HA!
Loving Matt, again.
Oh! I know this one! 'Slaying entails certain sacrifices, blah blah blahbity blah, I'm so stuffy, gimme a scone.'
Buffy ,'Help'
F2F 2: Is there anybody here that hasn't slept together?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: New Orleans! May 20-22, 2005!
deborah grabien - Apr 03, 2004 9:31:50 am PST #195 of 9999
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
DXMachina - Apr 03, 2004 9:32:28 am PST #196 of 9999
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I think they would be far better served if you informed them about the excellent public transportation system and the proximity of recommended hotels to subway, trolley, and train stops.
The PTB have decided that they will close both North Station *and* I-93 for the duration of the Democratic convention this summer. It's gonna be ugly.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2004 9:37:01 am PST #197 of 9999
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hmm. Didn't the French Revolution and the following Reign of Terror flare up over similar burdens laid on the commoners?
"Let them drive the Big Dig!"
DXMachina - Apr 03, 2004 9:41:35 am PST #198 of 9999
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I KNOW.
Frelling Democrats... ;)
There was a huge blow-up here when Mitt Romney suggested that the Dems might want to move the convention from the Fleet Center (which is right downtown, and adjacent to I93 and North Station, making it an easy target) to the new Convention Center, which isn't quite so centrally located. He was not so politely told to butt out.
Ginger - Apr 03, 2004 9:48:13 am PST #199 of 9999
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Boston, where it's legal to pass in the emergency lane; where people pass you on the right in your same lane; and where people sit at red lights with one foot on the accelerator and one foot on the brake. People who say Atlanta driving is scary have clearly never driven in Boston. Atlantans have mainly just have never gotten the hang of merging.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 03, 2004 9:55:21 am PST #200 of 9999
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
And we haven't even mentioned the physical reality of the streets themselves, which are so convoluted that taking a side street to flee the presence of any individual psychotic driver stands better than even odds of curving around and dumping you right back in front of them. My first trip there, I went through so many odd-geometry turns and blind alleys on my way to the Old North Church that I wouldn't have been surprised to arrive just in time to see Paul Revere completing his ride.
Ginger - Apr 03, 2004 9:57:07 am PST #201 of 9999
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
And Paul Revere would have been passing you on the right.
Cashmere - Apr 03, 2004 9:59:50 am PST #202 of 9999
Now tagless for your comfort.
Having visited friends in Boston...I'm all BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
It's funny 'cause it's true.
DXMachina - Apr 03, 2004 10:08:59 am PST #203 of 9999
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
And we haven't even mentioned the physical reality of the streets themselves, which are so convoluted that taking a side street to flee the presence of any individual psychotic driver stands better than even odds of curving around and dumping you right back in front of them.
A story I've told before: The first time I met the Somervillains, Nutty asked me to give her a lift home, so we headed out. I'd rarely driven in Boston prior to that, and she wasn't all that familiar with driving through that part of town (Cambridge), either. Anyhow, at one point we wound up going the wrong way on a three lane main drag along the Charles (Soldier's Field Rd). Fortunately, it was late, and the oncoming traffic was stopped at a light, so I was able to make a quick u-turn.
Thomash - Apr 03, 2004 10:17:49 am PST #204 of 9999
I have a plan.
All this talk remindes me of my friend Eric whose job sometimes takes him overseas to places like India and China, looking at factory production facilities.
He told me once that the secret to crossing the streets in Hong Kong was to not make eye contact with the drivers. The theory goes is, if you do then they know you know they're coming at you and you better get out of their way. However, if you just keep eyes front and balls it across the street then they have to get out of your way.
Now that's scary.