You can't even drown the workweek in alcohol when you get home.

LIFE IS SO UNFAIR, YO.

What Scotch will you stock? What gin?

More importantly (well, to ME), will you stock Absinthe? And Pinky vodka?

We will also need Chartrueuse!

ETA: By which I mean, YES!

I'm more in favor of the horseshoe.

I like the horseshoe. Amante here in North Beach is a long curve, but you can tell bartenders designed it. It can support 4 bartenders easily, and the only time any of them have to cross paths is to get to the phone or one of the cash registers. In all else, they have everything they need in arm's reach. I'd like to have a smaller version of that.

Little stage and dance floor for karaoke and country bands?

Hells, yes. Also for various readings and fashion shows. The lighting and sound systems design will be done by theatrical professionals, of course.

Absinthe, Fernet-Branca, green Chartreuse, Three Olives cherry vodka, and Pinky vodka will all be in stock.

The top-shelf question is tricky, you know? How to not break the bank and still have a good selection is of paramount importance.

The lighting and sound systems design will be done by theatrical professionals, of course.

Oooh! I think we know some of those.

I prefer a horseshoe too, because you get more interesting sightlines when you're sitting at the bar and it's easier to hold conversations.

Brass foot rail, of course.

Some microbrews on tap (to lure Scola and Nora).

An eclectic but well chosen jukebox.

Bar snacks?

Brass foot rail, of course.

Of course. Very sturdy, because of the people standing on it to smooch the bartenders!

Some microbrews on tap (to lure Scola and Nora).

Also of course. I have a better idea of the wines & beers I'd put in than the liquor, actually. (I do know Woodford Reserve would be in the bourbons.)

An eclectic but well chosen jukebox.

Hmmm, where would we find someone to help us? There must be Social D and Patsy Cline and Otis Redding. At the minimum. Also, Lucero, Corb Lund, and Johnny Cash.

Bar snacks?

I'd like to say homemade Chex mix, but who's gonna have time for that?

By no means will we have one of these internet jukeboxes. We hear what we want to, not what some jackass off the street wants to play.

ION, I JUST got an RSVP for a luncheon that is TOMORROW. RSVP date was Monday, and this chick just got around to it. ARGH.

Actually, The Vine has an internet jukebox, and you can get alot of music you might not normally get to hear. That being said, I prefer the old kind.

It's okay. In my head, you're twenty-five and wise beyond your years.

Bless you. I think I was smarter and more mature at 25. Of course I wasn't online, then.