Good LORD, I'm in a bad mood. So much shit to do. I have to go to DC in a week.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Answers

And I'm BACK. So many updates. Yay! People. The new campus? Insane. Of course, all my crap is everywhere and I need to unpack desparately, but too tired.

Fly back on the red eye. Totally packed. Who knew? On a Sunday??

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

H, you've returned! Do tell all.

I'm going to be a little sketchy this morning, but I'll be checking in.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Monday morning announcement:

Allison Lowe sold us out. Poor, poor Cher and AB, crying into their cranberry and vodkas Saturday night. But Hardlucy rocked the hizouse in a big, big way.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Oh, AB. I was retarded and stuck in Fort Worth with my friend Jesse at the stupid festival thing. I didn't get back to Dallas until 8, and I was filthy and enraged that it was so late. I am the weakest link.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

It's all right, Al. You just missed the best show evah. And I do mean it. The new drummer is one big rhythmic miracle.

They put you on the guest list, too! I no even know! It was pretty crowded, and Robby Krieger's son, Waylon (Waylon Krieger!), was hot.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

I too will be sketchy today as I have to unpack and figure out how to use these newfangled phones.

Plus, I have to read all your updates! Damn, was Mike a machine or what? I had 4 notify emails from him alone!

LA was amazing. India is even better in person that you could possibly ever imagine, although I only saw her for like 5 minutes. Evidently all her crazy voodoo Catholic based. But she had dolls! Crazy scary voodoo dolls and it was so creepy.

We went to Vegas on Friday night. I best blackjack player evah! No, not really. I lost, but since we were only at the $1 tables, we played for hours with only like 20 bucks.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Helloooooo?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Who is India?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

The crazy lady he lives with.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

I'm in!

Um, and now I'm out. Must take nap before night shift. So. Tired.

T, I know you're jealous that we have Panda Karaoke. I don't hear any Atlanta pandas singing Bruce Springsteen songs.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Allison - did you put any smokin photos in the care package?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Is it me that makes MATH so slow?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Damn, I had to go to a meeting and I come back and... what? Hardly any MATH has gone by? Hmph. It's 1:05 CST. Do you know where your MATH is?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

I read the Friday thread. The ATL excitement is contagious, I say. I'm so happy for y'all, Al. So, so happy.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Me too, I guess. I'm like a yo-yo about it.

Every morning I freak out, and then I come in to work and get happy about it, then I get worried that we won't find jobs, then I get confident that we will, then I go home and talk to Chris and he's all excited about it, then I panick that he'll hate me when he actually has to live with me, then I go to bed and it starts all over.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

I'm here, just busy. I'll be in DC next Tuesday - Thursday (Mike, we WILL have lunch, or something, I promise), and I need to set up some Senator meetings, etc. Pain in my ass.

Allison, if you took Rudergirl's job, that would be the most hysterical thing, ever.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

I can't believe I didn't know that's where she worked.

Y'all, I just sent T an e-mail joking that I had found an opening at Pulp and Paper Magazine in ATL, and how gross it would be to work for a pub about the paper mill industry, and she informed me that that is where ruderskank just got FIRED.

HHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Wait - you forgot FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT!!!!

As I told Allison, she must have made pretty good bank to buy all that food.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Oh my god. That would be the funniest thing in the world. She's just the trashiest girl in the world.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Um, y'all do know that her roommate has a diary, right?

http://twtidee.diaryland.com

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

yeah, but she's not very train-wrecky.

So, so tired, my peeps. While the red eye gives you more time there, sleeping on a plane doesn't exactly make you super fresh supafly the next day.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Dude. Always remember: Tylenol PM. Those suckers killed my jet lag, and they also let me sleep for three hours in the Madrid airport, sutting in a chair, with my head in my lap.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

The real L_L just emailed me, and I fear that I am now cursed as the eternal MATH L_L.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Well, I slept on the plane, but it was also the worst sleep in the world. But I was too tired to even be scared. I slept until the wheels hit the runway and that never happens.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Ooh, what did the other L_L say?

I am DYING to know if Meloonsa kidnapped Mike.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Nope - according to her journal, she "mixed the dates up" for the squishy gathering. Uh huh. She also talked about how she missed a lot of interviews with PDA offices because she was too tired. Whatever. Try that when you have a trail, missy, and see how that goes over with your client, who will likely be named Junebug or Peanut (Chris' firm - NOT Chris - is representing a woman and her boyfriend, Peanut. He breeds fighting cocks, but he only fights them in Louisiana, because it's not legal in Georgia. Y'all don't even want to know why they're defending Peanut's boo.).

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Oh, T, yes we do. We really do.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Well, when Peanut's Boo (I'll call her PB) was in prison for arranging her husband's murder, she started having sex with one of the prison guards. Since that is statutory rape by definition, regardless of whether it was consensual, PB was able to arrange early release when her attorney alerted the DA and the warden that this was happening. Now, she's suing the prison for a civil rights violation regarding the rape/consensual sex with a prison guard. I'm not clear on how the Peanut is involved with this, but apparently, he hangs around their office trying to persuade the associates that cock fighting is a noble sport.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

And Chris' firm is representing her? Weird.

Atlanta has some weird ones.

I'm reading Bastard Out of Carolina again, and I'd forgotten just how good it is.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Ooh - that is a good one. I CAN'T WAIT until we get more bookshelves. Right now, it is ReaganRamma in there. I want to put my Carter books up.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Commie.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Oh, did I tell you the song that Chris sings to me? "~~There was a girl and she was a commie and Pinko was her name-oh! P-I-N-K-O, P-I- N-K-O, P-I-N-K-O, and Pinko was her name-oh!~~" It's funny for him.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Remember, Chris' firm sues the government. It's just that with this case, they weren't particularly discriminating (the firm, not the government).

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Hee. I love how Chris calls you a pinko.

I'm in a coma.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Never let it be said that men can't change their minds, even if they work off a spreadsheet. Chris now wants us to consider Charlottesville as a "backup plan."

People, when you start having backup plans, and loopholes and whatnot, you have a recipe for disaster. How many times did I say we could consider C-ville and he said no? How many??!?!? A lot, y'all.

And fine, I'll still consider it, and fine, he said by no means was it an option that he would EVER move there without me and we are going wherEVER we go together and all that, but come on.

hateyourboyfriend.com

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Is he afraid he won't find a job in ATL or something?

Is Austin still a dark horse?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Oh, mercy. A "backup" plan? We'll have to talk about this. I bet that friend of his is filling his head with C-ville thoughts, trying to infiltrate the Atlanta goodness that is currently there.

Did you talk to Vernae?

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

y'all. Going home. Can't keep head up.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

I did not even get a chance to call Vernae today. You know, I have to do it from somewhere where no one can hear me, and there were no opportunities today. It pisses me off, because that's like the only thing I wanted to get done today at all.

Yeah, his friend Lance is all "Come back to C-ville and play in my band!" or whatever.

We're moving to Atlanta, though. Mark my words.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Oh, good LORD. "Come play in my band?" Yes, because that's a really valid reason to up and move somewhere.

You'll just have to go get a job in Atlanta. Then you'll have to move here.

Maybe you could call Vernae from AB's house during lunch tomorrow.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

You know, I leave for a few short hours and look what happens...

T, what brings you back to Washington? And we'll definitely do lunch!

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

I'm bringing a client there to meet with some congressmen about their privacy issues. It will be my first time lobbying on the Hill and it should definitely be interesting.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Privacy issues? Really? That rocks.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Privacy and energy are my two areas of concentration. And organ harvesting. If I go to grad school, though, I plan to focus on energy issues.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

T... organ harvesting is one of your areas? I love it. How I wish I could be on the Hill to lunch with you and the Bermanator, two of my faves in the world.

Yeah, Chris's friend Lance... whatever with his "band." Pshh. We're going to start the Deputies of Sheriff J when we get to ATL, anyway.

Atlanta is still set in stone. Fear not.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Speaking of fear - I updated. Clazy stream-of-consciousness awful crap, but I had to get it down.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

In other news, "Words Diminished" is taking a break. That's a shame.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001

Yeah, I saw.

I'm on her notify list, but with my GW address, and the GW server is down. But I'm not shocked she's taking a break.

Excellent entry, Allison, btw.

-- Anonymous, April 23, 2001