I think that means I deserve extra Jilli time, or fashion guidance, or something.

Oh goodness, twist my arm, why don't you?

I am so sad. I went to Jilli's LJ post right away, and I'm all LOCAL now....and someone had already claimed the one thing my size.

Ooh. Erm. (Currently trying to figure out my measurements. I can't find a tape measure. I am a total dork and measured with a strip of return address labels, after measuring and seeing that each label is exactly two inches.) Pretty stuff! Maybe possibly sorta my size? Pondering.

t edit: Huh? The waist measurement that I'm getting is six inches bigger than what Gap says is the measurement for the size jeans I always wear there.

Is there a direct flight from Southern California (like San Diego to Burbank area) to Orlando area?

Delta and United both have direct flights from LAX to MCO (Orlando). Kayak.com is good for finding flights.

Hil, my favorite faux-tape-measure is to use a piece of string or ribbon, and then compare to length(s) of paper...

But sizes are crazy, anyway. Especially with low-rise jeans. I'm hoping the pendulum swings a little higher, but not ridiculous high...

OK, more careful measuring got that my waist is somewhere in the general neighborhood of 34 inches. Which is still more than what the size chart says, but not by much, so I'll figure it's about accurate.

#5 is alive! She's much cuter in person. It wasn't as terribly awkward as I thought it might be; we were talking the whole time (about ninety minutes; we kept talking even after the check was on the table). We mostly talked about work and the Bay Area and traveling and stuff. Regular stuff.

She was nice. I liked her. She seems like a good person.

I felt like I sucked. I felt like a big block of boring who barely said anything and when words came out they were not very interesting. But she said it was nice meeting me and that we would talk after we got back from our respective trips (amusingly, we're both going on trips tomorrow). So...I guess that's good.

I am leaving early tomorrow morning, so I probably won't see people's responses. You should include an easily searchable word like "Anansi" I can look for when I get back, in case I don't have time to lollygag about online while I'm gone.

Welcome to the Anansi tribe, Sunil! I'm glad that meeting #5 wasn't painful. And I bet the young lady in question thought you were a good listener, and enjoyed talking with you.

we were talking the whole time

This is such a good sign.

I came in here last night looking to squee about Boondocks but I wasn't sure where to post. That was an episode worth waiting for. I think the theatre was modeled on The Grove in Los Angeles.

Anansi - Oooo that sounds promising! Good luck with setting up the 2nd date. I guess it's true... #5 IS alive!! Yipee!

ND, Kayak.com RULES! I knew it was a good thing to ask in here. :: Squee ::

I will point out that San Diego just got free wireless internet about a month ago. But that can't be close for you to leave from... Still, it's made me happy given how often I have been there recently. PDX to and from SAN just got a lot nicer for passing the time you have to spend in airports.

Alas, the laptop I have access to is works, and they don't like me to take it out of work zone, lest it get lost, stolen, broken, what not. So I'll be in an airport sans net... and vaca, sans net. O ya, I forgot to mention, my mom is coming along (it's for my bro-in-law retirement party), and mom wants to fly together. FUN! (sigh). Maybe I should get the iPhone. Can I return it in a month?

(You draw a wee star, and then note something GOOD about the work. And again. [and perhaps again and again, depending.] Then a wee magic wand, and note something that would help their next piece of work be better.)

I LOVE this approach. I’m totally stealing it.

I'm not only incapable of spelling number with the pound symbol, I can't spell okay with only two letters.

And this is why we love you!

Grammar and spelling are total dealbreakers for me. Which is why I try to meet people in person. Too few of them meet my criteria on something like Craigslist. :)

See, I try to cut some slack, because my spelling SUCKS. But, on the other hand, very few people know that my spelling sucks, because I spell check EVERYTHING (including my posts here) except IM. So, if I can figure out a way to keep people from knowing that my spelling sucks, then I figure other people should be able to figure out how to do that too. So, there.

Speaking of my father, he just called and offered to take K-Bug back east to checkout Northeastern and University of New England.

Oh, yay! K-Bug in my state!

Yay for #5, PC!

I woke up to six student papers in my e-mail box. Silly students! I hope they all get my comments before they have to turn their papers in. I almost set my alarm for midnight for that very reason, but then my sanity returned.