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[mrv3000]

Hmm. I was told I need to take vacation time. Apparently I've racked up 92 hours. Thing is, I have no idea where to go and I don't want to waste it sitting at home. But it's bloody hot out, like, everywhere.

Think I'll plot my escape this morning at least by going to Costco. Kinda handy when you're the one that gets supplies for the office and supplies include cokes...

ETA: OH! Does anyone have a good website for American-to-British translations? Not just words but phrases? (Sadly, I think I will still have to have someone check the fic to de-Americanize it after it's done and that will be a big task. Oy. I'm going to need to make cookies for whoever ends up being involved in the beta process.)

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[poohmusings.livejournal.com]

Wow, can't believe they're making you take vacation with only 92 hours saved up. I have something like 350+, and that's already deducting the every Wednesday I'm taking off over the summer. I got an email from Southwest today that they're having a $49/one way special to anywhere within in CA. I could come visit or something. :)

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

350? Holy crap!!

And yeah, come on down! Or we could go somewhere else in CA... WINE COUNTRY! OMG.

[pixiesio.livejournal.com]

OH! Does anyone have a good website for American-to-British translations? Not just words but phrases?

If there really is such a thing, I'd like to know too! I know, of course, of English to name-your-foreign-language, but certainly not when it's the same language! Technically. ;)

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Heh heh. Yeah.

I've found a couple of slang sites, but in looking at them I don't quite believe them. Some words I can instantly translate like torch for flashlight and click for snap, but there are so many others. Plus just phrases in general. *sigh*

[diavestra.livejournal.com]

How the hell do you people do it? I never freakin' have enough time off and I get like 4 weeks a year, in addition to holidays and breaks.

*sigh*

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but you're *always* going somewhere!

[diavestra.livejournal.com]

That's because there are just so many places *to* go!

[acciochocolate.livejournal.com]

There's dw_britglish, if you didn't know of them already. But yeah, most sites and books are just dictionaries, not phrase books.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Oh thanks!