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The Bad Influence Arrives, With Her Hair On Fire And Her Nipples ErectNov 15 '04 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Meet. Greet. Repeat.
Sorry. I needed a more enticing title than Paul. Damnit, he can't win everytime. So this meet-n-greet. It was in Chicago. I had to go - it was the Midwest one and hey - I'd never live it down if I didn't attend it. When I arrived at what was supposed to be the start of the thing (3:00 p.m.), a bazillion other people were already there. Midwestern people like to be a bit early to events I guess.... Random comments about random m-n-g people: 1) Mr. Tomato Head brought his wife, AMY (not ANN....AMY). I liked Amy. And a bunch too. She's smart, beautiful, funny, and articulate. She craves the touch of Sting. You have to respect a chick who can admit that. I know that I do. If she and I lived near each other, we'd probably hang out a lot. And maybe, chase random music icons... 2) Seeing Mr. Tomato Head again was wonderful. He's like a brother....who shops with me at Victoria's Secret.... The man brings a yahoo map to the event (to describe the after get together gathering) and in perfect "dad" mode, he reviews the itinerary, including the I'll-give-you-a-ride-home-dad-speech-but-don't-make-me-have-to-do-that. 3) I was really looking forward to seeing Towel-Shy Mikey. I love Mikey. He's that kind of guy you could just sit around with all day - doesn't matter where - and talk about anything. One day, we might be neighbors :). 4) I'm in love with Paul, but shhhhhhhhh don't tell him. Over the past couple of months, he has written some emails to me that have taken ahold of my mind and soul and shaken me until I was unconscious. He's crazy. Crazy like me. He understands what it's like to be one step away from a nervous breakdown and how ya gotta keep one pinky toe grounded in reality. I will be envious of any child he adopts. Lucky lucky kid. Paul, to satisfy my lusty yearnings, decided to do the towel modeling gig. Still, I won't rest until Mikey does it himself. 5) Color me surprised. I had not clue about the coupling of Tom and Lori. Someone - when did this happen? 6) And speaking of Tom, you can always spot a true gentlemen when he encourages you to write more in his category. Wasn't he being sweet? And nice? Side note: I do think he's very cute (you go Lori!!!!). 7) I think Eric is wayyyyyyyyy hotter any youngster deserves to be. But ya know. He disappoints me. Yes, it's true. He smokes. I'm not happy with this and I made it my crusade to tell him most of the night. I mean here we have this HOT, handsome, 22 (I think!) year old guy - finishing college, entering the peace corps and he's SMOKING!!!! He must stop or I will kick his butt. Anyway, when I asked him what the last album was that he reviewed, his face lit up like a Christmas tree. He was sooooo adorable! 8) Randy from Epinions is like Nirav in the way that he is a major cheerleader for the site. I miss Nirav however, Randy has done a fine job of stepping into his cheerleading role. We talked shop (bring back Movie Mail!). We talked other things. Most of all, we just talked. 9) Alexis was MIA. She's moving to London which is GREAT news for the men there but horrible news for us. I had to write to her - right there at the m-n-g from my Blackberry - and tell her that before she knew it, bazillions of sexy men with British accents would be begging her for a date. I'm not sure she's all that convinced. 10) Although this was my first time meeting Deborah, I felt like I had known her all of my life. She is beautiful, has a gorgeous smile, and smells great!!! Deborah also has great taste - she thought Ryan the server dude was hot. Of course I pointed out that the bartender in Boston had a slight edge on him (chizzled chin - rock star babe look). 11) I met a new epinions dude - Rob. Although he's been there for eons, he had no clue who I was. This was entirely refreshing! No bad reputation to live down - I could just be me! I liked Rob an awful lot - he seemed to be too normal to be hanging around with the epinions staff :). 12) GG. I think I've seen him more this year than I've seen my own husband :). I got to argue with him - which is always a pleasure. And of course, I was quite pleased that he ordered us some REAL food this time around. You know when I can't identify over 3/4 of the cuisine, he's missing the mark with catering to the "little" people. 13) Christal - the most gorgeous chick in the Northern Hemisphere - kept pretty quiet this time around. She did notice my first review in months and we talked a bit about shopping...What else?!?!? Oh yes, I did ask the requisite question (dating status). How this girl isn't married with 45 kids - I'll never know. Maybe she's holding out for Mr. Federline? or Mr. Timberlake. Girlfriend, if it's Justin you want, we can kick the crap out of Cameron. She ain't nuthin but a blonde wuss. 14) Seeing Ed was like running into an old friend. I have great love and admiration for him. Have read his book reviews since the beginning of time. He was a silent reinforcer for harassing Eric about the smoking thing. Heh heh. 15) Jason. The man said, I know you. I trusted you a long time ago. Eps had a laptop plugged in. Jason went through his entire trust list and had to eat his words. And then, in a matter of five minutes with him, I asked, are you going to school to be a trial lawyer?. In which he answered, YES! How did you know?. The hand gestures my friend. The hand gestures. Mark my words. We will see this man in his own commercial someday. 16) Abe - I should have spent more time with him. I could kick myself for not pulling him aside, sitting down, and having an indepth conversation. Sigh. Maybe next time. 17) Rex and I go wayyyyyy back. We're both from the same city! Somehow, when I pictured him, I didn't picture curly hair. 18) After eons of reading and rating her reviews, I finally met Kathy. Oh my gosh but she's the sweetest thang - running around the place with a smile that lit the Chicago skyline. 19) Hot Paul was there. You know, Hot Paul from epinions (who used to live in New York but now lives in CA). I had a lot to drink by the time I talked to him. I have no recollection of any gropings, inappropriate language, or any open invitations (to him) to model towels for me (or any of those individuals associated to me). All in all, I think I controlled myself quite well. Who did I forget? I know I forgot a couple of people. Well hey, remind me and I'll post random thoughts about them. And hey - I may not post often these days, but I think of you folks much :). (Of course some, more than others - especially those who indulge me in my towel fantasies.)  |
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