Comments on: The Emanuelian Cat

By: Shelli

Shelli — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:25:58 +0000

Oh yes! I traveled a lot in the early years of working for the I/T company I’ve been employed with for 17 years. But lately, not so much… and my choice really. I used to be a person that could eat dinner ALONE in a restaurant. Now, I wouldn’t consider it. I used to get on planes with excitement, now it’s mostly dread. I don’t know what the hell is wrong with me, but it’s nice to know I’m not alone in that regard.

Thanks for a great post- I am looking for distraction lately.

By: Geochick

Geochick — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:38:44 +0000

Great analogy – I loved it! I’ve actually gone the opposite way with travel. I was such a scaredy-cat that out of college I refused to apply for jobs that required travel. Now I’m pretty good at it and welcome the chance to get out in the field. We’ll see what happens down the road…

By: Lavender Luz

Lavender Luz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:47:47 +0000

I always learn so much from you. You are brilliant with connections and analogies.

So, are you now studying how to speak “Chicago”?

Wish I could travel with you. I would find you coffee and dinner and make sure you had underpants. And overpants.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:48:45 +0000

Sit gold?! HAHA! When you fgigure out how to do it I expect you to put out another guidebook immediately to walk us all through that as well.

I will be in Detroit. Does this mean I can get my first edition signed?

By: IF Crossroads

IF Crossroads — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:39:24 +0000

The comments on this post have made me laugh so hard! Shitting gold!?! Awesome!

I too have become a nervous traveler as of late. I wonder why this happens? I have traveled so much over the past 10 years I could wander through O’Hare or JFK blindfolded and yet I lock myself in my hotel room when I am done w/meetings for the day. Maybe I’ve just experienced all I need to see

By: Eve

Eve — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:17:30 +0000

Haha…yeah Oprah knows about sh*&ting gold I’d say!

Sigh. So many of you (and that’s you, too, Mel) have had such adventurous traveling histories. Not so much here. The only place I’ve traveled by myself since my son was born was to England to visit my sister. I found myself crying every night because I missed him so much! It was an amazing trip, but it couldn’t compare to being home. I kept thinking the whole time I was there, “I wish Mark (my hubby) were here to see this.”

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:41:56 +0000

Oh my friend, I beg to differ. You do shit gold but it comes out in the form of the connections and the community you’ve helped us form.

By: magpie

magpie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:13:02 +0000

It was fun hanging out with you too.
And you, banging out blog posts in the swanky hotel lobby, that’s pretty good traveling.

By: nh

nh — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:47:30 +0000

Things do change and continue to do so, for a whole variety of reasons. When I was 18 I got on a plane and did my first long distance flight by myself to Africa. Now I hate the thought of staying away from home overnight by myself. Not because I’m necessarily good at being at home, but because I feel safe and secure there!

By: Bea

Bea — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:17:24 +0000

I have also changed over time! I am more cautious with travel. I find it tiresome and sometimes even a little depressing when things don’t go smoothly these days. I no longer think of missing the last bus and getting stuck in the middle the outer Hebrides with only a daypack and no money or warm clothes or food in wintertime as a fantastic adventure to be hitch-hiked out of. I think of it as a potentially-dangerous mini-crisis that will cloud my trip and my mood for days to come. Bah and humbug. Just now I am too busy being jealous about all the glamorous film-festival etc stuff to go into it in more detail, but I had to say that yes, I’ve felt that way before. Although I still haven’t got to the bit where I’m good at being at home.

Happy travels.

Bea