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I'm speechless.....
I understand that higher fuel costs have an impact on an industry such as the airline industry, BUT to charge $15/bag for the first bag a flyer checks is absolutely ridiculous. Why shouldn't this be reflected in a higher ticket cost instead of "nickel & dime"-ing everyone??? Don't even get me started on the extra fee to get an aisle seat! Granted, it won't impact frequent flyers with elite status or those passengers that pay full price.
When I travel for business (I'm a fequent flyer without elite status), I usually bring a small suitcase that doesn't need to be checked - mainly so I don't waste time waiting for it on the conveyor belt or that it gets lost... Looks like you don't even get a refund if your suticase doesn't make it with you to your destination. What fun it will be trying to find some overhead space if every leisure travel is now vying to get their sutitcase up there as well.
I don't fly American often, and when I do, its for business, but this will definitely make me thinnk twice before booking with them in the future.... Let the fun begin!!!
This morning the creepy, sexual harrassing head of my department was fired! YEAH!!!
They told him around 8:30 this morning and escorted him out of the building before lunchtime.
We went back on Tuesday to see the house on Haverford Road. I wanted to see if my solution would work for the closet/bathroom situation in the masterbedroom. We also wanted to get a sense for how noisy it was on the road and what we thought of everything in daylight.
My bathroom/closet solution didn't really work because I had forgotten about the staircase to the attic that was in the way. Our realtor had an easy solution to the closet and the master bathroom wasn't in as bad shape as I remembered it. The street was much noisier than we were expecting. Adam was concerned about the noise bothering us. After living for 5 years over JFK blvd, I didn't think it was a big deal. But I was worried about resale ability....
We left very on the fence with neither of us knowing whether we should make an offer or not. The issue is a moot point now - this morning our realtor emailed us that the house had been sold. So that's that.
We were in Collingswood, NJ for dinner on Friday night. We were both impressed with the cute center of town and the proximity to Philly - took us 15min to get back home. Of course, in rush hour traffic, we couldn't get to work that quickly, but we wouldn't be driving anyway - so it wouldn't matter... Not sure if we will look for real estate in South Jersey now as well, but I think its worth considering....
Cool article in the Philly Inquirer today about the increase in movies being filmed in Philadelphia (excerpt below in Blue) - I didn't cut & paste the part of the article that references the adaptation of John Grogan's Marley & Me, which is being shot currently in the offices of the Inquirer on Broad Street. In addition to the movies mentioned here, the following movies/TV shows have also used Philly as a backdrop. Am I missing any others?
Parking Wars (TV show)
Good point, Jen! I missed an obvious one - I didn't think of it, because (embarassingly so) I've never seen it.... Rocky
In the last two months, the region has been one big backlot, generating not only film business but excitement among celebrity watchers. The comedy The Dream of the Romans began filming in Center City and Old City on March 17, with Lauren Graham and Jeff Daniels. The comedy Tenure, with Luke Wilson (Owen's brother) and Gretchen Mol, started shooting April 7, mostly on the campuses of Bryn Mawr and Rosemont Colleges.
And the drama Happy Tears, with Demi Moore and Parker Posey, began rolling on April 24 in Prospect Park, Center City and Old City. Next month, filming of Michael Bay's Transformers 2 with Shia LaBeouf and Teresa Palmer will begin, and two TV series - FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and CBS's Cold Case - will return for another season.
Two major studio films were shot here last year: Shyamalan's The Happening with Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel, in theaters next month, and Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lovely Bones with Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz, due next year.
I had absolutely no idea this was going on.
1. Where is your cell phone? handy
2. Your significant other? Adam
3. Your hair? bland
4. Your mother? organized
5. Your father? fuzzy
6. Your favorite thing? skiing
7. Your dream last night? confusing
8. Your favorite drink? tea
9. Your dream/goal? stress-free (I consider it one word!)
10. The room you're in? office
11. Your fear? unemployment
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? mommy
13. Where were you last night? work
14. What you're not? quiet
15. Muffins? blueberry (???)
16. One of your wish list items? homeownership
17. Where you grew up? Juisey
18. The last thing you did? earnings
19. What are you wearing? corporate
20. Your TV? old
21. Your pets? nada
22. Your computer? humming
23. Your life? busy
24. Your mood? exhausted
25. Missing someone? friend
26. Your car? dirty
27. Something you're not wearing? chapstick
28. Favorite Store? anywhere
29. Your summer? scheduled
30. Your favorite color? blue
31. When is the last time you laughed? always
32. Last time you cried? therapy
Ran out of three different types of tea during the last two days - a near crisis! So, I went tea shopping today. Came home with an old favorite (black w/ cranberry & orange) and two new ones: Black w/ peaches, and black w/ strawberry & Papaya.
Clearly, I am fond of black/fruit blends. Brewing a cup of the black peach now. Smells yummy!
How many pair of shoes do you have? Out of those pairs, how many do you wear more than a few times a year?
Submitted by fightinggale.
Fun question!!! I don't know how many pairs of shoes I own, but I think its probably below average for my gender/age. And since the majority of my shoes are pseudo-boring work shoes (mainly black, brown, & blue in varying heights), most of my shoes are worn pretty regularly. I've got two pairs of casual sneakers and two pairs of workout/tennis sneakers. 3 pairs of flip flops, probably 3 pairs of strappy summer sandals (definitely need more), and three pairs of special occasion shoes (black, brown, and cream). I need a silver pair to go with a dress I just bought.
I am trying to throw away a pair of old, worn out shoes every time I buy a new pair. I am missing "fun" shoes that I could wear with jeans and a nice top out on weekends. I was sorely disappointed with Nordstrom's last time I was there. My shoe collection is pretty boring - mostly NineWest
Ever since we saw this house (#4) I feel more and more like we can overcome the things we didn't like and really make it our home. My initial concerns were the small master bedroom, tiny master bedroom closets, and needing-an-update master bath. At first, my solution was to gut the shower and create my own makeshift closet/ironing station in the attic.... nothing too involved or too costly.
After some thought, I have an even better (scary, is the word Adam would use) alternative. The guest bedroom is 18' x 11' - a good sized room. It shares a wall with the master bedroom - the man's closet and guest bedroom closet are on this wall. I was thinking that we take about 2-3 feet from the guest bedroom, since it is so big, and expand that closet to a walk-in. My woman's-closet shares a wall with the master bathroom. Why not knock out the closet and expand the bathroom? Genius, pure genius..... You can see why this remodel would frighten Adam. In my defense, a larger, redone master bathroom and a walk-in closet would certainly add to the value of the house......
Our other concern was that the house is located on a busy-ish street. However, both the master bedroom and large guest bedroom are out the (quiet) back of the house -- so, less of an issue, maybe....
Adam is going to see 3-4 places without me, while I slog through earnings season. If he doesn't see anything that jumps out at him, we will revist the Haverford Ave house and see if my plan is logical.....
