Thursday, July 16, 2009

Remember when...

My sister accidentally ran a red light in Boston yesterday and a pasty white, four-eyed, wannabe machismo with a gut and receding hairline got out of his car and legitimately chewed her out at the next light. You know, because his elongated horn sounding was not enough. The shock factor of it all was surprisingly ephemeral...we laughed for the next hour.


I thought I got prank called the other night about my blue suit but it was really a Chinese lady from the website where I ordered it checking on the shipment. It became quite obvious that it was legit when, after gleefully screaming back at her ("Who is this?! Haha!!"), she repeated her shtick without a slip of any telling sign of English tonality or giggles in the background. I profusely thanked her, then laughed at my suspicious self (Friends...please prank call me? Just like I seriously, truly adore waking up at home to a toilet papered yard, I love it when I can call you out on my fake pizza order. Thanks!!!)


Rachel and I drove through the woods listening to K-Ci and JoJo blaring. And I did the same with one of my sisters today and, while she did get into it...she just. did not. understand.


I deactivated my Facebook. I simply question its relevancy. Most of this, I'm realizing, will be a great litmus test for the people who are truly most currently important in my life: it's too weird having a girl I used to babysit (and her mom), my past crushes, and my best of friends on the same playing field. My nearest and dearest will know how to get a hold of me, or be more resourceful (is that selfish? I suppose I run that risk.).
The kicker?
A friend request from my dear dear uncle (more like 2nd cousin once removed)'s awful ex-wife, as well as the feeling of knowing I don't want to be defined by a "like" of a status update, a comment on a photo, or an invitation to join the now-annoyingly-ubiquitous groups for wedding announcement address sending. I certainly don't look down on those who still have accounts: I simply claim ownership of what works for me, and now, I'm moving on.
If I need to get in contact with someone desperately, perhaps I'll reactivate for a second to message them with my information. Compromise? Yes.
Capiche.


I pushed the 70s in number of "Me Talk Pretty One Day" pages and still waiting for the "Memoirs of a Gay Childhood-meets-Lewis Carroll Psychedelia" novelty to wear off.
Just so harrrd because I was laughing out loud at Sloane from page 1!


Mark Ronson remixed Amy Winehouse...the twist-n-shout greatness commences at 0:52...

7 footnotes:

Tara said...

loved this post. sad that you've left facebook- i was there when you set it up! haha. luckily i have many ways to contact you :)

if you like that mark ronson song, you'll probably enjoy his other stuff. i know i have his album "version" if you want me to send it along. it used to be my at work jam back in the day!

RayRay said...

crazy CRAZY crazy crazy... i will ALWAYS remember...

"LOCK THE DOORS!"

"oh nooo... oh noooooo."

Tara said...

forgot to say that "dress your family in corduroy and denim" is a fabu david sedaris selection. i'm in the middle of his latest, "when you are engulfed in flames" right now, too.

Aly said...

so I see "these is my words" on your reading queue! you will love it. i cried when i was done reading it because it was such a beautiful story and i was sad the book had to end. i am excited for you!

Sarah C. said...

Hats off to you for ditching Facebook. I'm almost a year facebook sober now, and I gotta tell you...it is entirely irrelevant.

siovhan said...

so glad i still have your number in my phone after all these times. you're the first number in my phone book, still. :) glad to know i can still get ahold of you. p.s. i still think of you every time i listen to joshua radin.

Alexandra said...

Tara- as always, the Swag Queen comes through. Thank you. love mark ronson.

RayRay- I will always remember the 'peace signs' and you hobbling around post-wakeboard. "old lady ray"

Al- I miss you, as always.

Scrane- I love that you chronicle your quest for Chronicle.

Siovhan- I'm texting you at the moment...

you are all lovely.