Brenda has a new tag. Yay for Aims and Joe!

Okay, so I was walking home, and at the corner of State and Liberty, I run into this guy probably in his mid-to-late forties. I promise you this conversation actually happened.

"Excuse me, do you know where Autbar is?"
"Autbar? I don't think I've ever heard of it. Is it like 'out'-'bar'?"
"It's A-U-T, actually."
"Yeah...I have no idea."
"It's a gay bar, I guess you don't hang around those places."
"No."
"You might try down the street, at the Necto. They have a Pride Night, I think; someone there might know."
"Are you at the U of M?"
"Yeah, a grad student."
"What have you taken up?"
"Pharmacology."
"An invited professor and his girlfriend asked me to come down from Traverse City; I'm from Traverse City."
"..."
"This professor and his girlfriend, they're pretty wild. They go to some wild parties, with everyone getting blow jobs."
"..."
"Have you been to those kinds of parties?"
"No."
"Don't care for them, or just never been?"
"Just never been."
"Do you like women, do you like wild women?"
"Yeah, sure...so you might try down the street at the Necto..."
"I have a car here, so I'll stay here."

And then I walked away as fast as I could before I ended up at some wild party getting blow jobs from wild wom--hold on a second. I suck.

Birthday party for Annabel already? Man that went by quick.

Tell me about it. My MIL is coming up that week (i.e. April 2-9) to help celebrate and to see her one and only granchild. So the next three weeks should be kinda crazy between housecleaning and my Holy Week choral marathon (three services using two different sets of music 3/20, long rehearsal 3/23, Maundy Thursday vespers 3/24, three Easter services 3/27). I love the singing, but it gets a little crazy this time of year.

Typo Boy, I think there is someone else besides Maria (who is not Teppy) who is or was dating a Republican.

Maria you were already very involved with your fiance, when you found us, right? Typo's posts ring a bell, and I think whoever was telling us about Repub!Boyfriend was more newly involved.

P-C, I think that guy was cruising you. There might have been...employment opportunities, but possibly not so much of a co-ed work environment.

I'm supposed to leave in 45 minutes for my big test this morning.

In the middle of the night, my dog Toby started limping. It's a semi-recurring problem, but I've never seen his "wrist" this swollen or seen him act like he's in so much pain.

Our vet isn't open on Saturdays, although there is an emergency number. This clearly isn't an emergency, but he seems to be in pain. I don't want to leave him alone all morning, but I don't think I have any choice.

Oh, poor Toby. I think you're right. If he's swollen and in pain, there isn't much choice. This is another way pets are like babies. You know something is wrong, but they can't tell you how it happened, or how bad it is.

We're just good friends. Really.

The first step is to admit you have a problem.

JOE GOT A NEW JOB!!!

That's freakin' sweet. Congratulations!

So much to comment on. Let's see if I can remember it all.

Susan, much ~ma coming to your family.

Yay Aimee for the good audition! Much luck!

Yay MM for the new job! Such WONDERFUL news!

Sorry Aimee for all the bad news you got today too. Much ~ma headed your way.

Oh, and Aimee, that is one beautiful baby. She has SUCH personality. You are one lucky mama.

Stephanie, that's a little scary. I'm sorry. He'll probably be ok for the morning, though. If it's still bad when you get home, though, I would probably call the emergency number or try to find an animal ER. Poor guy!

I have so much I want to do today. I should probably get to it, but I think I want to chill for a bit and drink my coffee first.

P-C, I think that guy was cruising you. There might have been...employment opportunities, but possibly not so much of a co-ed work environment.

Yeah, I kind of got that impression too, but I was confused as to what my liking wild women had to do with that.

I figure either he was trying to figure out your preference, or going for a bait and switch, hoping that if you got drunk enough, you'd decide to broaden your horizons.

I tend to horizonalise my broads, really.