Travels

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Years ago when I was still 'hoin' myself to da Man (I was a...*sob*...corporate travel agent), we had a great temp. She was smart, funny, and a single mum trying to make it in life. Everyone agreed we should make her permanent. Apparently being cluey was something she could muster under the imminent threat of no work: once regularized she became slothful, bristly, and was sick or late pretty much every day.

But what irked most people was how she answered the (general information) phone lines: "travels". No dear, "travel", singular. "Travels." "No dear, travel. Singular." "Travels." Finally the admin supervisor's last nerve shorted out and she tore a strip off the woman.

"You don't understand, I'm from Jamaica, we say 'travels'."

"Where are you from in Jamaica?"

"My parents are Jamaican. I learned it from them..."

"You stupid girl, I be from Jamaaaai-ca, an' never heard no one say 'travels'!"

*sulk*

She was gone in a month. But enough about her, what about me????


A couple of months ago I whinged to querrelle that I had that travel itch. Now look at what's goin' on:

27-30 May Toronto 4160
13-17 June Ottawa 4420
29 June-03 July NYC Rockaway Beach 4880
7-17 August Toronto 4160
7-10 Sept Québec City 4970
01-17 December Sydney and Auckland 16690

Edit: Looks like I'll be 188 miles short of Elite status for 2007. Hmmmmm make Elite status again! Woo hoo!