Did you ever have to pay the friendship tariff by buying things such as Tupperware or fancy bags or overpriced nail stickers or ridiculously expensive costume jewelry?
Month: July 2015
Mostly forgettable movie quote 5: “Your chocolate cream pie…” (Overboard)
“Annie” said this when serving pie to her “family”. Whenever anyone in my house asks me to bring them something, they know I will use this line.
Lottery to-do list #1 (Just some plans for when I hit the Powerball)
1. Buy a house near on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey. Walk on the boardwalk every day. Eat hundreds of some large Kohr Bros. orange vanilla twist cones.
Great book quote: “You’re worth the whole damn bunch put together.” (The Great Gatsby)
When the “powers that be” target good individuals and treat them terribly, this quote is what comes to mind to say to those good individuals.
Status symbols
I’m getting jealous of all those European-style vehicle stickers telling what people have been up to, so I made some prototypes for my car:
Super helpful advice 7: Put yourself in someone else’s stomach (not literally!)
It’s hard to imagine someone not enjoying a delicacy (black licorice, for example), but try to understand this person’s perspective by thinking of something that disgusts you.
Mostly forgettable movie quote 4: “It doesn’t really matter, does it?” (from Rocky–yep, the original one)
When Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) said his shorts were the wrong color in the poster, this was the fight promoter’s reply. Use this when worrying about unimportant stuff.
How language changes, Issue 6: Shut up! (Includes a helpful sample conversation, but it’s all in the tone)
You’re not supposed to tell people to shut up. However, it is very useful in the sense of “No way!”:
A: Donald Trump just became president.
B: Shut up!
Incredibly significant song lyrics 2: “I’m in a hurry to get things done / Oh I rush and rush until life’s no fun / All I really gotta do is live and die / But I’m in a hurry and don’t know why” (from “I’m in a Hurry”, Alabama, 1992)
Slow down. Enough said.
Super helpful advice 6: You’ve got to look. It’s not going to jump out and say, “Here I am!”
A brilliant person told me this throughout my childhood whenever I was looking for something that seemed lost forever. Now I say this to my own kids.