I laughed today when I was talking to Anna about the time a bunch of us were watching "Forrest Gump" on the way to a USY convention. In one scene, Lt. Dan is missing several important limbs, and then he disappears from the movie for awhile...and when he shows up a few scenes later, this exchange actually took place with one of the people who was watching the movie:
(Lt. Dan comes on the screen, with a very obvious difference in his appearance)
Nikki: "Look, Lt. Dan got a haircut!"
Anna: "Yeah...and legs!"
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
January 7: Anna!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
January 6: Gotta Love Gawker
I laughed today when I was reading Gawker's "Gossip Girl" recap from last night's episode, and while discussing the ridiculous development that Rufus and Lily have a love child, offered the following dialogue for the phone operator: "South Boston Adoption Agency, how may I further the plotline?"
Monday, January 5, 2009
January 5: The First TV Post
I laughed today when on "Scrubs," J.D. called the Janitor stupid, and he replied, aghast,"I've been called a great number of many horrible names in my life. Back stabber. Zebra poacher. Josh."
Sunday, January 4, 2009
January 4: Hmmm...
I guess this moment will have to do.
I laughed today when I went to go pick up my glasses at the mall, and remembered the exchange I had with the salesman over Thanksgiving when he was trying to get me to buy two pairs of glasses.
Salesman: "Come on, I bet you need an extra pair of glasses for your job! What do you do?"
Me: "I'm a journalist."
Salesman: (blankest look ever) "Oh. Um...well, right! Cause you definitely need another pair for when you're...uh...journaling..."
End scene.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
January 3: Oh, the cantor
I laughed today when my mom told me about how at synagogue this morning, when the cantor started chanting crazy fast to speed up the service that was running late, my dad exclaimed, "Yikes - the cantor's gone rogue!"
Friday, January 2, 2009
January 2: Typos!
I laughed today when I was talking with my editor about my three favorite typos I've ever done while writing the Highlights column: "Dirty Sexy Monday" (prompted someone to ask 'What did you do Monday night??'), "Antiques Rockshow" (actually sounds so much cooler than the real thing) and, my personal favorite, "Dead or No Dead" (my editor agreed that could be an actual show).
January 1: The Laurie Tales
2009? Pretty good so far. And by pretty good, I mean I alternated between sleep, brunch with my college roommate Laurie, fielding/making random "HAPPY NEW YEAR!" phone calls, watching "Gilmore Girls" Season 7 on DVD, and getting hopelessly lost when Laurie and her boyfriend John drove me back to pick up my stranded car from last night's party in Crofton, Md.
So, I couldn't actually ask for a better start to the year/more relaxing day off.
I laughed today when Laurie told me about the time she was at a party in high school, and when the cops broke it up, she climbed up a tree to hide, and it took her friends an hour to find her afterward.
Apparently Laurie ran with a tough crowd in high school. Who knew?
I laughed today when Laurie and I were trying to find our way around Crofton, and accidentally drove over a rickety wooden bridge that we're 99.99% sure was pedestrians-only.
Note the laughter came after the shock of the near death experience...