Happy Turkey Week everybody, we’re thanksful for this here new episode.
Yeah, I can’t even continue to fake that.
Anyway, this week we discuss Matt’s weird tingly feeling he gets when he meets certain people. (We’re pretty sure it’s a tumor.) Then, we try to figure out how we refer to couples (as “x and y” or “The Z’s”), and finally shitting on things your friends are excited about.
This week’s drink was the Hot Apple Pie, which was delicious:
Fast 5ive suggestions:
1. Consider the “Pon Farr” of Vulcan culture: a character portrayed as cold & logical suddenly becomes violently amorous; is this sexy or disturbing? or disturbingly sexy? (google that shit)
2. Religious iconography or way-finding iconography?
3. Off the top of your head, favorite drunk-snack:
4. Getting deeper into slapstick: Prop comedy or verbal sparring?
5. Favorite erotic zone on self is:
P.S. I’ll not be offended if these are used in whole or in part. Mainly I just get drunk & amuse myself by asking you random, weird things.
Haven’t been able to download this one in iTunes.
iTunes is still broken. We’re working on it. In the meantime, you’ll have to download directly off the webpage. We apologize for the hiccup, and are working on it.
1) Yeah, I totally finished off the schnapps. Something I’ve never been able to say before without some modicum of shame.
2) At a previous place of employment (also small web dev) we had “beer thirty” every Friday. About 3:30ish, people would pull their booze out of their mini-fridges. I don’t drink beer (see point 1 on totally finishing the schnapps), but it was a nice environment.
(masters of efficiency = lazy assholes)
3a) I met Gretta by her legal name, and for forever had problems calling her Gretta. There was a period though after Matt and Gretta moved into the house where I would call her by her legal name, but every time I was coming over to visit, I’d say I was going over to Matt and Gretta’s. But I would hang out with Matt and [legal name] (and then have to sometimes translate for people who only knew her as Gretta). Like the house belonged to the two of you in this relationship you had built together, but you were still individuals when talking about you.
3b) This is one of the reasons I started going with Jena. Jen is way to popular. I also think with smaller and easily pronounceable both the names, the more likely to have the Full name said. Matt Allex, Jen Scott, Jen Manna are all super easy. Jen Zalar (maiden name for those who don’t know) is no more syllables, but Zalar is an “awkward” name, and few people referred to me as Jen Zalar.
4) The problem with having a few things out and not picking up after yourself right away is that it’s easy to fall into the trap of not doing so for prolonged periods of time. I get cranky when the house isn’t “manageable,” and Bill and I have WAY different definitions of what that is. Sure, some things can be out, especially if they’re being used or worked on, but where is that line between “lived in” and “chaos”? Keeping on top of things, putting dishes in the sink right away, etc minimizes the need to worry about if the table is clear and you have enough clean dishes when people come over.
When I was single, I used to make sure my room was spotless “just in case” the opportunity presented itself. You don’t want to turn down nookie cause you have a smell in your room room and your scared she’ll walk out of your room, mouth to her hand, rushing to vomit in your toilet. Kinda ruins the mood.
I think that referring to couples by their first names rather than their surname is part of the shifting times, but in a couple of ways.
First is that we’ve become less formal as a society; I remember my parents throwing dinner parties which were relatively formal affairs by modern standards. Having people over for dinner these days isn’t the same at all for most of us, we hang out, play video games or watch TV or what have you. I think we’re just less likely to throw a sit-down dinner that is entirely made by the hosts without anyone else bringing stuff pot-luck style. I think this effect is largely generational.
Second, many more couples get married without the woman taking the guy’s last name, so it changes the dynamic in a certain percentage where you can’t say the same last name. Granted, that’s only a certain percentage but it may contribute to the overall approach or subconscious effect anyway.
I think part of the couples’ names thing might be a generational thing in that my parents may have used the last names when when talking to us kids to reenforce the more respectful use of last names, but my parents between themselves may have used first names more. Along those lines, my father was always a bit put out that the girl next door always addressed him and other adults in the neighborhood by their first names.
Should also add to the drinking game whenever either of you just say “huh…” and pause in puzzlement.
Never understood the need to make your bed every day when you’re just going to mess it up again in 12 hours, especially if the room is down a hall, or upstairs where guests are not going to see it.
Regarding: other people’s things I regularly shit on. My spouse is addicted to the Betsy, Tacy and Tib series of children’s books. She grew up on these and they are set in a renamed Mankato, and my spouse has gone to the conventions and edited the newsletters, etc… And pretty much our entire family look at her like she’s weird and go back to watching Doctor Who.