Nerd Word of the Day: Staycation

I have never been abroad. We actually have only ever had staycations :-(

If anybody shoot you… he’ll die :evil:

That is fine with me… :grin:

I know of some Russian cosmonauts that staycation in a space station.

Nope, we aren’t shooting you. We like you and want to keep you around for a LOONG time.

Elvis!!! Who put the goat in there??
Gorby did it Aunt Marina.
Can I get married now??

Do not worry senfir, anybody will not shoot at such beauty :cool:

I sympathize with you :cry: the last three years only able to enjoy (not) :roll:
a staycation :cry: hope things can soon change ;-)
:cool: B.B. :mrgreen: My dear teacher!

Marina! H.ear this for a shot…Ukulele Orchestra of GB – The Good the Bad the Ugly

My “wop” buddy Houlie picked this music 4 U.

:lol:

LOL, I just heard this word on my local news broadcast. I was going to google it then I thought let me check to see of Marina has done this word yet. Yeap! She did! I seen there were a bunch of other words also added.

Hey Marina, you and I must be experts at staycations and weisures. Humm that brings up a new question. How do you know if your on a staycation or weisure when at home? Im guilty of taking worcations. I just made up that word, I bet it already exist hu? Ok I just googled it and yes many people have used it. Darn….

I’m a long time fan of worcations. First off it’s justification to take a vacation when you’re really busy and have much work to do. Second, it’s a great tax right off. Third if your really lucky you can get someone else to pay for it.

I like the sound of the word. It sound cool and easy to enunciate. Sorry you hate it so much. I guess it’s a Russian thing, hu?

Shoot you now?! Well since your missing a comma in your sentence I think I will just do that. How about in the words of Bill Cosby, “I’m going to shoot you in the face,…with a bazooka.” :mrgreen:

:grin: good one!

Shoot you? Could we just skip that and go directly to claim the body?

Do you have any plans for an on line book signing? I’d like to get a signed copy but have no plans to go to LA anytime soon.

I think the fascination with staycation is that it is an abomination of the word vacation. When you look for rest and relaxation… the last thing you want is to do is to make up an explanation for seeing so and so at the same old gas station… in exasperation! :shock: :grin: :razz:

I think staycation sounds great actually. I REALLY LOOOOVE it. Forsooth, it rings like a steak to my uneducated ears.

Okay d*key. What has been said is irrelevant. What’s important is what has been heard.

I’m hungry and thirsty right now. Time to eat and drink. Hasta la vista. :smile:

The only shot you get from your grateful students is a big noisy one on the cheek Poopsie.
Thanks so much for helping us learn how cool our language is!!
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Larry

Hey Marina. I wish you wouldn’t say things like that. It would sadden me to see such a great person pass away, even though I don’t know you. Anyway, I think the word isn’t that bad. I was planning to go to Guatemala for a few weeks but a few things came up, needless to say I am currently taking a staycation. Take care Marina. Eagerly awaiting your next entry.
– Jesse :)

I would consider myself Mr. Staycation if there were such a title.

You’re right though, Marina. It does sound goofy. No real reason for it to be added.

Can someone just shoot me now please?!!

Sending hugs and kisses instead.

good thinking :cool:

I found that if I took a vacation and actually went somewhere, I would have to come at least two days early to ‘decompress’. If not, I would be a zombie at work for a week. I always liked to take daytrips anyway. :mrgreen:

Neither have I. Been a male my whole life. :shock: :mrgreen:

It’s been a while that I have not been on this site or twitter lately. I was working a lot the past week before Independence day and from last Friday till last Tuesday I went to Michigan to visit my relatives for a while. I had a blast! My last Staycation was June 26. I’ve heard that word on the radio last Friday on my way to the lake.

I live at an old vacation resort that locals and people from out-of-town alike used to flock to in the summers. The owner stopped maintaining the pools, tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic areas, etc. when he reached an advanced age and the facilities proved to be too expensive and not profitable enough. So now they just rent out the cabins. Everything else is closed or fenced off.

It’s still a beautiful place though. It’s very park-like, and the neighbors who live here with me are great, a friendly and welcoming community. I have no problem imagining myself “on vacation” even when I don’t go anywhere because I’m living in a sweet vacation spot in the first place. The beach is less than an hour away.

We have good soil, huge oaks, a productive vegetable garden, a wide meadow, a creek, and a big herd of blacktail deer, plus the occasional bobcat or coyote visits now and then even though we’re hemmed in by developed areas. Right now there are 3 young fawns on the property, and it’s endless fun to watch them scamper around. Staycations here are as easy as putting up the shade umbrella and hanging the hammock. Pass me a cold one, will ya?

Good to see you back, labbatt78.

 
Hey, that’s what she said.
But, seriously, I remember my forefathers trying to show me abroad one time, but the other three got jealous. :lol:

“No Sane man will dance.” – Cicero 106-43 B.C.

I used to dance but now I don’t. Yet I don’t feel any saner. Could he have been wrong? :?:

Yes, his older vrother, Chicago, was usually right! :cool:

If you ever come to England, don’t forget to visit The Norfolk Broads, for the holiday that is different.

I’ve had staycations for the last three years. This year I finally got to go with everybody else :grin: . Today is the last full day of our vacation at the beach. Getting ready right now to go boogie-boarding with my granddaughter. Some of the waves are looking pretty gnarly already. Sun is out in full force. Looks like it will be an awesome day! :cool:

I know the feeling. I often say “Nobody needs a vacation more than whoever just got back from one.” Hopefully, I have timed this one okay. I’ll get back Saturday day, go to work Sunday night and Monday night, then have my weekend before starting my full work week again on Thursday. Enough talk of that, now. Time to hit the surf, dude! :cool:

No ‘staycation’ for this boy, the skunks battled with the rabbits living under house last night, My eyes are stinging, now need to wash everything. Yes, the joys of country living.

Thinking of going to campground until the air is clear.

{gag! choke! watery eyes... Pee yew! }

Dear Marina,
“Staycations” seem to be the norm, here. Because many office workers have unpaid “Furlough Fridays” and gasoline prices are still too high, it’s good to stay in the local area. The SF hotels are way below normal in bookings. The tourists we get are mostly very wealthy people from Asia (Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea). There’s a few wealthy tourists from Europe, but not so many as when the Euro was sky-high. With over 11.5% unemployment in California, we don’t see too many tourists from local areas.

You live in a wonderful area for “Staycations”, Marina. There’s so many nice beaches nearby. Lots of great restaurants in Sata Monica, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Malibu, etc. Have you been to the LA County Fair? It’s larger than the State Fairs in many other states. You could get sick on all the deep-fried foods they sell, there! :mrgreen: It’s great fun to see the crafts and art exhibited, there.

Shoot you? I’d never destroy such a treasure. Although I might embarass you enormously if I dro ve you to places in my ’07 Chevrolet Aveo, instead of a nice, new Mercedes car! :roll:
Seesixcm6

Oats barley ripe :smile: Got wheat or rye, beevee14?…Dance with sheaves for bread is bred of sheafs :grin: …[corn] my beef :lol: Julieta Venegas – Eres para mi SA…ARG

{{{what about c.i.t.y s~l~i~c~k~e~r~s dropping pets off onto the country-side???? :evil: }}}}rural staycations are cats kittens :lol:

…real life beckons vists….2-long

Marina, I have a pistol permit, but the only way I would ever shoot you is with a camera and I would much prefer somebody else to be behind the camera, since I would want to be in the picture with you. I have never called them “staycations,” but I like to attend galleries and museums and motor races in my area. I have met people who live a few miles from major museums and raceways but who have never bothered to go to them. I met a lady who lived within walking distance of the great Formula One track at Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, but who never bothered to see a race there. There was a hill between her house and the track, but she had never even walked up the hill to see the cars go by. I have traveled all the way from Oklahoma to see races there and to drive around the track in a Mini, so I told her she needs to see at least one race there! On the other hand there’s a minor-league baseball park within walking distance of my house and I have never seen a game there. These are the best things to do on a “staycation.” Tulsa has some really great art museums and music venues and Claremore has the world’s biggest gun museum. Next time you want a real vacation, you should come here and let me be your guide.

Would that be an exaspercation? :)

It seems the things that are close, you end up taking for granted.

Cool web page. Great pictures. I like what you told that anti-NRA puke! Don’t get mad, I did not know that was you in your picture. I always thought it was a picture of…damn, drawing a blank. Uggh, the guy from Star Wars.

Obi-wan Kinobi :???: :?: IDK :|

Been there, Che. I feel for you bro. My place was built on a big concrete slab, and the clay soil beneath it swells up fat in the winter (rainy months) and shrinks down unevenly in the summer months, warping the whole thing.

In a couple places, there are probably cracks you could stick your foot through. It’s ugly when the skunks find access, get inside the foundation and set up camp in the walls. Then they start having babies. They can cause quite a stink when they argue with one another, which permeates the sheet rock and is absorbed in any textiles.

We had that here a couple years ago, and bedding and clothing from the closest rooms had to be discarded, they smelled so bad. I’m glad I got the most expensive stuff (the down comforter, the new sleeping bags, and the mattress) out of there before the worst part occurred. The whole apartment reeked for 2 months afterward. Phew!

Hey Rocky, welcome back!

-Kent

:mrgreen: In this economy,many people are staying at home for their vacation. In my home town of San Antonio,Texas,we have many places for the locals to visit and enjoy because it is a tourist attraction. Places include the 600 foot Tower of the Americas downtown(complete with rotating restaurant at the top),the beautiful San Antonio River also downtown,Sea World,Six Flags,The Alamo,a fabulous Wax Museum,the ever popular San Antonio Zoo,historic Missions,many shopping malls including the tourist favorite North Star Mall located near the always busy San Antonio International Airport. And across the street from North Star Mall,another mall complex,North Park Mall, is quickly being built which will house a hotel,movie theaters,and many shops including a Sears department store. In fact,Sears,Target, and the hotel are already open for business. There are also many movie complexes in the city to catch the latest blockbuster films so I will have much to see if I decide to have a staycation!

Wow, let me guess. you work for the S.A. Board of Tourism, don’t you? If not, you should :mrgreen: :!:

:mrgreen: Thanks,but I do not work for the City of S.A. By the way,we have Cable and Satellite TV services that can
deliver over 200 TV channels into hotels,motels,apartments,and homes. If the summer heat is too much,grab the TV remote and watch plenty of stuff on the digital boob tube! Have a great day!!

Yes… it could very well turn out to be an exaspercation… :shock: for your information… the so and so is likely to start a… provocation. :roll: :grin:

I take that as a compliment! Obi Wan is a hero! I think you’re right about ignoring things that are close. “Familiarity breeds contempt,” after all.

Thanks Kent! Never really left. I always watch Marina’s postings and videos; I don’t always reply. My biggest disappointment of the year was not winning the date with Marina. You see, women who meet me want to kiss me and women who kiss me want to keep me. :)

Sounds like a lyric. But then, I wouldn’t expect any less from you. Lessee now, somewhere in the neighborhood of G would probably work…G, B flat, E, E7, A minor, C then up to D7 for the 5, repeat, breaks to Fsharp for the chorus. Hmmm.

LOL :mrgreen: You’re a font of information regarding the tourism industry ;-) Have a good one :!:

:mrgreen: Thank you! Thank you very much!!
:roll:

:mrgreen: Fate never comes at a time of our own choosing.
Live long and prosper!! :lol:

Could they make a law, forcing us to take a vacation and spend the [federal] reserves money?

Is that like money on reservations? :lol:

]]]uNCLe[[[ ” :roll: ..sam hell”….fOwl :lol:

beevee14:…still thinking on the gooseberries…currant jAm :oops: [

NEIL YOUNG :cool:

“Last Trip To Tulsa”

Well, I used to drive a cab,
you know
I heard a siren scream
Pulled over to the corner
And I fell into a dream
There were
two men eating pennies
And three young girls who cried
The West coast is falling,
I see rocks in the sky.
The preacher took his bible
And laid it on the stool.
He said: with
the congregation running,
Why should I play the fool?

Well, I used to be a woman,
you know
I took you for a ride,
I let you fly my airplane
It looked good for your pride.
‘Cause you’re
the kind of man you know
Who likes what he says.
I wonder what’s it’s like
To be so far over my head.
Well, the lady made the wedding
And she brought along the ring.
She got down on her knees
And said: Let’s
get on with this thing.

Well, I used to be a folk singer
Keeping managers alive,
When you saw me on a corner
And told me I was jive.
So I unlocked your mind, you know
To see what I could see.
If you guarantee the postage,
I’ll mail you back the key.
Well I woke up in the morning
With an arrow through my nose
There was an Indian in the corner
Tryin’ on my clothes.

Well, I used to be asleep
you know
With blankets on my bed.
I stayed there for a while
‘Til they discovered I was dead.
The coroner was friendly
And I liked him quite a lot.
If I hadn’t ‘ve been a woman
I guess I’d never have been caught.
They gave me back my house and car
And nothing more was said.

Well, I was driving
down the freeway
When my car ran out of gas.
Pulled over to the station
But I was afraid to ask.
The servicemen were yellow
And the gasoline was green.
Although I knew I couldn’t
I thought that I was gonna scream.
That was on my last trip to Tulsa
Just before the snow.
If you ever need a ride there,
Be sure to let me know.

I was chopping down a palm tree
When a friend dropped by to ask
If I would feel less lonely
If he helped me swing the axe.
I said: No, it’s
not a case of being lonely
We have here,
I’ve been working on this palm tree
For eighty seven years
I said: No, it’s
not a case of being lonely
We have here,
I’ve been working on this palm tree
For eighty seven years
He said: Go get lost!
And walked towards his Cadillac.
I chopped down the palm tree
And it landed on his back.

flying flies 4 bl00d[

Yeah, I can’t find it either. I KNOW I did not dream this!
Here is my favorite(love that French horn):

After the Gold Rush

Well, I dreamed I saw the knights
In armor coming,
Saying something about a queen.
There were peasants singing and
Drummers drumming
And the archer split the tree.
There was a fanfare blowing
To the sun
That was floating on the breeze.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.
Look at Mother Nature on the run
In the nineteen seventies.

I was lying in a burned out basement
With the full moon in my eyes.
I was hoping for replacement
When the sun burst thru the sky.
There was a band playing in my head
And I felt like getting high.
I was thinking about what a
Friend had said
I was hoping it was a lie.
Thinking about what a
Friend had said
I was hoping it was a lie.

Well, I dreamed I saw the silver
Space ships flying
In the yellow haze of the sun,
There were children crying
And colors flying
All around the chosen ones.
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading had begun.
They were flying Mother Nature’s
Silver seed to a new home in the sun.
Flying Mother Nature’s
Silver seed to a new home.

:oops: my best fav of Neil— :razz: Cinnamon Girl”

I wanna live
with a cinnamon girl
I could be happy
the rest of my life
With a cinnamon girl.

A dreamer of pictures
I run in the night
You see us together,
chasing the moonlight,
My cinnamon girl.

Ten silver saxes,
a bass with a bow
The drummer relaxes
and waits between shows
For his cinnamon girl.

A dreamer of pictures
I run in the night
You see us together,
chasing the moonlight,
My cinnamon girl.

Pa sent me money now
I’m gonna make it somehow
I need another chance
You see your baby loves to dance
Yeah…yeah…yeah.

Could he have been wrong? But of course he was wrong! And he was probably blinded by the harsh greek wine when he wrote these lines. Or perhaps he never wrote this in reality… The truth is that dancing has nothing to do with sex or sanity.

“Nuit et jour, à tout venant,
Je chantais, ne vous déplaise.
Vous chantiez? J’en suis fort aise:
Eh bien! Dansez, maintenant.”
– Jean De La Fontaine (1621-1695)

“Her keyser euch hilft nicht das swert
Czeptir vnd crone sint hy nicht wert
Ich habe euch bey der hand genomen
Ir must an meynen reyen komen.”
– Totentanz

Crazy HORs.e…Hay…John Entwistle – Cinnamon Girl

Joe Walsh playing Cinnamon Girl first season of Unplugged with Jules Shear and Dr John {[c*I*n*n*A*m*O*n]}

:P

OM3

same dame that can make you lame; blame came with the flame—James :lol:

om3

Sm-ar-t

hay Chey…I drank a pitcher of beer with this guy….Loudon Wainwright performs Dead Skunk ….get a wiff and mix with tomato :mrgreen:

Essentially, the flavour of dead skunks is a subtle essence of dance macabre, till the sun cools them dry. But why add tomato to the recipe? :cool:

John Entwistle, Chris Squire and James Jamerson my fave bassists. Hard to pick. Squire because I think YES is one of the most talented groups ever. John, well, just listen to the bass solo in, ‘Who Are You’ or ‘My Generation’ and JJ because the first two learned there licks from them old Motown records.

Hon. Mention- Steve Harris, Bootsy

200 TV channels sounds impressive (kind of) but how many of them are showing repeats? With Sky TV in the UK I’d guess it’s about 90%.
Makes the subscription fee sound less than impressive.

Interesting changes, will have to try that tonight.

some people i know were asking what O.B. meant like the tampon brand and the results of research were rather interesting. Perhaps you would do this.

Oh gee. Mighty and small like the Ratatouille tchick?

:mrgreen: We have lots of specialty channels. There are cooking channels,sports channels,religious channels,movie channels,Spanish language channels,news channels,and all the major networks have channels dedicated to the different time zones across the U.S.A. Also PBS(Public Broadcast System sponsored by public donations)broadcasts on several different satellite channels and local stations pick and choose which programs they want to air. There are childrens programs during the day and more adult fare at night. Many British programs like Masterpiece Theater,Are You Being Served?,Prime Suspect,and Fawlty Towers can be seen on PBS. And BBC America is available on Cable and Satellite TV with all British programs. Yes,there are a certain amount of repeats,but the entertainment value is vast!

Staycation! Can’t say I like this word all alot :???: but you know, language would have been so underdeveloped if it weren’t for these little whims so why not embrace it aye?

Im going for a proper vacation though, not a staycation. Just for a few days. Will be back for more words soon enough =)

When I walked out of the door the cloud of stink was hot and floating at eye level, blasted me right in the face.

You can still smell it strongly when the sun warms up the house. But it is dissipating some.

Be strong and persevere, you’ll outlive this. Soon as you get used to dealing with it, it’ll go away.

The real question is how to prevent repeats of the episode, once this one’s over.

We were lucky. We waited for them to all go outside. When they did, we noticed. The mom was leading her entire platoon of young out through the moonlit grass like so many ducklings. We were able to seal off the entry with a tight row of steel stakes sunk 18″ into the ground (so they couldn’t easily burrow underneath) and a big flagstone to cover the crack in the slab from the outside. They found somewhere else to live. So far, so good. No casualties.

It all changes over time, though. The floor continues to heave and pitch from one season to the next as the moisture levels in the clay subsoil fluctuate. Who knows where and when the next invasion will occur? Home sweet planet…. ;-)

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