Yes, in a mere 12 hours and 57 minutes, I’ll be able to legally gamble and purchase alcohol. Not that this will equal a big change in my poker playing/boozing habits, but it will be nice to present ID when asked and be served rather than be laughed out of the bar. I imagine that this will also do wonders for my next trip to Vegas.
Curses! Now that BunnyGirl is aware of my greatest weakness, I will have to destoy her, lest she use Godiva-covered strawberries to lure me into revealing my deepest, darkest, most lucrative secrets. (How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop? I’ll never tell!)
Superdude: Alas, ChiDope falls on the heels of the opening of the semester. It’s quite a drive to Chicago, and I don’t think I can swing it. I’d love to, though. Perhaps Tattva would like to split the driving. Zelda the Kia should be ready for another jaunt after the 11 hour MI-MO drive.
Persephone: Aww, thanks hon! You forgot the part where I once walked across a lake to heal an injured swan, though. Next time we get together, I’ll have to tone it down so you’re not blinded by the full scope of my wonderfullness. 
wring: :eek: right back atcha! You’ll know the true meaning of :eek: once tomorrow’s festivities are through. But perhaps I’ve said too much…
mrblue: Thanks! Yes, “Red” and “Stripe” are the current watchwords. Fount of happiness, duller of the senses, nectar of the gods. Soon, my Jamacian darling. Soon.
Tattva: My new driver’s license (to be obtained at lunchtime tomorrow, barring fire, flood, or plague of frogs) should be one of those spiffy “legitimate” looking IDs, rather than the laminated tissue paper Michigan was using 5 years ago. If we’re lucky, I’ll be allowed to purchase beer in Missouri before I’m 40. And as for that martini/margarita/Red Stripe plan, it’s a date! We can celebrate whatever new living quarters you’ll be in, except this time I’ll try not to obliterate your security deposit with a strawberry margarita. (Sorry about that. Did Denise swallow your soul for that one?)
In conclusion, thanks! 