Now is probably the expeditious, propitious, and furthermore auspicious (though I hope not vicious, capricious, or repetitious) time to acknowledge that I adore JZ beyond all reason or hope of recovery.

Congratulations, Jacqueline. You've broken me for the day. Can I tell my boss I get to go home now?

Karl, yes, yes you may. Broken people totally get to go home.

BTW, will you be around for any of the F2F events next month? Because there'll be many Buffistas there who have not yet had the pleasure of Karl-huggage.

Everyone else, I'm just so sorr--no, I'm not. I'm positively gleeful at all the goofliness and the spit tea and the macking and the power to send Karl home early.

I think you should have to tell his boss that you broke his techie, JZ. It's only fair.

I'll be around, JZ. I have a handfasting to attend on Saturday morning and a mandatory prep meeting for BayCon (which is the next week) on Sunday afternoon, and I won't be staying at the hotel, but I'll be sure and show up for Prom and to make faces at people. Also, to hug those who would like to be hugged.

Yes, sir, I broke him good and proper. He may possibly be in usable condition by Monday, but honestly I think we're looking at a 4-day weekend here.

Maybe we should turn him off and turn him back on and see what happens. ;)

I was at a restaurant last night that offered an $18 Kobe beef hot dog on the appetizer menu.

I want to find the dipshit that turned Kobe beef into a hot dog and smack them hard.

I happen to enjoy a hotdog every once in a while--usually at a ball park, with a beer. DH likes to have chilli dog night at home every once in a blue moon so we do indulge--but it's all beef. We don't even buy bologna anymore unless I get a rare craving for grilled bologna sandwiches with mustard.

so as to help me expedite the process of courting you

Mmm...he also loses points for using the phrase "courting you".

Best street hotdog I ever had was in Toronto. They're HUGE, and grilled over open flames until they're charred and wonderful. (And CHEAP, but a lot of that's the exchange rate.)

NYC street hotdogs are pathetic overpriced tiny little boiled things. Blech.

how are you? I wanted to say hello and tell you how devastatingly heartachingly beautiful you are, and very interesting as well......feel free to call my cell 857 204 8108 so as to help me expedite the process of courting you..

FWIW, I think that's pretty damn funny too.

Me also thinks he wants to expedite his way into my pants. Which, well, not exactly my style.

Yeah, I'm led to believe there's a sizable population of guys on the online dating scene who are in it just fot he boompty boompty. So, just like regular dating then! Oh, incidentally, in D&D there's a 1st level wizard spell called "Expeditious Retreat". One woman I contacted explained that her first filter was that a guy had to provide some evidence that he'd actually read her profile to expect a response.

Were I single, I'd be intrigued by a night of Expeditious Courtship to a degree that Speed Dating has never really managed.

You know, I'm sure there are many guys who wish it were otherwise, but I have trouble hearing a woman say "Wow, that was quick!" as a reliable compliment.

Meanwhile, bugger. I've come down with a throat infection, and I'm off work. Which, annoying, because work has been piling up, but the real disappointment was I was planning a weekend with the Wallybee. Plans are now in disarray.

NYC street hotdogs are pathetic overpriced tiny little boiled things. Blech.

I'm strangely fond of dirty water dogs, but I have been told I have the palate of Dark Ages peasant.

vw, the "expedite" story cracked me up. I thought it was especially funny that he paired the words "expedite" and "courting". Hee.