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I feel better this morning than I did yesterday, when I sort of felt like I could get sick if I really wanted to. I was probably just getting over all the smoke from Sunday night.

Hmmm, I should probably explain that. When Peter and I were leaving the club the other night, we stopped to say hello to a friend of his who was working the door--actually a folding table just inside the door. We were standing there talking, and all of a sudden some guy comes flying (plummeting) out from behind a curtain just behind Peter's friend and falls flat on his back. I can't believe the guy didn't bust his head wide open, because he didn't brace himself at all. WHAM! I just knew the guy was dead; he stayed right where he was, eyes open but glassy and not moving, until two cops came and pulled him up. Dude babbled something like "It's SMOKY in there" and even the cops laughed. They had an ambulance there by the time we got a block down the street, so he was probably OK. I don't think even I ever wiped out that hard. Not at a club, anyway.

Look at this nutty picture dangerpest just posted. I wonder who those two maniacs could be?

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Whoa, I didn't mean to cut off comments to that post. . . . I have no idea how that got checked. Pesky gremlins.

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I dropped the ball and didn't pay attention to any of the candidates, so I'm not voting today. I'm still getting it through my head that I live here. You know how it is when you visit someone in another state and the political billboards and TV commercials mean absolutely nothing to you? Yeah, that's how it's been for me over the past year or so. No excuse, I know, but that's how it is, and I'd rather cast no vote than a knee-jerk, uninformed one. So all the rest of you--get yer asses out there and vote them Republicans out!!! ;)

What do you think of George Carlin's statement that people who DON'T vote are the only ones who DO have a right to complain? His point is that by taking part in a fucked-up system, you endorse it, and the best way to voice your displeasure is not to participate in that system. I almost almost almost agree with that, and I guess the only thing that keeps me from fully buying into it is a hope that perhaps the system can get better if people work with it and for it.

I do tend to agree with George on most things, by the way. I'd vote for him if he ran for office--though of course if he ran for office I'd wonder what the fuck had gone wrong with him.

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OK, so the other thing is that I forgot to ever register to vote in Connecticut. But I've printed out a form and will mail it in today, I swear!

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From: Lauren
To: a whole bunch o' people
Subject: BOWLING

Tonight
8 pm
The Hamden Lanes
in celebration of Dianne

come one, come all. . .

From: the Yale student Chris Heller (not me)
To: Lauren
Subject: RE: BOWLING

Dear Lauren,

Don't want to be pushy about it, but if you want your Chris Heller to find out about this bowling night, you might want to start emailing him at christopher.b.heller@yale.edu

Chris

From: Lauren
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 2:28 PM
To: me
Subject: FW: BOWLING

well now i realize why i haven't been hearing back on several work related emails. . .

L.


From: Christopher Heller [mailto:christopher.b.heller@yale.edu]
To: Lauren
Subject: RE: BOWLING

Dear Nef,

And I was wondering why I hadn't been receiving any violent threats lately. Young Mr. Heller (the student) is undoubtedly cowering in fear by now. You see that reticent language? "Don't want to be pushy about it" indeed. You've got this kid whipped like a pathetic schoolchild. But that's your modus operandi, isn't it? WHEN WILL THIS REIGN OF TERROR END?

If you do decide to harass the other CH further, tell him that he'd better start regularly forwarding my misdirected mail to me again or I'll sic you on him.

I'll see if I can clear my calendar.

Rothchild Fluggenhuffer, III

From: Lauren
To: 'Christopher Heller'
Subject: RE: BOWLING

yo R F to the third,

the funny thing is that I actually thought it was you joking with me, and trying to make me email the *wrong* chris heller on purpose. (I knew there were 2, but must have gotten the emails confused.) So I wrote a "joking" email back to him as my "alternate" personality, aka Ida. it's pretty damned embarassing/. do you see what I go through for you? you better make it tonight for all this hassle you've caused. don't you feel the least but bad about it???

Nef

From: Christopher Heller
To: Lauren
Subject: RE: BOWLING

huh huh huh, you said "least but."

From: Lauren
To: 'Christopher Heller'
Subject: RE: BOWLING

are you sure this isn't the freshman Chris?

From: Christopher Heller
To: Lauren
Subject: RE: BOWLING

Oh come on, that was at least sophomoric . . .