With apologies and thanks to Stefanie, for being so kind about letting me steal the Friday Five…
ONE: Went to Jersey yesterday to get the radio in my car fixed. (Random buttons would stop working at random intervals.) They gave me a refurbished one which is exactly like the old one, except that it only has 18 presets on the radio instead of 24. Now, there are not even 24 radio stations in the Hudson Valley, let alone 24 I would want to preset, and I never used more than the first 6 presets at any time. But man, I’m still pissed that I’ve been given an inferior replacement! I liked to keep presets 19-24 on New York City stations, just in case.
2: Anyone else scared shitless that our country and economy is FUCKED? I’ve got nothing else to say about that.
III: There’s an item on the local news today that for the first time in history, Democratic voter registration has outnumbered Republican registration in Dutchess County. (Fun fact: in the four times he ran for President, Roosevelt never carried his home county! And they even made his mug the mascot of Hyde Park.) The radio report says that the influx of Democrats has a lot to do with former New York City moving up here. I love being a small part of an important and heartwarming news item.
Cuatro: A friend of mine from kickball shares the same name as a friend of mine from high school. The kickball friend and his girlfriend had a bit of a break-up on Wednesday. Yesterday I saw my parents in New Jersay and I was telling my mom that I had gone dancing Wednesday night with the kickball friend to try and cheer him up. She seemed really upset as I was telling her some of the details of what happened. Then she made a joke that she was the most upset that he wouldn’t be able to fix her computer, at which point I said, “Mom, do you think I’m talking about The Man of Action? Becuase I’m talking about Pantsless.” To that she said, “Oh, THANK GOODNESS! I was just so upset about that. I feel much better now. … I mean, I’m sorry for your kickball friend. I’m sorry for any pain in the world. But I’m so relieved that nothing bad happened to The Man of Action.”
Fin: Two of my kickball friends are getting married later today! So I took the day off work to celebrate their love. I’m going to the wedding stag, and I’m stoked about that, because I’m going to dance off my pants off. Except I’ll be wearing a dress.
October 10, 2008 at 9:12 am
Economy. Yeah. Right there with you. Ugh.
Every day it just keeps getting scarier.
October 10, 2008 at 9:13 am
1. No Comment
2. I am petrified
3. Yeah, Hyde Park loves him now that he is dead.
4. We all knew she was a bitch from day 1. Too bad Pantsless had to get hurt in the long run.
5. Now who’s going to be Pantsless?
I feel the need to say that #4 is not a sentiment I condone. While I can agree that a person’s actions may be “bitchy” I prefer not to make statements like that about a someone’s entire personality.
October 10, 2008 at 9:41 am
was five alive a soda…?
I think so, it was the one with five distinct flavors, right?
October 10, 2008 at 10:04 am
1. If it makes you feel better, I have only 15 presets, and it’s never even occurred to me that that’s not enough.
2. Yeah, pretty scared. Suddenly I’m realizing that I’m the grown-up, and I can’t just assume my parents will take care of everything. Wasn’t it easier when we didn’t have to worry about anything besides school and friends?
3. Yay! I love that you’re part of that news item, too.
4. Your mom is hilarious.
5. Have fun (pants or no pants)!
I do still kind of count on my parents for everything.
October 10, 2008 at 10:08 am
2: yea, we’re feeling that *big time* with me being out of work for almost a YEAR. Never have I been out of work for so long. Sucks.
V: I’ve been to a bunch of weddings stag. I felt really empowered because I was all “I’m confident enough to come to a wedding alone and still have a ball!”
Have fun and leave the underwear at home so you can have a quicky if you so desire.
So dirty! I’m so scandalized!
October 10, 2008 at 10:56 am
Pants: Never fail to make me laugh. So help me.
October 10, 2008 at 11:14 am
Scary. So scary.
I don’t think you should let your lack of pants keep you from dancing them off.
October 10, 2008 at 12:01 pm
What does Cuatro mean?
October 10, 2008 at 12:27 pm
1. I only have six presets, but I don’t care because there are no good radio stations down here.
2. Yeah, me too. At least the rest of the world is going down with us. Wait, is that a good thing?
3. Woo! And I can’t believe FDR didn’t carry his own county. WTF?
4. Poor Pantsless. Maybe some pants would cheer him up.
5. Have fun!
October 10, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I’m also glad that nothing bad happened to Action Man.
And yes, things seem so hopeless messed up. I told Peter (who has a 7-passenger car because he needs it for his workshop students and off-road photo excursions) that at least his car is big enough to live in. And when you recline the front seat, it’s actually kind of comfy.
October 10, 2008 at 1:59 pm
#1: Write a letter. You get to vent, and maybe get something for it….
#2: My therapist told me I’m not supposed to think about it. ~sucks thumb~
#3: meh.
#4: Moms. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without them without crippling guilt…..
#5: Am jealous. Love drinking and dancing. They go so well together…..
October 10, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Hope you had a blast dancing your pants off!
October 11, 2008 at 3:04 am
Maybe there are fewer stations on your pre-set because they eliminated the Fox News type stations. I hope you gave them a BIG tip.
October 12, 2008 at 3:07 pm
i was watching extreme make over home edition this weekend and one of the makeovers was in the hudson valley. obvy i though of you! ha
October 13, 2008 at 2:10 pm
I thought five alive was some kind of juice punch thing. Kind of orange-y.
2. Yes. But I’m hoping we’ll be able to find some good and some change.