Re: Off topic ramblings or 'author likes random chats'travels_in_timeMay 23 2011, 04:13:44 UTC
I just moved here recently from Louisiana, and your comment made me laugh out loud because my mom came to visit, and I overheard her describing it to my grandmother. "Oh, yes, it's very nice. Lots of...space. They have lots of cornfields, and, oh, some soybeans, and...more cornfields..." So pretty much word for word, there. :D
Re: Off topic ramblings or 'author likes random chats'shoedogMay 23 2011, 22:03:24 UTC
Lucky for me, Southern Illinois or 'Little Egypt, as it is known, is at the edge of the Shawnee National Forest, surrounded on three sides by the three of the most sizable rivers in the states, the Wabash, the Mississippi, and the Ohio.
The last two form a valley w/fertile land like the Egypt’s Nile delta. Hence the profusion of badly pronounced Egyptian town names, my favorite being 'Cairo.' ('said like Karo syrup')
Southern Illinois is truly geographically different from the rest of the flat, flat midwest. Since this are was only slightly covered by a continental ice sheet back in time, we are way more more hilly, humid, green and rocky. Closer to the geography of the Ozarks than the rest of Illinois.
Granted St Louis, the largest metropolis is an hour and a half to two hour drive but the Makanda and the Shawnnee National Forest (Depicted below) is a 15 to 20 minute drive. So I don't mind the trade off.
Re: Off topic ramblings or 'author likes random chats'shoedogMay 23 2011, 22:22:13 UTC
Small businesses rock!
I want to make it to an H&M just to see it and go to an ~~~~~~~so embarrassed~~~~~~~~Ikea, the closet in the Chicagoland area, a 5 and a half hour drive away. Ikea has really strigent shipping rules. I don't understand why the refuse to ship this medicine cabinet:
Re: Off topic ramblings or 'author likes random chats'dinadandelionMay 24 2011, 01:16:37 UTC
OP takes a break from watching tornado coverage to join in someone else's conversation!
I got one of my favorite dresses at H&M this winter! I find there are other cheaper stores, though, so I don't shop there too often.
THe US is big! I live in Maryland (small and on the East Coast, for those not familiar with it). I'm in a rural/suburban area (The two tend to mix around here; we're in the "megalopolis" area of America, so the region is pretty consistently developed from Boston to DC. /geography geek) so everything's a 15-30 minute drive from where I am.
AHEM......ATTENTION PLEASE!shoedogMay 24 2011, 01:47:39 UTC
I C&Ped this thread digression of to the chatter thread if you want to continue the OT there. That way no one like "Yes, you really should." anon blows a gasket.
"high street stripy jumper"
I'm curious what does the term "high street" indicate? Thanks!
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The last two form a valley w/fertile land like the Egypt’s Nile delta. Hence the profusion of badly pronounced Egyptian town names, my favorite being 'Cairo.' ('said like Karo syrup')
Southern Illinois is truly geographically different from the rest of the flat, flat midwest. Since this are was only slightly covered by a continental ice sheet back in time, we are way more more hilly, humid, green and rocky. Closer to the geography of the Ozarks than the rest of Illinois.
Granted St Louis, the largest metropolis is an hour and a half to two hour drive but the Makanda and the Shawnnee National Forest (Depicted below) is a 15 to 20 minute drive. So I don't mind the trade off.
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I want to make it to an H&M just to see it and go to an ~~~~~~~so embarrassed~~~~~~~~Ikea, the closet in the Chicagoland area, a 5 and a half hour drive away. Ikea has really strigent shipping rules. I don't understand why the refuse to ship this medicine cabinet:
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I got one of my favorite dresses at H&M this winter! I find there are other cheaper stores, though, so I don't shop there too often.
THe US is big! I live in Maryland (small and on the East Coast, for those not familiar with it). I'm in a rural/suburban area (The two tend to mix around here; we're in the "megalopolis" area of America, so the region is pretty consistently developed from Boston to DC. /geography geek) so everything's a 15-30 minute drive from where I am.
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Here's the link:
http://sherlockbbc-fic.livejournal.com/5284.html?thread=44556196#t44556196
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http://sherlockbbc-fic.livejournal.com/5284.html?thread=44556196#t44556196
Phew. All that C&Ping is hard work!
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