It’s My Turn to Follow Her Today http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008767.html Girl #1: Hey, remember that time you got laser hair removal for your lip? Girl #2: Stacy! Stop talking, there are people around! Girl #1: Oh, right, as though you will ever see any of these people again. Random Guy: Actually, I’m in her Computer Science class. … Read more
Are You Kidding? This Is Stand-Up Comedy Gold! http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008767.html Lesbian: So, I wanted to get my hair cut really short, y’know? And, like, dyed red. But my mom was like, “No, you’re too fat to be an Asian man.” Asian Man: That sucks. —A train I spent the entire day today doing a mock-up of my … Read more
Because a Nose Ring Isn’t Worth Going off My Diet http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/008709.html Random chick: You guys waiting in line? Freshman girl: Yeah, I’m getting my nose pierced. Random chick: Oh, nice… My friend just got hers done. It’s not supposed to be that bad. Freshman girl: Do you know if it gets in the way of … Read more
Joe and I left my place at about 11:30. We stopped at the Bruegger’s at Mission Valley, where I had to refrain from SHIFTING INTO UPPER CASE in terms of customer service. The line was too long; the people serving too inefficient, resulting in slow customer service; the person who helped me mumbled; the cashier, who … Read more
I got a lot of work and school items taken care of today, which included a ride into the office in the late afternoon, where I submitted my PBC results for 2006. I stopped by Donna’s on the way to work to deliver Robert’s Christmas gift of caramels. I got to Flex before Joe did … Read more
I had coffee in my Hoedowns mug this morning. Thank you, my sweet. I worked almost the entire day on the STC newsletter, after finding out the competition deadline is this Wednesday, instead of next Monday, like we thought it was. Grrrrrrr! I met Joe at Flex at 9:30, where after waiting a bit for … Read more
I added two birthday pictures to yesterday’s blog entry about Irene’s birthday. I got up at 10:00 today, stopped at IHOP for breakfast on the way out of Charlotte, and was on the road to Raleigh by 11:30. The ride back was tiresome and tedious due to the vast amount of rain, especially during the … Read more
I worked from home today, taking an hour conference call from 11:00 to noon, which was actually worthwhile. I volunteered to demo my editing database at next month’s meeting. I drove to Charlotte, stopping at Replacements, Ltd. on the way, where I returned two place settings of the eight I bought Vivian for Christmas. I … Read more
A friend of mine found these pics in a box that had still been packed up in his garage since his move. These are from around 1994, when I was about 37 years old. And my close up, Mr. DeMille. Lord, to have that jet black color back again! But I digress wistfully… I worked … Read more