| 06:08.19 | *** join/##lds aeryndunham (~aeryndunh@151.124.163.182) |
| 06:51.07 | romanovic | greetings |
| 06:51.22 | romanovic | aeryndunham: on vacation yet? |
| 06:52.01 | aeryndunham | Hi! I'm packing! Leave tomorrow morning! |
| 06:54.09 | romanovic | exciting! I want a vacation |
| 06:55.22 | romanovic | I've taken several vacation days this year, but all of them were spent watching the kids so my wife could have some recreation/vacation time |
| 06:56.04 | romanovic | are you spending all of yours in one place? or travelling a bit? |
| 06:56.09 | aeryndunham | Vacations are nice |
| 06:56.27 | aeryndunham | I'm spending 4 days with my brothers in NYC and then a couple week with my boyfriend and his family |
| 06:56.35 | aeryndunham | Normally I just... vegetate on my couch :p |
| 06:56.47 | romanovic | nice |
| 07:00.25 | aeryndunham | I haven't seen my brothers in a long time so I'm looking forward to seeing them |
| 07:05.45 | aeryndunham | <PROTECTED> |
| 07:07.08 | romanovic | Are your brothers older or younger? |
| 07:07.57 | aeryndunham | Younger |
| 07:08.36 | aeryndunham | They're both in New York; one is a waiter/lighting designer (but mostly waiter) living in Brooklyn, one is a marketing analyst at Twitter |
| 07:15.47 | romanovic | awesome! I think I take my family visits for granted, we were spread out for a few years, but now mostly live within an hour's drive of each other |
| 07:16.36 | aeryndunham | I'm spluring and taking the train to see them |
| 07:16.56 | aeryndunham | It's much more expensive than the bus, but really only takes the 4 advertised, and.... it's just so much nicer than the bus |
| 07:19.47 | romanovic | Amtrak? |
| 07:20.07 | aeryndunham | Yeah |
| 07:20.50 | romanovic | Do you get the snack car and observation lounge car? or are those only on longer distances |
| 07:21.42 | aeryndunham | I'm not sure, I've actually never taken it. My family just apparently all became travel snobs since I last went to see my brothers and told me I was crazy for no train :p |
| 07:22.04 | aeryndunham | I HAVE taken the bus, and it wasn't exactly thrilling |
| 07:22.12 | aeryndunham | took like 7 hours (avertised 4) |
| 07:22.57 | romanovic | I've never been on Amtrak either, but my wife has taken it to California and back, and says it is really nice |
| 07:25.20 | aeryndunham | I know my brothers patently refuse to take the bus going home anymore, always Amtrak |
| 07:28.55 | romanovic | How much is a ticket down to NY? |
| 07:29.06 | aeryndunham | Round trip was $100, Boston-NYC |
| 07:32.07 | romanovic | Are you packing _everything_? Or even returning to the same ship after your leave? |
| 07:32.47 | aeryndunham | Nope, packing ~everything~ |
| 07:32.52 | aeryndunham | I join a different ship on July 17 |
| 07:33.21 | romanovic | yeah, doesn't sound fun. |
| 07:34.08 | aeryndunham | All my clothing is in a suitcase. So, progress. |
| 07:34.19 | aeryndunham | The cupboard where my makeup lives kiiiiind of looks like a warzone. :/ |
| 07:39.13 | romanovic | I should go back to bed. Best of luck packing! |
| 07:39.40 | aeryndunham | thanks! |
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