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[Carlos del Vaca]

We went into the city yesterday, expecting it to be peak cherry blossom time. It wasn't quite--there were a few trees in full bloom, and some others just getting started. But it was a really nice day overall. Yeah, there were crowds, but for the most part it was bearable. Got the kids to the Jefferson Memorial, the FDR memorial (perhaps my favorite such thing in DC), and the relatively new MLK memorial, which I hadn't seen yet, and I think is much more majestic than it was originally given credit for. A good day to be out and about.

[dejavroom]

...Think about how utterly, irretrievably, hopelessly toxic, fucked up beyond any possibility of recovery the political/psychic environment in my country has become since the ascent of the left wing Workers' Party in Brazil 20 years ago. Most recent example: the President's party, along with its coterie of remora-like bottom-feeder copartisans have... declared their staunch support for North Korea. Because, you see, anything (and I mean ANYTHING) is justified as long as it's against the US. Today, we drink.

[doomglobe]

...Think about how utterly, irretrievably, hopelessly toxic, fucked up beyond any possibility of recovery the political/psychic environment in my country has become since the ascent of the left wing Workers' Party in Brazil 20 years ago. Most recent example: the President's party, along with its coterie of remora-like bottom-feeder copartisans have... declared their staunch support for North Korea. Because, you see, anything (and I mean ANYTHING) is justified as long as it's against the US. Today, we drink.

CAIPIRINHAS!!!

[jay-ell]

I talked to a lady yesterday who just graduated from one of the urban planning programs I want to apply to-- UNC. I asked her a bunch of questions and she basically said "you went to WashU, you're smart, and you are from North Carolina... I think you can relax a little bit."

If you come to grad school at UNC, you are hereby required to let me know if you need someplace to stay while you apartment shop. We're about 25 minutes from UNC and while I don't know the campus as thoroughly as a true alum, I did my grad school minor there and we know people who live in Chapel Hill, so we can show you around a little bit.

You can sleep in Hero's room if you don't mind the princess theme. Paul found it quite comfortable and nobody got axe murdered in the slightest.

[wombat]

nobody got axe murdered in the slightest.

Always an important feature to look for in lodgings.

[dejavroom]

CAIPIRINHAS!!!

Whisky, actually, which has been treating me nicely lately. And don't be fooled by our easy smile, tanned skins and gyrating hips, doomglobe. We WILL shiv you in the shin, given the chance.

[theinevitable]

JL, I promise I will do that. It is sad to think of the lifestyle I will give up when I move away from here. Living with 5 of your best friends is pretty great most of the time. And it is so cheap here. I doubt Chapel Hill will have anything that rivals my current house. I live like a king. When we were looking, before we found this place, we found a nearly identical house in a hipper (but more dangerous) neighborhood with a mortgage payment of 900$ a month.

[jay-ell]

Chapel Hill is a pretty hip town. It's pricier than STL, I'm sure, but even baristas make more there than other places to compensate. It's a real college town sandwiched between two moderately-sized metropolitan areas, so there's a lot to do within driving distance, but CH itself has maintained its quirky, small-town feel.

And it has one HELL of a music scene.

[theinevitable]

yeah. Right now I pay 300$ a month to live in a huge house with my best buds. And it is a beautiful, 100-year-old house that was recently renovated, with a yard and a small garage. I know Chapel Hill is a hip town. I'm sure it is great to live there. I'm just spoiled by my lifestyle here.

Important: I'm sure the cute babe demographics in Chapel Hill are really different.

[doomglobe]

Whisky, actually, which has been treating me nicely lately. And don't be fooled by our easy smile, tanned skins and gyrating hips, doomglobe. We WILL shiv you in the shin, given the chance.

The easy smile and gyrating hips are for the English to see.

[jay-ell]

Important: I'm sure the cute babe demographics in Chapel Hill are really different.

Very likely. There are a TON of cute hipster girls at UNC. Back when I was applying to colleges, there were 2.5 girls for every guy or something like that. I don't know if the numbers have evened out or not, but it's definitely better odds than NC State.

[dejavroom]

for the English to see.

Canny can-can.

[Arachno-capitalist]

TIG wake up and see my finished home theater. 80 inches of beauty and a 7.1 system.

[doomglobe]

TIG wake up and see my finished home theater. 80 inches of beauty and a 7.1 system.

Sorry man. At least you'll still be able to get glimses of reality from your peripheral vision.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Here is an actual awesome work-related thing that happened today. When I e-mail my people on timesheet signing day, I always do it as a pirate. "Avast, ye scurvy dogs! Batten down the hatches, hoist the mizzenmast, and sign your timesheets after 2 PM. Arrrrrrrrrr." That kind of thing. I figure having your boss hassle you about administrative crap is less annoying if he does it as a pirate.

I had a new guy start this week, so this is the first such e-mail he's received. Otherwise unprompted, he responds "Aye Cap'n, here be me plunder of billable hours.  ARRRRRRRR"

I think he's going to work out fine.