Last week was one of discoveries for this girl. We’re talking Columbus type stuff here. Except, I’m not going to lie—I’m much less directionally-challenged than ol’ Columbus. Though, I did once accidentally drive to Nebraska. Oh, and took a train three-fourths the way to Brighton before realizing I’d unintentionally left London.
Fine, so maybe Christopher and I have more in common than I thought.
Anywhere, here’s what I discovered last week:
-Shopping for iPhone covers is frustrating. My choices are: flimsy plastic, leather that triples the size of my phone or something so blinged-out and bedazzled I feel like Lisa Frank and one of those gold-chain wearing rappers co-designed it. How about I just be careful and try not to drop my phone?
-Speaking of Lisa Frank, could there be anything more meaningful to someone born in the 80s than a Lisa Frank biopic? Hilarious and awesome—especially the part about trapper keepers. (Frankly—hehe—I can’t really take credit for this discovery. I have a visit to Jenny B. Jones’s blog to thank.)
-Gevalia German chocolate cake coffee with Coffeemate mocha latte creamer is utopia in a cup.
-Facebook is not a fun place to hang out during presidential primary season. Along those lines, um, Iowa, I’m not sure we deserve to host the first-in-the-nation caucuses anymore.
-The people at Lowe’s are incredibly helpful. They’ll discern when you’re lost (although, the blank stare was probably a pretty good clue), point you the right direction, wave like mad when you totally butcher their directions…all without laughing at you. To your face, anyway. And darn, I still couldn’t find those curtain thingies.
-Speaking of blank stares, people who don’t watch Downton Abbey will not understand when you quip, “What is a weekend?” in your best British accent. Best show on television, folks. Here’s proof:
Have you discovered anything cool lately? Share, share!
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Melissa, once again, you’ve made me laugh on a Monday morning. This does not happen easily, let me tell you!
I’ve discovered that Starbucks is not just a place to go when one is a student. No, its guests are quite eclectic, including hippie peeps in their 20s who chain smoke, groups of Romanian men who sit 5 inches from the door and smoke (lots of smoking going on), very loud self-righteous theater & film majors who brag about their latest movie, and writers (me!) who really wish they had brought a pair of headphones along. 😛 I guess the artsy vibe should be good for writing, though…we’ll see.
Oh, and I should mention that said Romanian men in some ways resemble mafia members…
Oh, hilarious! Romanian mafia men…they should definitely go in a book someday. Wait, are the people smoking inside? They can’t do that in Iowa anymore…
As for making you laugh on a Monday, I’m glad! There’s a reason I decided to do random posts on Mondays…I need laughter to start out the work week too! 🙂
No, the smoking is outside but it is really close to the door…
Bwahahahaha! I still call them trapper keepers. Drives my daughter nuts, especially when I had to explain what one was!
I am hearing much about Downtown Abbey, but I have yet to watch. I shall get to that, love! LOL
So funny! I’m going to have to find that coffee. Where did you get it? If I don’t pop back over, tweet it to me!
Hehe, I wanted a Lisa Frank trapper keeper so badly when I was a kid…finally got one in fifth grade. Oh, and Downton Abbey is sooooo good! I love it. There were a couple things in the first season that threw me a bit, but I got over it and was totally sucked in.
I actually got the coffee as a birthday present from my aunt and uncle but I bet you could order it online from Gevalia…
Downtown Abbey … everybody’s talking about it. Watching it. I usually am a good season or two behind everyone else!
I recently discovered Lie to Me (I know, I know, the show’s canceled!) but, oh, how I love it! Thanks to Netflix, I’m enjoying hilarious episodes all dealing with body language and lies and murder and deception. Good stuff, eh?
Oh, Beth, it is so, so good! I gobbled up the first season last year sometime when I was going through a mega period drama phase. And then I had to wait impatiently for the second season. Also discovered BBC’s North and South (not the US mini-series) and Wives and Daughters. Oh, and there’s a newer Upstairs & Downstairs, too. Downton in my fave, but the others are a blast too.
I’ve never watched Lie to Me. Sounds like a good show for character study!
Yeah. I’ve discovered turn-about’s fair play. For Christmas I let my daughters pick out a phone case for my sister, knowing full well they like all things glittery, sparkly, and bright. What did I have to worry about? I didn’t own an iPhone. Until last week. Yep. That’s right. You should see the case I have on it now. See, I feel your phone case pain, only I’ve been blinged.
Thanks for my Monday laugh:)
Ahhh, hilarious! Well, I bet it’s beautifully blinged. I finally gave up shopping…actually, when I was shopping, the guy at Target must’ve sensed I wasn’t all that impressed with their options because he said, “You know, you could go home and shop on Amazon. You’ll find betters ones there. Just don’t tell anyone I told you.” I love helpful customer service people!
Y’all are way too cool for me. ‘Bout the only cool thing I watch is Keeping up Appearances. But I loved the clip. Will have to check out the series. Great post, Melissa
Pat, you are way cool! But yes, I hope you enjoy Downton if you check it out. Most people I know who’ve watched it get addicted immediately. There’s something about it…I love how quickly it moves, I love the music, the scenery, the characters…
I definitely agree about the Lowes thing. I just bat my girly eyes at them and they know I have no clue and lead me to exactly what I need. Yeah, for being a female! :O)
LOL! Thanks for stopping by, Diane!
impressive!