Posts About conversations

Pinning

May 9, 2008

The pinning ceremony is a nursing tradition. Nurses wear pins (usually on their name badge at work) to identify what school they graduated from. These pins were presented to us at the ceremony last night and we were able to choose someone to pin us. I chose David, as my husband-to-be. But before all of that happened, my parents, David, and I all arrived waaaay early because we didn’t know how the traffic would be. So we decided to get some picture-taking out of the way: And for some reason I find this very amusing: my mom trying to take a picture of David and me without realizing that the camera was set to record. Obviously I don’t have much…
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Driving

February 19, 2008

As I was driving home tonight, I remembered a conversation I had with my dad when I was learning to drive. I think it went something like this: Me: So the right lane is for the people going below the speed limit, the middle lane is for people going at the speed limit, and the left lane is for people going above the speed limit? Dad: pause…Yeah, that’s one way to look at it. That was the way my structured, naive little brain worked. I never would have imagined that the right lane is for people going a little above the speed limit, the middle lane is for people going a little more over the speed limit, and the left…
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office drama

February 13, 2008

This was the big drama that unfolded in the office last week. So classic. These are actual, real-life e-mails that I will reproduce for you here, although the names have been changed to protect the innocent. ~~~ From: Jennifer K. To: All Subject: SMELL IN LADIES RESTROOM ON FIFTH FLOOR. For the past week, I have noticed a STRONG odor in our ladies room – it reminds me of Lysol disinfectant. It is so strong, that it makes me nauseous while in the restroom. I called the office downstairs (that takes care of our building), and they said that they do not use Lysol, and nothing new or different has been used to clean our restroom. My big question is:…
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IM

February 12, 2008

David and I are watching a video online together when I receive an instant message from a friend, which makes a noise. David: What’s going on here? Me: My friend Lauren just IMed me. David (frowning): I don’t even know what that is. Me: Instant message? You’ve never heard of it? David: Oh. I have, I’ve just never seen it happen. He’s only a few years older than I am, but he’s from a different generation…

Terminology

February 2, 2008

After a rousing discussion on Shaquille O’Neal’s monthly expenses: Dad: I mean, how on earth does he spend $100,000 on vacations every month, when he’s on the road for half that time and the team pays all his bills? Mom: Well he’s paying for all his cronies who follow him around. Dad: No honey, it’s called a “posse.” Cronies are Italians. “Posse” is for the blacks. Mom: But “posse” is for cowboys. Dad: Not anymore.