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lederhosenIn vaguely reverse order.
New Orleans is full of SHINY THINGS that cost more than I could ever afford. Chandeliers for US$90k, which is more than we paid for our house. Galleries full of gorgeous artwork, and the closest it gets to affordable is limited-ed prints for several hundred dollars each, which is not very close at all. *cries*
Bitten repeatedly by an oversized Chicago mosquito. V. impressive.
Went on walking tour of the cemeteries. Fun, although bloody hot (about 110 Fahrenheit) and little shade. Will do vampire tour tonight - intrigued to see whether it's as cheesy as the brochure suggests. Might even be quite good.
Flew to New Orleans from Chicago. Resolve to avoid flying United next time. (Apparently arriving 1 hour before a domestic connection is no longer enough to guarantee making a flight. Doesn't help when airline is staffing the check-in with trainees at the busiest time of the week. Trainees who then redirect us to non-existent gate number.)
Amber had an extra ticket to Concrete Blonde, so Rey & I bought one more and saw them with her. Enjoyed gig very, very, very much, though somewhat hard of hearing next day. Also went up Hancock Tower, etc - very nice view.
Realise that several of my friends are gorgeous, talented, witty, fun people who live entirely too far away. Resolve to kidnap them and start a commune somewhere sensible, so I can have all my friends in one place.
New Orleans is full of SHINY THINGS that cost more than I could ever afford. Chandeliers for US$90k, which is more than we paid for our house. Galleries full of gorgeous artwork, and the closest it gets to affordable is limited-ed prints for several hundred dollars each, which is not very close at all. *cries*
Bitten repeatedly by an oversized Chicago mosquito. V. impressive.
Went on walking tour of the cemeteries. Fun, although bloody hot (about 110 Fahrenheit) and little shade. Will do vampire tour tonight - intrigued to see whether it's as cheesy as the brochure suggests. Might even be quite good.
Flew to New Orleans from Chicago. Resolve to avoid flying United next time. (Apparently arriving 1 hour before a domestic connection is no longer enough to guarantee making a flight. Doesn't help when airline is staffing the check-in with trainees at the busiest time of the week. Trainees who then redirect us to non-existent gate number.)
Amber had an extra ticket to Concrete Blonde, so Rey & I bought one more and saw them with her. Enjoyed gig very, very, very much, though somewhat hard of hearing next day. Also went up Hancock Tower, etc - very nice view.
Realise that several of my friends are gorgeous, talented, witty, fun people who live entirely too far away. Resolve to kidnap them and start a commune somewhere sensible, so I can have all my friends in one place.
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Date: 2002-07-23 04:16 am (UTC)wah, I wasn't there...
(envy, envy, envy...)
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Date: 2002-07-23 04:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-07-24 02:42 am (UTC)ReShinyThings: (nods nods) Being (relatively)poor sucks. Eeek.
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And if you'd heard Tomorrow Wendy in Melbourne, you'd be glad not to have - Johnette got pissed at the crowd for singing over the top of her (and for talking throughout about 80% of "When I Was A Fool" from the new cd). I can't say I blamed her - I paid to listen to her, not them.
BTW, the playtest version of GURPS Magic Items 3 is finally up, and I got lots of stuff in it - have you checked to see if any of yours is in there yet?
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Date: 2002-07-24 03:05 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2002-07-26 07:07 am (UTC)And frankly, I don't think they contacted anyone - I mean, they're using 10 of mine, which is a decent chunk of wordage, and yet I was never contacted at all. I'd pretty much given it up as a bad job until the playtest was announced, in fact.