Oh come on, if I had said "or is French" you woulda been all over that.

wait...what?

I just woke up, and didn't proof read. thank god for spellcheck.

Busto, how do you feel about moving to Cincinnati?

I'd call greed and avarice more 'traits' than 'feelings'.



Kidding!

There's no point getting drunk if you aren't conscious and not sick long enough to enjoy the drunk. Slow down IMO. Get something heavy in your stomach to slow down the digestion of the liquor. Take a vitamin to cut down the damage. Drink some water to keep from getting dehydrated. And then get the high to where you can ride it instead of where it rides you. King of the Road, baby!

And don't drive.

Agreed. Friggin' disgusting.

It tastes like aiming low, to me.

They like girls to taste like bombed out buildings, maybe? Could be the nostalgia ...

Ditto. I can't recall seeing a picture of him, but he'd have to be pretty fugly indeed to come close to warranting so much self-doubt. And anyway those guys need to get off their ass and do the chasing more than anybody.

He also has (Connery, that is) subtle flashes of anger, impatience, and disgust. That's one of the things I like about him. He isn't born for his suit; he carries it off through a combination of well-earned confidence and strength of will. But there are times when a look darts out of him -- a look like he's ready to leap on someone -- that makes his subsequent restraint all the more remarkable.

I worked for a management company for the hospitality industry for a couple years and we were the only thing keeping the owners from suiciding the place into complete disrepair, if not actually falling onto the heads of the guests.

It depends entirely on the management company, of course, and some owners are far worse than the management companies they hire.

The problem really is low standards all around. Whether it's the management company or the owner who adopts them is all the same to the tenant. But it's a societal thing.

And sometimes even a cultural thing. Some foreign owners, for instance, are used to peeling paint and dirty premises even in higher end facilities, and think nothing of it. If things break down, they honestly don't think it's a big deal. And they often feel that unequal levels of power, such as obtain between a landlord and a tenant, should be taken advantage of. Their standards are not so much absolute as relative, or tribal, as it were. It can be very hard for them to adapt to American standards. If you don't have hot water for a week, who cares, right? Who are you?

And I hear some of them make good milkshakes!

Awesome and grats!

I raise my eyebrows at you, Fish.

Okay, I admit it, I take my Maker's Mark or Knob Creek with ice and a splash of water. But Coke? Ugh.

Haha greed and avarice. I'd rather let my rental house stand empty than put up with the ridiculousness of tenants who never pay rent anyway because they'd rather party with the rent money. They are so undependable and do whatever they choose. There's no money to be had in the rental business. It's a terrible business to get into.

It's better on the high end.

Just like the hospitality business.

You can still make a lot of money on the low end, but it can be ugly. Like, bullets fired ugly if you're in the wrong situation.

Yeah. I'd be okay with being rejected outright or told "not now" or something. I'm more worried about her saying no, but then I'm supposed to keep trying because she wasn't definitive. haha. My patheticness is astounding.

Well, it doesn't help that I can't help but miss signals and be awkward. That sums up my college experience with ladies anyway.

So...thanks I guess. I'm going to avoid drunk LF perhaps. I'm a little worried I'll get flashbacks to my "date" with my landlord.

Uhh yeah. I'm not sure the last time I went on a date. I'll stick to the teaching thread!

Find cute girl who would like to be taught something and solve problems on two fronts at once!

My dad has been redoing the kitchen for months. Tonight was supposed ot be the night he placed the doors on the cabinets, finishing it for good.

All was well except for two mismeasured cabinet/door combos. Somehow the doors were about four inches too long for each cabinet. So it's mostly done, but he's got work left to do.

I feel bad for him. He thought he was about to relieve this stressful thing, but now he's got more work to do.

lulz that's some serious mismeasurement.

That sums up my whole life! My wife gets a kick out of my aloofness. She sometimes stands back and watches me interact with lots of pretty girls. In my head, we're just chatting and having a good time. Afterwards, Mrs. Busto laughs because I did not realize how heavy these girls were coming onto me. Story of my life. I'm only now starting to realize what those funny looks and gestures mean. Apparently I'm desirable? And apparently I would have gone on a ton more dates if I hadn't been so aloof to girls coming onto me that I sabotaged the entire process.

I think he misread his writing. Seems more logical than mismeasuring.

He's done a really good job with this entire process. Except those two mistakes. heh.

Mhm. I just make it notably awkward sometimes. I don't know why. I can't stay carefree. Instead I get all grave sounding like I'm about to tell them their mother died. It's quite distressing for everyone involved.

Again though, this only happens when I realize I am wanting to ask someone out. I can play it fine if there's no self-pressure.

Nothing to see here, folks. Move along

Landon, don't sweat it. I wish I had a nickel for every time I've drunkenly confessed my bisexuality on an internet forum.

Don't get me wrong, I still like my whiskey straight up or with ice and a splash of water but you will find some pretty damn tough cowboy, rancher, logger types around here drinking Crown (or some other kind of whiskey) & Coke. Of course with me it is Diet Coke since I can't stand, and shouldn't have, regular Coke.

Scotch, I would never ever mix that with anything (except the before mentioned ice/water). Mmmmmmmm........

I'd mix Scotch with used oil and the grime that collected on the bottom of your shoes. That's sure to dilute the foul taste.