Also known as Lucinda day.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Answers

Y'all are breaking my MATH heart.

AB - what was Master V in CO for?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

AB, you can come to my house to play with my Global knives any time you want.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Hi, y'all.

I really want to update, but my brain simply doesn't work when my nose is all stuffed up. There's some sort of connection there.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Poor, sick Mike Berman.

I'm in, peeps. I missed Lucinda last night, too. I hate myself! I wanted to tape it and everything.

Been listening to her all morning, thanks to AB and her wonderful ability to steal music from the Internet.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

oh, can you email mp3s??

I'm going to buy it soon, but probably not today. Stupid.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Aw, thanks, T! I would love to come play with your knives. Hee.

H, Master V was in Colorado with Matt, in the Biersmith's cabin in the woods, making sweet, sweet music.

Also, if you have ICQ I can send you the files that way, but they're too big over e-mail.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Berman, have you tried the Severe Congestion of God Medicine? It works like a dream. Or a driz-neam, whatever your preference.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Unfortunately, I do not. Oh well.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Severe Congestion of God Medicine? Sounds groovy, eh?

All I know is that I tried Sudafed's non-drowsy caplets yesterday, and then fell asleep on the couch. Nice truth-in-advertising.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Sudafed ain't gon' do the job, baby! DayQuil seems to work pretty well for me. And Alka-Seltzer Cold and Sinus, if you can find it.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

I think we need to get the Iron Chefs together to whip up some allergy medication. I'd pay to see that battle.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Robitussin Severe Congestion: More guaifenesin and pseudoephedrine than you could ever wish for.

It's from God, and that's no joke. And, the pseudoephedrine keeps you awake!

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

I sure need something to keep me awake. Man.

Is anyone updating today? I think I'll be able to toss an entry together before I go.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

AB, We have one knife block. My Globals are there, and Chris's Wusthofs are there. There are fewer Globals, but they DOMINATE with their bad-ass stainless steel-ness. His wuss German knives will never compare to my Globals!

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Mike, by the way, get the Robitussin. AB knows her shit. That stuff saved me last fall when I was getting over the flu.

Allison, let's talk about Atlanta for a minute. Caroline was wondering if y'all are still interested in the apartment - if so, she wil probably get in touch with you. The MOC needs to go to Atlanta with you - this will be his town, too. I guess you already know that, though.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Oh, I must have the Globals. I think I shall ask for some for my birthday. In November.

Damn! November's FAR!

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

When's y'all's anniversary? Not that knives are traditionally the best anniversary gift, but you know.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

T, Caroline is welcome to get in touch. I'd love to see the apt, but I don't want her to hold it, or go to any trouble. There's no telling how long this is going to take, and I don't think we're doing it right at all, but I don't know what else it is we're supposed to do.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

You know I love you, AB, but I'm not sure I'd be buying you sharp, powerful knives as a present ... lest they be broken out if I inadvertantly slam Allen Iverson.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Anniversary: November 20. Birthday: November 25.

Waiting for Globals until November: The Suck.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

OK, I need some quick career advice.

I hate marketing/ PR and Corporate Communications. I'm sick of it, and I don't want to do it anymore. I hate writing plans and strategies and visions. This is no longer, nor has it ever been, the cousin for me.

Ad agencies? Yes/ no. Publications? Yes/ no. How do y'all think I should go? Y'all say.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

M, I'd never hurt you for slamming Allen. Well, maybe just a little nick.

Speaking of which, have y'all SEEN the commercials for NBA Finals halftime? U2! Destiny's Child! The Weakest Link, starring NBA commentators! It's like a 3-ring circus.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

What about Master V's Plan for Allison's Life? What, his idea no good enough for you?

In real life, I think you'd like Advertising. You get to be all creative, and plus, you get to nix really heinous ideas--like the Domino's "Bad Andy" campaign. Who, I ask you, came up with that little bit of genius?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Publications: Yes. Ad agencies: Not so sure. They're a lot like PR agencies in the sense that you'll be working on a lot of plans.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

What about Master V's Plan for Allison's Life? What, his idea no good enough for you?

See, Master V's plan was perfection, but it would mean y'all would have to move to Atlanta. Also, you'd have to sell your body to support us both. When are we going?

Hey - did you get the song?

I'm just sick and tired of this job and every job like it in the whole world. I wouldn't mind doing it if I didn't have to write the EFFING plans and visions and shite. That stuff makes me want to go to bed forever.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

The one thing with Ad agencies is that you can pour your heart into something and write a kickass campaign that would increase sales 10- fold ... and get booted off the account because the chairman's nephew prefers Bad Andy.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Al - just forwarded you an email for a job that would actually require you to write plans for interesting things - ie, the new wing of the High Museum of Art.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

I think it depends on the position. Some agency positions are really creative. Others? Plan writing and red tape crap. Publications you'd most likely take a pay cut.

What about doing PR for a non corporate place, like the Botanical Gardens or the Zoo etc.?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Uh, pay cut. It doesn't matter what you're making right now. Pay cut. I'd go back to my old job at the Botanical Gardens in a heartbeat, except I started at $18K/year.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Oh, I've done non-profit, baby. I started at $19K a year at my old job and was paid $26K as the DIRECTOR of Marketing.

Never again.

I'm technically working non-profit right now, although it seems less like it, since this is a huge-ass system.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Al, I got the song, but I couldn't open it. Why?

I wrote back to your HYD account, but maybe you no check it yet.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

T - you could easily go back once you're married. That was a great job, except for the salary. Just like my job at the State house.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Even when we're married, though, I wouldn't want to take a paycut like that.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

At least you know you can easily go back there and volunteer once you have kids and stuff though, right?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

No. Once you realize the extent to which you were getting the shaft at $18K a year, you can never go back.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

At $18K a year, I WAS a volunteer.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

I am sending out resumes like MAD today.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Madeline's already sending out resumes? She's only five.

Wow, was that lame. Y'all, I'm sorry. I'm just loopy now from this allergy morass. But I'm updating in a sec.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Al - is that High position something you might be interested in?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

It's time for me to make a run to the Eckerds. There's no Advil here. Headache bad.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Aw, Mike, Madeleine thought it was very clever. Did you get some medicine?

Al, check this out: http://www.altcountrytab.com/lucinda_williams

It's got a bunch of Essence songs on there.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Al - is that High position something you might be interested in?

Oh, yes, of course. I question, however, if I would be qualified.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Al, check this out: http://www.altcountrytab.com/lucinda_williams

AHHH! "I Envy the Wind" is on there! LOVE!

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Bermanator loopy on drugs.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

The drugs have worn off, which is the whole problem.

I'm off Friday, and plan on spending the day sleeping for 20 hours.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

And now I'm L_Ld. Oh, the horror!

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

I just have nothing interesting to say.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

So was I in space when the diarist awards were announced or what?

I see Omar won a couple.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

PEOPLE.

I am applying to this ad agency in Atlanta... I just want y'all to go look at their application page and you tell ME how bad they are going to want to hire me. Seriously. I believe I may be in love with them.

http://www.asoy.com/work.asp

Go look, and then I'll show you what I wrote in my cover letter.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

That's pretty funny. I liked the story on lesser-known Blues legends.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Yeah, I'd say they'd want to interview you.

What did you put in your Mad Lib letter?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

As a small child, I always dreamed of being a super hero. Namely, Wonder Woman . But after discovering advertising, I think I would make a great addition to the ASO team. In addition to being able to channel dead rock stars, my valuable skills include kick-ass writing and a highfaluting vocabulary. Given my background in money laundering, there's no doubt in my mind that I can make a tremendous contribution to ASO.

By the way, my favorite spherical object is The Planet Earth. She's our Mother. Okay, no. I'm just kidding.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

"highfaluting" - that's great. You're in for sure.

I, however, am out. Have fine evenings.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

But y'all, I can't tell if I've really submitted it, or not. The page just rolls over. I don't want to send it 100 times, but I've clicked submit a few times, and nothing happens. It's just to brilliant for me to pass up - what to do? No where on the site do they list a direct e-mail address. Makes me clazy!

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

So you just enter your resume into the one box? Gah! I don't know! It never clears?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

No! Ooooo! I want it to work!

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

You could call them.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

AB is calling them to find out where I can send it directly. I can't call from here, because someone will hear me. I HATE my cube.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

I have no idea. Of course, I am sure I just sent it to them 30 times.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

AB so nice.

Al - have you ever looked at Juniata online? It's the world's smallest school. Their music building has two whole grand pianos.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Yeah, I've seen their site. It looks cute. Looking at Chris's picture of it, I can't believe he went there. The whole place is about as big as his apartment complex.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Where is NJ is he from?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Cherry Hill

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Which is practically Philly.

Did you hear from the place?

It died around here. I'm going soon. I should go work out, but I'm leaning against it because I'm lazy. Why must I be so lazy?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

"Where in NJ" is my new phrase for "Where in the hell...?"

Where in the New Jersey did I put my keys?

Could also possibly be used for "What the hell...?"

I just applied for the Travelocity job, Al. I had no idea they were based in Ft. Worth.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

I didn't know that, either, about Travelocity. I hope they call you.

I sent an e-mail directly to that agency, and haven't heard from them. Of course, I sent it around 4:45 ATL time. We'll see tomorrow, when I begin to stalk them anew.

They are very possibly crowded around my resume, laughing at me.

Yeah, Cherry Hill is right by Philly. He went there all the time.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

They're all crowded around wondering how they got so lucky to find you.

Y'all. Flaya. Slays me.

http://lcarter00.diaryland.com/001106_29.html

She didn't realize that Administrative Assistant is just codespeak for secretary?!!

What in the New Jersey?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

I was the assistant to an HR director once. Once.

God, I hope Travelocity calls me back. How cool would it be to work for them?

Oh, also: Y'all must run out and purchase a copy of Motherless Brooklyn right now. It is sooooo good.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

First of all, Flaya. I can't take it.

Secondly... OH LORD! I just heard from the agency people! They did not, in fact, receive the resume. They want me to send it again. Why am I so nervous?! I need to speak with JESUS!

What in New Jersey do I do?

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

You could speak to Mom Seests - she's in Minnesota, which is further away than heaven, so she may be more effective.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Ah, Mother Seest... how I wish I had her number.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Don't be nervous! Just send them your res. They either hire you or call the police, right?

They're coming to take Al away, ha ha! To sit by the sock puppet monkey, ha ha!

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Where life is beautiful, every day.

I wish Jen Seests would plan my wedding. Except for the no liquor part. Firewater good!

Caroline is going to come over and build my guest database tonight. PRAISES!!

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

T, I want to hear about dresses and flowers and all the pretty stuff! Oh, and food.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Flowers: hydrangeas and magnolias. And other stuff. Hopefully, some Virginia roses. Rosemary will be in there somewhere, too.

Dresses: the bridesmaids will wear the same ball skirt, but they can choose their top (ie, strapless for my younger, skinny-ass sisters, and something a little more grown-up for the grown-ups). They'll all wear the same organza wrap top in the church, but they can go without at the reception - it's sort of like this:

http://www.theknot.com/bs_results.html? DesignerID=758&Boutique=&Exclusive=&lastviewed=4&path1=bridesmaids&pat h2=Search&size=2&saved=&savethisgown=Y

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001

Yaaaaaaaaay! I don't want strapless, but I want pretty spaghetti type straps, just like the top we saw in that one photo. Oh, probably the one you linked to huh.

-- Anonymous, June 05, 2001