Sweet Pickles

D-Hug's & P-Rut's Music Trivia Game: Question #33

One-Night Stand -
Frenchie (Lil' Kim)
Erin (Stevie Nicks)
A-Ev (Jermaine Stewart)
L-Shep (Elton John)

Booty-Calls -
JustJess (Vanilla Ice, Sade)
M-Shan (Bobby Brown, Sheena Easton)

Homewreckers -
Nobody is currently busting up marriages.

Sex Addicts Anonymous -
Nobody is currently seeking counseling.

Putting the REAL in Venereal -
D-Hug (Duran Duran, After the Fire, Young MC, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Prince, The Clash)
Yankee Librarian (Dolly Parton, Violent Femmes, Fiona Apple, Nick Lowe, Juice Newton, Styx)
Brad Bagby (Marky Mark, Prince, Human League, Band Aid, Madonna, The Gap Band)
Maribeth (Sugar Hill Gang, Peaches, Cake, Rick Springfield, Scandal)

Riddle me this:

Instead of saying a prayer for me now, until when should you save it?

"Do you have anything older?"

Last night at Tasting Society (where we sampled German beers à la Oktoberfest), some peeps were talking about the Gideons distributing copies of the New Testament on campus.  Back when I used to have to walk across the Circle daily between my former department's two buildings, I used to see this annual ritual firsthand, but now that I rarely leave my building, I only hear about it.  Which kinda gives me the sads, because I would like the opportunity to tell someone who obviously cares about that kind of stuff, "I'm a Jew."  But A-Ev had an even better retort for me to use:  "Do you have anything older?"  HA!!  That bitch kills me.  She never fails to bring it.  Right on time, every time.  What excited me even more last night was when she said she's going out on Friday night.  WOO HOO!  Smartass in the house!

P.S. - Gideons distributing New Testaments on campus doesn't really bother me.  I'd just like to see some variety.  Why doesn't anyone ever offer copies of the Book of Mormon or the Qur'an or the Mahayana sutras?  If I can get my hands on some tiny green Talmuds, watch out!

"Look out, weekend... here I come!"

It looks like this weekend is shaping up to be pretty awesome.  JustJess and I are planning some more daytime drinking in her carport tomorrow afternoon.  And M-Dev told his today that he's going out tomorrow night, which indeed makes for a special occasion.  And according to Facebook, it looks like Brookles' coolest out-of-state friend is coming in to town for the weekend.  So, after JustJess and I get things started right, maybe everyone can meet up at Snackbar for fun times? 

Saturday, I've got a ticket to see David Sedaris (who I still cannot believe is coming to town) on Saturday night.  Then, it's off to a birthday party for my favorite Brazilian!  How much more fun could possibly be packed in to 48 hours?!?!

Enough Already (Again)

I had a very nice weekend, until Sunday.  A relaxing Friday evening... stayed in, ate my favorite nachos for dinner, and read.  Saturday was a spontaneous daytrip in to the Bluff City with M-Shan and D-Hug.  We listened to D-Hug's This Ain't No Disco mix that she burned for me (get yours at WCFC while supplies last!), had Ethiopian food for lunch, joked about buying 'quinn-noah' at the hippie grocery store and about buying thongs at Old Navy.  Met friends at Snackbar that night for drinks.  Then sometime Sunday morning, rolled over in bed to hear rain outside.  Again.  All day.  All night.  And still today.  My whole Monday was off... my mood was just shot.  It's too early in the fall for it to be this chilly, this wet, and this dark for this long.  The whole month of September has looked and felt like January.  And to add insult to injury, it's supposed to be like this until NEXT Sunday!  That will make it a full month with less than a week of sunshine.  I just can't.  I'm starting to think I should be pursuing a faculty-exchange in Dubai.

On a totally unrelated note:  When I logged in to Typepad a few minutes ago, this was their Question of the Day:

Reagan had bowls full of jelly beans; Obama, M&M's. If you were elected President, what would you choose as the official White House candy?

I can't decide whether mine would be Jordan Almonds or Maple Nut Goodies.  What would yours be?