OBAMA, lime lip gelato & dating mantras May 4, 2008
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Because I think I was the only one who hadn’t done it.. Tied together with a smile and kristen both tagged me for the 6 meme.
The rules are:
Here are mine:
1. My dating and relationship mantra can be summed up by one of my favourite quotes:
“I never wanted to be one of those girls in love with boys who would not have me. Unrequited love- plain desperate aboveboard boy chasing turned you into a salesperson, and what you were selling was something he didn’t want, could not use, would never miss. Unrequited love was deciding to be useless and I could never abide uselessness. ”- Elizabeth McCracken
2. The height of my maturity can be illustrated by the way that my brother and I annoy each other. If I say “Where’s your passport?”, he’ll reply with “you’re a passport”. Then I reply with ‘your face is a passport’. I can’t pinpoint when we started doing this, or even why we started doing this but it’s just stuck. And if you respect me less after reading this, I completely understand.
3. Many moons ago, Michelle asked me if I could vote for a candidate in the current election, who would I vote for. And I have to say, without a doubt, without even a second of a doubt, I would vote for OBAMA (For the reason why it must be in capitals, read this). He embodies the best of what America is, and more importantly, what America could be. And yes, the previous sentence is schmaltzy, but it’s my NICE answer. I have another answer, my “I’ve-had-4-margaritas-and-feel-like-shouting-out-statistics” answer, but that answer can’t be shared without using ALL CAPITALS, and raising my blood pressure to a scary new height. If you really want to chat it up though, email me. I’m interested to hear what other people think on this issue.
4. My lipgloss collection is ridiculous. And I know, I know- girls always talk about how they have a lot of lipgloss but I just cleaned out my bag and here’s what I found:
- let go, let love lime lip gelato. (I have no idea what the name means, but it tastes good!)
- cherry bomb and piece of cake lip beauty rush.
- softlips in vanilla
- lipglass in prrr
- bloom lipgloss in Amour
- bubble gum lip smackers
And of course, my chapstick. Which costs under $2 and is usually the only one I use. Keep in mind- this was just in my bag. I carry around enough lipgloss on a daily basis to smooth and shine the lips of all mankind. Or at least- everyone in North America.
5. If I’m talking to someone with an accent, I will find myself quickly speaking with it as well. I don’t even notice I do it- until the person with the accent points it out and asks what the hell is wrong with me. This caused a serious problem when I was in grade 6 and my teacher had a very pronounced English accent. Our conversations usually went something like this:
Mrs. C- Wot do you think yor doing?
brandy- Wot? Me? Nothing love.
Mrs. C- Bullocks! Yor mocking me again. Detention!
brandy- Blast!
I think I spent about 80% of that year in detention. And that’s a generous underestimation.
6. I watch an unhealthy amount of CNN. Bill Schneider, David Gergen and Donna Brazile are my all time favourite contributers because none of them yell at other people. Instead, they (especially Donna) just give stink eye when they disagree. I appreciate that show of self restraint.
RE: #2… my sister and I regularly continue this list with “Your mom’s a passport,” “Your old man’s a passport,” “Your old man’s face is a passport,” “Your old man’s mom’s face is a passport,” etc.
seven- I’m glad I’m not alone in this.
a few important points:
(1) vanilla softlips is my personal jesus
(2) your dating mantra is the same as mine if that quote is any indication. i want to print it out and tape it to my wall.
I have Candy Baby from Beauty Rush, and it’s so yummy! Now I want to try the Piece of Cake one!! But my fave lip gloss is the Strawberry Rosebud Salve!
I tend to pick up accents too! I’m so glad I’m not the only crazy accent person
in regard to #2. my go to annoying reply is “you are”. like, “is that a new shirt?”
“you are”
no reason why. it’s utterly obnoxious and i love it.
Laurie- I have that taped to my wall! Okay, so it’s pushpinned into my corkboard, same thing right?
Lacey Bean- Yeah, I’m not sure if they make ‘piece of cake’ anymore but it’s my favourite. I had a friend buy me three tubes of it and last year I bought 6 tubes so now I have a zillion (because yes, 6 + 3 = zillion) tubes of that stuff. But it’s so delicious. I think you could actually use it to frost a cake.
littlespoon- Nope, I’m right there in the crazy with you.
Alexa- You are definitely my kind of people.
Duuuude the accent thing and story about your 6th grade teacher made me laugh out loud off and on for a good 10 minutes. You’re hilarious
My lip gloss collection is obscene. I don’t think that I could pick a favorite, but right now I’m loving Philosophy Pomegranate and a few other MAC ones.
PS- I love the quote.
YAY obama! This week (or the last few) have been really upsetting with the whole Wright thing… I feel like it’s put a major damper on the momentum of his campaign, but I hope there’s till enough there to pull through.
I’m SO with you on the lipgloss thing! My very favorites are Colorfill and Lip Venom. They don’t even make colorfill anymore… well they do, but they renamed it something else and now they sell it at target. I’m not sure… it’s in a pink packet and it’s fabulous.
I do the accent thing with southern accents. For some reason I never picked on up even though I live in WV, but at college a ton of people had a southern drawl and it felt so natural to just talk like that when I was around them.
I’d love to chat with you on the OBAMA. It certainly wouldn’t be a debate, however. Just a love love love fest. My home state North Carolina votes in their primary Tuesday and I am hoping my fellow Carolinians do me proud.
PS. Thank you for your kind words of support last week. I really appreciate it.
Lurker coming out of hiding to say I cackled myself at the Peter Pan-demonium call. Sweet!
That conversation in #2 is exactly what my brother and I sound like. We usually end it with “But your mom *is* my mom…,” “well she’s still a passport.”
As an English person I can only apologise for you appearing to be educated by an extra from Mary Poppins….. ;-P
haha…. totally number two. Your face is number 2!
I just re read that…. EW. Sorry, babe I didn’t mean it like that.
Prrrrrrrrrrrr. Really, the only lip color I actually have is called “Raisin” and that’s not sexy or tasty at all…
That is too funny about the teacher and her thinking that you were mocking her…It’s funny, but I think that’s pretty common. You tend to talk the way that others do and catch on. And I love lip gloss too!
i’ll cast my vote for obama, but really it will be for you!
LOL LOL LOL at you mocking your English teacher. That was hilarious!
It’s still a toss between Clinton and Obama for me. I’ll let the rest of the democrats vote and figure out who our front runner will be and then I hope we can put aside all petty-ness, reunite and vote for our Nominee.
I think unrequited love is romantic, but I’m not built in a way that would thrive on it for longer than a couple of months. I don’t mind being the subject of it though. Hahaha.
And Let Go, Let Love Lime Lip Gelato is the best name for lip gloss. I’m getting one just because of the name.
P.S. Hi. I’ve really missed you, too! I’m just now catching up on everyone.
P.P.S. Guess what song is in my head.
What does it mean about my maturity when myI do the same thing your brother and you do with the “you’re a ___” and “your face is a ___” with my husband? Mainly its just me…it’s my #1 retort to anything.
Husband: You forgot to unload the diswasher
Me: You’re a dishwasher
Husband: Seriously? you went there?
Me: YOU went there?
Husband: You are a major dork
Me: Your face is
ooo i’m giggling at work again. I really must not read your blog when I’m supposed to be transposing documents.
I can relate on the accent thing. After living in London for just a few months, I started using a bit of an accent. Now if I hear an accent I tend to start using my “mum” “sorey” “tanks” & “brillant!” without realizing it. Annoys the bejebus outa people.
You know I share your feelings on Obama, and ps, softlips is the bomb.com. I cannot live without it. Have you tried Smith’s Rosebud Salve? It is also quite choice. Also you should try tutti dolci lip gloss from bath & body works in creme brulee. it’s good shit.
cherry bomb and piece of cake? why does that sound like a seriously amazing dessert? I may just eat that lipgloss.
Vanilla chapstick is my favorite! You have to try CO Bigelow’s Mentha Lip Gloss if you haven’t, you would love it. Promise!
I hate how I do the accent thing. I had an Asian masseuse who didn’t speak perfect English, and I heard myself dropping words like he did and speaking very simply–which undoubtedly sounded like mocking….the worst is when I’ve been drinking heavily, and I speak Spanish to anyone who looks remotely like he/she wouldn’t speak English (which could mean said person is Asian, African, etc.). Rude!
I do the “you’re a passport/your face is a passport thing” too! When I had my first hater comment they called my blog stupid or something. I replied with “your face is stupid!”
Real mature
My lip gloss/chapstick collection is out of control. I bet I have at least 7 different kinds in my purse at any given time. And in my house – at least 50. Easy.
I am amazed by your lipgloss collection, pretty stellar. It definitely can get out of control! And number 5 & 6 – I am TOTALLY with you.
I have this thing with southern accents (could be because I grew up in Maryland, me thinks!) whenever I hear someone talk like that, I feel myself for the next week speaking with a southern drawl, it’s crazy. And do we even need to discuss our love for CNN? Anderson has my heart.
Mmmm… I’m with you on vanilla lipgloss… so yum!
I love the exchange between you and your brother! I have an exchange with the younger of the three brothers similar to that. I make fun of him because he’s 5 years older than me and still acts like a loser … and I have no qualms about telling him this to his face.
i do that thing with accents too. it drives my friends nuts. but i can’t help it!
That thing you do with your brother? I do that with my sister. It is so ridiculous, and I had no idea we weren’t alone.
#5? really? wow…
The #2, ha! I am allll over that. Except it’s usually “your mom is a ___” making an appearance in there somewhere too.
Sparkel- I feel so bad thinking about that now. That was the year I got ‘tested’ and was eventually put into a special program where I got to do more advanced work. The theory was that I was misbehaving because I was bored. Truth is, I just have a thing about copying accents. It came across as obnoxious but it was completely unintentional.
Sara Jane- Ohhh that’s what the let go, let love one is. Philosophy. I may have to try the pomegranate one now…
Maxie- Dude. I’m with you on Obama. The ‘bitter’ comment was all his doing but the Wright thing? Ugh. That was a train wreck that was not OBAMA’s fault at all I don’t think. Also, I may have to check out this Colorfill lipgloss…
Diane Mandy- The world needs a few more love fests I think. And I definitely feel like this Tuesday is turning out to be the REAL Super Tuesday, don’t you?? As for the words- don’t even think about saying thank you. You deserve far more than anything I could say.
WundaLucy- Thanks! My brother loves that one.
becky- My brother and I get to that point too. When we start in on the ‘your mom’ stuff then we finally get to the ‘wait- we share the same mom, so I’m really insulting myself’. But, we always keep going.
Red Squirrel- Oh, you have no idea. Her name actually sounds like she would be related to Mary Poppins. Though she never said ’sod off!’, I do distinctly remember her referring to the trunk of her car as the ‘boot’ and the class acting like she started speaking latin.
Tiff- That made me laugh out loud. I’m going to say that to my brother next time.
poodlegoose- Yeah… lipgloss names are intense. They all either sound like delicious food or something overtly sexual. I should be a lipgloss namer.
Michelle- That might be the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me.
notperfectdotcom- I hope the reuniting happens. I feel that the longer this comes on (and the more intense the battle gets) the harder it will be for the party to come together. Of course I want that to happen, but it’s becoming increasingly worrisome that it won’t be as easy as planned.
The Lisa Show- Your comment makes me laugh, and I’m not sure if you want me sharing my guess- do you want the world to know what kind of musical taste you have?! Just kidding…
SM- This made me laugh out loud. I feel so much better knowing that so many of you fight the same way I do. Meaning, you fight without making sense.
grace13- See, I’ve never been to London but I really adore the idea of ‘mum’. I just like what it looks like even. Far more proper. I just imagine that if I said it like ‘mum’, I would always be wearing lace gloves and drinking tea.
cdp- The Rosebud Salve doesn’t do it for me. At all. I don’t like the smell of roses. This may be why I’m not a fan of the Dior mascara. It smells rosy to me and that cannot be. I would rather the smell of manufactured mascara over false rose scent any day of the week.
Chelsea- I know! It’s disgustingly delicious.
Jamie- Oh yes! The rootbeer one is a long-time favourite. So shiny and smooth!
Ally- I know. I mean, I make jokes about it, but I actually cringe thinking of what a tool I must have looked like to my poor teacher. It’s funny how you can act, how you can mis-represent yourself, isn’t??
Jenn- That sounds pretty close to what I would have said too.
Mandy- I’m pretty sure they lace lipgloss with cocaine. They just have to. IT’s the only way to explain the addiction.
Semichrmd- Ohhh southern accents. For the longest time I wanted to teach in Texas just to be surrounded by the accents. Hmmm. Just thinking about them makes me feel happy.
A life uncommon- Yep, I do love it!
EM- Brothers are the best for those types of conversations. I routinely call my brother a loser, he calls me a dork and then we fight to the death. Okay, not to the death, but we verbally spar until we just lose interest and start talking about who’s turn it is to think of a stellar mothers day gift.
Working Girl Two- I know. That’s what I wish people knew- it’s definitely not intentional.
Justrun- I love that other people are completely insane too!
mandythompson- Yep, I’m slightly ashamed.
nicoleantoinette- I understand. The ‘your mom’ thing will just never get old. It’s classic. Like, the perfect black dress. Or gin- straight from the bottle.
#5 is killing me because I do it too! I have never ever met anyone else who does that totally on accident.
Love the dating mantra.
you crack me up! the dating quote is fab…and that convo b/w you and your teacher? priceless
“I do distinctly remember her referring to the trunk of her car as the ‘boot’ and the class acting like she started speaking latin.
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But….but….but…that’s what it’s called….
# 5 – just caught myself doing it (TWSS) this afternoon.
“Could you pass the woter”
Quoteshall…
Great post! Keep up good posting…
I am absolutely guilty of the accent thing as well! Particularly if I’ve been drinking. And whenever I used to wait tables I would somehow become Southern for the entirety of my shift… it was bizarre.
Then again, when I lived in the UK, there were people who thought I was Irish, Australian, and English… but I swear I was just talking like me!
That lime gelato lip gloss sounds fantabulous. Im telling you we need to start a support group for CNN junkies. Im sure there are amany out there. Gosh.. I need me some CNN