Ah! Only 4 days till Vegas. Allllll riiiiiight.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

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Three days. One day til tomorrow, plus one day til Wednesday, plus one day til Thursday, fool.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Damn. This will be fun. Shiny Clothed Ones, Unite! So, I'm packing all my shiny clothes, all my makeup, and every hair-fixing implement I own. Does that sound about right? Is there a Burberry store there where I can buy a bikini? I dreamt about a Burberry bikini last night, even.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Damn you, Merrill, starting a topic at the same time as me.

An email from my brother this weekend: "Hello! You know my birthday is almost here. Would you like to get me a present together? I really really want Iridion 3D for Game Boy Advance--and I really really want it now. Please let me know if you can do this. Love, Michael"

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Did he send it just to you, or to you and one of your sisters? That's funny.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

To me and to Rebekah.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

"I really really want it now." That's classic - what did you reply?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I said that birthday presents were supposed to be a surprise, but that we would keep it in mind. And that my birthday was on Thursday, and I would really like a card.

So, so classic. Every child in my family is more spoiled than the next. Kevin couldn't believe the e-mail. He has trouble picturing anyone more spoiled than I am.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I'm in love with your little brother. Finally, a boy after my own heart.

I know, 2 topics!

But if you count today, it's 4 days right?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I don't count today. See, your way, it's two days until tomorrow.

Y'all. I e-mailed the Old 97's, to see if they had the tank tee I wanted on sale online anywhere. Anyway, Ken Bethea started reading my website and has sent me two fawning fan e-mails.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Hannah, did you slip because you were wearing the new J Crew flip flops? That shit is dangerous. I have a pair of the black ones, and the J Crew jags assume, apparently, that because you wear a size 10, you have fat-ass feet. Well, I don't. I can fit both my feet into one flip flop, there's so much rubber there. I finally bought a pair of reef flip flops that actually fit my feet. The J Crew ones were too dangerous.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

YES! And they were a size 7, because that was all that's left, and they still fit my size 8 feet, but still. They made contact with the water and I went flying. FLYING.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

No, it has nothing to do with them being too big. You can just never ever wear J Crew flip flops on wet wood or slick cement. There's ZERO traction.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

As I know now.

Darn, why couldn't it have been one of the cute Old 97's who emailed me?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I dont' know what any of them look like. Did you email with your @nakedsometimes address or something?

What did he say??

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

First: Hey, the only reason i found your site was because I thought maybe it had nekkid pics on it. Dam do I suck? Anyway, I've been reading your stories and giggling. It's late and i'm stuck in philly with nothing to do for 4 days. Actually, I"im going to gettysburg tomorow and went to Valley Forge today so I have stuff to do but.... So I've been thinking for a couple of years of writing a website similiar to yours. Of course i'm to lazy and my fingers are too prone to grab video game controllers and guitars to ever do this buy maybe yours will serve as inspiaration. Ya like they way I spelled that last word? Questions: Are you from Dallas? Do you live there now? How old? What do you do for a living? These things may seem personal but fuck it, you can find anything you want about me in with a couple of mouse clicks. Part of being the artist is being hung out to dry. hey, thanks for the hard work writing your website. I hope you're having fun with it. You're funny. cya, ken old 97's

then: I see you live in boston. So I answer my question. these are really funny. I started at the bottom and just finished the "break up lines chart". I have one horrible way i broke up with a girl once. Her name was Stacy. "You know, I like you, but when I'm dating a girl, I like to see stars. But when I see you, all I see is Stacy." Ok. Kind of shitty, but not THAT bad right? But what if -- my breath smelled like peppermint schnapps? (minus 2 points) -- I had gone over to her house to drag her over to my house to tell her this (minus 1) -- My face was wet with sweat because I lived with a bunch of crusty guys in a house with no AC? (minus 1) -- In Texas in August? (minus 3) -- We were, of course, in bed. Where I had just given her the ol' one- two (minus 5) -- And last, but certainly not least (here comes the really bad part)... she had to tell me about it the next morning due to the aforementioned schnapps (minus 10) Want to know how the story gets a little nastier? I heard recently that she has a brain tumour and may die. Ugh. Anyway, i gotta get back to reading. cya, ken

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Only he had, you know,paragraph breaks.

http://www.old97s.com/trackframeset.htm?body=track3/factoids.htm

That's him.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Oh my god. Why do you get the best readers?! First free coffee, then free makeup. Now a rock star!

But how did he get your address? I figure they'd be too busy to answer merchandise emails.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I included my signature, with the address. Lord. I don't know. But a real rock star! I'm so proud of myself.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I'm telling you, the J Crew flip flop ting has nothing to do with traction. It's because they assume we all have fat-ass feet, and they make the thong part much too big to hold a foot in place.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

No, because they hold my feet just fine. It's that there's just pure slick rubber on the bottom. I wear nothing else. and when it rains, I have to walk barefoot across the wooden walkway into the office.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I want the Old 97s to read my journal!

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Well, he was starting at the end, so hopefully soon he will get to the run of endless pimping entries.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Ah - you are correct.

Maybe I should jsut start emailing everyone I love about something and drop my URL in htere. I need new readers.

I bringing 3 black skirts and a bunch of tops. Plus my denim jacket and my bathing suit of course. Which I'm full of fear at the thought of putting it on.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I'm in terror about the bathing suit. I am hoping I will stay so sick that I won't be able to eat for the next three days.

I'm bringing: my two new sundresses; a black knee length skirt, my pink knee length skirt, various tops including my silk paisley halter, and my swimsuit.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I went shopping Sat. night. Everything looked like ass on me. The sweet white dress from Jcrew? Awful. Awful awful awful. So depressing.

But on the upside, SaTC and Six Feet Under were really good last night. (Although Satc was pretty graphic. Even for it.)

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I don't watch Six Feet Under, but I did enjoy SaTC.

I could tell that dress was going to be unflattering when I saw it on the mannequin. I didn't even think about trying it on.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

http://www.star-telegram.com/cgi-bin/weddings.cgi?view=5575

Okay, I went to high school with the groom, and what I really want to know is, what the heck is a Tussy Mussy?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Oh! At the Garden, I shared an office with Geri Laufer, who wrote the book on Tussie Mussies. They're Victorian posies where every flower has a meaning. Like, if you gave them to your bridesmaids, each bouquet would have a meaning that represented your friendship with her.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Those people are nuts. The tussie mussie isn't the silver holder - it's the flowers themsenves! Retards.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Does she agree that Tussy Mussy is a ridiculous name, though?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

T - do you really want to look for dresses in Vegas? Cause we can. We can make Saturday shopping day.

I'm so pale, y'all. I'm afraid of the big mean desert sun.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I guarantee I'll be the palest woman in Vegas.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

H - do you feel any better?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Oh, and I checked on the $59 room fare for Thursday night- to get it, you have to take a $139 room fare for Friday and Sunday, which is way more than we are paying, right? I forgot our total already.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Kind of crummy, still, but better. I think I'll be okay by Thursday, if I take it easy. Way, way better than Saturday and Sunday, at least.

Kevin just got back from the doctor. They think he has arthritis in his foot. We've got two decrepit bodies over here.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Oh god, really? Ouch.

Remember how I was having all that pain in my left arm etc.? I just remembered that I had tendonitis really bad in that same forearm in high school. (T - remember I had to wear that brace at color guard etc.?) And I think all the typing etc. aggravates it. I remember the doctor told me I'd probably develop arthritis there early in my life.

It's 160 for Fri and 180 on Sat. night.

I'm SOOOO excited. Seriously.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I wish Origin's wasn't so expensive. I could spend so much money there. I love their stuff

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

So it would be cheaper to rebook with these fares? Book these rates online and then cancel?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Cancel our other ones, I mean.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Y'all. I feel like ass. Should I go home, or not? I'm thinking home.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Wait. It's 316 total for both Friday and Sat. online? Then it probably would be cheaper. But you should do it today because I think you have to cancel like 3 days in advance.

Do we need to make reservations for the Star Canyon?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Oh, and if you can home, go home.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Ok, I'm doing it now. With taxes and everthing its $377.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Oh, and we should make reservations for Star Canyon. I'd do it, but my head feels like it's expanded inside my skull.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

For all 3 nights? Oh, that's much better. We get the AAA discount, so it's 10% off. It think it's like 366 (pre tax) for 3 nights.

I just tried to make a reservation online, but it didnt' work. I'll call. 6 people, right? What time?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

All booked. Yeehaw.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I don't get the discount, but yep, better.

Yep, six. I'm on hold with the nurse at my doctor's office right now.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Just got an appt. Talk to y'all tomorrow.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Hmph. She's gone. I guess I'll try and make them for 8 o'clock. T - do you think that's a good dinnertime?

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

I think 8 is great - that's when we usually make our reservations in Atlanta, at least.

la la la. If there's a wedding dress place that we see, then sure. I don't want this to be the Hannah's Birthday Weekend Where T Shops For A Wedding Dress, though.

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001