Comments | a_random_one: Good times

a_random_one

Good times

Dec 23, 2005 02:19

Having had access to a friend's high speed internet connection, I finally got up pictures of Ithaca Ring people playing with swords in pretty clothes. They are up on my Yahoo site, so people should go see shinies and dresses ;). They're in the album titled "ROSI: Gorging (Nov. 2005)".
I'd also like to note that the NYC transit strike was very ( Read more... )

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willdevine December 23 2005, 04:55:38 UTC

Wait, what's wrong with the NJ road naming and numbering system? Specifically?

a_random_one December 23 2005, 17:30:09 UTC

Well, we were trying to find this Chinese restaurant about 10 minutes before they were closing. They told us they were at something like 513 Amboy Ave in Woodbridge. So we drive merrily along Amboy Ave looking for the place. In driving back and forth without luck, we learned that the numbers repeat themselves in every town the street passes through. So there was a 513 in Metuchen and a 513 in Edison and a 513 in Woodbridge, we just had to know to keep driving till we found the magic correct spot. Once we reached Woodbridge, we discovered that the road changed names at some point, so we were no longer on the correct one. In backtracking, we could find no place where Amboy diverged as a side road. After both calls to the restaurant and stopping at 2 gas stations, we learned that at one point, we were supposed to make a 90 degree turn onto the street named Coventry, or something like that. Which was actually the same road of Amboy. It's usually been my experience that when a road diverges at 90 degrees and is called a different ( ... )

thyladyinred December 23 2005, 19:41:14 UTC

no no see Amboy actually IS straight. if you stand at the west pole, you'll see that its perfectly straight. its just than reality bends around it;)

bodacious_wench December 24 2005, 07:01:03 UTC

Loved the ROSI pix. The costumes looked great. That's Russ, not Dave in some of the photos. I don't remember you guys being in town last Christmas. I really like the Maiden sacrifice picture. :)

a_random_one December 24 2005, 20:10:17 UTC

Whoops, I'll fix that :). Too many names and faces, I'm terrible. It was just Elaine and I last January, stopped in for a couple practices. Because we're crazy and driving 800 miles in winter weather sounded like fun ;).

Lost leather anonymous December 30 2005, 16:35:44 UTC

You beat me to the posting of gorging pictures. Blast it.
But they do look good. Twas a very enjoyable day. I'm glad you and GiggleDagger were around for it.