Call to the Four Lands

[Leif]

Are any of you around NW Arkansas now? I'm moving to fayetteville in a few months and I'm hoping to find a good face to face group down there.

Yeah, I just found out when you did that JA is in Tulsa "pretty much" now. Who knew?? And, furthermore, Mowgli's family maintains a vacation cabin on a lake on the west side of North Central Arkansas, which is not all that far from Fayetteville, but in the opposite direction from Tulsa. A bunch of us retreated there for a weekend of gaming several months ago, and it was a blast. Driving across nothern Arkansas from west to east or east to west is not as easy as it would seem to be. See, they got these things they call the Ozark Mountains. As mountains go, they're pretty low and wimpy, but they can still make driving a chore. But, all things considered, it'd be worth it to game with a new face. Keep us posted, ok? And, anyway, you'll probably find a group in Fayette-nam pretty easily, so you may not have time for us!
Leif

 

[Redclaw]

Thanks, guys. I intend to stay active here, so I'm sure we'll keep in touch.

 

[J. Alexander]

Dont Blame ME

Dont blame me for going to Tulsa now.....i can't help it if the State of Ok has it's act together about Medicare Advantage plans and how it can really help the state's budget unlike Arkansas and it's dam near socialist polices............hmmm well yeah you can...i cant help it cause i am a greedy person and follow the money

 

[Lou]

Are any of you around NW Arkansas now? I'm moving to fayetteville in a few months and I'm hoping to find a good face to face group down there.

What would make someone move to Fayetteville from Massachusetts? New job? Tired of the ocean? Running away from a bad relationship? When I lived in north-central Pennsylvania, no one there would have dreamed of moving to Arkansas. New Jersey or Ohio, maybe, but not Arkansas.

And the cops give nasty speeding tickets between Tulsa and NW Arkansas! It was dark, almost midnight, and I missed the drop in the speed limit. Just because I had Florida plates on a sports car with smoked out windows, they thought I was a drug dealer. You could hear his disappointment in only being able to give me a speeding ticket.

 

[Rhun]

What would make someone move to Fayetteville from Massachusetts? New job? Tired of the ocean? Running away from a bad relationship? When I lived in north-central Pennsylvania, no one there would have dreamed of moving to Arkansas. New Jersey or Ohio, maybe, but not Arkansas.

Loan sharks.

And the cops give nasty speeding tickets between Tulsa and NW Arkansas! It was dark, almost midnight, and I missed the drop in the speed limit. Just because I had Florida plates on a sports car with smoked out windows, they thought I was a drug dealer. You could hear his disappointment in only being able to give me a speeding ticket.

I remember when I was younger and had my long, luxurious rocker hair...the cops here in Salt Lake used to pull me over on a weekly basis just because they thought I was causing trouble. I guess driving a rocker camaro didn't really help, either.

 

[Redclaw]

What would make someone move to Fayetteville from Massachusetts?

My wife is heading back to grad school, and U of Arkansas was the best fit for her studies and our bank account.

 

[Leif]

My wife is heading back to grad school, and U of Arkansas was the best fit for her studies and our bank account.

Best fit for her studies? Good grief! May I ask what in heaven's name she's studying?

 

[Redclaw]

She found herself an enthusiastic mentor who's willing to give her a fair amount of leeway in her thesis, and a huge amount of support in making it happen. The professors she talked to at other institutions were a bit more...self-involved.

 

[Lou]

She found herself an enthusiastic mentor who's willing to give her a fair amount of leeway in her thesis, and a huge amount of support in making it happen. The professors she talked to at other institutions were a bit more...self-involved.

That's great! Now tell us that the mentor is a tenured professor who has guaranteed the funding in writing.... Then tell us what area she's studying so we can 'oh and ah' over it.

No, I'm not bitter about my 7+ years in graduate school. What gives you that idea?

 

[Redclaw]

Well, she's been given a fellowship for the first four years (with written documentation and everything), and the professor is tenured--he's actually the head of the department. All in all, we're feeling pretty good about it or we wouldn't be headed so far away.

She'll be getting her PhD in biology, to add to the two masters degrees she already has. And no, I'm not feeling outclassed by my wife or anything. All I've got is an M.Ed.