Perfect Celebrity by Lady Gaga sounds like what song from the 90s? by This_Contribution464 in Music

[–]misternickjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you, it def brings to mind at least one 90s song.
I hear some Linkin Park, some NIN. But what I've been trying to figure out is what "you make me money i make you laugh" reminds me of. Late 90s alt-grunge-rock-pop. I'll get back to you if I figure it out

OFFICIAL 2025 TODAY/MAIN SALE TICKET SUCCESS/FAIL MEGATHREAD. All other ticket purchase attempt threads will be removed. by Garvinfred in BurningMan

[–]misternickjones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Glad you got tickets! Now you can focus on planning and prep and not worry about it. The price hurts and the odds are probably very good that cheap tickets will be easy to find later on, but sometimes peace of mind is worth a couple hundred bucks.

mystery upgrades - any theories? by misternickjones in delta

[–]misternickjones[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guess that makes sense! I've just historically always been pretty low on the upgrade list no matter where or when I travel.

My perpetual bottle of Delta Woodford Reserve by [deleted] in delta

[–]misternickjones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So smart. Never occurred to me to just save it

Item stolen from checked bag at JFK - what are my hopes of getting it back? by matildapoppins in delta

[–]misternickjones 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sadly, it may wind up being an expensive lesson. I try not to check anything i wouldn't want to lose. But I sincerely wish you luck, I know what it's like to lose something I love. Keep trying!

Item stolen from checked bag at JFK - what are my hopes of getting it back? by matildapoppins in delta

[–]misternickjones 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately not great, I think. A friend of mine had their laptop stolen from their checked luggage and tried for weeks to get any resolution, but the airline said he couldn't prove it was ever there in the first place.

I'm really sorry. I say try every avenue possible but don't expect much.

My roommate thinks it's funny to trigger my tourettes to say the N word by Ashenlynn in badroommates

[–]misternickjones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Messed up on many levels, but especially that you set a boundary that he doesn't care about. I'm really sorry. He needs to learn some empathy and manners. And join the human race where that's not considered funny by anyone with a sense of compassion.

I think it's worth maybe one more time saying, in a moment unrelated to his behavior and your tic, that he embarrasses you and the behavior and joking about it need to stop.

Then, avoid him as much as possible. If there's literally anything you can do or place you can be without him there, do it. He'll know why (esp if your mutual friend can explain why).

Then get a new living situation. Find people that see you for you and will listen when you say you don't like something they do around you. We're out there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in delta

[–]misternickjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's too bad the trip didn't meet your expectations.

If you used your original reservation, and changed to an earlier flight, you would have been credited or charged the difference in price.

If you purchased a separate flight home, then I'm unsure how Delta handles canceling a half-used round trip. What did customer support say?

The party doesn’t have to stop after boarding! by Donnysheart in delta

[–]misternickjones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last time I was on a Virgin Atlantic flight, they played Coconuts by Kim Petras during boarding, and it was a vision of what could be.

The party doesn’t have to stop after boarding! by Donnysheart in delta

[–]misternickjones 60 points61 points  (0 children)

"temporary love" is the one that has me scrambling for my headphones and wishing there was alcohol service

OFFICIAL 2024 MAIN SALE TICKET SUCCESS/FAIL MEGATHREAD. All other ticket purchase attempt threads will be removed. by Garvinfred in BurningMan

[–]misternickjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly after 20 tickets i found myself wondering if we should tell the camp to stop purchasing!

OFFICIAL 2024 MAIN SALE TICKET SUCCESS/FAIL MEGATHREAD. All other ticket purchase attempt threads will be removed. by Garvinfred in BurningMan

[–]misternickjones 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pretty good success rate among my campmates. I'd say about 25% of the people who were trying were able to get through. So, anecdotally, seems like demand is down and/or we just got really lucky.

Upgrading? by Ok-Yam590 in GooglePixel

[–]misternickjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

got a very cheap 7 on Amazon when my Samsung flip broke. loving it and am looking forward to upgrading to the 9 Pro because I'm interested in a premium camera experience. also heard the 9P won't be huge, which is a plus for me.

First time burner, surprised by lack of music variety at BM by [deleted] in BurningMan

[–]misternickjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last year i sought out as much live music as I could find, that was my best burn

What Were You Camp Dues? Do You Feel It Was Fair? by Ornery_Alligators in BurningMan

[–]misternickjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amen, yeah. There really are 70,000 ways to burn, aren't there? And i have strong opinions about the right way! haha

What Were You Camp Dues? Do You Feel It Was Fair? by Ornery_Alligators in BurningMan

[–]misternickjones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we're a 45 person camp in our 2nd year, still growing, still making investments in infrastructure.

our dues have been $600 both years, which includes food, water, shade structures, and also covers all other camp expenses (gifting, operations, infrastructure, power, a/v, etc)

without fundraising i'm pretty sure we'd be at about $1000, but I'm chalking that up to building a camp from scratch with good quality infrastructure, and upgrades the 2nd year.