h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

*quickly lays out festive bouquets on all the tables while Ook strings crepe paper from the rafters. Lil hangs a banner behind the counter "Happy Road Trip Irv!"

*enters with a large large tray of donuts*

*Eeyore enters with a home-made trifle, and a Bon Voyage card*

Thanks for the invite, Lil. Where is everyone? This trifle is enormous, you know.

Wow! That trifle is enormous! Thanks for the Party, Lil, you sure know how to make a guy blush!

IIEM, *whispers to machine*
*an enormous bowl of punch appears on Lil's usual table, dark red in colour, studded with pieces of fruit and with rose petals floating on the surface*

My secret recipe

*walks in with blender, ice cream and chocolate*

Okay, all I need is an outlet and we can start with the milk shakes.

Great idea Lil.

Happy Road Trip, Road Trip, Happy Road,
Talk about the roads you like to drive,
If you don't have a road, you got to have a road,
How you gonna make the road seem true?

Sorry, just want to make sure you have a good time Irv., gonna miss you.

Still you have Lil and I to look after the place for you!
* does a Scorpio type shudder on behalf of Irv. *
Only joking. I presume this is just a side thread, Lil?

Nice Punch btw.

Side thread? At the rate Irv's fora fill up we can be here for a couple of days and it will be time to screw with the database again already

*drinks punch* Hmm, yes, that should do it.

Irv, heads up, I just posted an image. You got it at high-quality res; if you accept it as is feel free to economize on bytes.

And what a beau-ti-ful image it is, Lil! Just perfect. I'm afraid I can't change my webpage now. I've got a psych exam tomorrow, and I've think I've covered all the dissorders pretty well, but I still have to cover the cures...

*sings to self*
Still Crazy, after all these years!

*tastes punch, now it has had a couple of hours to get really potent*
Coo-hoo, Lil! *in my best Penfold to DM type voice*

Irv, I think before you go you should do the honors and start a fresh thread for the Cafe before you leave, unless you just want to use this one.

Ah, having just popped my head into the Forrest Sing-along I see that this is the new thread.
*pops off to update homepage links*
Sorry for the confusion.

*on her third glass of punch, is sitting near window wearing glassy smile*

Well Irv, looks like you've got some friends who set up a nice party for you. Better say have a good one and let us all know what happens on your road trip. Just remember the car runs on gasoline and you run on expresso, NOT the other way round.

~Now are there any donuts? and what's in that punch, giving Lil the glassy smile ~

Donuts we have (though it would be nice to have Joanna here in person). I will remember the fuel situation on my roadtrip -- remember I'm not actually leaving on the trip tomorrow, tomorrow I'm just leaving college and my 24 hour a day free acess to H2G2. I will be back a bit later, but as of now, I have to go take a theatre exam, followed by a psychological exam. I just hope I don't get the subjects mixed up!

~Irving

Surprise irving!
*looks around*
i have to check my watch when i have the time
*gives irving a present*
its a car smelly thing i heard you whee going on a long journey, well good luck where ever you go!
But i have some sad news, i also have a long journey, out of h2g2!
*sighs*
yes, i stupidly gave the url of h2g2 to one of my tutors and he was barred h2g2 from the collgege!
and i can't connect from home because it costs a pretty penny!
*cries*
I shall miss you all, ive had some fun times in this place!
well im not going to say good bye because ill start crying!
so au revoir!
*walk out of the cafe, and gets on his hoarse, and rides of into the sunrise*
wheres my F**king sunglasses!

Well, bye everyone :*-)

Unbelievable!
Good luck for exams Irv.
Sorry to see you go Fiend.
Now where's the punchbowl gone?

Gbye Fiend. Let him be an example to everyone else; what your tutor doesn't know won't hurt him/her.

I'm sure Irv will be back tonight for a little more partying. And we should make him give a speech.

There is no alcohol in this punch, but those nice long serrated leaves at the bottom of the bowl are Not Mint.

*scoops another glassful from the bottom of the bowl*

OK, so I will come on duty between 6 and 7 pm East Coast US time, from tomorrow.

That's handy as i will probably be away this weekend.
However I will be on at the same time as you next week.
From 6pm until 3am your time. (Nightshift next week)
The week after I should be on 11am till 6pm your time (backshift)
Then the week after that I will bew on 3am till 11am your time (dayshift for me). Let's see what happens.
Btw feel free to email me.

Oh, then it's no trouble for me to take mornings next week -- I'll be on between 7-8 am EST, noon-1 pm GMT . By 11 am, though, the web gets gelid, so the IIEM will have to be on till you get in. OK?

*smiles mischievously* Do have some of this punch.