Autumn Calling

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The Summer is done and gone, and blowing away on September breezes.
Aren't we all returned to this place--
Eyes lit with concentration and dark with passing--
To re-light the hearthfires banked, dusty in the Autumn?
Welcome home we ragged travellers, a place new-made
Here again, and again in the recurrence of its people;
The spring re-fed from lost and

Comments

[strongshadow]

Having been subject to a Bo Johnson drive-by, I suspect he's more entertaining if, like me, you only get him taking over one class and then you don't have to deal with him from then on.

Also, I'm doing tons of fascinating things, though I have never met you, but they seem less important in the face of the fact that this campus is better than daytime television. But if you like music, if you sit outside my window in Bartos, I can guarantee you a free concert.

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If you've only been subject to a drive-by Bo-ing (or perhaps it ought to be a fly-by)you have very fortunately not sat in his classes. I mean, they're awesome and hysterical sometimes, but it gets super irritating when the homework keeps changing. And the venue. And the subject of the class.

Fascinating things, you say? And free concerts, even! Count me in, definitely. I can provide caffeination...

E-Mail Response.

[verygrimmprince]

To: abutler@meridian.edu
From: jgrimm@meridian.edu
Subject: Tom.
Date: September XX, 2009 8:17PM

Ava,

I'm glad you're back. I think we might need to talk. It concerns Tom. I'm worried about him. Whenever you're available, let me know.

Sincerely,
Jake

Re: E-Mail Response.

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To: jgrimm@meridian.edu
From: abutler@meridian.edu
Subject: RE: Tom.
Date: September XX, 2009 10:25 PM

I'm glad I'm back, too. It's been very very very weird, or at least, it was. We should do that Bollywood thing, by the by.

Worried about Tom in the abstract or concrete? I mean, I worry about that kid all the time, but if it's something serious...I'm free now, or free tomorrow night around 8. Meet wherever?

-Ava

Re: E-Mail Response.

[verygrimmprince]

To: abutler@meridian.edu
From: jgrimm@meridian.edu
Subject: Tom.
Date: September XX, 2009 01:34AM

We should. And I'm worried in the concrete. I can meet you at Belly Beans?

J.

Re: E-Mail Response.

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To: jgrimm@meridian.edu
From: abutler@meridian.edu
Subject: RE: Tom.
Date: September XX, 2009 1:45 PM

Yikes. Working the 'bar Friday, but I'll be in tomorrow helping Nina inventory, so definitely something interruptable.

-AVB

[final_problem]

There's been a bunch of interesting everything going on. Weddings, violence, drugs, sex, rock and roll.

Hi. Doyle. I'm not into frothy drinks but any friend of Mary's has to be pretty cool. You make plain coffee too right?

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And espresso that'll make you see gods you don't believe in.
Come by Beans or Getty some time. Any friend of my houseamates, after all.

Since when did Meridian time travel back to the 70s? No, really don't answer that.

[final_problem]

Can't say no to that.

[tollingforthee]

Ava!

Are you going to start providing me with my favorite coffee again, or do I need to find a new dealer?

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Aww, were you going through withdrawal? Do you need a hit of the Jolt?
I'm back at Beans, and I can for the usual nominal fee be persuaded to delivery work even for non-invalids.

Lazybutt!

[tollingforthee]

I am a lazybutt! But there's also the fact that I'm friends with Byron, and he got kicked out of Belly Beans for spraying Lysol on some of the patrons.

... and sometimes I want coffee when I'm with him. :(

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Oh. THAT guy? No wonder you cloak the fear in laziness. Nina's a scary scary lady when she's got a grudge. (Witness the origin of my deivery service in the first place.)

Yeah. Maybe I'll put you on the drivethrough list for brewed stuff--buzz the loading entrance door one short one long three times. Secret speakeasy caffeination portal. (The password is 'Walt sent me' but I didn't tell you.)

[talkingtolkien]

Oh, gosh, good luck with the diversionary tactics, indeed.

[centre_hold]

It seems to have worked! We put off Discussing My Future until next open office hours, and with his new frosh advisees, that'll be a WHILE off.

Ilmarinen to the rescue?