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"Today was my last day at work and now the countdown to Mommyland begins." Cori
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"Hey, doesn't Mike have some team where he likes to watch the football game or you went to a game w/him" LesliE
"Yeah his college: Clemson." Me
"All the conference rooms in my bldg are college teams. Aas wondering why clemson was sounding familiar. You should tell him - I will make that one my favorite" Cute LesliE
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"Oh my! You & Steph at Bloomies in Vegas! That could be dangerous." LesliE |
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"Go Hope! You know, she doesn't email much, but when she does it is always good." LesliE, on one of Hope's good ideas.
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"Our power is out so we're at the brewery drinking. :-)" Tony's text.
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"Is it still scary outside?" Me, on the storm.
"It probably is but it's dark--too dark to see how scary it is." Rick
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"I've decided I like going out here and I love my friends but I hate leaving the bars and smelling like smoke. Another advantage to moving to California." Mike |
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"I'm actually leaning more toward design/prod and not so much project management. Give me a web monkey job over 'thinking strategically' any day!" Tami |
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"This is epic." Steph, on the short, moving, cab line at the Vegas airport on a Friday night.
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"Thanks for giving my husband someone to drink with on the airplane." Steph, to me.
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"I've been here three hours and haven't done so well so far." Tony in Vegas.
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"I'm thirsty." Krissy, itching to go out that night.
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"I haven't worn day of the week underwear since I was 5." Hope
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"It's very nice when you fly cause you look cute but you're comfy." Hope, on Juicy outfits.
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"She can't buy drinksshe's the birthday girl." Hope, about Krissy.
"I'll have to pay for some." Krissy
"Maybe tomorrow when I'm low on cash." Hope
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"It's so great being a girl. I wouldn't trade it for anything." Krissy
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"We're so funny this tripwe're super quoters!" Hope |
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"I know when I've had enough to drink that I can't count anymore." Hope, on gambling.
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"Hanging out with you guys is the only time I had guys buy me drinks." Mike, to Heather and Krissy.
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"We did shots of Jack? I don't remember that at all. I was a drunk monkey." Pretzel
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"I'm just happy I'm not blind right now." Mike, on a night he took shots of Hungarian Moonshine.
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"Yeah that's what we call ita skullet: a bald guy with a mullet." Heather |
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"You can drop her off at work." Mom
"Like a potato." Dad
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"Do it nicely, not meanly." Mom, on Dad scratching her back.
"I'm her scratch boy." Dad
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"That's intentional. I call you and write you emails in hopes of getting lots of presents." James, on finding out I bought him a bunch of Xmas presents. |
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"How was Vegas? So jealous I missed all the cowboys! Tell me Vegas stories! I LOVE Vegas stories!!!" Kimi |
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"I know that sometimes these things don't annoy me at all. Sometimes, I think they're cute. Other times, they make me want to tape my ears shut." James on significant other annoyances. |
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"I'll keep working toward the things I want and toward being the person
I want to be until I die. I think it could possibly take that long." James |
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"I can't get yahoo messenger at work, there is one of them sophistimacated firewall thingamajiggers." Dave, at his new job. |
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"How's bein the only Dave again?" Me
"Well ... I guess it's ok. I went and bought the same jacket that Dave had so I got that going for me." David |
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"See you soon. Now, about 9 days left. I'm just counting them. That's
all I can do." James
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The bar where I watch games is a steelers bar, so it was nice to see them all shut up for a change. Plus the patriots fans don't like the steelers, so they were all on my side. Two more wins and they'll be my birthday, woo!" Bengals Mike
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"Not to give you the wrong idea or anything, but can we get a room after the party? I mean, like, you me and Mike. Wait! That sounds even worse! " James, on New Years
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"Big news from Coke. If they come out with a Mocha-Coke combo drink,
I'm screwed <:-O" David, on the article "Coke to launch coffee-infused Coke Blak."
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"I swear I have a six pack underneath my fat." Christy on running.
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"Ok, Eve, I'm planning NOT to actually cut and paste from the script,
but I may be driven to do it after I get started." James, recently obsessed with the TV show Scrubs.
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"Nice, anyplace called 'kokoo sushi' must be crazy good!" Laurie, on meeting at Kikusushi for lunch.
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"Today, I will do something more productive... just haven't figured out what, yet." James
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"He calls me the screener. Like to catch flies." Nicki, on not answering the phone.
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"Why are you so jolly?" D
"Cause it's the most wonderful time of the year." Me
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"When is that card arriving?" Mom, to me.
"Do you know Nicki's sending an obscene card? We have to put in on the piano." Mom
"Oh I like it. She's weird so I expect nothing less." Dad
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"I have anchovies." Carol, trying to hide her bowls during the white elephant present exchange.
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"Does anyone in the kitchen have access to a bottle of red wine?" Lucie, stuck behind a crowd in the living room.
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"Where's your beer maiden?" Me, about Hope. She's more like a beer fairy cause she brought it our and disappeared." Vin |
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"Go for the big one." Everyone with suggestions on what gift to pick next.
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"Hand over the foot spa friend." One friend to another, stealing a good gift.
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"I just know if I'm opening vaseline it can't be good." Lauren, on her gift. |
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"No guy's gonna wanna steal those. Maybe a girl." Sharon, on the viagra gift.
"Make sure they're not expired." Stacy
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"Who's got the porn connection?" Stacy
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"Look at the neck." Leslie, to Eric, on an usual wine bottle.
"Do you need the vaseline?" Jason
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"No girls would buy guys gone wild." Eric
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"You can ask everyone to hold their gift up cause I would like to see too." Leslie
"Mine's already up." Simon
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"Am I shrinking?" Eric, on fitting into a large shirt.
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"Are you booty texting?" Eric to me while I was documenting quotes on my phone. |
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"Do you want anything else?" Gisela
"No thanks." Me
"Are you sure????" Gisela
"She has to drive." Eric
"Ok. Perhaps I'd like to see you again." Gisela
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"He's good at fetching beers for his old man." Vin, on his 2 year old. "Have you given him a taste yet?" Hope
"No, he has to earn that." Vin
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"I love being a pirate. Pirates can't be bald! I'm a gay pirate." Cuz Mike
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"We're gonna go outside and stare at people." Ro, at the party.
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"I wish Mike could be here." Mom, probably about 5 times.
"Mom, get over it." Me
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"This is my daughterher boyfriend's not here." Mom. Awww geeez!!! |
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"That's the vodka James bought." Ro, on the bottle she brought out.
"Oh yeah, from our fast food night." Me
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"What's the in dance? I can copy you." Dad, on the dance floor. |
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"Look the Pee Wee!!!" Mom, on Dad busting out the dance.
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"Is Mike here? You sound like him." Ro, on me singing "Push It" to the music.
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"Happy football Sunday to my favorite girl named Eve. So you're the only girl I know named Eve but you're still my favorite." Dice |
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"CUBAN FOOD :-)" Victor's text to me.
"Did I mention Cuban food?" Victor's text to me the next day. Ha it's good to know I'm not the only craver. ;-)
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"I'm glad we didn't fly up to Seattle to see the game." Mark, on the horrible Niner game.
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"Tomorrow is your one month anniversary." Me, to Ro
"Two months!" Ro
"No, one monthyou got married in November." Me
"Oh yeah..." Ro |
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"Tomorrow's our one month anniversary. What special thing are you gonna do for me? You gonna take me out to dinner somewhere nice?" New wife Ro ;-) |
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"I actually have work to do today. I don't like it. My preference is a job where I don't have to work." James
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"Reese who is 4 loves to make fake food on his sisters play kitchen who knows he might be on the food network someday." Laurie
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"Attaching a pic of me and Brian Finneran and Alge Crumpler (my new Falcons buddies)." Krissy
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"CA is so big and I never remember which cities are SoCal, midCal and NoCal... All states should be CT sized. Everywhere in CT is < 2 hrs drive from another place in CT." SingleT |
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"That's my job... Sex therapist to the stars!" Daniel
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"Its ok baby sis." Niff's response to one of my emails. Hee |
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"Mom, you don't have to go crazy." Me, on wrapping Xmas gifts.
"I like going crazy." Mom
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"Last week I was so freakin sore afterwards...hopefully, this week is gentler on the ole body!" Steph, on dance class.
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"I have all of my holiday shopping done and got 90% of them wrapped last
weekend. I worked my ass off, but had fun listening to my Jessica
Simpson xmas CD while doing it :-)" Steph
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"Guess maybe I rambled too much for everyone." Me, on an e-mail I sent.
"I didn't think you rambled too much. I like the ramble." Sweet LesliE
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"OMG I had the biggest credit card bill ever this month!" Me
"Was it 5 digits??" Anjali "Ha-Ok so not that big. That might give me a heart attack." Me |
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"Rick, who answered the phone, sounded like a stoned out surfer who had to get a job so he could afford to buy more board wax. Man, I miss California." James, on calling a restaurant for new years.
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"She teaches pilatesshe's really into breathing." Corie, on our substitute dance teacher the week before. |
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"We have two weeks off and I don't know about you guys but I'm gonna spend the whole time eating." Dance teacher Corie during out situp part of our warmup.
"You promise you'll spend the whole time eating?" Me |
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"That was great you guys; let's go eat our ice cream." Corie, our dance teacher after class. |
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"I'm gonna go to Starbucks and get some coffee..." James in Hong Kong
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"I made garland last night with fruit loops, licorice, pasta, and sour hoops. Then I got food poisoning." Festive Dave
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"Why does stuff suck so much? Why do people suck so much?" Friend having a bad day.
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"I just like making the screen shake." Dave, on using buzz on Yahoo IM.
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"Very silly, but it's addictive." Boston Stacy, on her new fave PS2 game Katamari.
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"You are so tall I can't imagine you needing a hem." LesliE
"Ha last time I thought of myself of tall I was in 6th grade!" Me
"Really? From down here you look tall to me :)" LesliE
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"Ok I am used to be in the dark, it's quiet and calm." Dad, on me not telling him some things.
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"What sort of job is it?" Onray, asking about Mike. "Industrial engineering." Me
"Wow I'm not even sure what that is... Sounds like it pays a lot." Onray |
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"We can date and then you can photo. We both date and then family." Me , on Nicki having family photos and myself having a family holiday dinner later.
"Yeah I'd rather be dating your family." Nicki
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"Happy holidays! Happy eggnog and rum, cocoa and peppermint schnapps!" Mers |
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"Let's do Wednesday - we can celebrate the downhill journey toward holiday break! LOL." Borland Matt, on lunch plans.
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"Peanut, (disguised as a chestnut, wanting to be a peanut again.)" Stacy's e-mail closing.
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"I love this weatherit's nice, very calming." Onray "It's gloomy. Why do you like gloomy?" Me
"If everything else is gloomy then my life looks that much merrier in comparison." Onray's logic.
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"It's probably best to use my personal e-mail acct. I'm not always as speedy to get to it, but then I can get work done, since I get distracted so easily. My ADD." United Stacy
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"So you want me to go to Berkeley, doing something music related? I'm there." Chris, on helping me scope out the music potential of a party venue. |
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"Woo hoo !!!! and, they're my birthday (11-3) for only the second time ever!! :)" Bengals Mike, excited his team is in the playoffs.
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"Excited to drink wine and eat fish. ooh, and dessert." Kimi on dinner
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"(brought to you by the prevent "going postal" society ;)" Ed's happy holiday note
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"Of course - I don't think I'll like your man ;P - He's not my type. He sounds great for you though :D" Nutty Ed
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"I am dying. The guy on the other side of my cube has been burping all morning! It is really starting to get to me. Ridiculous... He just burped again! Maybe I should start a tally... Again! That is 5 since I got back from lunch Again! Omg!!!! 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12." LesliE |
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"Doesn't grown up shit suck." Yed, talking through house buying/financial planning with me.
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"Everyone left their brain at home except for us. Once we finally landed with our friends at Maggiano's I had to inhale three lemon drop martinis." Work friend Matt D., on Santana Row parking garage over the holidays. |
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"When I have my mid-life crisis it will be stop at the Jaguar dealer or possibly the new Maserati dealer here in RWC. Like I told you the other day, I'm easy - not cheap." Matt D.
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"Happy news! Happy is good. I can always support happy. I'm a big fan. Can always do happy." Hyper Mers' voice message. |
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"He toooooooooooooooook ittttttttttttttttttttttt. The job." My excited IM
"No way! WOW. CONGRATS. Fabulous!" Anjali
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"This is huge news - what a great xmas gift." LesliE
"No kidding. Best xmas gift ever!" Me |
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"Heee yeay I'm cheery holiday girl again!!!!!" Me, being bummed the day before.
"Perfection! That's what we want!" Matt D.
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"He took the JOB." My IM
"WHAT!!!!!!!! Fucking awesome!" Victor who wins the award for most intense reaction. ;-) |
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"Love totally outweighs money. :) So happy for you!" Mers
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"Yay!!!! I'm soooooooo happy for you guys!!! That's FABULOUS news. That's so awesome we must celebrate!" Laurie
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"Given that I was born & raised here and have lived here all my life, feel free to ask me any questions about being a Californian. I should have the answer." David, to Mike. |
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"Happy holidays! Well merry Christmas. I can say that since you're not Jewish." Dice |
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"Thanks for letting me vent, purge and worry." Kimi
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"Give my best to the fam!" Me "Yes, best to your family tooespecially your wrapping mom elf." LesliE |
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"I made an average of $75/hour playing poker in the casinos!" Vegas Daniel
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"Dude, where's Nicki? I've had no E-mails from her whatsoever! And I thought this morning's shocker would get her going!" Daniel
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"I'm feeling like I have mistletoe hanging over my In-box and I need to start a smoochin'!" Daniel |
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"Caramel! If this is caramel I don't like caramel." Mom, on the Pocky's snack I gave her for Xmas.
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"To Eve, from Dad." Me, reading a tag on one of my gifts.
"This isn't from me! I've never seen it in my life." Dad
"Wait, this is to Mike from me! You gave me the money to make it for me?" Me, after opening the gift.
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"Do you like to drink from his front or his butt?" Dad, on the snowman mugs.
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"Liquor?! I don't drink liquor! Dear, it has liquor in it." Dad, on chocolates he got from Mom.
"Should we moo it?" Mom, on our family tradition.
"No, but it'll get me more drunk. Oh I'll try it." Dad
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"This was a present I bought for one of my friends!" Mom, addressing the present to me to be silly since she's my wrapper.
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"The snowman leaks-it doesn't fit your mouth the way it curves. It leaks to the butt--it's not very practical. Maybe they could make the butt square." Dad, on the snowman mugs again.
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"Antique my foot! It's from a garage sale!" Dad's response as part of our candid Xmas tradition, on one of his gifts.
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"To my hot brother in law." Card from Aunt Kathy to Dad.
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"Two of the same stuff--she wrapped it separately to increase the quantity." Dad, on a set of his gifts.
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"So strange the cajun smell--get it away from me!" Dad, on one of his gifts.
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"Too fierceful the sound!" Dad, on the Xmas CD we had playing.
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"Oh we haven't moooed yet." Dad, on no reject gifts.
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"Emergency! Emergency! I have an emergency. I need to blow my nose. Where is the tissue?" Spazzy Dad
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"Did you throw the paper on the ground? Me, to Dad opening a gift.
"Yeah, to be festive--let loose." Dad
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"Mom. that's atrocious; it's not mooable?" Me, on a very random gift.
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"This is an odd way I'm sitting." Mom
"Well then don't be so odd." Dad
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"Who's it from?" Dad
"Santa." Me
"Santa who?" Dad
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"It's musical? Me, on an ornament I got.
"No I don't think it is musical--I tried it." Mom
"Hey how'd you get it to do that?" Mom, after music started playing.
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"Come on get going!" Mom, to Dad feeling around his present.
"What? Que?" Dad, trying to pretend he doesn't understand.
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"Hey the cow's getting lonely." Dad, on us not mooing many gifts.
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"That was $2 from Walgreens." Mom on a sparkly Santa hat she got me.
"I love it!" Me
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"Can we moo that? It's totally mooable." Dad |
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"Oh save it, save it! Just look at the box right now." Dad, after Mom half opened a present he gave her.
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"I like my food." Dad, happy with his edible gifts.
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"This was kinda of a weird Christmas." Mom .
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"I didn't want to get it on displaypeople touch it." Dad, on not getting mom a plate.
"What are they gonna do to it?" Mom
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"Oh I like it... A reading light? You think I read?! It's a nice light but it's not very comfortable--kind of lame." Dad, on the fancy backrest I got him.
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"All grandmas knit--it's a prerequisite." Mike |