Unfortunately, that seems to be the scene in Salem. Maybe a little more toursity.

Ah, scene, schmene. What I said before came out wrong I think. Beer is the key, and not getting into fights. Those are my sole requirements for scene.

Argh, I'm working and I don't wanna be!

Also, I became paralyzed with paranoia that my previous home-owning=grown-up equation as it applied to my own self-image may have come off as insulting those who are not home owners. So, if that is the case, I apologize, and did not mean to apply that view to anyone except my own silly self.

YAY PARANOIA!

Mmm, pumpkin ale.

Though I am not certain I've ever tried any sort of pumpkin ale in my years of sampling outlandish beers, I am somehow convinced that it is delicious.

I can't figure out what penguins Calli saw. This is going to bug me until billytea shows up to tell us all about them.

Pumpkin ale is odd. It sounds really yummy, but it tastes...weird. Great for making pumpkin bread, though.

Or have people been using "in love" to mean "sexually attracted to"?

I think "love" is often the word people use for limerance, or romantic obsession. The part of love which used to be (and probably should still be) considered a form of mental illness back before the troubadours got hold of it.

And that's probably a valid use for the word, though it doesn't describe the enduring complex of feeling which will sustain a marriage.

Betsy, we won't cancel your West Coast visa because you still like wine and fancy lettuce.

FTR, the pumpkin ale at Beer Works was delicious. Yum!

so, it's settled. Everyone must come visit us in Salem in October, for our one year wedding anniversay/housewarming, and we will also all go to the Salem Beerworks and have pumpkin ale.

It's a plan.

lalalala, I am in a dream world!

And, OK, realtors need to STOP CALLING ME NOW.

so, it's settled. Everyone must come visit us in Salem in October, for our one year wedding anniversay/housewarming, and we will also all go to the Salem Beerworks and have pumpkin ale.

Just make sure it's in the early part of the month, because even on weeknights the mob scene is outrageous, and the last weekend there are even sometimes admission charges to get into some of the bars (ala Irish bars in Boston near St. Paddy's).

our anniversary is October 5, so no problem!

Oh yeah, late October is definitely the time to avoid Salem. Good luck with the house-buying, Nora! So exciting.

Oh yeah, late October is definitely the time to avoid Salem.

Amen, I usually try to be away from Salem the last weekend of October - especially if Halloween is close or on the weekend. Usually head up to Maine, because even commuting (let alone driving) in and out is major hassle.