why the usual haunts are still usual

1. spygirle's latkes. Even when they're cold and ecumenical, they're crack.
   
2. alexiarnps and beau looking toothsinkinnable.
   
3. When someone you expected not to show does.
   
4. seelenschwester, who plays what I like -- especially if I'm in the bathroom or the drink line.
   
5. Strangers who save you from making a fool of yourself.
   
6. Thinking 'I wonder what X has been up to lately' and then running into her for several values of X.

I didn't even bother with Baltic.