I just finished Tina Fey's new book Bossypants (book number 11!) and it was simply delightful. It was exactly what I wanted it to be: funny! It reads like one big stand up comedy routine. I rarely laugh out loud while reading, but I was busting a gut reading this book. My favorite part is when Tina is talking about holidays with her in-laws:
My three sisters in law have always been welcoming and affectionate, and boy, can they clean a kitchen. After a big family meal they rinse and scrape and dry and Saranwrap like nobody's business. I pitch in half-assedly like the spoiled suburban younger child that I am "Where...should I put...this...chicken bone? Throw it out, or...?"Ha! Its nice to know there are other people out there who are totally worthless in group effort clean-up.
So, in homage to Tina Fey, here's a little weekend update...
On Friday night we headed to the Texas Motor Speedway to watch the truck races for the Indy 500. This is the second time we have been to car races, both courtesy of free tickets from good friends. I am not a car race fanatic, and every time we go I find myself asking the same series of annoying questions:
"What number are we rooting for?
"Is that one girl racer driving?"
"Why don't they sell wine here?"
"Can I have more popcorn?"
"Where is the bathroom?"
"I want someone to wreck" followed shortly by,
"OHMYGOD!!!!! I hope they are okay!"
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You read that right. I know two phone numbers, my cell phone and my parent's home phone. I don't know my line at work, don't know my husband's number, barely remember 912 (or is it 911?).
I called my parent's line the other day - forgetting it no longer would work - and my heart just broke as the electronic voice told me the number was no longer in service.
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I can't stop listening to THIS song.
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I dread taking Toby to the groomers. He gets so scared and I am so worried he's going to die of stress. Accordingly, I let him become a little mini chewbacca before I finally break down and take him in. The second we walk through the doors he starts shaking uncontrollably. I have to thrust him in the arms of the groomer and quickly walk out before anybody sees the tears welling up in my eyes. Obviously I am not overly emotional at all.
This time, when I went back to pick him up they couldn't find Toby and instead gave me this ugly papillion instead.
I mean seriously, WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DO TO MY DOG???? Apparently when you say "short all over" you have to specify that you want the ears done too (insert massive eye roll).
I feel so bad for him. Dan keeps calling him Dumbo and he wont come out from under the bed.
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On a final note LETS GO MAVS! NBA basketball has been banned in our house, must to my ironic chagrin, ever since the Lakers lost to the Mavs. I don't even care for NBA basketball, but there is something about cheering on the home team that makes it fun. I have implored Dan to watch the game tonight, and he has agreed as long as I promise not to yell "DIIIRRRRRKKKKK NAVVVVINNNSSSSKKKYYYY" every time he scores.
I know its Nowitzky. However, I went so long thinking its Navinsky I refuse to change.
Now I am off to work on more of these, barf:
13 comments:
Girl you had me laughing out loud about the speedway and your poor doggy is still cute as a button!!
I've been to 2 car races ever in my life. One was some local thing and a car kicked up a rock that was covered in mud and hit me in the face. The other was a drag race and the only cool part was that my uncle works for them, so I got to go up in the booth.
And Toby is still cute, even if a little bald. :)
Awww your poor Toby! That picture made me laugh out loud.
I feel bad but I actually giggled outloud when I saw the picture of Toby. So funny!
I loved Bossypants! Tina Fey can do no wrong in my eyes.
And I'm oh so sorry about the bar studying. The sight of those flash cards brought back some crappy memories. You'll do great!
I want to read that so bad!! And totally hilarious how I'm not much help with group clean up either! lol.
Your dog is so freaking cute! Little dumbo'ish but that's cute :)
Bossypants is on my list to read, so I'm glad it's a good one. Although, I would expect no less from Ms. Fey. Poory Toby. He even looks mad that you're taking the picture! He's still adorable, though.
I have been dying to read Bossypants!
Poor Toby and his wittle hair cut! He's still TOO cute though!!
How sad is it that I was GOING to comment and say how much I love Regina Spektor and instead all I have in my brain are the requirements for ineffective assistance of counsel. It's like my brain sees an index card and just GOES.
Haha, my sister has a papillion and Toby looks just like one!
P.S. this is Hillary from a gal and her dog. Still having commenting issues with blogger.
I would be asking the same questions at the track...what number are we rooting for and why don't they sell wine would be multiplied when I started getting tired of it. And I'm going to read Bossypants once I get through the one I'm on now...I just cna't seem to get to the end...
I seriously need to pick up that book! I've heard so many great things about it!
haha - your questions at the track sound like my questions from watching Wimbledon last week. Like all sports, my husband has a consuming interest in tennis as well, and I'm usually just lost and trying to YouTube Djokovich impresssions or something! :)
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