Oh yes. It has begun.
Stage one: Geobabe and Manhattan arrive in Michigan. They come to Ann Arbor, where Cranky has a complete freak-out when she learns their hotel plans are still up in the air. Being as it is a home game weekend, she assumes there are no rooms within 30 miles, and she herself has but one guest bed. Cranky proves to be a complete worrywart ninny, as they get rooms at the first hotel they call! With that crisis averted, Cranky, Geo, & Manny go to lunch. Manhattan explains the finer points of junk bond mutual fund management to Cranky (who asks lots of moronic questions) and Geo (who has tons of good stories). We also debate the relative contributions of string theory to the study of neurobiopsychology, the merits of hydroponics, and whether the Yankees wuz robbed.
Stage two: Dinner. As people assemble to go to dinner, Cranky answers a knock at her door and finds a surprise mystery guest has arrived: UNCLE BEER! He told only BunnyGirl he was coming so he could surprise the rest of us. Awesome. He also brings a boatload of beer, which we hardly drink any of and he leaves behind, along with a bottle of wine! Cranky scores free booze from a moderator!
Jane D’Oh, BunnyGirl, Hello Again, Geobabe, Cranky, Manhattan, and Perspehone, and Uncle Beer gorge themselves at the Ethiopian restaurant. Hello Again saved us from making asses of ourselves by explaining how one eats (I was at a loss with no utensils and only spongy bread to pick up the food)… Then we go to a coffeeshop for dessert, which Manhattan generously pays for. What a man. He and Uncle Beer patiently endure the gals sharing shopping war stories. The other main topic of conversation: Boobs.
Stage Three is tomorrow: The shopping excursion. Alas, I will not be able to post about stages four, five, or six through twelve because I am returning to Ann Arbor after the shopping but before the dinner. I predict much fun and perhaps even debauchery may occur from dinner on.
