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Carolina ([personal profile] fiarra) wrote2009-05-12 10:58 pm
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milkduds of pain!

So my sister gave me these boxes of Milk Duds this evening. I managed to injure myself somehow on the first post box. All I know is that I ate some and then the roof of my mouth was scraped and metallic tasting. *sigh* Leave it to me to be injured on caramel and chocolate.

Yesterday at the mall I walked by Abercrombie and Fitch. I noted that the large ad at the front of the store has now gone beyond "half-naked male torso". It is now "half-naked male torso with jean button un-done and hand halfway down the front of the pants". Dear Abercrombie... WHY? However I did get a delicious green tea lemonade, so I suppose it's okay.

Funniest thing happened today at work.
I was seating a single woman outside on the patio. Let's call her #1. She had a Border's bag and Angels and Demons by Dan Brown in her hand. On the patio, another woman (#2 in this case) was sitting alone, waiting for her husband to join her for lunch. When I walked out with #1... #2 asked if she had read the new Dan Brown book and what else she'd bought. I feel like they must have chatted in the bookstore prior to this. #2 then revealed that she was reading New Moon and that it was OMG SO GOOD. #1 stated that she had read all 4 and that YOU ARE GOING TO JUST DIE AND LOVE BOOK THREE!!! (Keep in mind. these are two women who are probably in their late 30s/early 40s) They talk for a couple minutes about how AMAZING the books are and how excited they are for the new one. Keep in mind, I am still standing there waiting to finish showing #1 to her table. They then ask me if I have read Twilight. I say that yes I have and leave it at that.. meanwhile trying to not laugh because if I think if I'd started laughing I might have just passed out. So.. still chatting, I manage to seat #1. At which point #2 (who is still waiting for husband), grabs her tea and goes to sit with the other woman, leaving her bread and menu at her original table. About 5 minutes later we see her moving EVERYTHING from her original table over to join #1. When husband shows up... they all end up sitting together.

It was the most amusing part of work today. Sparkly vampires made them BFFs!

Then I bought a piece of cheesecake and ate it. *drool*

Ahhh cosplay!!!!

[identity profile] kick-flaw.livejournal.com 2009-05-13 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
As much as I HATEHATEHATE Twilight, it's good to know strangers can still be brought together for the love of books.

[identity profile] starsparkle333.livejournal.com 2009-05-13 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Agree 100% here. Sometimes life does good things!

[identity profile] fresica.livejournal.com 2009-05-13 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
It boggles my mind the way grown women bond over Twilight! That actually reminds me of an evening I was spending leeching WiFi at a downtown cafe before we got internet at my apartment. There was a group of women - might have even been a book club, idk - sitting on the couches near my table, and I could overhear their conversation perfectly. And since I have BOOK RADAR, I was kind of shamelessly eavesdropping while they discussed Twilight like it was the most profound series they'd EVER READ instead of being a trite, worryingly romanticist take on a wildly unhealthy teen romance. *AHEM* Anyhow, then one of the women asked another, "Well, have you read the last Harry Potter book?" And the second woman said, with a slightly disgusted look, "Oh, no. Those are just kids books." I almost sprayed breve ALL OVER MY LAPTOP. *facepalm*

Sorry for story time! Your two ladies reminded me of this. (I kind of feel sorry for Mr. Woman #2.)

[identity profile] starsparkle333.livejournal.com 2009-05-13 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Noo I love story-time! So no being sorry. Although I think I might have possibly injured myself at hearing that HP comment had I been present. Just from the shock.

People seem to get into this weird sort of frenzy/worship mode when talking about Twilight. My sister has outright yelled at me and stormed away when I say anything even slightly bad about the series.

[identity profile] fresica.livejournal.com 2009-05-13 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I almost bit through my lip trying to muffle my laughter. (I had tears rolling down my cheeks before I managed to get my control back. Got quite a few funny looks from the other patrons (though not from the women I was laughing at, thank god).

My baby sister is absolutely fanatical about Twilight. (Oh, actually, MORE STORY TIME! She and one of her friends, for Halloween last year, decided to both go as Bella. My sister was mortal!Bella and her friend was vamp!Bella. They were "fighting" over Edward, and my sister said, "He bit my pillow first!" I was driving, and I had to pull over, I was laughing so hard. Then I had to explain to her what "pillow biter" meant. XDD) I got all hyped about the books when I read them, but then afterwards, I looked back and thought, 'What was I THINKING?? Thank god I didn't spend the money to actually BUY those things.' I went to see the film with my sister and parents, and afterwards I said something about James and Edward having more on-screen chemistry than Edward and Bella, and she TOTALLY FLIPPED OUT. I thought she was going to stab me with her fork.

[identity profile] starsparkle333.livejournal.com 2009-05-14 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
In this case, I think if I'd let myself break my straight face, I might have just laughed till I passed out and then been sent home. xD

also.. AHAHAHAHAHA @ little sister and friend. pillow-biter... ARGUING over Edward. Ahhhh it's so funny to watch. I went to see the movie at the midnight showing with my then-boyfriend and it was.. an experience.

[identity profile] fresica.livejournal.com 2009-05-14 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
LOL IKR?

I wish I had taken my husband to see the movie. It would have been HILARIOUS. (He likes nothing more than mocking fangirls and bad movies. And he would have had more than enough of both!)

[identity profile] celticfaerie23.livejournal.com 2009-05-13 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It's nice to see people coming together over literature, I agree...even if it is Twilight XD But at least you got some amusement outta watching them

[identity profile] starsparkle333.livejournal.com 2009-05-13 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
My favorite part of working at a restaurant is people-watching and talking to everyone who comes in. People are.. quite strange sometimes. xD