Sunday, November 25, 2007

as good a reason as any

date: 10.28.2007
from: CB
to: DM
re: will you miss wednesday's dodgeball game and heavy drinking for work... again?

"Nope - i'll quit first, i have been sick and working so much lately, i need a night of no hold barred fun."

unexpected tv programming

date: 11.10.2007
from: MY, m.d.
to: DM
re: too bad it wasn't colgate vs. dartmouth

"ESPN College GameDay is broadcasting live from Williams vs. Amherst????"

what happened to the half-time oranges?

date: 11.20.2007
from: smelzer
to: DM
re: snacks for during the intense tuesday night kickball game

"What's your favorite donut?"

it'll read great on the headstone

date: 11.22.2007
from: JA
to: DM
re: grandma's new cat, downsides thereof

"Omg. This kitten is playing with its own shadow. it's so adorable i think i have to kill myself."

[note: bonus points for using "its" and "it's" in the same sentence and punctuating both correctly. oh, and for liking cats.]

see, it is easy

date: 11.23.07
from: Duck
to: DM
re: message from DM wishing his friends a happy food-filled thanksgiving surrounded by friends

"Thanks. i lived the dream"

familial love

date: 11.23.07
from: ET
to: DM
re: nothing like being home for the holidays

"The day after thanksgiving shit session is like new years eve. There's so much expectation to make it great, there's no chance of succeeding."

[note: i think ET's family might be trying to hard. i mean, just show up, eat, watch football, play games, get boozed up. what's so hard about that?]

Thursday, November 22, 2007

love stories

date: 11.09.2007
from: JA
to: DM
re: a lovely bracelet bought as a surprise by a friend of DM for his future bride

"The violence lover in me also loves the fact that bracelet was purchased with illegal arms trade money."

(note: It's not entirely clear how DM's friend earns american cash money.)

odd discoveries

date: 11.17.07
from: Lamb
to: DM
re: things DM totally knew about and probably caused to happen

"A penny just fell out of my shirt... You wouldn't happen to know anything about that would you?"

Monday, November 19, 2007

one solution

date: 11.18.2007
from: MY, m.d.
to: DM
re: When will those a-holes on the patriots get their come-upance from the football gods?

"When i buy my crowbar and show up on Mr Brady's doorstep"

(note: I'm pretty sure he was kidding. pretty sure.)

Sunday, November 18, 2007

memories, fickleness thereof

date: 11.07.2007
from: Suggs
to: DM
re: sometimes we drink during kickball. sometimes.

"Also, i remember the bar, remember getting home, cant remember how i got there though."

(note: DM was no help at filling in the holes.)

Monday, November 12, 2007

great moments in entertainment

date: 10.25.2007
from: JA
to: DM
re: JA's attendance at a blow-job training class in NYC

"Watching other women suck cock is better than vaudeville."

you're not drinking alone if someone is on the other end of the phone

date: 09.23.2007
from: C-Mc
to: DM
re: C-Mc drinking on a Sunday afternoon while on the phone with Doug, prior to having dinner with his dad and brother

"Also after beer number 5 Im officially drunk"

ivy league alumni

date: 11.10.2007
from: JA
to: DM
re: princeton homecoming, general reserved atmosphere thereof

"Oh, someone found internet access. We.ve lost most people, but still have a four month old in tow. the only one who hasn't thrown up."

Sunday, November 11, 2007

communication difficulties, self-inflicted

date: 11.11.07
from: EJB
to: DM
re: plan for the afternoon

"Too hung over to talk out loud. What's up?"

the price of friendship

date: 11.10.07
from: LM
to:DM
re: DM's pix messages crashing LM's phone because she canceled unlimited pix messaging

"Fine - I just set it up again, although I had to delete yr messages before I could see them. You owe me $5/month. Take it out of my tab ;P"

Thursday, November 8, 2007

the barder system

date: 11.07.2007
from: Winston
to: DM
re: DM leaving the bar too quickly, requiring Winston to close his tab for him

"Have card. Will trade for lovin"

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

last minute pleas

date: 11.03.2007
from: 'Rissy (seated directly next to DM)
to: DM
re: the other people seated at a table Zum Schnider -- all friends of her bf -- and the fact DM was about to leave for another afternoon drinking event

"Please dont leave me here w these ppl"

(Note: I love drunken honesty at 3pm on a Saturday)

Monday, November 5, 2007

no seriously, i'm on my way

date: 11.02.07
from: JC (reso-variety)
to: DM
re: expected arrival at the bar, late on friday night

"WORKING ON IT BUT I WILL NOT DISAPPOINT"

(note: was the shouting really necessary?)

the force likes glenlivet

date: 11.03.07
from: JA
to: DM
re: picture text of a light sabre and a glass of wine sent while prepping for halloween party

"somehow i see jedis as being scotch drinkers. Did the galaxy's greatest warrior find a replacement bulbs?"