Hey Jack,
Sorry, I just got to this thread. I hope things have gotten a little better for you since you first posted this. Good luck with the job search, and try to have a happy holiday.
And ladies, if my opinion counts at all (I’m a straight male, so maybe I’m not the most reliable judge), a bunch of you should have crushes on Jack. He’s pretty damn good looking.
Hope you find your happy place soon, Jack. It sucks to have stuff like this happen around the holidays. Best wishes to you.
Wow! I haven’t been back to check the boards since yesterday afternoon, having to do all the pre-travel stuff. I expected this thread to die a dignified death. I am overwhelmed with all the well-wishes. Sincerely, I’m close to tears as I type this. Thanks everybody, from the bottom of my cockels. Rest easy in knowing that I appreciate every word everybody said in this thread, even that stuff about oldscratch being bi and Doobieous be contagious.
I feel it is imparative that I respond to all, even though I may run late for the airport.
Rasa: Scrubbing = packing up my personal stuff and disposing of incriminating paperwork.
dropzone: I live in San Francisco and I do … well I’ve been an admin asst. for the last year. I’m looking for a career change, but not as a second husband anyway
delphica: I never knew taste in wings was a governing factor in choosing a mate. I guess I got it made. I would have had a six-pack lunch but I had things to do, and naps to take (I was up very late the night before [see the “great sex” portion of the OP])
Zenster: Thanks for the earth-grounding - my family is what’s important, and I look forward to the SuperBowl party no matter who’s playing.
slackergirl: Thanks, I will certainly be in touch. I haven’t rechecked the crush thread yet, but I’m glad I’m spontaneously crush-worthy.
Doob: Thanks, and you’ve hit the nail on the head. There’s nothing like free money.
AETBOND: Thanks (I’m still waiting for the removal of the microphones from my apartment). I’m seriously looking for a possible QA job testing PSX games, I hope that works out. Then your video game enjoyment will hang on my whims.
Mermaid: Is my face red? I’m horrible at flirting (or apparently acknowledingi it). I don’t really look like Fabio do I?
dragonlady: I would think “devoted husband” would make me even more of a hot ticket.
InternetLegend: Is it hot in here or is it just me?
woodstockbirdybird:Thanks. And for what it’s worth I think your a hot little stud-puppy too.
AudreyK I already feel bad for having left you off my crush post. I’d like to officially place you at the top (sorry Rasa). Thanks tons!!
Now pending any airport delays, the countdown to New England starts.
Thanks again everybody, and with any luck I’ll be able to log on and confirm just how brutally cold Vermont and Maine are in December.
Ah nerts. Sorry to hear about your current problems.
I’m not sure if this will help…I’m not too sure of what it means really…but, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
See? All better now.
sigh Well, it was a bit lonely at the top… 
Happy holidays, Jack and the Battys.
Well…I see you’ve already taken off. And I’m glad you took the time to respond to everyone who posted…
…except me. sniff
But that’s…okay. I know how it is. gulp I understand. I hope your Christmas is wonderful and that no one forgets…sob…you…
Really–do have a safe and merry one, Jack. Come back to us in good spirits. We’ll miss you.
Jack, you might be interested to know that, last week, I attended a high school soccer game and, even though it ended in a scoreless tie, I managed to write a long and what I consider to be a pretty satisfactory article. Maybe you’ve had an effect on me.
Whoops. Sorry about that. Good thing you warned me before I grabbed your ass.
Woo hoo! Thank you!
I’m sending you my warmest fuzzies, Jack. Maybe they’ll help keep you from freezing up there, eh?
This is Jack checking in from the frozen tundra of Northern Vermont.
First of all, struuter, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to ignore you, really. I was in such a state, that I just missed you. Please forgive me.
I don’t have a lot of time to catch up, but I’ll try.
I’m at my in-laws house at the moment. And what an excursion it was to get here. The flights were smooth as silk. Renting the car went off without a hitch. The drive up from Boston was relatively ok, if a bit rainy, until just past Manchester NH, where the Great White north kicked us in the ass. White out conditions - 20 miles an hour on the high way. We had to stop in a little town 50 miles from our destination because we couldn’t make our way down the road any more. We wrangled ourselves a lower rate at a local Days Inn, seeing as we were checking in at 3:00 in the morning. But, in the end we made it here safely. We’ve spent the last few days celebrating Winter Solstice, standing around bon fires and weathering sub-zero temperatures, which let me tell you, I was in no way prepared for straight out of San Francisco.
Gotsta go shopping now. Thanks again to everyone for propping me up. Have a ho ho ho Christmas and all that.
Later.
Aah. I knew I sensed a disturbance in the Force. Another Bay Area type has been woven into the fabric of the East Coast.
Glad you made it here ok Jack, and we’re still thinking of you n’ stuff.
hee hee hee
Stop huffing the Liquid Paper and get yer butt out shopping!
Oldie, I’m sure I don’t know WHAT you’re talking about
You GUYS! Jack would never stoop to such a classless high as WhiteOut. He’d at least break out the modeling glue!
Really Rasa, you don’t actually want to know what we’re laughing about. You really don’t. And I say this knowing you know me.
Um. On second thought. Yeah. Strike that and amend it… white out indeed…
::shudders::