Quote of the week (6.12)

This week's winner is: Elsie.

Yesterday we were in the car when we started thinking about how long we've known each other (seven or eight years?). I said I'd look up my GCC start date so we could find out exactly when we met and celebrate our anniversary going forward.

Elsie says "I celebrate you every day". Har!! And it's only funny because it's true ;)

Greyhounds -> grey morning

Cafe van Kleef is my new favorite place. Seriously. I'm forever grateful to Heidi for telling me about this place.

After a handful of thwarted attempts to visit it finally happened on Tuesday night. Ilana, Matt and I sipped on the most delicious greyhounds on the face of the earth. I'm talking about half a fresh grapefruit squeezed into your drink. With an enormous grapefruit wedge as garnish. No risk of scurvy here, folks...

Quote of the week

I'm hereby launching a new segment on the blog and calling it "Quote of the Week". I realize it's likely not as funny in the retelling but I still think it's funny. And, yeah, well, that's what matters.

You ho friends of mine are going to have to step up your game. Everything that you say in my presence is now in a competish for "Quote of the Week". Enjoy!

This entry is actually going to be from last week. And I don't have just one quote but two.

1. "Remedial shimmy"
Ilana was telling me about some dance performance in college where they were all required to shimmy. Her shimmy skills weren't up to par so her "friends" forced her to take an intensive "remedial shimmy" class.

2. email from Heidi
I had a really funny experience today with his lady on tech support...
here is how the conversation went:

Heidi: "I have this really NAUGHTY computer that likes to go down on me..."

and then I heard what I was saying and almost had to hang up the phone.

My ayPhone

I've had the ayPhone for a little over a week now and I am so in love with it. Yeah - I know it's just an electronic gadget but I hella love it.

I can't believe it took me so long to get one (which is exactly what I said after getting my first iPod so many years ago).

Matt teases me about the phone because he's jealous (and admits it) - and that makes the phone even better :)

Ladies and lederhosen

The ladies and I had dinner at the Schnitzel Haus last Thursday. Lots of gossip, laughs and silliness.

I love these ladies because they're smart, fun, cool and unabashedly into reality television.

But, sadly, I think this is the last time we'll be dining at the Schnitzel Haus :(

The Crystal Gayles are closing in on me

OK. OK. I know this isn't a very clear photo but trust me - she's totally rocking the Crystal Gayle. No, I'm not talking about Elsie (I just had to pretend to be taking a picture of her to not startle the Crystal Gayle).

I know I've said before that the Crystal Gayles are closing in on me but this time it's gone too far. Hella serious. DEFCON 5, people. This specimen was spotted at Cafe Biere which is dangerously close to my home. I'm freaking out.

BTW - we love Cafe Biere on Wednesday nights (and you should, too).

My idol

I wanted to be Pat Benatar when I was a kid. And Olivia Newton-John (but that's another story for another day).

Remember in Fast Times at Ridgemont High when Stacey says all the girls in school look like Pat Benatar? Yeah. Good times.