Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Some random thoughts to make you smile

These quotes came from one of those forwarded emails so I'm not sure who actually wrote this, but read through them, and you will find at least 10 that you can relate to. I highlighted my favs.

-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about
is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's
not only better, but also more directly involves me.

-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're
wrong.

-I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have
fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when
they've invented the lighter?

-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the
complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead
of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you
have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm
gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area
thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

-That's enough, Nickelback.

-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know" feature on

Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends
with?

-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You

take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem.

Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem?

There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out.

Today's kids are soft.


-There is a great need for sarcasm font.


-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly

realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first saw it.


-How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?


-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2

trips to bring my groceries in.


- I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your
computer history if you die.

-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I trying to finish a text.

- A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of
mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

- Was learning cursive really necessary?

- Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".

- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear
is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile
because you still didn't hear what they said?

- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to
prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I
will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to

spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10

second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"


- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively
swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how
to get out of my neighborhood.

- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person
died.

- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower
first and THEN turn on the water.

- I would like to officially coin the phrase 'catching the swine flu' to be used
as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an overweight woman.
Example: "Dave caught the swine flu last night."

-I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

- Bad decisions make good stories.

-Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is
public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun
that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

-If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably
just be completely invisible.

-Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and
say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know
my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....

-You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when
you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the

rest of the day.


-Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have
to restart my collection.

-There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die
after leaning your chair back a little too far.

-I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want
to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make
any changes to.

- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

-I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but
when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd

you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?


- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone
of importance the entire day. What a waste.

-When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't
already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

-I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like
about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

-Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for
pedophiles...

- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no
matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

-Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know
what time it is.


-I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer
when they call.

-Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

-Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a
pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I bet my
ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7
seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

-My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if
you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?

-I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

-I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night
more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

-The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had
included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the

restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated

that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of

food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel

like a fat bastard before dinner

Friday, August 21, 2009

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Savannah and Vidalia Georgia



Almost three years ago I was fortunate enough to get a great job with a great company. The real reward came when I went to training in New Jersey and met one of the most wild, southern, outlandish, brash, and loveable girl I've ever met. Miss Brooke Bogle, the "hot mess" as I like to call her.

Fast forward 2 and a half years to the day when Brooke and Dr. Bradley Frost were married. (Damn, why haven't I married a doctor, oh yeah, mine are all tiny Vietnamese guys).

So Brooke reigns from a small city in Georgia called Vidalia. Perhaps you have eaten an onion or two from there. Sweet Vidalia Onions? Delicious. So in order to celebrate her marriage, me and my friend Kin packed our bags and headed south, way way way south.

We flew into the Savannah airport Thursday night, checked into our amazing hotel, the Avia Savannah, and immediately headed out for dinner and drinks. Glass of wine at the hotel, then to Jazz'd for tapas and martinis, then to Churchill's for a rooftop beer, then we followed the music and noise to a really cool place called the Bohemian where we ran into "Savannah Paul." A smooth talking local who claimed to know everyone in town, and who in fact, knew everyone in town. He resembles a young James Lipton, I kept waiting for him to ask me my favorite curse word! haha.

"Savannah Paul" took me and Kin to another bar called the Mercury Lounge where we met a 6'4 black guy with a fro and bandana (very Jimmy Hendrix), named Eric, who played bass in a few different bands. After the band wrapped up and the bar closed we headed to yet another bar, Hang Fire, which is the late night bar, open til 3:30. But don't worry, if they call last call, just put your drink in a roadie cup and take it with you.

Day two: Needless to say, we slept in late the next day, had a bloody mary at the pool and got a slow start to our day. We headed out to see Savannah in the daylight, got some lunch, did some shopping, and stopped at a wine tasting room, yeah I said it, wine tasting room. Muscadine wine. I would not serve this wine to the devil. Me and Kin were choking down the wine trying to be polite. Yuck!

For dinner we went to Vic's on the Water, right on the ocean front. And every first Friday of the month they have fireworks on the river, and we had a front row seat for the show.

From there, the night proceeded as it had the night before. We had martinis at this cool hole in the wall called Jen's n Friends where all the martinis come with a blow pop as a garnish.

Then headed to Tantra where we ran into Eric playing in his band. Then headed to Saya, total bummer, left immediately, then to Hang Fire where again we ran into Savannah Paul and his friends. After the bar closed we headed to Paul's friends house, this Russian guy named Carrill. We drank and listened to music til 5am then went to get breakfast. I've only been up til dawn a few times, and the majority of those times were in Vegas.

12:00 noon, "knock knock" ---"housekeeping!". What a wake-up call. Jumped out of bed, packed up our stuff, rented a car and drove an hour and a half out to Vidalia.

Map-quest and google maps could not find our hotel so we drove around Vidalia wit our heads cut off. Finally we found it, checked in and took a nap. The wedding reception started at 7pm and I was so tired and was having a hard time getting started.

A colorful character named Louis Phillips, who makes ice-pops, got us going. He told us a joke, which you will have to ask me to hear in person, I won't post it on this blog.

Needless to say, we rallied through the night, got a ride with Andy Pippin (just love his name) to a Huddle House at 2am and ate a healthy meal of chicken fried steak, fried eggs, sweet potato fries, and hashbrowns. Ugh. Thank god we don't have Huddle House here.

The next day was a long long long day of travel and was finally back in bed Sunday night at 9pm, disoriented, tired, dehydrated, and really really happy from an amazing trip to the south.

My birthday!



My birthday took place almost a month ago and to celebrate, my friend Mikey and I threw a joint birthday party at my place. I was trying to recreate the awesome party we had 2 years ago when I turned 24. This one turned out just as fun, but a little different.





I got this really great gift from my bff Julie. She knows me so well. A cocktail shaker shaped as a prescription bottle. What better gift could you get for a pharmaceutical rep that loves martinis!



To get the party started we all took tequila shots chased with your choice of pickle, jalapeno, or peperonccini juice. Seriously. I guess the idea came from my Dad who said that a friend of his will drink pickle juice to help get rid of his hangover. We decided to skip a step and drink it before we got the hangover! It really wasn't that bad.



I put the dad's on grill duty and they cooked up some burgers and dogs and everyone got their grub on. My mom made her awesome broccoli salad and potato salad. Juju brought pasta salad. I made fruit and orzo salad. It was a true bbq feast!



I was so excited that my good friends Nikki and Lauren made it. AND Lauren tried to pretend she was drinking wine out of a stainless steel water bottle, I mean come on Lauren, how stupid do you think we are!? I knew immediately that she was preggers. Congrats Lauren and Nate.

Then the beer pong and flip cup began, and things got ________* (fill in the blank: sloppy, messy, crazy, wild). Nothing gets a party started like ten games of flip cup, back to back. It might just make you break out into a back ally photo shoot.



We set up the camera on a trash can across the ally and went wild.


How many faces can you cram in one picture?


I wanted to end with this picture just because I love it.

Thanks to all my friends who came to help me celebrate surviving another year. Cheers to next year!