Yay! Thanks for coordinating all this, so all I have to do is show up, slightly dance-dazed and probably walking funny. I am very much looking forward to the evening.
(I'm not kidding about the daze. Don't be surprised if at some point I lose my words and shimmy instead.)
So, Sparky is correct about my schedule. I should be back in Berkeley by 4:30, so I just have to shower (I don't think I've ever sweated so much in my life) and then we'll hop on BART.
(Also, Sparky is possibly the kindest, most generous, chillest hostess evah. For really reals.)
eta: this is another post & run, as i'm doing laundry and heading out to my next class.
We are confirmed for Helmand at 8 pm, under my name. Woohoo!
(Also, Sparky is possibly the kindest, most generous, chillest hostess evah. For really reals.)
See, if I didn't agree with you, I'd be clearing my throat politely, and remembering strep throat.....
Is there a pre-dinner meeting on, as well?
Oh, deb, i'm not forgetting that. i owe you big time for nursing me through the day. i hesitated with the superlative for that very reason. buffistas as a tribe are so generous, and no disparagement was intended to any who have hosted me in the past. IJS, though. Sparky rocks.
smonster, sweetie, my tongue was so deep into my cheek on that comment, I'm surprised you didn't hear enamel scraping off my teeth.
Seriously. You were so sick last year, I'd be highly suspicious of a coherent memory of that last two days, much less a happy one.
Strep throat is EVIL. And yep - I am with you on the Sparky love.
But repeating question: any pre-dinner stuff planned?
any pre-dinner stuff planned?
Nothing concrete - drinks somewhere, I'm assuming. Vesuvio's?
I can do Vesuvios. I'm going to have to hook up with maidengurl after dinner, for handing over of Hoover upright suckmonster machine. Here's hoping the weather has eased up by then. Stupid rain.
Shall we say Vesuvios, at - what time works? I have a neurology appointment, but it's early in the day and I'm probably passing on a massage this week, due to cash flow (that is, it's either tip the masseuse or eat dinner, but not both this week) issues.
Hey Chicago 'istas. Anyone wanna go see a big giant Lori this weekend? Roving Mars is playing at Navy Pier starting Friday.
I'd be clearing my throat politely, and remembering strep throat.....
Deb, you should get the crown for that.
What time Vesuvio's? I have Deb's cell phone #, so I can call that to let people know if we're headed there or to the Helmand (if the schedule goes haywire).
Sparky, you have the current cell, yes? the one that ends in '97?'
edit: whoops. Make that ends in "17". Bev, you were right.