This post is dedicated to John Austin Porter...
Okay so I'm slowly but surely getting over my fear of blogging. Of course this won't come over night, but it will come. Eventually. I have faith in that.
Instead of coming up with something terribly witty, satirical, ironic, informational, humorous, or the like, I decided I'm just going to do what the quintessentially "normal" bloggers do - write about whatever the heck I want to write about. So here goes...
PIGS IN A BLANKET:
I love pigs in a blanket. Will and I talked about this today on the way to the Domain (yes to get designer jeans for men so what?) and it was awesome. Pigs in a blanket are wonderful and extremely underrated! For some reason, kolaches have taken over the sausage-and-carb market, and while they are perfect breakfast mini-meals, pigs in a blanket are more applicable to "those moments" in life; i.e. graduation parties, cocktail parties, lunch, dinner, late night snacks...basically any time you are surrounded by people and having a great time. Kolaches are only ready to be eaten for breakfast, afternoon snacks, and that's about it. Therefore, pigs in a blanket win.
CINCO DE MAYO:
This evening at a local Austin Mexican restaurant, a 30-something-year-old man approached me at the bar and here's what went down...
30-something: "Wow I really like your dress."
Me (wearing a teal mumu): "Oh thanks; yeah it's really comfortable..." (at this point I am thinking oh gosh this guy is trying to hit to me and doing a poor job of it)
30-something: "Yeah women don't really wear dresses like that anymore...it reminds me of my mom when I was growing up - she'd wear one all the time"
Me: "Umm thanks...bye"
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Our insane conversation....
#1 The last name status...
Many people don't realize the importance of the last name factor. The people at the beginning of the alphabet have spent years at the front of lines and graduating first. When I was in first grade we had a student of the week. The first time my teacher Mr. Varian assigned weeks alphabetically by first name. Life was good, and my future placement in lines looked good as well. Then January of first grade everything changed...for the second semester, student of the week was decided alphabetically by last name. I still remember my heart dropping as I realized I would not be student of the week until April. For a 1st grader, three months is a long time and S is no where near C in terms of alpha order.
With marriage people have the option to move up in the world. Although it is more common for women, people can take their spouse's last name. The hyphen last name is another great alternative. Women don't settle for falling back in the alphabet, do what you can to preserve your territory!
Before I leave I just want to thank Facebook for being one of the few mediums that sticks to alphabetical order by first names. When I sign on Facebook chat I get that 1st grade rush of being at the front of the line. So Facebook, thank you for giving all of us another chance!
Many people don't realize the importance of the last name factor. The people at the beginning of the alphabet have spent years at the front of lines and graduating first. When I was in first grade we had a student of the week. The first time my teacher Mr. Varian assigned weeks alphabetically by first name. Life was good, and my future placement in lines looked good as well. Then January of first grade everything changed...for the second semester, student of the week was decided alphabetically by last name. I still remember my heart dropping as I realized I would not be student of the week until April. For a 1st grader, three months is a long time and S is no where near C in terms of alpha order.
With marriage people have the option to move up in the world. Although it is more common for women, people can take their spouse's last name. The hyphen last name is another great alternative. Women don't settle for falling back in the alphabet, do what you can to preserve your territory!
Before I leave I just want to thank Facebook for being one of the few mediums that sticks to alphabetical order by first names. When I sign on Facebook chat I get that 1st grade rush of being at the front of the line. So Facebook, thank you for giving all of us another chance!
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