"Wow, you get a view from this gas station." Matt, in San Francisco.

"There's nothing egg rolls, cheese stick, and curly fries can't cure." James, on Jack in the Box.

"I think you're taking advantage of me." Josh, when I paid for our brunch.

"Is this Buffy Marathon headquarters?" Josh, to me on Thanksgiving.

"Do you want my friend's cell phone number? " Dad, suggesting a way Mom could reach him while he's in Thailand.
"But he doesn't speak any English." Dad

"He labeled it 'Whitney SP.' Me, about a tape dad labeled.
"Well, I don't know how to spell Spears. Is it spears?" Dad, making a throwing spear arm motion. Mom and I laugh.
"What, her name is not Whitney? Oh, Britanny!" Dad, realizing it and laughing.

"Sweet potato is superior." Dad, on our annual Thanksgiving sweet potato/yam debate.

"No place is scary that has free popcorn." Eric, on a local dive bar.

"You two are hip hoppers." Boris, on me and Niff taking hip hop classes.

"That's pretty hairy." Theresa
"Harry Potter!" Marcus

"I'm very grateful to Reggie and Bhanu for everything they do do." Theresa. Hee!

"Geez, people are hysterious!" Dad, making up his own words about the people at the televised Michael Jackson concert.

"Yeah, Eve's taking a class that teaches that." Mom, watching Michael Jackson's concert on TV.
"Mom, hip hop doesn't include the moonwalk!" Me

"I had only the highest quality friends." James, bragging about his girl friends in sixth grade.

"Oh, no! 101 Holiday Gifts! And I missed today's special! The news has gotten priority over QVC." Mom

"Excuse me. 10 seconds. Speedy Gonzales." Dad, quickly coming in the room to vacuum.

"Is it halftime?" Dad, to me when I called him at intermission during Grease.

"What is this? Why did I buy such big thing–I get lost in it." Dad, on a pair of his pants.

"Maybe you're a vampire. Maybe you watch too much Buffy and turned into a vampire." My dad, to me.

"Just think in these crazy times people really need Photoshop. They need it put Bin Laden heads on targets for video games and make funny pictures to circulate on the internet. Adobe will be just fine." Eric, comforting me.

"I'm going into work late because I stayed home to watch the Buffy Musical." James. I'm so happy for him!  :-)

"I've worked here for like a million years." Christie
"You must be like a dinosaur!" Me
"I hope I'm not going to go extinct." Christie

"It reminds me of you." Christie, on an InDesign splash screen.
"It reminds me of me, too." Theresa

"Why does Theresa always get the bum system?" Christie
"I attract weirdness." Theresa

"Is that guy on the phone or on drugs?" Theresa, on a funky driver.

"They're not that pretty, they're pretty simple." Marcus, on accessibility sites.

"It was 40 degrees outside this morning." Reggie
"Oh, yeah. I could see my breath." Christie

"Ok, see what kind of influence you are on me... I have my vcr set to record Buffy at 8, and Smallville at 9, that way, if I get home by 9, I can watch 24 while Smallville is recorded, then watch the three shows I want to watch... I feel ridiculous about it." James
"I congratulate you on your TV enthusiasm. I'm so proud." Me

"I'm going to be depressed for a whole month cause I had to leave. You think they would notice if I just stayed in the same seat overnight and left with the flight in the morning? I could hide under a blanket." Mom

"You don't sound like you're in Hawaii, you sound like you're on Alcatraz or something." James, to me.
"I'm in the airport and I don't want to go home." Me

"Wouldn't it be great if they said that all planes to the mainland are cancelled until further notice?" Mom, not wanting to leave Hawaii.

"Look! Up close and personal." Dad, alerting me of a sea turtle in the ocean.

"I see a lot of pregnant men here." Dad, in Hawaii.

"I've never seen hair like that in my life. It looked like a mop–not one mop but 2 or 3 mops. So much hair." Mom

"Wait, my drink is $5. I can't leave $2 worth of juice. That would be terrible." Mom

"I'm driving like a taxi cab now." Dad

"I'm not going to sit in a dark place and sit at the bar. The reason is my butt is too bony. I need a more luxurious chair." Dad

"Look at that rainbow, it goes way down." Mom
"Let's go to that house and pick up the gold."Dad

"You are the first to witness me swimming in my new swimsuit." Me, to Dad.
"I'm thrilled, what an honor." Dad

"This toilet is very impressive, the way it flushes. Mom, in our hotel room in Hawaii.