IM is almost like working with Brian again. Yet, not quite the same without the sweet smell of auto exhaust permeating the air on level three of the parking garage as we light up cigarette number two. Good times.

blmichelich: hey, you going mars watching this week?
mwilkie00: is that some sort of prison lingo?
blmichelich: I guess that answers my question.
mwilkie00 : are you?
blmichelich: thinking about it. kinda early tho...
blmichelich: I'm going to see if scott is planning on setting up the telescope in the yard.
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blmichelich: or I'll sleep thru it and wait for the hubble pictures to get posted :)
mwilkie00: or go to scott's and drink till y'all pass out in the yard and mistake the traffic light for mars...
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blmichelich: and the next morning, waking up dew covered in my boxers, I *knew* the martians had visited.