Life is flying by. Already a week into my Birthday Month!

And is there any better food than biscuits and gravy? I ask you.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Answers

People?

Don't make me a Lonely Girl.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

I am still in recovery after last night at the House of Chao(s).

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

And I'm trying to write my thingy for Allison. Go Sixers!

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Seriously. Fucking GO, Sixers. I love you, Allen Iverson. Love you.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Oh my LORD! Today is Iverson's birthday!

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

I wish I liked basketball.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

H, you might if you tried. You don't like it? Really?

Well, you know, not everybody has to like everything. I, for example, care little to nothing for hockey. I might like it if I watched it, but I've never made myself watch it, because... I don't even know.

Where is everybody?

What will I have for lunch?

All of these questions are important.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Y'all.

DAMMIT. I neeed you.

Lord, lord.

I might have just now officially lost my cool.

Get down on your knees, Mathletes. Immediatley begin to pray. Call Mrs. Seest. Because, from Chris, regarding the Ga Tech guy that called him:

"Actually, I just talked to him. He says he thinks I would be perfect for the position.

He is going to talk to a few people in the office and call me back with a time for a phone interview. Unless he was bullshitting me, it looks very good at this point.

If he offers me the job, and unless he needs me sooner, i'm going to say I'm available on July 9. Would that work for you?

I'm so excited I'm shaking."

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

GAH!!!!!!!! Why did you guys pick July 9? Get Caroline to hold the apartment.

That's so frickin' awesome!

I like basketball, but only if I care about the team playing. When I lived in Houston I watched the Rockets all.the.time.

I sort of don't care anymore. Especially since Robert Horry doesn't play there anymore and I loooo....mmmmmed him.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Allison, that's incredible! I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Sadly, though, I have to sever my friendship with Hannah because I cannot possibly see myself being at all cordial with someone who loooo....mmmmms Robert Horry. Rick Fox would fall into that same category.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Robert Horry wasn't always the punk ass b he is now.

I have no idea why Chris said July 9. I wish he had said "two weeks."

If he gets a job first, I'm going immediately. I can survive without something for just a little while. And I think I can find something pretty quick, anyway, once I get there.

Also, I have a pretty good feeling about the ASO agency. We'll see.

PRAYERS!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

PRAISES! The LORD really does work in mysterious ways. I agree, that if he gets it, you go. No need to stay there. Seriously, Caroline's apt. is great. Perfect location, great building, great apt. You should take it. Don't even need to look anywhere else.

Look, when Robert Horry was a little rookie Rocket, he was fabulous. Shut up.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Oh, fine. I withdraw the revocation. But he's fallen a long way.

I'd have probably said July 9 as well, if I were the MOC. Maybe it's a guy thing that we like a month to prepare for a major change.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

I am going to bite off all my nails in a nervous fit.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

That does rock, though. It's so great that y'all are doing this, and I'm sure it will take you about six seconds to find work.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

(I meant, of course, that the moving rocked, not that Allison biting off her fingernails rocked.)

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

I just want it to work so bad for the MOC's sake. He deserves something good to work out for him.

I hope I really could find something pretty fast. I don't want to spend every dime of my savings. I practically already have this year anyway.

It doesn't help that I've been talking to Omar lately, getting advice on newspaper jobs and he's like "This is the WORST time EVER for getting a gig at a paper."

Hmph.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

In other news, I just got the nicest note from a reader about yesterday's entry.

See? Sometimes you don't have to bust out the funny to please the masses. Sometimes you just have to write about baseball.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Well, duh. Baseball rules.

My installment will be done in, like, half an hour.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Berman, I await it with baited breath. I believe I am going to love The HYD BullPen very much.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

But the Bullpen is about all sports, not just baseball, right?

I didn't know you were thinking about a paper job.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Just sent it...

And sadly, Omar is right. It's really hard to get a job at a newspaper right this second. All the chains are cutting people.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

It IS Iverson's birthday! And also, my mother's. Clazy.

Al, even though I'm sadness that you are leaving so soon, I'm so excited for the MOC! I'll have to put a Novena on him from my grandmother. Those things work.

Also, my head hurts. Am I still drunk?

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

I still am.

Ok, I might have just done something clazy... y'all tell me.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

I was just casually looking at some ATL apt listings and ran across this one that looked pretty cool.

Then, I read more closely, and it sounded EXTREMELY cool. Here is the description: "2BR Historic Whittier Mills total renov. CHA, hrdwd flrs, hi clngs, W/D conn. Lots of charm. $800/mo w/lawn serv."

It just sounded too perfect, and even though I felt like I was totally jumping the gun, I called the number in the ad. I just had a feeling about it.

People. The place. It's our apartment. It's Chez Al. I swear to God. I don't even have to see it.

The landlord just finished the renovation last week. It has hardwood floors, two bedrooms, TWO PORCHES. High ceilings. It's in a tri- plex. The building is called "The Arc" and used to be a store.

Our apartment used to be the barbershop and the shoe store. The building is 110 years old.

The next door neighbor is the curator for the Atlanta Historical Society.

It has W/D connections.

And flowers.

And lo...mmm!

I was like "IT'S MINE!"

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

But see, it's clazy, because... Chris doesn't have that job yet. I don't have a job yet... what am I thinking?

But I don't care! I don't!

I have to have that place!

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Y'all... how could you make me L_L on that badass news?

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

What does the MOC think?

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Is he faxing you an application? I'm not sure where that is. I wish T was here!

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

You can imagine that the MOC was nearly in tears with joy.

I looked up the location. It's ITP and near downtown, which would be perfect. I mean, y'all, look at the neighborhood: http://www.whittiermillvillage.com/

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

The website is cheesy, but the Whittier Mill Today page is great.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

That looks perfect.

What is ITP?

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

K. I'm here. Back from Madison, Georgia.

I've never head of Whittier Mill. That rent is really low. What is the zip code?

I'll say a novena, too. Those ALWAYS work.

I tell you, the people at Whittier Mill and Georgia Tech MUST be CHRISTIAN!!!

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Inside The Perimeter.

There's no reason, at all, to go OTP. There's really no reason to live there, unless you LOVE the Olive Garden.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

ALLISON! MOVE THERE! It's like two miles from Chris and I. Bolton Rd. is a little sketchy, but not too bad. Want me to drive by there tonight?

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Chris and me. I'm retarded, thanks.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

The next door neighbor is the curator for the Atlanta Historical Society.

That's Tevi Taliaferro (pronounced: Tolliver - it's an old Georgia name). I interned for her at Atlanta Magazine. Writergirl knows her, too.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

That would be great, T!

Thanks very much!

I hope they are GOD FEARING!

I also hope they are AL LOWE FEARING(!!!!) because I will kick ass up and down the state line if this doesn't work out.

As we say in the Alabama Fight Song I will "send those [Ga Tech] yellow jackets to a watery grave" if they don't do right by the MOC.

He said they guy was SO positive to him on the phone. He really, really is excited.

PRAISES!!!!!

Now, I just have to convince AB and Vince to move, too and we can start our band. Because we're already ass kicking songwriters, people.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

That's Tevi Taliaferro (pronounced: Tolliver - it's an old Georgia name). I interned for her at Atlanta Magazine. Writergirl knows her, too.

She's quoted on that web site about the 'hood!

I am so hopeful, but trying not to get carried away. Actually, it's much too late. I am freaking out.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Taliaferro (pronounced: Tolliver)

The University of Maryland has a Taliaferro Hall pronounced the same way. Hmmm.

Y'all, I was going to update, but I'm just too tired. I'll come in and do it tomorrow.

Hasta!

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Allison. This is clearly the LORD'S work. You know it is.

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

Jags! I'm off. Have great nights, and Al, keep us posted!

Tomorrow is FRIDAY!

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001

I'll be out tomorrow - off to Massashusetts and CT to hang with Babcia.

Allison, I just got a google search for "Little Jimmy Dickens."

-- Anonymous, June 07, 2001