3/2/04
I am writing to you from the parking lot of a Flying J Truck Stop at 2:30 in the morning, using their delicious Wifi service. I can't imagine why Flying J decided to provide this service, as I'd wager there are very few truckers with a tangerine iBook, but perhaps my demographic research is a bit inaccurate.
To wit, a few things: my Mom got out of surgery fine, was nauseous after the anesthesia, but had one of those anti-metics that knocks you out for a few weeks. She is reported to be eating Jell-o as we speak.
Second thing: if you put two pairs of skis on the back of your Prius, be prepared to ride the seas of I-81 like the back end of Master and Commander. With a good tailwind, it feels like you're flying, and with a side wind, you need, well, an anti-metic.
Okay, Tessa only let me stop at the Flying J for a few minutes. I have to get a little closer to New Orleans. Love from the road! Does anyone want any presents from the Big Easy? Except Bud, who already ransacked the place?
I'll have the white bean soup with truffles from Commander's, a shrimp Po'boy from Verdi Mart, tell Hassan I would like the speckled trout in butter sauce at Antoine's, and do you have room in the Prius for a Gold Club table dance?
Hey--I'd like a catfish po'boy, please, a large coffee, and how's about you pick up "Syd" (with the ponytail and sexy glasses) and "give her a ride" up to NC? I'm sure her husband wouldn't mind...
Ian,
Kindly leave the Gold Club table dance behind!!!Elizabeth
Ian, please stop by the Two Sisters (the soul food place not the place in the quarter) and order a serving of red beans and rice and pork chop. Then, call me and tell how good it is!k
Ian, if you could just skip by Antoine's and make an inventory of the wall photos, I'd be eva so greatful. Please put the b + w photos in one column and the coloreds in the other. Hassan and Mr. Steakhouse would be happy to doublecheck your work.
Ian u just make sure u get back to nc by sunday
even though im not there
How 'bout just booking Bachelor Party Part II, Electric Boogaloo? Barring that, just pick me up a sammich at that deli in the Quarter, and then perhaps some beignets from Cafe du Monde.