I'm flying delta and there is no fee for the first suitcase, so I'll do check in. For Comic Con I never have a problem because I bring 5 bottoms, 5 tops and 2 pairs of flip flops, but I have so much crap for Terminus and each outfit has its shoes, so yeah, you aren't the only one. *g*

[aunt-agatha.livejournal.com]

Fascists. You're making me wonder about train travel, though, because I have a train trip coming up that I have (no room to change this AT ALL) to bring like two cases of bottled beer with me for. I should really look this up.

Love the W icon, btw.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY!

Down below, fiona_fawkes says that she gets to check 3 bags for free so it looks like you might be golden. I'll just have to suck it up and deal with the asshole airlines.

[elanorofcastile.livejournal.com]

I've traveled with Amtrak quite a few times before, and have never had any hassle about anything in my bags. There's still a 2 bag/50 lb each limit for checked baggage, but depending on if you're traveling in a sleeper or coach, carry on restrictions are a bit different. Also, they don't search your bags, beyond walking the drug dogs by them, as far as I know. Heck, I've had a pocket knife in my carry on, with a ridiculous amount of prescription meds (oh allergies, I hate you so) and cigarettes and was never bothered.

Sorry for the random influx of information, but wanted to share....


Side comment: and the super awesome thing about train travel? If you have to transfer? The next train will wait for you! (Best thing ever...especially as a woman travelling alone in parts unknown, I liked that a lot)

[aunt-agatha.livejournal.com]

Cool, thanks for the info! :D

[elanorofcastile.livejournal.com]

Granted I'm not coming down until Friday, but if you want, I can bring some booze, since it'll be cheaper up my way, than in Chicago...(ah, Wisconsin, the #1 binge drinking state...)

[wook77.livejournal.com]

OOOOHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YESPLZKTHX.

Now if I can just figure out how to transport my shoes :(

[elanorofcastile.livejournal.com]

:P Make me a list, and email it, and I'll see what I can do.

[fiona-fawkes.livejournal.com]

They make you pay extra for even ONE checked bag? Those bastards. Next thing we know, they're going to start weighing us as we board the plane and charging $1 for every pound over 150lbs. But on the plus side, that layered look is in right now.

I am so glad that I'm taking the train, where they let you check up to THREE bags for FREE!!!

[wook77.livejournal.com]

YEah. Even with ONE BAG. see (https://faq.orbitz.com/cgi-bin/orbitz_faq.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7041)?

Fuckers. Complete and utter twatnosed fuckfaces.

And ugh. you're totally right. They are going to start charging us by OUR weight. I wonder if I can lose 40 lbs by Tuesday that they'll let me check a bag for free?

Rub it in, missy. You just rub it in.