Travelstuff

For all you long-distance US-based convention-going types: Southwest has just opened up their fares for Thanksgiving weekend.

At the mo, they're offering a supposedly-direct flight (from Oakland, shudder) to Midway for $434 r/t - and that's with pretty-decent timing, too - no catching the plane at midnight or 6AM.

*shakes fist at the economy and personal circumstances*

PS - for those who don't mind the aggro of flying in to O'Hare, it looks like the airlines have opened up some fares for that weekend/airport, also. A r/t from the Bay Area to O'Hare just dropped from nearly $600 to $500. United will do a direct SFO/OHD flight for $520.

Midway's offering a flight from San Jose to Midway (one stop) for less than SW - a hair over $400, with taxes. But that one stopover could be a pisser, travel-time wise.

EDIT: I just got a ping from one of my fare-watching thingummies. I really hate US Airways but Delta/US Air are down to $373 r/t to O'Hare, with a stopover in Vegas. GAH!!!

Trivial Matters.

Alright, those of you who are more-knowledgeable on matters Whovian-shaped than I am:

Is there extant A Really Big Book Of Honestly Quite Difficult Doctor Who Trivia out there, or am I going to have to compound my own?

( What on earth is she going on about NOW? )

Meanwhile, I've encountered an Amazon UK third-party seller offering a supposedly brand new copy of the Benny Summerfield Dry Pilgrimage for twenty pence. Methinks someone wasn't paying attention when he was keying in the prices for his inventory - although I doubt he was going to ask more than two quid for it. Naturally, I took advantage - although I threw another book in (MA: Venusian Lullaby) to justify the shipping costs... I need them both and as long as they're in readable condition, I'll be happy.