LADIES NIGHT EXCERPTS

Lady 1: Tell them about what you got John for Christmas. I think this is funny.

Lady 2: What?

Lady 1: Jane and I went Christmas shopping and she bought lacy undies for herself as John’s Christmas present.

Lady 3: Sweet.

Lady 1: I think it’s cute.

Lady 3: What do they look like?

Lady 2: (Describes skimpies.) My starvation diet starts tomorrow.

All: Hahaha.

Lady 4: Hence, the fat-free fudgecicles.

Lady 5: The fudgicles are fat free?

Lady 2: Yep.

Lady 5: Oh man! How could you do that to us?

Lady 2: They’re really good.

Lady 5: So close…yet so far. Well, I guess we could always dip them in frosting.

Lady 6: I think I’ve got some Magic Shell somewhere.

(Highlight of a short sanitary products discussion:)

Lady 1: Someone once said that removing a tampon is like pulling a dead, wet mouse out of a wine bottle by its tail.

All: Whoa!

Lady 1: Dead on though.

Lady 2: Yeah. Pretty much.

1:28 p.m.

WHICH OF THESE KIDS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS?

The charming young fellows over at The Morning News just posted a roundtable discussion of writing on the Web. They talked to me, Dean Allen of Textism,
Joshua Allen of Fireland,
Wil Forbis of Acid Logic
Michael Goldberg of Neumu.net,
Matt Haughey of MetaFilter and Whole Lotta Nothing, Joshua Robin of Newsday,
and The Web Today of…The Web Today. Go see.

4:38 p.m.

AUTUMN ON THE WEST COAST

I walk past a florist every morning. About a month ago, I realized it was fall because all the buckets were filled with orange chrysanthemums. San Francisco foliage.

4:02 p.m.

KALIFORNIA KLEAN

The side of the van read:

Totally Clean Housecleaning

415-877-TOTALLY

2:43 p.m.