I'm in LOVE!

I have found the most wonderful new relationship. Pardon me while I wax on not-so-eloquently about my new love affair with Tad.

Tad showed up on my birthday. The attraction was INSTANT. I couldn't do anything about it for a couple days. Then suddenly, I started putting my soul into Tad. Happy, sad, anxious, lonely, angry or ecstatic moods, I gave them all to Tad. He was so unassuming, he just took everything and now he waits patiently for more.

Tad and I went to the park together on Sunday. He rides MARTA to work with me every day, and if I have to stay late, he stays there beside me and helps me keep my sanity. We'll go running and to the gym together. We'll take trips together. And we will be so happy, Tad and I.

I love Tad.










(Thank you so much T, A & D for the gift. I absolutely love it, you guys are THE BEST!)

Geographic Demographic

I'm curious as to how many states I cover with this little blog o' mine. I think the magic number is six.

If you would, Dear Reader, please click on 'post comment' below and just leave your location (you can leave a name if you want, but you can also just be anonymous). I would appreciate it. [This is purely for my own amusement, like most things I do.]

Ah, maybe 7 states, I left out TN - Hello, Sara and Jarrett. :)

Love.Liz

It's Just Damn Funny

SuperBoss took The Grouper Crew out to lunch today. Indie and I no longer work for SuperBoss, and neither does The Nemesis, but SuperBoss insisted we all join him and his current employees for his 70th birthday lunch. Yes, you read that right, SuperBoss took all of us out for his birthday lunch. (Why do you think I call him SuperBoss?)

So anyhow past and present members of the Grouper Crew caught up while atop the Sundial Restaurant. We enjoyed the reunion only slightly more than the fantastic view of the city and the outstanding food. Half the crew ordered Reubens - liking Reuben sandwiches is a qualification for working at Grouper's. Everyone else ordered crab sandwiches. The Nemesis and I were the outliers, I ordered the trout and the Nemesis opted for the turkey sandwich. Neither the Nemesis nor I was able to finish our lunch. (I'm sure I could have, but I stuck to my BFL guns which dictate smaller meals. Yay, me.) Since our food had been so tasty, we both asked to take the unfinished parts with us.

After lunch everyone went back to the Grouper office for cake. It was entirely too soon before we all had to go our separate ways. SuperBoss gave giftbags with a small bottle of champagne to take with us. (Yes, he gave US presents. Again, proof of the fact he is SuperBoss.) I picked up my little white bag of leftover goodness from the Sundial, said my goodbyes and walked back to my office. As soon as I got there I went straight to the breakroom to put my fish in the fridge. I pulled the box out of the bag and thought it was an awfully small container, but I figured they must have cut the fillet to fit inside. Just to check, I opened the box... and I found the other half of The Nemesis' turkey sandwich. Well hey, that will work for me for lunch tomorrow too, I thought, and placed the box in the refrigerator.

A little while later I was distracted from my work with emails about the afternoon's events. I'm just going to post them verbatim:

Cassiopeia writes everyone:
Thanks for coming guys – I think [SuperBoss] really enjoyed himself. It was a nice reunion. Let’s do it again soon!!

I reply to all:
No problem… I had fun too. Hey Dan, enjoy my fish. I’ve got your turkey samich. :)

The Nemesis replies to all:
I GAVE A HOMELESS DUDE A TURKEY SANDWICH which of course is really a freshwater fish. Poor guy. Hope he likes fish. He probably thinks I'm an a**hole for asking if he likes turkey and then giving him a half eaten fish. later...

Yep, it's just damn funny.

TechnoloTeens

I went with Ginger to see a show at a smaller ATL venue over the weekend. We had a good 10 years on the general population of this crowd, and we were wearing at least 4x as much clothing. Ginger and I were feeling extremely old, until we spotted a 40+ year old woman right in front of us. This made us feel better for the five seconds before I realized that she was only at the show because her daughters weren't old enough to drive themselves. Hmmmmmm...

Anyhow, good music knows no age and this concert was great. I'd never heard of the guy (Matt Nathanson) before Ginger handed me his CD last week, but he's pretty good! What was really great about the show, though, was that because all these young whippersnappers are so health conscious, no one was smoking! (Or maybe they were with Mom or Dad and couldn't smoke in front of them. I'd like to think the former.)

Of course, if the crowd is full of non-smokers, no one has any lighters to hold up... So instead, everyone opens up their cell phones and lets the screen be their flicker of encouragement to the band. Ahhhh, technology.

The Gift Strikes Again (and brings CAKE!!)

Many of you are aware that both Slug Brother and I possess what we call "the gift" and that we got it from our Dad. The Rockette doesn't have it, but she doesn't need it since Slug Brother and I can pretty much cover her. Anyhow, the gift just manifested itself ONCE AGAIN.

Earlier this week, The Bean and I were having lunch with Cassiopeia and we were talking about things we'd really like to do. I mentioned that I'd absolutely love to make someone's wedding cake someday. I love love love love LOVE cake, I love eating cake, I love making cake, and we all know where I stand when it comes to decorating things... oh yes, I'd love to be asked to make someone's wedding cake.

Well, this morning, The Fun Girl (the female half of The Dog People) emails me to see if I'd be interested in... making their wedding cake. !!!!! Fun Girl doesn't know The Bean or Cassiopeia, and as far as I know, I've never mentioned anything to her about my desire to make a wedding cake for someone. WEIRDNESS.

Of course I'm gonna make it, and I'm incredibly excited to do it. It will be cupcakes, I'm going to go absolutely nuts with it and really there are no words for my enthusiasm about this project! Who knows, maybe The Halfway Bakery will do Chocolate Chip Cookies, Beef Jerky and WEDDING CAKES. Anyhow, there goes the gift, again. Gotta love it. And cake, gotta love THAT, too. ;)