Back in PGH City

Cugel was a man of many capabilities, with a disposition at once flexible and pertinacious... he had known many vicissitudes, gaining therefrom a suppleness, a fine discretion, a mastery of both bravado and stealth. Coming into the possession of an ancient lead coffin after discarding the contents he had formed a number of leaden lozenges. These, stamped with appropriate seals and runes, he offered for sale at the Azenomei Fair... Cugel was jerked up and away. An instant later the ground touched his feet and he found himself walking the main concourse of Azenomei. He drew a deep breath. "After all the trials, all the vicissitudes, I am once again in Azenomei!" And, shaking his head in wonder, he looked about him. The ancient structures, the terraces overlooking the river, the market: all were as before. Not far distant was the booth of Fianosther. Turning his back to avoid recognition, he sauntered away. A parade of children is how homecoming starts. My pensive, imaginative godchild and her more kinetic sister. Who am I kidding, they're both feral Ready for Myspace More chilluns at the Whitacres. Look, Keira, I know it's only been two months, but easy on the ice cream, okay? Chad and his heir, Samuel!!! Finally! So tell me, what is with this Aryan crop of kids? And why was he so damn right about 'em Cute aneurysm Then I was whisked away to Germany, where they play American football a little differently. Why can't we have cup-maidens? Or running starts, a la Canadian football then to England later'd bride Casa del Johns BBQ (real chef: Jess) more margaritas Then Art All Night, which was 3% rad and featured tons of attractive habitues who I won't see again for a year. And shitty jazz! wolf noice! Then, of course, something like this (n.b. shitty jazz) This dude (not pictured) was unrecognizable Then the Andrew WK lecture at CMU. People turned out in force. The events coord knocked Pittsburgh in his opening, going on about how much we needed Andrew WK's inspiration/perspiration, and our row was like, shut UP! YEAH@$#$#!! Dude would not come to his own afterparty. O wellesley, he had a catered dinner and a 5am wakeup call. But what about tonight, AWK? WILL I REMEMBER TONIGHT A: Close Calls With Brick Walls will be released on vinyl domestically this summer, and "The Secret" is good and worthwhile and his fiance's aerobics instructors has founded a whole school on its precepts. He signed the poster: "THAT'S ELVIS!!!", with an arrow pointing to the button on his jacket on every day that ends with a Y in my town this spring! The CMU police let no one on the roof of the garage Arash totally kills Katherine at Wii, but Dan eventually took the bad boy down After the Korean BBQ that lasted forever roots wings return to Xtyanity