Archive through December 13, 2001
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Urgrace

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 10:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
So, where's Buttercup now?

Tess

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 02:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Miss Buttercup is in beautiful northern Louisiana right now, right where she was supposed to be today. She was in chat last night reporting in from the lovely Spygirl's home. Perhaps she'll have a moment tonight to post an update of her trip later today or tonight.

Tess

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 05:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have it from a very reliable source that Miss Buttercup and Spygirl are having dinner, giggling like school girls and will be in chat in an hour or so if anyone would like to drop by for a visit.

Tksoard

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 05:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hey Tess!! Tell them I said "HI"!! I would, but, well you know!!

Tess

Tuesday, December 11, 2001 - 09:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
dang that webtv, huh TK?? I'll tell them hi from you--don't worry.

Spygirl

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 04:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BUTTERCUP UPDATE #1!!!


Well, I had the most wonderful visit with Butter this week! Sorry I haven't updated sooner, but I've been busy showing her around the area.

I picked her up from the airport at 6:40 Monday night -- her flight was 20 minutes early! who knew? Anyway, from there we went to the university clinic so she could talk to some of the students and ask questions. Then, I took her to eat some good old southern bar-b-que. She even ordered some ribs and did an EXCELLENT job on them!

We then went to my house where she was pummelled by my dogs. They adored her and she was so patient with them. We managed to get my pitiful laptop hooked up to connect to the internet, and she dialed up on it while I used the desktop and cable to visit with those in chat. We had a fun time laughing and talking across the room about it. I've never chatted with someone who was also in the room with me at the same time. Quite funny.

Then, we crashed around 2am or so. Tuesday morning was the meeting with the program director. He was informative and indicated to her to come on and start taking classes in January!! She will still have to apply to be admitted into the program for the fall, however. That takes place in March. She got to meet a couple of other professors and talk to another student while I finished up with a client.

For lunch, we went to a local canjun place. I introduced her to a Po-Boy, although she did not order one herself. We talked about her options for getting here in a month and starting classes. We decided to spend the rest of the day searching for a place for her to live. First, however, we had to go back to campus and pick up some information from the graduate school.

From about 1:30 on, we drove around looking at houses and apartments. She liked several -- but loved one in particular. Not sure what she will decide.

For dinner, we met two of my classmates at an Irish pub for drinks and food. After that, we returned to my house and visited with the chat folks again. I had to pick someone up at the airport (again, haha) and then we came back to my house. I crashed early -- around midnight -- and she stayed up for a while.

The big dillemma has been how she will return to California. For those who know, she flew out here to make the meeting. Some delays in California prevented her from driving. In order to use frequent flyer miles, she had to have a Saturday stayover which meant she wouldn't have enough time once she returned to California on Sunday to drive all the way to Florida. She really needed to be back in California by Friday in order to re-start her trip with enough time.

So, after much debating.....Ms. Butter is currently on a Greyhound bus traveling all the way from Louisiana to California!!!!!!

She left this morning at 10:30am. She has sent some updates which I will continue to post. Unfortunately, we have had another massive flood of rain in this part of the country (they've closed some major roads, highways, and even schools because of the rains, again), and it seems that the seat where Butter was had a leaky window. She also has some smelly neighbors and some farmers who think she hung the moon. But overall, her spirits seem very high -- she is a terrific person. She also said she managed four hours of sleep -- much needed sleep.

Right now she is on a transfer in Dallas and will be on the road again shortly. She is due to arrive home at 5:45am Friday morning -- a much shorter trip than if she had attempted to drive it herself (because she would have had to stop and sleep). She is loaded down with books, magazines, a pillow, sleeping bag, snacks, her palm pilot and cell phone.

Once she returns to California, she has some other loose ends to tie up. She will then load her car, and begin to make her way back across the country. She will be able to make her original stops as planned at War's, Moon's, and Merlin's -- and then she will be stopping here in Louisiana again to find a place to live. Then, she'll head on to Florida, stay for Christmas, then move to Louisiana!!!

Whew!!! Everyone caught up?

Grooch

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 05:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Buttercup sighting.

I just checked out chat and she had left a message.

She said she was in chat all alone with all the men. She had a big grin on her face. Hmmm....

Spygirl

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 05:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hmmm....I wonder what happened in there last night...

Grooch

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 05:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oops sorry. I was just informed that I have erroneous information.

Juju2bigdog

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 05:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks for the update, Spygirl. It just takes my breath away. Go Buttercup!!! Let's hope it doesn't turn into Lost in America.

Moondance

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 05:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Spy... thanks for the update...so glad you guys had fun!!!

I want some pix please!

Spygirl

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 05:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ummm.....well, we didn't take any pictures We both realized that today. She quickly snapped one of me before she got on the bus, but that is it.

BUT! She will be back next week and we will take lots of pictures -- of her new place, us, and everything! Hopefully, things will be less chaotic.

Spygirl

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 06:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BUTTERCUP UPDATE #2


Earlier, Butter called from Ft. Worth. It seems that Greyhound had booked 80 tickets for 60 seats...and tons of people were waiting for their bus to arrive. Also, some of those people had been waiting for over 6 hours!!!!

Somehow our little resourceful Buttercup managed to fanagle a seat on the best of the available buses!!!

So, she is now almost to Abilene, Texas, traveling down the I20 corridor. If you are on the way, wave!!

Meme9

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 07:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Way to Go Butter! This sounds like so much fun, a true adventure, she will have enough stories to write a book (I'll read it). Just becareful Butter, we don't want anything to happen to you!
Now she'll have all the dirt on you guys.

Spygirl

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 08:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
BUTTERCUP UPDATE #3


Butter just called -- they were stopped in Abilene. In the background was an OBNOXIOUS kid that I'm sure is driving her nuts! But, she remains positive. She said she slept from Ft. Worth to Abilene -- another two hours to rack up.

The next big stop is El Paso, with some small stops across West Texas along the way. By the time we all wake up in the morning, she'll be in New Mexico.

I'll update in the morning as Butter's Great Adventure continues.....

Tess

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 09:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Buttercuppy Update! Just got mail and Butter is currently ready to wring the necks of some passengers on her bus. I told her if she causes bodily harm she could come hide out in Minnesota and no one will come look for her here. I'm not quite sure she's 100% behind that plan.

We did get pictures while Miss Butter was here taking the Great Northern Route. Film goes to the camera shop tomorrow to be retrieved on Friday. Photo will be of Miss Butter and Miss Sarah at the airport.

Soeur

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 09:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, you are totally cool!

Moondance

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 09:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love pix... thanks Tess!

Can't wait to see Spy's & BC's too when they get them!

Urgrace

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 09:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Aw Shucks! Dallas, Ft. Worth, and El Paso were a long ways from here in south central Texas, but I waved anyway! Thanks for the update Spy! I'll love seeing your pics Tess! Tell Buttercup my offer still stands for a bite to eat on her way back east.

Tess

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 11:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Urgrace, I'm thinking Buttercup will be counting on food on her trip as well as a chance to take a little break.

In the meantime I just heard from her and she's 3-1/2 hours from El Paso with her seatmate dead asleep on her shoulder and breathing his BAD BREATH in her air space. Poor Butter. She's going to be so happy to be alone in a car with just Phil, the kitty.

Tess

Wednesday, December 12, 2001 - 11:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh--Btw---31 more hours on the "bus from hell" and counting!!

Spygirl

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 06:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Update -- she lost quite a few smelly people in El Paso earlier this morning (not that smelly people LIVE in El Paso, but there are a some there now, anyway ). She has made it almost 24 hours on the bus and she hasn't jumped out the window yet. She had a whopping 17 stops yesterday and only 10 are left on her whole trip. I think the worst is behind her. I'll be at work away from the Internet all day, but will post when I get home tonight.

-SpyGirl

Merlin

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 10:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
News out of El Paso INS office and possibly related to the Buttercup Misadventure.........Victor, a Mexican national who was removed from a bus traveling from Dallas, Texas along with 10 other compatriots for leaving their documentation at home had this to say................

He was forced to sit next to a blonde woman who was constantly wanting to talk. She had a vague accent that reminded him of the movie Fargo.
Victor was concerned this woman was some kind of agent because she was constantly sending and receiving written messages on some small device that resembled a phone. Victor reported that many times she would giggle hysterically while sending these messages. At one point during the late night this woman actually spoke to someone on the phone device and referred to this other person as Spygirl.
Victor reported that he was finally able to get some sleep during the night and awoke to find that this woman had shoved her shoulder under his head as he lay sleeping. A fellow traveler confided in Victor that the lady was misting him with some type of spray as he slept. Laboratory tests revealed this spray to be nontoxic and it turned out to be Organza perfume.
Victor admitted he was concerned for his safety and was glad to be off that bus.

Grooch

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, my!

Tksoard

Thursday, December 13, 2001 - 11:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
LOL Merlin!! That is hilarious!! Oops, Is it true????