I had two main reasons for not changing my name: too many combined syllables and I'd just ordered new checks.

I've sometimes said it was the thought of the line at the DMV that kept me from changing my name.

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I'm at work now. I just got a call from the reference boss who started the conversation with "I knew you'd be early". I declined to tell him that I still wasn't awake yet, and was in the process of eating breakfast.

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I mean, it's not like we're even living far away- we're still in the same town. We still have (although less frequent) poker nights!

I'd wait for poker night, and casually drop "Say Bob... I notice I'm not invited to your wedding. What's up with that?"

it also might be that the bride's family made up the guest list and couldn't decide your status.

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Cindy, I forgot to tell you Emmett's reaction when he got a present from JZ returning from her trip. She got him a mounted Curt Schilling baseball card. Emmett's a big Curt fan after last year's World Series but has been a bit conflicted about Curt's politics.

So first he was happy. Then he looked perplexed. Then he said, "Well, he may be a Republican but at least he isn't a Yankee."

HA! Good job teaching the child his priorities. That Emmett is a genius.

Actually that kind of ties in with what we've been trying to get across to Ben, during all this steroid controversy. These people aren't role models, just because they play baseball well. You can admire a person's athletic ability (or singing talent, or bowling), but just because you admire the talent for which he's well known does not mean he is a good (or bad) person.

Oh, man. One of my oldest friends is getting married in October, and I look to have been left off of the guest list. He had a falling out with a mutual friend a few months ago, but I didn't think it affected us at all. For the moment, I'm choosing to believe my invitation got lost in the mail. Otherwise, that's cold, dude.

Are you old friends with his bride-to-be, as well, Lilty? I'm asking, because, not to snark on men, but in general, my female friends were much more likely to invite the guys from our circle to their weddings, than our guy friends were to invite the women of our circle to their weddings. This held doubly true for those guys who met their brides along after a circle had loosened up/broken up/dispersed/faded.

Also, sometimes, there's just a limit. Whoever is paying for the wedding says, "You can invite X number of people," and that's that.

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Last Friday I wasn't looking forward to going out with my friends because of some [at least the way I perceived it] nasty comments that a friend made the week before. So, a couple hours before I was supposed to go another friend called and invited Teacup Guy and I over, I jumped at the opportunity. I called and left messages for both of my usual Friday night friends telling them I wouldn't be joining them. Neither of them called me back, and T didn't call me over to weekend to go shopping, as she usually does. So now it is Friday again, and I still haven't heard from either of them. I e-mailed T to see what she wanted to do tonight, but I haven't heard back from her yet. I'm afraid both of them are going to be pissed at me tonight, and I am not sure how to handle it.

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I will not kill Joe's work.....I will not kill Joe's work.....

They didn't pay out his vacation time for our trip to Michigan.

t bends over and wits for the fuckin' we're bound to get

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He did throw up last night, but I'm not sure it was illness-related, as he appeared to be aiming for the cat.

How good was his aim?

Re: the cookbook project - in Nigella Bites, probably half the recipes come from other cookbooks. She cites the cookbook and its author, says nice things about it, and then explains that this is her twist on that recipe.

I think all of my recipes originally come from *somewhere*, a friend, a restaurant, a cookbook. But they have all become mine over the years. Partially through consciously making adjustments and partially because I am physically incapable of following a recipe precisely.

Damn, I'm not through with the petty yet this morning, am I?

Don't be hoarding the petty. I need to have some to ensure I get to leave early today on account of staying til after eight on Tuesday for Client from Hell. We are quite slow today so I best get the time.

Oof, sj. That sounds uncomfortable.

eta: Oh, Aimee, that is of the suck. Can you beat them with a stick?

My post number was almost pure evil, but it got distracted...

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I'd wait for poker night, and casually drop "Say Bob... I notice I'm not invited to your wedding. What's up with that?"

The good thing is we have the relationship where I can actually do this. He's like a big brother, so I can pretty much smack him upside the head and say "What is your issue, dude?". His mom'll probably help.

it also might be that the bride's family made up the guest list and couldn't decide your status.

I know he at least sent out the invites himself.

Are you old friends with his bride-to-be, as well, Lilty?

No, although she's very nice and I like her a lot. They've been dating almost a year. We went to the Sox victory parade together. I thought we bonded!

Bah. I have to go to work. Six more days.

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Can you beat them with a stick?

Stick? STICK??? No, they will an anvil punted at their pointy heads. Or, even evil-er - I'll send ita and her swords after them.

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{{{Aimee}}}

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