tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post114111074071271924..comments2023-11-02T01:02:57.598-07:00Comments on the 17 point scale: cue the same old revelation, again...andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1141716614847875272006-03-06T23:30:00.000-08:002006-03-06T23:30:00.000-08:00i'll be there. despite my occasional aversion to s...i'll be there. despite my occasional aversion to social settings, i am easily lured by free food and the promise of (bingo) competition.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1141601840992081572006-03-05T15:37:00.000-08:002006-03-05T15:37:00.000-08:00I hope you're still coming to the party on Saturd...I hope you're still coming to the party on Saturday, Andrew, even though it will be a bigger group!<BR/>-WhitneyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1141431690219538682006-03-03T16:21:00.000-08:002006-03-03T16:21:00.000-08:00everyone -- hey, did anyone notice my clever use o...everyone -- <BR/><BR/>hey, did anyone notice my clever use of the word 'spirits'?<BR/><BR/>and, for those of you at mari's party, wasn't the use of 'cue' clever?<BR/><BR/>and, for those of you from australia, how 'bout the 'true blue' reference?<BR/><BR/>yeah, i pretty much rock.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1141431554375270562006-03-03T16:19:00.000-08:002006-03-03T16:19:00.000-08:00beth --yeah, i think you would look silly doing th...beth --<BR/><BR/>yeah, i think you would look silly doing this in a bar. a few years ago i was journaling in an olive garden and couldn't stop smirking, just because, heck, i was in a restaurant! a bar would be even odder. also, bars tend to be dark. hardly an optimal environment for people watching and writing.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1141431320449101672006-03-03T16:15:00.000-08:002006-03-03T16:15:00.000-08:00Sean --1a. not at all awkward? i guess my impressi...Sean --<BR/><BR/>1a. not at all awkward? i guess my impression of lone men at the bar is fueled more by the movies than reality. i imagine solo drinkers as either sharks cruising for girls or lonely, sad old men with no one left but the drink to keep 'em company. however, you bring up an interesting point. i suppose that in england, on cheers, or at your dear dante's, pubs function more as community hangouts than places to get liquored up. that makes some sense.<BR/><BR/>1b. you're right. the idea of yummy or refreshing alcohol is mostly a foreign concept to me.<BR/><BR/>2. ha ha...<BR/><BR/>3. no. i would see them as very different. especially in seattle.andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1141430426815569772006-03-03T16:00:00.000-08:002006-03-03T16:00:00.000-08:00mari--yes, slipping into research mode might be a ...mari--<BR/><BR/>yes, slipping into research mode might be a defense mechanism of sorts, but in that case, i'm just a walking-talking defense mechanism. that's kind of how my mind works; actually, i think that i get bored really, really easy, so my mind has to compensate by playing strange head games.<BR/><BR/>you speak as though you're a long-time spiller-of-guts!andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321347387419761738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1141426788658426222006-03-03T14:59:00.000-08:002006-03-03T14:59:00.000-08:00In fact, my favorite way to enjoy a coffee is prob...In fact, my favorite way to enjoy a coffee is probably by myself at a coffeeshop. I like the environment for thinking, people watching, writing, making lists. Not sure, but it would probably work at a bar. <BR/>p.s. I get that way, too, in social situations, which is why I like to be a loner at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1141407944396389062006-03-03T09:45:00.000-08:002006-03-03T09:45:00.000-08:00I wouldn't really consider drinking alone in a bar...I wouldn't really consider drinking alone in a bar an awkward situation. Sometimes its nice to have a brew by yourself and just kick back. Andrew, believe it or not, sometimes, people do drink beer for the taste and not just for the effects.<BR/><BR/>If you want socially awkward - go watch the new "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" during a matinee showing, by yourself, at the IMAX. That was WEIRD....<BR/><BR/>PS - would you consider a lone coffee-shop patron on equal terms as a loner bar patron?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16788652.post-1141399043996668572006-03-03T07:17:00.000-08:002006-03-03T07:17:00.000-08:00And perhaps pulling out your pencil is as much a d...And perhaps pulling out your pencil is as much a defense mechanism or magic elixir as is alcohol?<BR/><BR/>-Mari<BR/><BR/>ps--you are certainly not alone in your feelings. that's the joy of spilling your guts on a blog, maybe you'll find that out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com