In which there are action figures, grandmothers, and terrifying bluebell woods of doom...

[rowana]

Over the past couple of weeks I've been forced to confront the major flaw in my gap year plans. It's that I didn't actually plan anything for the month after Paris. I believe I might have actually forgotten that the month of May exists. This is worrying enough in itself, but there is worse to come

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[willow_41z]

Your family sounds a bit like mine. :D

Oooh, have fun in Toronto and India and Eastern Europe! Maybe you'll see the squid sisters somewhere in there.

[rowana]

:D It's nice to know I'm not alone.

Thank you! If I do, I'll be sure to snap a picture. :)

[philia_fan]

Hmm, I'm not seeing a thing in here about going back to Paris this summer...*sniffs*

[rowana]

I'm sorry. :(

The friend I was hoping to go with got a scholarship to study in Poland during the summer, so if we go at all it'll be in September now instead.

Why don't you pop over to London instead? We're only a couple of hours away from Paris by train. Just for one night - that way you could meet up with me AND Em and catch a plane home from Heathrow instead!

*turns big pleading brown eyes on Philia*

[philia_fan]

I wish. We already have plane tickets, and I don't know that I can talk the family into an outing that involves tunnels under lots and lots of water...but I'll see what I can do.

[hebe0]

* borrows some big brown eyes and joins in the pleading *

(I can't make it to Paris, but probably would manage London... but realise it could be awkward for Philia & family)

[peggy_2]

Toronto! That's not terribly far (in US terms) from 'Guin, and me, and Cleveland. You'll have a passport ...

*sends out the siren call to Ro*

I love your posts. They always make me laugh : ) Good luck with any carpet cleaning you have to do.

*sympathizes and empathizes with Ro's mom*

[rowana]

I was actually thinking of heading over to the US because I have a friend in Boston I could stay with. Then I pulled up a map of the US and realised how big it is. I would love to see you guys, but I'd have to find somewhere to stay overnight, and drag myself free of my grandmothers, and dredge up the money. So I don't think I'm going to be able to for all those reasons. :(

At some point, possibly next year, I'm going to do a huge tour of the US and see everything. When that happens I promise to turn up on your doorstep. You may regret that siren call you sent when I do, but it's too late now. >:)

"Good luck with any carpet cleaning you have to do."

I'm going to need it. :)

[philia_fan]

..you actually have TWO friends in Boston you could stay with!

[rowana]

*hugs*

I offer you the same warning I offered Peggy. You may one day be sorry that you offered. :)

[pigrescuer]

I understand completely about the squirrels. They're a terrifying species of rodent, especially the black ones.

*is thankful she lives in a town and only sees dogs, cats and sheep*

[rowana]

Thank you! I'm glad that someone understands.

Sheep, really?

By the way - you had your Bio Unit 6 paper today, right? (It's either unit 6 or unit 4, I can't remember. The open one where you have the questions in advance.) I just wanted to say that I feel your pain. I still remember having to memorise graphs and marking schemes for that paper. Be strong!

[pigrescuer]

Well, Unit 3, since I'm only doing As. Did you read my description? It's a very silly exam.

Thank you for the pain-feeling. :)

I've got Stats tomorrow, feel more pain.

[littlered2]

When do you even see black squirrels? Other than in Mirkwood or somewhere, that is. All I get are boring grey ones (not to mention rabbits, foxes, mice and of course sheep).

[checkers65477]

Ro Ro Ro, shame on you for making me laugh so hard at work that my coworkers are eying me like I'm a dangerous lunatic, which I am at this point (author visit tomorrow) but still. And you must tell us what May 16th is--oh wait I seem to remember a Sounis post. Ah yes. Ahem. Whatever.

[rowana]

Ooh, which author? It never occurred to me how stressful author visits must be on the poor authority figures who have to control the kids.

May 16th? I'm sure I didn't say anything about May 16th, just another day.

*whistles*

[checkers65477]

Yeah, right. *winky thing*

Stephanie Tolan. I'm nervous about exactly what you said--authority figure who has to control the kids. I was fine until this afternoon when one of the teachers said the 8th grade is so bad this year that nothing would surprise her--even a food fight during the author assembly. So now of course I can think of nothing else. I picture myself whisking the poor, food-covered author out of the auditorium, like the secret service protecting the president. Gah.

[peggy_2]

ummmmm, maybe hand her a plastic cape with her morning latte?

*is thankful we didn't have THAT to contend with*