explaining to my mother how to use iTunes and her new Nano:
ESC: so you plug it into this port here, and iTunes will open…blah blah blah…you can load allll these books on cd on to iTunes AND your cds and then you can move what you want to your Nano…blah blah blah smart playlists vs manual playlists…blah blah blah
Mom: oooooo! look! iTunes knows that my ipod is PINK!!!
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the whole family gathers on the back patio around my father’s new favorite toy: a mobil outdoor fireplace. a convenient loophole to the “no burning refuse” law in the county. it’s now a handy way of getting rid of all the branches and twigs that cover the back yard. we all have nice boozy drinks, and most of us, especially me, are still loopy from the insanely rummed up tiramisu we had after dinner at Bucco di Beppo. Except my brother’s girlfriend. She’s drinking Pepsi.
Mom: we have this guy who comes in the library…we call him “PG,” for Porn Guy.
rest of us: ewwww! no way!!! why would anyone do that??
Mom: I don’t KNOW! We keep a close eye on him. But he never “does” anything, and we only shut him down if someone complains, or lots of kids start coming in
rest of us: ewwwww!
Mom: He keeps coming BACK, though! I don’t understand it!
ESC: well…maybe it’s all part of the fantasy! He does something NAUGHTY and then the strict yet sexy librarian comes over and tells him what a BAD BOY he’s being.
all of us: laughing
ESC: when you shut him down, does he ask for a spanking?
Mom: noooo! We don’t approach him! we can just log him out from the main desk.
ESC: just go ruin his fantasy, then.
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The week was exhausting. I don’t know why I keep thinking spending time with my family would ever be relaxing. I always come home more exhausted then when I left. Kev and I had intended on hitting the road as early as possible on Monday. 7…maybe 8. actual departure time? Around 11:30am. Whoops.
Re: Mobile Outdoor Fireplace; http://www.chiptec.com
Just sayin’…
I have no idea how to use an iPod, pink or otherwise.
Your mom is more tech savvy than me.
don’t be jealous. I’m sure she still has no idea how to use it. I’m expecting a phone call any day now.
Ahem. Recipe for Insane Rum Tiramisu?
Comply.
it was Buca di Beppo’s tiramisu. I would say, though, to take your favorite tiramisu recipe, and then when you make the espresso to dip the ladyfingers in, put in 10 times the amount of rum called for.
then keep it away from an open flame. and don’t drive anywhere.
So why the hell aren’t you on email? That’s the real question.
Wait, your idea of family fun is talking about how your mom should fulfill the fantasy of some prevert at the library? Your family IS weirder than mine!
Wow, you’re family is so much more fun than mine. At our family gatherings they talk about who is sick and what kind of sickness and how long they have to live. Very depressing.
OMG!! When my friend got married we ate at Bucco di Beppo for the rehearsal dinner and finished it off with this tiramisu. You could smell it coming! I was high off the fumes before it even hit the table. My friend was a bit of a drinker, so I thought that maybe she had requested it made with a handle of rum all special like, just for her.
Apparently that’s how they ALWAYS make it!!