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"I left at 7. Assumed position on the couch." Yed, the morning after the Halloween party.
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"Rainy day equals tv watching." Yed
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"I'm hungry too! Today is the only day I didn't have two lunches." James, about planning dinner.
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"You better go home and check--you may be brain dead or a SUPERIOR being!" Dad, on me not seeing movement in some random image test.
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"That guy is not an attractive human being." Heath, watching football.
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"You guys didn't pay whatever you paid to watch Raiders/Falcons--I can get that crap at my house." Heath on Yed turning to the wrong channel while watching the rest of the games on the NFL Sunday Ticket.
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"I think Miami is my new team. I have no more allegiances since the Niners suck." Yed, on NFL football.
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"Oh man that's funny." Nicki, reacting to some random thing I said.
"Yeah I'm weird." Me
"You're weird in the best way." Nicki
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"Tru dat.(I know, I'm sooo 2001.)" David K.
"Ha my exclamation lately has been golly gee so I'm even more retro." Me
"You're so retro your cutting edge." David
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"Where's Luigi?" One of my friends to me days after Halloween.
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"That probably would be better for you cause it's not all wheaty." Matt, on Amicis pizza.
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"Do you want a chewy? We can double dose you!" Matt, on taking their allergy medicine when around their pets.
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"I'm happy to take my normal role as foodie tag-along." Susan, on going out to dinner where she's introducing me to her foodie friend Marisa.
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"I want somebody who treats me like a piece of veal." Aaron, about a massage.
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"Sitting here watching tv--the snl thingy. Where's the pirate mom?" Me to Dice on Facebook chat.
"Watching DWTS. I think we're the computer nerds in our respective relationships." Dice
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"OMG now someone is leaving a message regarding Yes on 4. My poor answering machine is being violated and I can't do anything about it... AHHH!!!" Matt, the day before the election.
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"I wish I had more motivation to work. I am supposed to be working on some logo comps. I'm doing some... getting ideas... and I know I'll pull it off. I just think today is too important to work." Matt, the day of the election.
"I know. Me tooooo." Me
"I always pull off what I need to... I just need CNN more than logo comps today. Wolf Blitzer and his crew need me!!!" Matt
"I need streaming coverage!" Me, at work with one of my monitors on cnn.com anxiously awaiting any election news.
"LOL... you're having to get your fix through cyber-seconds... that's not right." Matt
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"I'm excited just dying for the results to come in." My text to Mike while at work at 1pm.
"Shouldn't be too long for East Coast to start." Mike
"TOO long to wait!!!!" Me.
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"You going to watch it at home soon?" My boss, at like 2pm, noticing I was being an election freak
"Yes I'm leaving soon! I need to get to an actual tv to know what's going on." Me
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"You live in a red state." Me
"Yes but I don't live in a red town." Austin dwelling Leah.
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"Red for when Obama wins!" Me on choosing what champagne to open.
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"Is this your celebration dinner?" My response to Dad wanting to go to dinner.
"It's for myself. I'm celebrating myself living on the US under Obama--not Obama." Dad
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"Hello miss this is a call to thank you for supporting Obama." Weird Dad the day after the election.
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"Chris & I ran off to PHX on Sunday... he wanted to take me to this Thai restaurant he really liked." Stacy P. So cool to be able to fly and eat somewhere!
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"Don't forget to bring your favorite appetizer and wine so that we can all get stuffed and hammered." Matt Y, on his upcoming party reminder.
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"I love that shirt!" Flor confirming my peacock purchase.
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"Tell me about it. How did this all come about? What did you get? Where did you go? I have so many questions. Tell me like it's a story." Flor, asking me about my shopping trip.
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"What's ooooos?" Flor, trying to sound out my texts.
"Hugs." Me
"Oooooooh." Flor
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"I just hit you. You know what I mean--it's a smack, a pc version of people smacking each other's butts." Flor, lightly hitting my side.
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"You don't need to worry about us... we're family and you feel the way you want." Super cute Matt while I was having a breakdown and going over to his place later.
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"When I get upset I get extra cranky." Me
"Just drink more until you don't feel cranky or we don't care that you are cranky anymore." Mike
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"Wow such a fancy presentation I never do that." Me, on Matt laying out cheese and crackers.
"I have to--it's the gay in me." Matt
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"I like the tornado." Me on sparkling in my glass.
"I like the stuff that makes the tornado." Matt
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"Look ribs! We're all about dinosaur meat in this household." Matt
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"I've got some beer if anyone wants it." David while we're drinking bubbly.
"Mike plays for both teams." Me
"He goes both ways. He's a bi-alcoholic." Matt
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"At least we're all doing bubbles of some kind." Matt on his hub drinking beer
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"Bubble bubble we in trouble." Matt, opening up more sparkling.
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"I just want to be anything and everything for you." Cute supportive hub 1.25 Matt a night when I was upset.
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"I forgot I was traumatized for almost 10 minutes there." Me, on playing this wii salsa game.
"I knew the games would help." Matt
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"I know I'm gonna be sore tomorrow." Me, after wii-ing.
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"The first time I played I got wii arm. I had muscles in places I never knew were there." Matt
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"Your husband has the kiss if death." Matt during wii bowling
"That scare you?" Mike
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"It's hard to leave there hungry. It's hard to not be stuffed out of your brain." Mike
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"Nothing illegal. I'm not going to jail dude." Yed on hooking up directtv.
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"Quotes? You are so cool. But now I'm stressed. I'm going to be wracking my brain every time we talk to try to find something witty enough to get posted on the board. I am going to start talking to you more often while drunk." Leah, just discovering about my quotes via my email signature.
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"Last night was perfect! Woke up with a heavy hangover." Matt
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"I'm thinking about being a vegetarian." Kimi
"I'm thinking about being a carnivore." Mike
"Because I love animals." Kimi
"I do too just in a different way." Mike
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"We started with Russian standard and then switched to Grey Goose when everyone was drunk. Doodle's friend Eric, about his wedding
"We can be friends if Grey Goose is your backup." Me
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"Keith doesn't lie." Matt Y.
"He's the human lie detector." Me
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"We made it home. We didn't die and there were nachos." Matt Y about going home in an unmarked cab one night.
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"Were you there the year we flagged down the airport shuttle?" Matt Y, to his friend
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"For some reason you and I are going to become very good friends--I don't know why." Keith
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"This is the difference between our lives--you have a picture of your kid and I have a picture of a glass of champagne." Me to Paolo about our iPhone wallpaper screens.
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"Somewhere Marc's head is exploding." Mike, about Kimi's spicy conversation.
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"It's bad news bears." Matt Y on some 180 proof licorice tasting liquor.
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"I'm sorry Max. I'm very conscious now that I know he's listening." Matt to his pregnant friend's unborn child.
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"I stand to inherit a good amount of guns and knives." Matt Y
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"Donuts?" Me
"I just had a brownie so I broke the dessert seal." Mike
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"They said they were gonna break out some port later." Me
"I'm down with OPP--other peoples port." Mike
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"Suddenly there was a new contender." Mike, about other guys who know the words to 80s rap songs.
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"We're the drunk room." Katie dancing in the living room.
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"He's the perfect person to dance with cause it can't get worse--he's the map of happiness." Jesse, on Mike's totally wine spilled on shirt.
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"I'm gonna shoot him cause I'm Oaktown." Mers
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"I'm so paparazzi." Mers, taking pictures.
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"I LOVE my 'David the 6-pack' hubby." Matt, who received a 6 bubbly bottles upon David's arrival from Safeway.
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"Let's see what we end up getting." Susan, after we ordered some dishes at a Shanghainese restaurant.
"Let the games begin." Me
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"There's another weird place around the corner too..." Susan, on places for us to lunch.
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"I'm around. Call me anytime!" Job-free Susan.
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"Who is the team I'm watching and where are the niners?" Marc, at the beginning of the Niner Cardinals MNF game when they were doing well.
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"This is the most tortuous thing ever... they won't even give me an ice chip!" Prego foodie Ro, on not being able to eat for a full 24 hours.
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"Madelyne." Ro, telling me one of the baby's names.
"Oh like the cookie? If so that's cool." Me
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"We're hospital hopping." Me, on going to see my Grandpa and Cousin.
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"Have you been eating good food?" Niff, to me during stressful times.
"No I'm the only one who wants to eat." Me.
"But good food gives a happy reaction. Eat some good food." Niff
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"He's speedy on that thing." Me, about Grandpa on his electric wheelchair.
"Yeah watch out you don't get run over." Dad
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"Omg I can't believe that you were not gonna come til tomorrow! You're so cheap!" Me, to Mike on choosing flights to see me.
"That's not true. You think I wanted to have to get up for a 7am flight? I'm lazy before I'm cheap." Mike
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"I'm starting to turn on the French dip cause I've had more bad ones than good ones lately." Mike
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"I think she's getting better cause she's getting annoyed at Dan." Ma, about Rochelle in the hospital.
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"I thought that since you are not only a great organizer but also a great, very special person you might have some really great ideas for a non-boring team offsite." Gisela's super cute way of asking me for ideas.
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"No line in the women's restroom." Me
"Celebrate!" Mike
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"It's nice to see the details especially since part of our problem is our cheerleaders aren't as hot as they used to be." Eric, using binoculars at the Niner game.
"Is that what you're watching?!" Me
"I'm watching the game too." Eric
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"I don't have a big tv or cable." Eric watching game through binoculars.
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"Who thought I'd be sweating my ass off in mid November at a football game." Eric
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"Eric loves doing stuff like that." Me, on him helping jump start stranded guys car.
"I've jumped more cars than I can count." Eric
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"I sent him a picture text." Mike on telling Marc we were at the game
"He's on an iPhone too, we can't get em." Me
"Screw you guys and your fancy iPhones!" Mike
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"I don't respond to texts. There are the hardest economic times and I'm not made of money." Eric
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"Go Witten go you mother****er!!! Ok go on." Yed while watching the game and talking to his friend on the phone.
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"I've never prayed in my life but I'm gonna pray now." Yed on getting our Directv set up to work.
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"Your fat is my flavor." Aaron, eating a piece of my pork at lunch.
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"I just hit the maximum tipping point for my hot sauces." Aaron
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"We're celebrating." David H.
"Celebrating the emancipation from B of A?" Me
"Yes." David
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"This is the best possible use for iceberg lettuce." David H., about lettuce wraps.
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"Where are you going to be for Thanksgiving?" Me
"The UN. We represent the white folk." David K., on going to a multi-cultural household.
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"It's like potato chips--you eat one and you can't stop." Laurie, on slices of bacon.
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"Hi sweetie!" Matt
"Hi sweet tart." Me
"I love how you refer to me as a disk full of crazy sugar... that's true love." Hub
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"Guess it's the end of the day and cocktails are needed... my BAC must be low." Matt
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"I don't care about gifts so much as festivity and friendship... LOTS of food and alcohol and warmth full of love and Wii." Matt D., about the holidays.
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"I actually had the holiday spirit sort of bite me yesterday. I went downstairs to start lunch and turned on the T.V. Usually we watch CNN but I decided enough gloom and doom so let's watch Food Network. Sandra Lee was on doing Thanksgiving special and all of the sudden it hit me ... well, bit me." Matt
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"I started thinking about decorating, etc. Then I got sad because I won't be here for Thanksgiving... I guess NYC is going to have to cuddle me in a big way." Matt
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"I'm thinking bacon... applewood smoked bacon, CHEESE, and potatoes... BUTTAH too!" Matt, on what he's bringing to the turkey fry.
"Ha bacon." Me
"Yep... Mike is going to horde it all for himself." Matt
"Ha I have 2 friends that are SO into bacon." Me
"I have to do it. I'll do the super cheesy crazy potatoes and add a bunch of delicious pig ... pork fat rules!" Matt
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"You free for lunch next week?" Me, to Mike H.
"Have you been to Bistro Elan or Marche?" Mike H.
Oh ur talking fine dining food. I love it--we should eat together more often. Me
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"Okie you wanna be the man caller to reserve?" Me, to Mike H., on our lunch date.
"Well yeah, I mean, I am a man. There's no question about that. Follow me, follow me to fine dining!" Mike H.
"Haha I'm just such an anti-caller so I always make Mike. I'm an online girl you know. Not a call girl." Me
"Ugh, head spinning, too many jokes." Mike
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"I'm gonna start calling you my gentleman caller." Me, after Mike called o make our dinner reservation.
"Oh is that what I am? But do you really think I'm a gentleman?" Mike laughing.
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"Did you have catfish?
" Me, about a dinner we had last night.
"Yah. Are you yelping my food again?" LesliE
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"Corn dogs were yummy! I'm hoping we do pizza tonight. Junk food Thursday rocks!" Matt
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"Man I wish we had real life flair. I <3 Edward." Me, about going to the midnight showing of Twilight.
"I am going to be wearing a red juicy jump suit in the color of blood. So Edward can bite us." Silly Flor
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"What's with the stump pieces?" Me, on Susan's driveway.
"It's from a tree I had cut down about 10 years ago." Susan
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"You should see it--I have to throw it in the air to turn it on... I used to put it over my knee and slap it like a baby." Marissa, on her laptop.
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"Oh a little duck box! Marissa
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"I like the little drink thing." Susan
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"It's like joining a gym: you pay for it and you think you're gonna use it." Susan, on match.com.
"My Netflix is my gym." Marissa
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"Go work for a company that does iPhone aps." Marissa, to Susan.
"The problem with those places..." Susan
"One trick pony." Me
"So do the one trick and get out." Marissa
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"We'll have to do it again soon. We can even go to a dive--I don't care." Susan's foodie friend Marissa
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"I'm home for a half an hour; make the best of it." Me to DJ post dinner.
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"There's 3 lines--it's ridiculous! The parking lot looked empty but no the kids must have been dropped off by their parents." Flor, for Twilight opening night.
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"We're gonna take pictures--we're dorks." Flor
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"We match--we blend into the seats. We bleed into them. Flor, being vampirey.
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"I'm so excited I'm like a teen." Flor in the theater before Twilight
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"I'm having breakfast and dinner all at the same time!" Flor with dibs around 11:30pm.
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"Clayton Le is frustrated by his self-imposed restriction on publicly buying donuts." Cop Clayton's Facebook status.
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"Stimulating our economy, one bite at a time." Monica L.'s Yelp profile message.
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"I'll drive anywhere now; gas is cheap." Dad
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"Part Sandra Lee, part Paula Dean." David, using pre-prepared bacon fat to cook.
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"We're facebooking right across from each other while you're hijacking my power. Matt
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"Take me over the border. I wanna dance my way over." David at the start of the samba de amigo Wii game.
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"I have to quality control every part of the bird." Turkey Fryer Mike
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"I need a golden knife." Mike
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"I'll wait for my cholesterol to drop and then I'll go in." Eric, on eating more fried turkey.
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"Susan said she was taking 6 months off." Matt
"Are you pregnant?" David
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"You missed the most quotable of quotable." Matt
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"Did you bring kittens?" David, on seeing a box with towel on the bottom... for potatoes transport.
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"I was gonna go if normal people are going." Karla, about dance class.
"What category am I in?" Me
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"I'll pimp myself out. I'm not above it." Matt
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"I don't need to open anything on Christmas but a bottle." Matt on champagne as a gift.
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"In this economy I didn't want to impact the retirement." Eric on getting a Mini with pleather.
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"Hey honey I want one." Jo to Stoph the Mini.
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"What was your favorite part of the turkey fry?" Me
"When everyone was complimenting me." Mike
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"It's that late? What? I didn't sign up for that!" DJ at close to 1am on a Sunday.
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"Lots of food porn pics; the food is visually appealing." Randy
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"Jones has been talking a lot--next time you see him you'll be able to quote him." Niff on my 2 year old nephew.
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"Celebrate seeing a Sonic!" Me on a somber last minute drive to LA.
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"No one's happy all the time--unless it's Grandpa on morphine." Mom
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"Isn't this exciting we get to see mike smile?" Mom, after getting to Chick Fil A after a trafficy 9 hour Thanksgiving Eve drive to LA.
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"I'm parking in front of Mike's jeep so do you think maybe I could see you now?" James, after I was mad at him and told him not to come over.
"How'd you get in?" Me, on my cousin's gated community.
"They asked if I was a Dr. I drive a Saturn!" James
"Well you're a lawyer." Me
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"She eats so healthy. I can't look at her--she makes me sick." Aunt Diana about Aunt Janet.
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"Way too stupid. Pineapple Express is stupid but good stupid." Aunt Diana, about another movie.
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"Look at me now: long ways away from 4 pounds." Suga after being born a preemie.
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"Is that what the thing for snow looks like? I've never seen it before." OC living Ro, on the iPhone weather icon for Wisconsin.
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"I can't believe he gave you a watch." Me about Grandpa's random gift to Mike when he was very sick.
"You can re-gift it." Mom
"Mom! That's not appropriate!" Me
"Well if he doesn't like it..." Mom
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"Run was fun. Can't wait to eat." James, post turkey trot with fam.
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"I'm going for walk." Me
"Your own turkey trot?" Sug
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"I'm just gathering food right now." Dad
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"Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!" Grandpa. The best moment of the holiday, considering the doctors said he had limited time and wouldn't be able to talk anymore.
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"Don't cut yourself." Me, on electric carving knife.
"I'm not as clumsy as Bella." Aunt Diana's Twilight reference.
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"That has bacon and cheese you know. Me, to Aunt Janet, who was insistent on eating very healthy: only salads and no fried stuff.
"I like it. Bacon and cheese is the best." Aunt Janet's response.
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"I get to say ok or not." Ro on pic posting
"How many chins does she have?" Me, joking on my cousins frequent comment.
"More than a Chinese phonebook." Mike
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"It's a tradition to eat a lot." Mom explaining Thanksgiving to a Thai guest.
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"Don't talk about me--I can understand you." Mom. joking to the Thai speakers.
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"There's no MSG." Uncle John on Thanksgiving dinner.
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"I don't let them rip me off, plus I can't hear when I chew." Dad, on not getting popcorn at the movies.
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"We should go to Tommy's later. That's comforting, right?" Ro
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"Do I look ok?" Me, on my outfit.
"Yeah you're pink and black--just like my first pair of Oakleys. Mike
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"He woke up and can't breathe and says he's gonna croak..." Dad, calling me about Grandpa.
"Don't worry he's not croaking yet--he just always thinks he's gonna croak." Dad, calling me back a few minutes later.
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"I like syrup on French fries. There should be syrup on more things." James
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"Who texted me? You're here." James
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"I think Grandpa is feeling better cause he argued twice yesterday." Mom
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"I'm gonna name my next dog Dabo." Sug
"You want more kids, you want more dogs..." Me
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"New York over the holidays is on crack times 10." Matt
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"That one I like--the one you cuddle." Dad, on picking out a stuffed animal for a kid's present.
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"Why are you talking about somebody else's kids? When are you gonna have a baby? The sooner the better--then you're free earlier." Grandpa to me.
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"Mike do you have any clothes that are not Clemson?" James
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"Are you gonna take another shower?" Me
"Yeah, nothing else to do." Dad
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"Sug's going gambling." Me at 1:30am.
"I'm going to sleep." DJ
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"He's doing so well you want to kick him." Aunt Diana about Grandpa
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"We both won. It's been a long time since that happened." Mike, on Panthers and Niners one Sunday.
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"We should get ready." Me
"What should I do with my legwarmer here?" Mike on dog Coco lying on him.
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"You're scruffy." Me
"That's the semi-casual part of me, the rest of me is dressed up." DJ going out to a nice dinner.
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