humph. Baseball is a perfectly acceptable topic of conversation. Only football and basketball are banned topics.
I love the references to Schlitz but I always think of that as being more ghetto. All the lowbrow types out here drink PBR.
Also love the watermelon thing. My dad's hometown is the "Watermelon Capital of the World." I was just talking to my aunt there earlier this week, and apparently the Watermelon Festival has become a full-blown thing lasting for a couple of weeks. The highlights? The parade, complete with Watermelon Queen, and the seed spitting contest.
Oh, you have not lived until you've seen our state's beauty pageant winner - Alice in Dairyland - hold court at the Burlington-area Chocolate Festival. Good chocolate, but waist-deep in gawking northern rednecks.
Gloria, there is no need to be dismissive of us law-related folk. However, you do need to be extremely careful around the ones who either (1) always wanted to be lawyer, or (2) actually enjoy being a lawyer. It is my opinion that those two groups of people are completely insane, and usually quite destructive of those around them.
By the way, about that all GLASS sun tea jar... Who wants to bet that doesn't survive the party?
You have a point there, DDJ. Almost every lawyer I know has at least once said to me, "I'm just doing this until I can figure out something else to do." I think that's usually the point when I decide that perhaps they are sane after all.
And of course you'll need a little Kenny Chesney-Zellweger, "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy."
Back in his college days my dad and his friend drove cross-country from Tennessee out West and what beers did they decide were SO AWESOME they had to bring caseloads back? Olympia (Dad) and Coors (his friend). My lowbrow roots run deep.
Jennifer, you just brought back a childhood memory. I remember back when I was four or so, my dad would spend weekends watching football games on tv. During the commercials he would take a bathroom break. It was then that I would sneak a swig of his Olympia. I haven't seen that stuff around in years.
Hey! The original theme of our BBQ was going to be Alice in Wonderland, but that got nixed. Guess who's going to show up as if the party was still themed that?
Yes, I know I should not continue to make anti-lawyer statements, but it just sort of happens. After going out with three law students consecutively, it's like engrained in me now.
And hello, Nicky's friends full on think we're dating. We went for drinks with the couple who're to be married, and when they found out that I was going to be in LA next year (and Nicky still in Boston), the girl was like, "Oh, so you're going to be bicoastal." Me being off in lalaland at that point didn't realise what she'd said, but upon further reflection... I was all, oh, hello!
One would think that if we were dating, at least I'd get my meals/drinks paid for at the very least, even if I'm not sleeping with him.
I will be downloading cheesy country western music all weekend in preparation for the party.
You and Nicky dating ... ROFL
He PAYS??
There is REALLY something wrong with this picture. But I guess that might be the way you like it Gloria, I mean the paying/no-emotional-trouble type of boy.
Does he heed your every beck and call, too?
Hmm...I need me one of those.
NO! He DOESN'T pay! That's precisely the problem! It's like dating, but going dutch every single time.
Besides, we're now in a fight because I have determined that we are. If he is going to be my fake boyfriend he has to come to my shindigs as well.
And it is not entirely out of the realm that we could ever date, so laughing about it really, is unfounded. It's just not going to happen anytime soon.
Ummm ... ok. Seems like I mentioned at least once before that perhaps you and Nicky should date. I also seem to remember that you tried to give every excuse why you shouldn't. Sorry if laughing suddenly seems unfounded. Good luck with your life.
I think that if there is anyone worse than lawyers it has to be law students. Oh, and writers are really bad to date too. From all the writers that I know, I think I can say they are the worst people to try a relationship with. Regardless, lawyers are a little better than law students. I feel for you if you dated three law students.
I like bbq and cookouts though!
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