{"id":297,"date":"2010-10-27T18:29:57","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T01:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog2.queenoframbles.com\/?p=297"},"modified":"2010-10-27T18:29:57","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T01:29:57","slug":"this-and-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog2.queenoframbles.com\/?p=297","title":{"rendered":"This and That"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mike is home and he smells like Hugo Boss.  I still fondly remember the scent from my days of being the perfume girl at Dillards.  I loved that job, but only because I knew I was quitting in three months.  I would have hated the stress of meeting sales goals if I had to do it long term, but since I knew I was outta there, I didn&#8217;t give a rat&#8217;s ass if I made my quota.  I just flirted with boys who needed cologne and had my make-up done by the Lancome lady every day.  What could be more fun?<\/p>\n<p>I sold a $300 bottle of the rankest, foulest concoction to some old man. I almost felt guilty, but he really seemed to like it.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, I have no idea why he smells like Hugo Boss.  My mother, the Lifetime television fanatic, is making googly eyes about it.  She has weird thoughts.  Erik&#8217;s regular karate teacher was gone for two days and she was convinced he was murdered by ninjas.  Apparently in her day sickness was no excuse to skip work.<\/p>\n<p>My mother is also making plans to kidnap one of my friends.  She has suggested I invite my friend to Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>Oh.<\/p>\n<p>My.<\/p>\n<p>God.<\/p>\n<p>My friend is from an upper class New York City family.  Her husband went to the same school Obama&#8217;s children go to.  She&#8217;s a sassy black woman.  My dad still says the n word on occasion.  I can not even imagine bringing her to my home.  Some of my closet friends have met my family and it has been mortifying, but I know their stories and they know my story and we can all just agree that my family is insane and I&#8217;m not like that.  To bring someone from this life into that life?  So so so not happening.<\/p>\n<p>As if she would ever want to go visit my family.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m writing this entry because I went to sit in my chair and found The World Series of Poker on the TV.  How is that a show?  Even after all these years, I still don&#8217;t understand.  At least the old Celebraty Poker shows were semi-entertaining (in a comatose sort of way).  Mike actually records these games.  Like. . . he had to figure out how to use the DVR and make an effort to specifically make the TV record them.  I fundamentally do not understand.<\/p>\n<p>I probably should get up there because I hear a very unhappy Elsa.  My poor little sweetie-pie.<\/p>\n<p>Do we have time for an Erik story?<\/p>\n<p>We were at Sears and Erik decided he wanted to buy my mom a cheap, fake diamond ring.  We get up to the cashier and he starts chatting with him (Erik with the cashier, not vice-versa).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to buy my grandma a ring because I&#8217;m going to marry her and she&#8217;s going to be my wife.&#8221;  The cashier looks slightly amused.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh wait.  I can&#8217;t marry my grandma.  She&#8217;ll be dead when I&#8217;m old.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The cashier looks horrified.  &#8220;Uhhhh. . . that&#8217;s not very positive thinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike is home and he smells like Hugo Boss. I still fondly remember the scent from my days of being the perfume girl at Dillards. I loved that job, but only because I knew I was quitting in three months. 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