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- From: uribe@jarthur.claremont.edu (Soprano)
- Subject: Re: New Year Pizza Party
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.043001.22530@muddcs.claremont.edu>
- Sender: news@muddcs.claremont.edu (The News System)
- Organization: Claremont Shelter for Maladjusted Singers
- References: <1992Dec31.003841.20212@ucc.su.OZ.AU>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 04:30:01 GMT
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- Soprano finally lifts her nose out of the vocal score she's had it buried in
- and notes the rather startling changes that have occurred in the decor of
- the Place without her noticing.
-
- "Undersea, huh?"
-
- Reaching under her table, she withdraws a nondescript mesh duffel bag and
- disappears into the folks room. A few minutes later, she reappears, dressed
- in a royal blue and black dive skin and carrying mask, snorkel and fins.
-
- "What else could a diver wear to an undersea party? Well, I suppose I
- *could* have put on all of my scuba gear -- but it's tough to party when
- you're wearing about 60 pounds of tank and regulator and lead weights, not
- to mention being encased in 1/4-inch of neoprene! ;-)"
-
- She goes over to the bar, produces a dollar bill and gets a rum-spiked
- eggnog from Mike, then wanders to the chalk line.
-
- "There's just under four hours left of 1992 here in SoCal. It's been quite a
- year for me -- a lot of pain, and a lot of joy, and a lot of times when I
- wasn't sure just which of the two I was feeling. Friendships have evolved,
- and so has my marriage. Thanks to my husband, I've been able to take time
- to evaluate many aspects of my life, to explore options that I didn't know
- that I had. It has been interesting and in many ways disconcerting -- but
- at least I haven't been stagnating!"
-
- She raises her mug in salute to all the patrons of the Place before she
- drains it. "I wish you all the happiest of new years -- and for myself, may
- the process of growth and change that I started in 1992 continue unbroken."
-
- >>>> crash <<<<
-
- She then joins the line at the VPM, and when her turn comes, gets a white
- clam pizza (olive oil, garlic, parmesan cheese and clams) which she offers
- to share with anyone who's interested.
-
- Soprano
-
- "You're more than beginning -- you're learning to fly;
- You feel like you're falling, but it passes in time...."
- "From Me to You", Janis Ian
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- | Soprano (Lydia M. Uribe) uribe@jarthur.claremont.edu |
- | Claremont, CA uribe@hmcvax.claremont.edu |
- | Cats, quilts and diving -- what more could anyone ask? |
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