Thank God. It's Friday.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Answers

Have great weekends, y'all. Keep me in the loop!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Mike! We miss you. So sad, the night shift.

I'm at work early, yes. I don't know why. In a few minutes, I'm off to look at The Apartment with Andrea, the Chrysler-driving redhead. I'll report back promptly.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

oooh, so exciting!

Mike - things must be going well with the set-up, yes? That's great!!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Hey, y'all!

I talked to T! She said the place was great! Ooo, so exciting!

I called Chris and he was all "Al, this is the most exciting thing I've ever done in my life!"

I was so glad to hear that, but it made me laugh, considering he, you know, got married once.

Man, I hate when Berman's on nights.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Allison, I just emailed you both my synopsis.

Why, oh WHY must I work with absolutely crazy people?

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

What are they doing to you? You need a new job!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

They're just crazy. The CEO, in particular. He's always blustering, or in crisis mode, but twenty minutes later, he's forgotten whatever it was he was blustering about and has moved on to something new. Whenever he asks me to do something, stat, I more or less ignore him as I know that if I bust my ass finding out whatever he wants to know, he won't care a hoot about in a half an hour.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

That makes me nuts. He's probably just creating drama in order to look more busy.

You know, I hate working for a bad manager. It's the worst thing about my job. I'd work at Burger King, if I had a manager who was hardnosed and inspiring. Jeez.

Speaking of good managers, J.Co called me three times last night. I didn't answer. It was really hard.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

I'll be back, soon. Going to get my tires, which were finally actually recalled, replaced.

Hooray! I've been waiting to explode for months.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

You did the right thing.

I'm kind of not managed, at all. I need to be managed. I'm just that type of empolyee.

He just likes to be the center of attention. He's a freak. So many odd things, he does.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Allison, so glad you haven't exploded. I'm glad you won't be making the drive here with bad tires - my mother's Explorer was totalled when her tires did that bad Explorer tire thing. She and my sister were mighty lucky.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Hey girls.

Bye girls. I go to work today, but really, I just pretend to go to work, and boss and Master V and I go skiiing! Wow!

Al, call us later on to finalize the Very Last Weekend Ever with Allison Lowe in Dallas. Alas.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

I'm back. It took forever. They put General Tires on my car... which sounds a little shady. I wanted Goodyears or something. Jags.

I nearly had to open up a can on them, but it was fine.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

A can of Jo Lo?

This is your last weekend in the Big D? Yikes.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

God, it's happening fast. Both the apartments are great, Al - I wouldn't worry too much.

I think I'll be heading out early - we're driving to New Orleans tonight (through B'ham, for what it's worth) and I haven't packed yet.

God, I think I'm developing an ulcer from this job.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Perhaps you're developing an ulcer from being my real estate agent? I hope not! I'll buy Chicken a whole bag of feed as a show of thanks!

Yeah... I haven't given it much thought, but this is our last weekend in town. The MOC gets in tonight around 10. I'm going to start packing tomorrow.

YIKES.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

At least he's there to help you pack!

I need to update so bad but I have nothing. Nothing!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Oh, no - apartment-looking was the best part of my day. It's this job. I'm so over it.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

I'm out in a moment, y'all. Have great weekends! Al, I'll see you soon - I can not wait to find out which apartment y'all are taking. They're both great. Mike, have a great time with The Girl. Introducer her by her name - forget about any titles, and I definitely wouldn't say, "This is my friend, The Girl." Girls with whom you make out might not like being referred to as "friend."

I don't know. I'm rambling and my gut is in a knot. I just have a bad feeling. Like, if I was supposed to fly somewhere tonight, I wouldn't get on the plane. That sort of thing. I don't like having a bad feeling because it usually leads to something, well, bad.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

yes Mike, just introduce her as "This is Name." Do NOT say "This is my friend." That would be very, very bad and a sure way to ensure never getting any ever again. (From her anyway.)

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Ignore the bad feeling. It's just job stress, I'm sure. Remain calm, and have a great weekend! Make wedding plans!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

T, you've probably gone, but here are two wedding sites I read about it People Magazine (so classy... or not) while I was getting my tires changed.

http://www.bridalbabe.com/ - about make up. It looks sort of cheesy, but also looks like it might have some cool stuff,

and

http://www.bridesmaidaid.com/ - a reference for bridesmaids.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Oh, H, you HAVE to read the bridesmaid horror stories. You have to! One of the girls THREW UP on the mother of the bride when she got down the aisle. Can you imagine?!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

I read some of them. Yikes!! T - I will do my best to a. not pass out. b. not break my leg. c. wear a bra so I'm not THOing in all the photos d. puke on Miss Bonnie etc. etc. etc.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

I guess I could write about my meeting with James from the Real World, but it's not funny anymore. Not even in my head.

Plus, I really want to redo my index2 page as it looks like ASS. Must make it simpler. More simple?

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

I'll just keep L_Ling myself.

Is it wrong that I'm horrified that there have been like 45 word association threads? And Rudergirl. Oh, oh, Ruder. Al - I can't wait till y'all are hanging out, like ALL the time.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

You need to shut up, because that won't be happening.

Y'all! I just talked to the MOC. We're taking the bigger apartment! New stove! More room! China CABINET!! WOOO HOOOO!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Yay!! Teri saw them both? Where is it?? More details!!!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

It's this one: http://www.habershamapts.com/themayflower.html

Here is what she said about the one we're pretty sure we're taking:

Apartment 2:

* Larger than the first one, and it's on the second floor.

* You walk in, and there's a nice-sized living room. The balcony is attached to the living room.

* A big dining room (almost as big as the living room) is next to the living room. Y'all. It has a little brass chandelier and a built- in, corner china cabinet. (the walls are off-white; the woodwork is white). On the right-side wall, there are two paned transoms that open between the adjacent bedroom/study. I loved those. You could fit a big-ass table in that dining room, or bookshelves, or whatever.

* The kitchen is next to the dining room. It's twice the size of the other apartment's kitchen. The Formica is nacho-cheese yellow, but there's a lot of it, which means that there's a lot of counter space. They're installing a new gas range. Like the first partment, there's a mud room/stairs to the basement. I didn't see anything funky (poop or otherwise) in the cabinets.

* The bedrooms are the same size - one is adjacent to the dining room, and the other is adjacent to the living room. There's a HUGE closet in the back bedroom, a slightly smaller one in the transom bedroom, and a huge one in the living room.

* Did I mention the built-in china cabinet?

The building itself is really nice - there are 35 units. Most tenants stay for several years, and it's a "friendly" building, according to Andrea. It's on the corner of 28th Street and Peachtree - great location. There's a Publix about a mile up the street, and they're building a brand new Harris Teeter a block or so up Peachtree. The balcony view isn't anything to write home about, but it's shady, and rather lush. Both apartments are really neat - if I had the choice, though, I'd go for the bigger one. The kitchen is great, there will be a brand new stove, and there's room for a baker's rack or a little table in there, even. The bedrooms are slightly smaller, but the living space is ample.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

That sounds perfect!!!! Built-in china cabinet! Is it in the Highlands?

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

It's in Midtown in south Buckhead, according to the sheet I have on it.

You don't know... I have been sitting by my built-in china cabinet and nearly crying every day. I didn't want to leave it! But now... now I'll have another one!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Sometimes, when God closes a china cabinet? He opens a... china cabinet.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Perfect! Can I go with y'all? I'll live in the china cabinet.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Jag! Eric is going to see Lucinda at the House of Blues in July. Hate.

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Certainly! Everybody come on!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

Blah I feel fat. Must hit gym.

Have a good weekend. Al - good luck packing!!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001

I'm sure y'all are gone by now, but thanks so much for the advice, because I'm sure I would have introduced her as "my friend." That's why I say I have no skills in dating!

-- Anonymous, June 15, 2001