Archive for March, 2006
Action items:
1. Freeze credit card in block of ice. (Pointless. Card numbers, expiration dates and security codes are all committed to memory.)
2. Begin sloughing mission. (Check.)
3. Decide on summer pedi colors. Nude? Vamp burgundy? Shimmery orange?
4. Pick two pairs of sandals–one dress, one casual–at reasonable prices. Under $100 for the dress, under $50 for casual. […]
MySpace dude writes me, complimenting my pics. I write back a thanks, a line about something in his profile. Whatever, I was being polite.
He emails me again shortly thereafter.
I don’t respond immediately.
This is what I get about 48 hours later:
“I was hoping for a response-maybe get the ball rolling towards getting to know you more. […]
It is not my membership to club black that i am renouncing, but
membership in club “hood.” i’ve never held membership there, though,
so i don’t know why i got so worked up. Silly me. I’m glad. i get to
keep the keys to the black clubhouse. Wheeee!
I’m chatting with the little brother today when he brings the title of this musical masterpiece to my attention.
He likes to wind me up, you see, and a song entitled “Fresh as I’m Is” will wind me the hell up.
Oh, but then he spelled it out for me. “Freshazimiz,” one word.
I would like it to […]
Maybe you should go ahead and join eGullet. It’s a great little Internets destination for serious foodies and industry types.
The most recent forum discussion burning up the site? Culinary plagiarism. One of the chef/readers spotted dishes on an Australian restaurant’s website that copied, almost exactly, dishes found at Chicago restaurant Alinea (my birthday dinner spot) […]