no more certain than I think I might have been before: uncertainty, con't.

[peacocks]

DO IT

[nonotyet]

DO IT

[coldforge]

Don't cost nuthin.

[peacocks]

Man. My friend from high school who I haven't seen in 8 years is moving back down here from Atlanta and wants to hang out. I think we have evolved to like a lot of the same things and he is pretty sincere but I'm a little afraid he's gonna be all big city boy about things. "The hot tub's not hot enough, the chair's too big." I guess he's lame if he thinks I'm lame but I still feel like I'll have to make excuses for stuff and dress cool. We had a pretty good conversation on fb chat tonight though. Maybe I've got a new friend. UNCERTAIN.

[YojimboMonkey]

he's your friend, just look forward to hanging out and if he's turned into a douchebag then don't hang out again. simple. fuck making excuses for stuff and dressing cool, unless that's what you actually want to do.

[peacocks]

yeah, totally. It'll be aight, I'm more certain now.

[auto-da-fey]

agreed.

meanwhile, I have to get up in four hours to head for New Orleans. I can't think of a trip I've had less enthusiasm for since heading back from Los Angeles to live in Miami four years ago. I'm sick of travel, I've finally begun a productive streak in my work, and worst of all, this is a group trip. I hate traveling with people, because of the stupid protracted collective decisionmaking process, because of getting dragged along on touristy shit I'm not interested in, because of the sense of being confined with people for days on end when you want your space, and because I think I just have a bad disposition. I will just drink and count down the hours.

[auto-da-fey]

uncertainty: why that went in the uncertainty thread. I seem pretty certain.

but maybe I'm wrong and will have a blast and get like all sorts of plastic beads thrown my way and shit.

[YojimboMonkey]

I for one would shower you with gaudy trinkets for a view of your no doubt hairless nipples

[Antero]

Fuck touristy NOLA shit, go exciting places.  Go to R Bar, they got the friday night free crawfish going.  Go to Cure, drink a cocktail with a full 2 oz of Peychaud's bitters and feel great.  Go to the Spotted Cat and listen to jazz.

[YojimboMonkey]

drink a cocktail with a full 2 oz of Peychaud's bitters and feel great

Huh, unless you're drinking that cocktail out of a gallon jug, that seems like it might be a bit unbalanced.  I mean, if a normal sazerac has 3 dashes of peychauds, and a dash is 1/48 of an ounce, and the normal sazerac is 2 ounces, then 3/96 or 3.125% of the normal sazerac is peychauds. Scale that up, 2oz of peychaud makes for a 64oz cocktail. So half a gallon. Which still seems like an undertaking. Tell you what, I'm in.

[Thermofusion]

I hate traveling with groups too, but the game of figuring out ways to spend as little time with the group as possible is kind of a fun challenge. Also it would be a shame to go to Nola and not have a good time.

[Greg Nog]

whit!  Go to Boucherie, eat their bread pudding!  It's made with Krispy Kreme donuts!

[davy]

Guys! Keep the NOLA advice coming! I'm headed down there for the American Library Association conference in a month, and it'll be my big adventure for the year. Tell me where to go/what to see!

I'm into all that old New Orleans funk & soul, so if there's a place that still grooves along those lines, I am interested (I thought maybe Tipitina's, but their website makes them look like a House of Blues, and that ain't the right vibe).

[jebreject]

Super anxious. Moving this weekend and way behind packing, just in general feeling like a ball of nerves. And I'm guest hosting trivia tonight which should be no thing but I'm feeling almost panic attack-y about it. WTF, brain. Chill out.

[Antero]

drink a cocktail with a full 2 oz of Peychaud's bitters and feel great

Huh, unless you're drinking that cocktail out of a gallon jug, that seems like it might be a bit unbalanced.  I mean, if a normal sazerac has 3 dashes of peychauds, and a dash is 1/48 of an ounce, and the normal sazerac is 2 ounces, then 3/96 or 3.125% of the normal sazerac is peychauds. Scale that up, 2oz of peychaud makes for a 64oz cocktail. So half a gallon. Which still seems like an undertaking. Tell you what, I'm in.

Nah dude.  The Peychaud's is the base spirit.

http://betacocktails.com/archives/159

This is a drink that will blow your mind.

[Lucy]

Hey Davy, Andrew (Almanzo, sigh) and his lovely wife Sharon will be at ALA as well! I told him he needs to give you mega high fives for me, and I know he's definitely looking to hit plenty o' music sites.

[peacocks]

Super anxious. Moving this weekend and way behind packing, just in general feeling like a ball of nerves. And I'm guest hosting trivia tonight which should be no thing but I'm feeling almost panic attack-y about it. WTF, brain. Chill out.

Haaa I'm moving too and I haven't packed one thing. I took friday (today/tomorrow?) off so I'll hopefully get everything done so I can move stuff saturday, ugggh not looking forward to doing this.

[jebreject]

I took off this afternoon to get more stuff packed, but then I found out I had to be at the new place for when the energy company comes. Fuck!

We're probably not as bad off as I like to think. We've already packed (and moved) a lot of stuff, it's just that there are still all the dishes, and our clothes, and a lot of chotchkies and knickknacks and stuff. I'm actually much more nervous for the cleaning, because I really want (need) the security deposit back, and I hate cleaning.

I hope your move goes well and stress-free as it can possibly be, Cocks!

[coldforge]

Jeb! Meditate!

[davy]

Tradition, peer pressure, conditioning, familial expectations, etc.

[mixed cats]

Combining car insurance and saving two thousand  dollars a year

[davy]

Also: it makes having a kid FAR less complicated.

[peacocks]

Some people just wanna get married. My mom and step dad dated for 13 years before they decided to move in together and make it official. Did they need to get married? Nope. They were both grown ass adults who had their own lives and money. They had a good thing and they wanted to make it even better. It's been almost 10 years and they are still very happy. It was just right for them and what they wanted at the time. Prob the same with your people. I can be pretty cynical about marriage but sometimes it's just what you want and I'm always happy for the people who can make it work.

ps. to jeb. I'm glad you guys got all moved in! I am still working on it. I think I have pneumonia (gross exaggeration- my chest is all gurgly and I am coughing a lot) and my giant bookcase fell on my back earlier today making it hurt. I still have a bunch of stuff to move and I have to clean. And my back is so awesome that it kinda broke part of the bookcase and compromised its structural integrity soooo I think I have to get a new one. But I liked that one. It was pink and hand made. Pout.

also: if you are ever playing the drinking game kings with a small group of your closest friends don't have one of the categories be "ways in which you all suck and can lick my balls" in retaliation to another rule that made fun of you- because people will just go around listing the things that suck about themselves and everyone will get bummed out. Also don't drink if you feel like you have pneumonia.

[alex]

A bit unsure what to do with the student asking me or a letter of recommendation, who was in my class a year ago. I definitely remember the name, and I think I can even conjure up a face for that name, and the face that I conjure up when I try do so is one that doesn't elicit any traumatic memories, so I think she was an okay student. I checked the grading list for last year and it confirms that: she did alright, but not great, in my class. I do not remember anything about the content of her assignment, and I don't think I kept any notes on it. In other words, any letter of recommendation I could possibly write would either have to be a lie, or a slightly more eloquent version of "that student was in my class about a year ago, and she was alright. I wish her no harm, so it'd be nice if you could accept her for studies at your university". Which seems pretty pointless, especially as my name doesn't carry any particular academic importance whatsoever. A bit torn between just telling her "sorry, I can't", asking her to drop by my office to discuss her plans and motivations so I at least have something to base my assessment on, and telling her to write the damn thing herself and send it to me to sign. Considering other stuff I need to be working on right now, I'd strongly prefer option 1 or 3, and I have the impression that option 3 is increasingly favoured by most of my colleagues, although I think 2 is probably what I should be doing.