Bored & (sometimes) Witty

This week was a good week. Most of the good stuff happened on Wednesday, since that was the day that Live Free or Die Hard opened and I think we all know how I feel about Bruce Willis and the Die Hard trilogy. Followed by the fact that I got two chocolate pies given to me. In honor of the giver’s birthday. It was spectacular. And they were delicious-flavored. I had a lovely phone date this afternoon and another is scheduled for Sunday so Amanda and I can solve the world’s problems. Because that’s what we do on phone dates.

I also went to Allele’s graduation/back in Napa party. Fudgie was there complete with slicked-back hair. Apparently that’s how he rolls now that he’s a big shot building planes in Seattle. We ate food that we named something else and they gave me bubbles to drink (chilled on grapes, of course) and for those of you who didn’t know it, I ♥ bubbles. But more importantly (and before the bubbles) my new cousin was there! She is teeny tiny and adorable. All I wanted to do was keep holding her. Point in case:

See how small she is? I love it.

Megan the Great, WenisExtraordinaire and I went to the grocery store after to get necessary items for MTG’s housewarming party. (<— nevermind. I will not be using Megan the Great’s initials as they are far too close to El Jefe’s and I’m just not down with that.) We attempted said shopping trip at 10:30 at night on a Friday because we thought we wouldn’t be a bother to big crowds of people. Except there were tons of people at the grocery store–all under the age of 15 and all in the adult beverage center. So we tried our best to not play bumper carts with those not in our shopping group and my apologies to the lady trying to get down the shampoo aisle but from the corner of my eye she really did look like Megan so I didn’t bother to move out of her way.

Also while on said shopping excursion, WenisExtraordinaire posed a very intriguing question. In the produce section, she found a bag of fruit and the fruit was called Unifruitti. What, we pondered, might that fruit be? A special prize to someone who can explain it to me.

Megan the Great and I went to do some night photography the other night. She was much better than me. She had a few things in mind that she wanted to shoot and I just needed to test out my camera and see if I couldn’t pick up a thing or two from her. I learned two things: one, Napa is apparently quite the hot spot on Monday nights. Who knew that DTJ’s open mic night could be such a people watching place. I found it intriguing, despite the expression of other people. And two, just because it was 80+ degrees during the day doesn’t not mean that it will be 80+ degrees at night.

At any rate, I have a lot to work on. But it was totally fun.

I had my phone date with Amanda today. Since my best friend is on the opposite coast, we try and have phone dates on the weekends when the minutes are free so we can keep up on each other’s lives. It’s great because we’re pretty much the same person so it saves time on using extraneous words to tell stories. So one might wonder how we can talk for so long since we do save time by finishing each other’s sentences and already knowing what the other person is going to say. Really, the answer is simple. It’s a gift.

So while on said phone date, Amanda told me about how Donny, one of our very good friends from high school who happens to be a professional BMX bike racer got a call from his agent. A fact that is funny in itself. Apparently at one of his races somewhere in the New England states they are having an auction or raffle of some sort and his agent got him an extra gig.

It was at this point, as Amanda is relaying the story to me that I stop browsing Old Target for envelopes and stop dead in my tracks and tell her “please tell me this isn’t going where I think it is…” and she says “oh but it is, my friend.”

 And then I find out that by entering this raffle/auction, you can win an evening with Donny.

Best.thing.I’ve.ever.heard.

On this “Night with Donny,” you get to go bowling and also have dinner with him. It was at this point that we both decided that we must have won this raffle way back during freshmen year because that’s all we ever did during high school. All with BenandDonny because that is the true, full name of Ben and Donny. They are a matching set.

I can’t believe that the guy who played Paul Shaffer to Ben’s David Letterman for our 9th grade project…the guy who swiped Bobby’s sweater vest at the 8th grade dance because Bobby was the cool guy in class…. now has people that will pay money to enter a raffle to spend the evening with him.

We also wondered how his girlfriend is allowing this. She is so gonna get a big ring.

Then we wondered how much Donny’s signature in our yearbook’s would go for on eBay. Apparently a lot more than we originally had figured.

This is Donny now, gracing the cover of a real magazine:

And this is the Donny that we all know, hanging out in the game aisle:

In keeping with the theme that apparently I have famous friends, I did some research on crackspace and found that one of the other guys from my graduating class has released records on an indie label as well as that one of my very good friends from my junior year is now a fancy music promoter. 

But nothing is as good as the fact that The Donald has groupies.

I just got a very nice note I’m in love with MySpace right now from that very handsome guy that I would like to get to know better and he wanted to know if I wanted to get together sometime.

Um. Yes. Yes I would.

While bundled up on the couch, pondering aforementioned friend situation, I happened upon Access Hollywood. And what did Access Hollywood have to share with me this evening besides Paris Hilton’s mugshot? That’s right. News of the latest TV-to-DVD releases. 

I’m not even sure how to begin to share this wonderful news. A chunk of my childhood–returned to me. I found out that Season One of CHiPs is now available on DVD.

I used to love CHiPs. I would get up early during summer vacation because it was on TBS or something at like, 9am. I would totally get up and watch while most of my elementary school friends would sleep in. I’m not kidding. I’m not even sure how I discovered it because clearly it was already in re-runs by the time I got around to being a fan. Considering it ran from 1977-1983 and we all know that 1983 is known for two things: the final season of CHiPs and me being born.

It gets better because in doing my googling of CHiPs, I found out that they are doing a movie remake of it due out in 2009. Starring Wilmer Valderrama as Ponch. Oh man. I’m not even making this up.

I had a huge crush on Larry Wilcox. I won’t lie. I was a Jon Baker fan. Once, there were some neighbor girls that were older than me (odds were in their favor, me being six and all) who found it funny to write a letter as Larry Wilcox and put it in my mail box. I don’t remember getting exceptionally worked up about it but I know it definitely didn’t occur to me that a) I hadn’t written him first, and b) how would he know my address.

Suddenly me already owning the first 5 seasons of Dallas on DVD doesn’t seem so shocking anymore, does it?

Name: seriously?
Birthday: January 17
Birthplace: Please refer to the song by Mac Dre entitled “Vallejo”
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: I believe it’s Chocolate Cherry. So put that in your pipe.
Height: Heels are my friend.
Right Handed or Left Handed: Depends on what we’re talkin about..writing? Lefty. Batting or golf? Righty.
Your Heritage: I wish I was British but with good teeth. Alas, I am not. Instead, I should make a better attempt to live up to my Irish ancestry and drink more beer.
The Shoes You Wore Today: It’s dry outside, therefor flipflops will always be my foot cover of choice.
Your Weakness: Snakin’ Cake. Culinary bliss, people.
Your Perfect Pizza: Is from Papa Joe’s
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Contribute more to my savings
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: It is a special occasion when I get on IM.
Thoughts First Waking Up: I have to get out of bed, seriously?
Your Best Physical Feature: I say it the Gerlach Grin.
Your Bedtime: I would love for it to be no later than 10pm but it never is.
Your Most Missed Memory: Please refer to My Best Day
Pepsi or Coke: Have you met me?
MacDonalds or Burger King: One time a friend and I went on a mission to make the best fast food combo meal and our plan was to go to McDonalds for the fries, In-N-Out for burgers and Jack in the Box for an Oreo shake. It entailed too much driving and Jack in the Box was closest to my house. But damn was that shake good.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: None, unless I’m visiting the South. And only then is it sweet tea in Mississippi.
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate. In any form.
Cappuccino or Coffee: White Chocolate Mocha with Whipped Cream preferably steamed to 130 degrees.
Do you Smoke: Not unless I have a death wish and I’m pretty sure I don’t.
Do you Sing: In the car. And in the shower. I rock. Ask me about the time I was driving home from San Diego and was singing to my Christina Aguilera CD. I’ll be damned if I didn’t hit that note.
Do you Shower Daily: Yes, but I *gasp* don’t wash my hair every day
Have you Been in Love: Yes on both counts.
Do you want to go to College: Been there done that. Not going back. Ever.
Do you want to get Married: Again, have you met me?
Do you think you are Attractive: I would like to take this opportunity to inform any guy who may be out there that 99% of women would prefer to be called beautiful as opposed to hot. Just for the record.
Are you a Health Freak: No. That would require regular exercise and I don’t do that sorta thing.
Do you like Thunderstorms: Only if I can be safely tucked away in my own house. And it’s daytime. A girl’s gotta sleep at night and thunder is not advantageous to sleeping.
In the past month have you gone on a date: Do phone dates with Amanda count??
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: My credit card is still recovering from Christmas. I have put myself on mall probation.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: I wish I had some Oreos right now. I would put them in a glass and pour milk over them and then eat them with a spoon…like cereal.
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: I prefer my food to be dead and cooked thank you very much
In the past month have you been dumped: That would require having a boyfriend to begin with, wouldn’t it?
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No. Because I own a bathing suit.
Ever been Beaten up: No. No one will cross me because I’m freakishly strong.
How do you want to die: quickly and painlessly.
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: One of Charlie’s Angels.
What country would you most like to Visit: Australia
Number of CDs I own: about a billion, many of which are homemade.
Number of Piercings: three.
Number of Tattoos: tons. I’m totally tatted up.
Number of things in my Past I Regret: one, and he now has a “wifey.” Poor girl.