The Slow Gin Fizz

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You Can Be My Yoko Ono October 12, 2009

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Things Jian and I could do, and have done, together for endless hours:

1 – talk about award shows

2 – dissect the meaning of a song lyric

3 – search for an obscure food or drink in any city we happen to be in, including our own

4 – tweet

5 – debate who’s sluttier, bitchier, etc. (spoiler alert: it’s neither of us)

6 – talk at, not to, each other

7 – argue, but not really argue, about extremely trivial things like what neighborhood one of our college friends lived in (seriously, this exact conversation has happened like three times)

8 – consume british popular culture

9 – taste wine

10 – unintentionally make our friends think we hate each other

11 – quote our favorite comedians/movies/TV shows/songs/each other

12 – take pictures

13 – pretend to be a couple (but not for a condom commercial, because that just makes no sense)

14 – plan trips down to the most minute detail

15 – annoy people by the busload with all of the above

xoxo!

-rachel

 

jian’s interboro amalgamated nu committees as no wedding ever did September 29, 2009

aka j.i.a.n.-c.a.n.-w.e.d.

aka, committees i would like to head up if anyone besides me liked committees.

  1. the wedding song committee (a sub-committee of lori and rachel’s music committee)
  2. the besides-the-wedding cake dessert committee
  3. the looking at wedding dresses online at work committee
  4. and it’s subcommittee, the creative ways to tell your coworkers that no, it’s not your wedding and yes, you’re ok and you know there’s someone out there for you too committee
  5. the who can gay cousin ted hook up with at jian’s wedding committee
  6. the poor life choices made at the bachelorette party committee
  7. the hangover mitigation committee
  8. the why is that guy yelling committee
  9. the ways and means committee (aka, the ways and means of telling people they can’t bring their loud and disruptive too young for public kids to the wedding committee)
  10. the inappropriate yet giggle worthy arts and crafts committee
  11. the honeymoon itinerant committee
  12. the hookups with the bartender and catering staff committee
  13. the creative, yet accurate, old/new/borrowed/blue committee
  14. the formal in front of relatives toasting committee
  15. the informal not in front of relatives roasting committee
 

Concert review: the yeah yeah yeahs @ radio city music hall 9.23.09 September 24, 2009

  1. philly can suck it [once again]. I’ve seen the same band thrice and the fans in philly were totally lame and all young and stupid compared to here. what, your city only yells at fans at sporting events?
  2. the crowd was so into it, on their feet the whole time and loving every second making me love every second. I had a seat but I barely used it.
  3. speaking of the fans, there were some really stupid aesthetic life choices happening. it was like beacons closet vomited all over the rockettes. I’m pretty sure everyone that was at ‘dark was the night’ just never left and didn’t shower since then.
  4. oh yeah, there was an opening band. they were stupid and it annoyed me how some people went totally nuts for them.
  5. seeing concerts at radio city is really magical and makes you feel old timey. I never saw the place rock like it did tonight. plus, I was so much drier than the last time I saw them at all points west.
  6. really uber cool stage setup. Swirly sparkly thing and huge eyeballs. I hope jian took notes for her wedding motif.
  7. especially when they threw these HUGE inflatable eyeballs into the crowd to bounce around. It freaked me out when it came close, but it looked really cool from afar.
  8. if there’s a bedazzler shortage today, we know why
  9. Karen O. is so cool. she somehow manages to wear weird costumes without it seeming like a gimmick *cough cough lady gaga*. It just seems makes it a more theatrical experience. She even does costume changes but without making us wait a while.
  10. it’s so refreshing when the guitar just kicks your ass. that needs to happen more in modern music. I’m really freagin tired of wussy melodic instrumentals.
  11. the yeah yeah yeahs can totally replicate the quality of how they sound on albums but with 17 times the intensity which is rare and awesome
  12. they don’t mess with the songs a whole lot, which I personally like because it allows you to sing along.
  13. I think it’s so cool when the audience gets really amped for certain songs that weren’t singles and you know that you all love the song as a fan.
  14. for me, the fave songs to hear were ‘phenomenon’ and ‘cheated hearts’. Great album songs, great great live songs.
  15. it kinda bums me out that I’ll never hear my fave song of theirs ‘modern romance’ cause its kinda slow and a downer. but it’s a beautiful song, give it a whirl.
  16. wow, the yeah yeah yeahs don’t have stupid singles, that’s awesome
  17. when I listened to the new album once or twice, I liked it, but it didn’t rock my world. I think now that I saw the songs be so awesome live, I want to give it another chance
  18. if you are at all considering getting this album, I personally believe you should get the bonus edition with the acoustic versions of some of the songs, which are all really good
  19. Karen O. loves new york, and that makes me love her. She dedicated ‘Maps’ to NYC and even though it was at this huge venue, she made it feel like a small intimate hometown show in the city she loves. she didn’t talk much to the audience, but you still got the sense she was really happy to be home.
  20. shows like this are the reason I live here. yay, I love new york again! and a song called maps made it happen. Irony.
 

Progressively Drunken Dialogue September 7, 2009

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*Disclaimer: This post includes foul language, references to vaginas, anger and what could be considered racist statements. This is what happens when Lisa and Teddy go to Showtunes night at a gay bar followed by the best beer haus on the planet.

Lisa: I’m not sure I like small dogs. My coworker had a small dog that was really cute, but I didn’t want to touch it out of fear that I’d break it or something.
Teddy: That’s because you destroy everything you touch
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Teddy: I’m surprised I don’t know anyone here since I’m such a big fucking whore.
Lisa: I’m surprised I don’t know anyone here since I’m such a big fucking fag hag.
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Teddy: Have you seen this movie? (in reference to The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas)
Lisa: Ahh, no. I’m straight.
Teddy: Umm, hello? Dolly Parton?
Lisa: Hello? Straight?
Teddy: Hello? Whorehouse? Whore?
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Teddy: Lisa, were you aware that you don’t need pimps to get your daily business done?
Lisa: No, I wasn’t. And now I’m fucking pissed off because that’s 7 years of my life I’ll never get back.
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Teddy: Omg Lisa, look…it’s you in 50 years! (across the bar was a very old fag hag)
Lisa: Are you fucking kidding me? Are you even fucking kidding me?
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Lisa: This is the point in the evening where Sean would just shit himself and die
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Lisa: I feel bad that you’re here with me
Teddy: Umm, why?
Lisa: Because you’d rather be having gay sex with men?
Teddy: I can take a night off
Lisa: Can you?
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Lisa: OMG, is this fucking Oklahoma!?
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Teddy: Do you see that boy over there with the shirt that says “Check Out My Stimulus Package”?
Lisa: Yes, and I want to fucking disembowel him. However, I’ve reconsidered as he’s gay and clearly not a threat to me.
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Lisa: OMG, more fucking Oklahoma!? Are you kidding me?
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Lisa: If I wasn’t in the gayest place in America, I’d have meaningless sex with anyone whom talked to me right now.
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Lisa: You just out-gayed yourself, which I didn’t think was possible.
Teddy: Shut the fuck up
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Teddy: Lisa, feel better, I just counted 5 women in this room
Lisa: Shut up
Teddy: I just didn’t want you to feel alone
Lisa: Shut the fuck up before I fucking break a god-damn bottle over your fucking head.
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Teddy: You know the gays totally love this song.
Lisa: Really? I would never have believed that the gays would love something with Olivia Newton John wearing a bedazzled bikini from the 70s. (Xanadu)
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Lisa: I’m kind of glad I’m here as there is absolutely no chance of getting pregnant tonight.
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Lisa: I’m nervous. The next time I do something gay it’ll pale in comparrison to this.
Teddy: I know right? The first time you have lesbian sex you’re going to stop her in the middle and say “what the fuck is this shit?”
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Lisa: This has been the best two days of my life!
Teddy: I don’t doubt it. If I didn’t lead a much more exciting life than you, I’d probably agree.
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Lisa: Oh look, there are gays over there signing!
Teddy: Remember when I tried to teach you how to sign at the Michigan game? You’d be a really bad deaf person because your fingers are too fucking deformed to communicate.
Lisa: You need to worry about my fingers less and your asshole more.
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Teddy: I bet that old fag hag was a young fag hag when this video came out (Bugle Boy of Company B)
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Teddy: Do you think Rachel would enjoy herself at Showtune night?
Lisa: Are you kidding? Rachel would give up all the promiscuous sex in the world for this shit.
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Lisa: Thank you for taking to me to a place where I’ve realized my life is a fucking sham
Teddy: What the fuck are you talking about?
Lisa: I fucking hate you. I hope someone slightly too big shoves it in slightly too hard.
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Lisa: I’m going to punch you in the asshole
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Lisa: I actually hate this song. It’s overplayed, like my vagine.
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Teddy: OMG the boy from Glee is so fucking hot.
Lisa: Lori wants to do so many illegal-in-Michigan things to him.
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Teddy: Suck it bitch
Lisa: No, not my target market
Teddy: You’re right, we’re not at a prison.
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Teddy: Did you notice that there are like 117 Makers Mark bottles hanging in that thing up there?
Lisa: Yeah, Rachel would be so happy right now.
Teddy: Because she’s an alcoholic?
Lisa: Yeah, and a whore.
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(Video with Barbara Streisand and Judy Garland comes on)
Teddy: Oh look! A fucking Jew! It’s you!
Lisa: Oh look! A fucking alcoholic whore! It’s you!
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Lisa: Just for that I’m going to drink 17 Kettle One Krushes (purple slushies) just to yack them all up on you. No one will ever love you.
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Lisa: When we drink together, you get racist and I get violent.
Teddy: Tell me about it
Lisa: I just did.
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Lisa: I fucking hate Moulin Rouge
Teddy: Are you fucking kidding me?
Lisa: I should quiet down or I’ll get shot.
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Teddy: Oh this song from Moulin Rouge is so great! Sean and Nicole had it for their wedding dance.
Lisa: Sean plays hockey and he had this as his wedding song? I guess we know who wears the balls in that family.
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(in reference to Lisa’s parents not appreciating the revival of Hair as much as when they were younger)
Teddy: Well I guess that makes sense. If I saw Rent 40 years from now, I’m not sure it would be as emotional or powerful.
Lisa: Oh give me a fucking break. You’d still cry and pee yourself silly.
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Teddy: OMG Linda Eder! God I love her!
Lisa: Yeah, she’s got a nice voice, but she’s dead right?
Teddy: What?
Lisa: She died.
Teddy: She did not.
Lisa: Yeah, she did, I’m positive of it.
Teddy has a heart attack and nearly starts crying. While shaking he quickly checks his web enabled mobile device to find out if this is true. Luckily, Lisa is a fucking liar and Linda Eder is still alive.
Teddy: No, she’s alive. I can’t believe you just put me through that. Are you fucking kidding me? You found it appropriate to tell a gay that his favorite broadway diva died, while at gay showtune night? What the fuck is wrong with you.
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(evita is on)
Teddy: Oh look, this is when I used to like Madonna
Lisa: Did that just happen?
Teddy: I’m sorry, but I used to like her. She turned into a slutty, greasy, nasty, trashy, fucking whore. I can’t stand what she’s become.
Lisa: Teddy, it’s time you just accept the way things are.
Teddy: No, I can’t accept what she’s become.
Lisa: I’m talking about me.
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(as we’re about to leave to go to the Hop Leaf)
Lisa: I can’t wait to drink some fucking beers like the lesbian I am.
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Lisa: Can we stop first so I can get some cigarettes?
Teddy: Oh sure, you haven’t inconvenienced me once tonight so I suppose it was bound to happen.
Lisa: Did you hear something? I couldn’t quite make it out but it sounded like a large vagina talking.
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Teddy: What do you think Jian is doing right now?
Lisa: Probably having committal sex. I feel bad for her.
Teddy: I don’t. Her boyfriend is hot. I’d probably have sex with him if he was a gay man.
Lisa: You’d have sex with him regardless.
Teddy: You’re right. I like asians and he’s hot. He’s a hot asian. Don’t tell Jian.
Lisa: Then don’t write this down.
Teddy: Ok.
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As heard on the street by some random gay: I knew this Queen in Detroit who looked just like Lilly Tomlin.
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Lisa: I want to get 17 of these beers. 7 to drink and 10 to put in my vagina.
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Lisa: It’s like Jesus and barley collided in my mouth.
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Teddy: If I see a man in a cowboy hat my legs immediately go over my head.
Lisa: We have that in common.
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Teddy: Oh my god that fucking cowboy is so hot!
Lisa: I know. I want him to fill all of my orifices.
(Teddy then spits out his beer)
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Teddy: When we get home and you’re safely asleep on the couch, I’m going to masturbate like it’s my god damn job.
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Lisa: If he were gay, I would undergo a sex change operation just to get it on with him.
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Lisa: I feel bad because that girl in the polka dot dress has no friends.
Teddy: I know. She also doesn’t have a chest.
Lisa: My dirty pillows make her feel inadequate.
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Lisa: Polish people are the greatest god damn people to have ever walked this shit hole of an earth.
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Lisa: While you were fingering your asshole, I was fucking crying. (note: I have no idea in what context this was said)
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Lisa: Can you just shove something cantankerous up your fucking ass?

 

liveblogging: so you think you can dance (most recent comments at the top) July 23, 2009

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- aaaand we’re done. that was fun.

- oh snap, the girl the judge said was her fave just got sent home. buuuurn.

- jian: time flies when you’re not singing or dancing

- katie holmes? ok, so the show is apparently now called ‘so you think you can shake your junk and lip sync’

- watching television is weird

- wade robson should just choreograph everything and stop not choreographing everything

- jian says that brandon won. can we stop watching now?

- the music on this show really is atrocious. please let me help pick songs. PLEASE.

- lisa: so the people who voted for mcain are getting their revenge by voting for the dude with the weird head [evan]?

- lori/jian: oh, he won with cancer. ::whispers:: bastards

- why does this dude always have a comb in his hair? doesn’t that make him less aerodynamic whilst dancing?

- so they do american idol songs. i feel bamboozled.

- wow, they eliminate at the beginning of the show. awesome!

- Kayla looks like she should be in movies about the Titanic

- i hope jian doesn’t actually play the sountrack from this show at her party

- omg a chorus line! i love this musical. i was really mad when i took my roomate to see it and all she said was ‘mario lopez was barely in it’.  oh yeah, the dance. chorus line got all goth.

 

Restaurant review: the modern July 23, 2009

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  1. why do museums close so early? museum shoppes too. not cool.
  2. while waiting for jian, I managed to spend $45 at the MoMA Design Store in SEVEN minutes. thankfully I resisted the cost prohibitive bag sale. though as I write this, I am very boldly accessorizing.
  3. ok, so it prolly got a little excessive when we kept saying ‘that’s so modern/post modern/pre-historic’ throughout dinner, but the modern asked for it by naming several of their dishes ‘the modern _______’
  4. I really love nice restaurants where they pull out the chair for you, but it feels really strange when it’s a female hostess doing it. is that sexist?
  5. great décor. very shiny, lots of beautiful flowers. great view of a sculpture garden. busy, but not cramped and crowded feeling. definitely conducive to a fun evening with friends and prolly a nice 5th date spot. not that I have 5th dates or would every have anyone love me enough to take me there.
  6. I miss Rachel, she would’ve enjoyed this.
  7. great wine. I think it might have been a mélange of pinot grigio and riesling? I love when the ries isn’t too sweet.
  8. very patient and helpful waitress.
  9. weird bathroom
  10. oh yeah, the food. mini baguettes, almost as good as regular baguettes. great butter. no jam. :0(
  11. I had this pea salad thing with some gussied up pistachios. It may have been a bit salty overall, but still really good and satisfying as a starter. everything was this perfect shade of green.
  12. I have made a decision. peas and brussel sprouts are my favorite vegetables.
  13. had this red snapper with beans thing. very very basic, not a lot going on, but the fish was perfectly seasoned and prepared. and it turns out I like radishes! which were delicately sliced and very nice. I should really eat more beans.
  14. dessert. first off, this is apparently what panna cotta looks like. I thought it involved crock pots. wrong!: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/2696150654_cb204cfb74.jpg?v=0
  15. mint jelly! I think? so good. though I was totally sweatin jian’s trifle with apricot jam.
  16. custard? yeah, I think so. I love custard. mmmm strawberries. those were a bit sweet. I ate them all.
  17. everything you know about strawberry sorbet is wrong. wow.
  18. it felt like I was eating a big magic wand of sugar. I wonder if that’s how harry potter feels all the time?
  19. earlier we were saying how we love dessert, but it’s not really the thing we remember about the meal. wrong again!
  20. it made me happy that jian got to see me eat a really well balanced meal of food
 

theatre review: twelfth night, shakespeare in the park July 3, 2009

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or rather, ticket line review

  1. i never got on line for anything at 6:30am before. wow.
  2. i guess this is one way to experience parks
  3. and learn everything about your friends you ever wanted to know because you are on line for SEVEN hours straight
  4. i would like to thank the makers of the fabric folding chair, this day could not have been possible without you
  5. a special shout out to brooklyn bagels for providing the necessary coffee and carbs to make this day possible
  6. i’m pretty sure it took me and rach about 12 minutes in the car to start fighting. thankfully we get tired quick.
  7. to the dudes who work for the park who tried to apprise us of our chances of getting tix: given cutesy names to people’s line positions like ‘the rock of hope’ and ‘the grasses of uncertainty’ was not helpful in the least, but i liked it
  8. i’m not sure whose idea it was to put a shake shack nearby, but man, i would give my left tit in thanks. it was the only thing that could ease the sting of being in line for 7 hours to achieve nothing
  9. i don’t know what brand of crack they use in their cheese fries, but i fully support it
  10. who am i kidding anyways, like i really understand shakespeare
 

Wedding reception or 1st Birthday Party? June 29, 2009

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I have a sneaking suspicion that I went to a wedding reception yesterday under the pretext of a child’s 1st birthday party.  Here’s what I remember, so you tell me what you think:

  1. It took place at Ariana Waterfall.  Yes, there were waterfalls.
  2. We were told that the appropriate dress for this party was semi-formal.
  3. Jian and Rachel posed for wedding photos under what looked like this.
  4. There was assigned seating.  I was at table 13.  closest to the…
  5. DJ.  There was a DJ.
  6. Said DJ played songs like, Celebration, Electric Slide, Cha-cha Slide, and other various songs featured in movies like The Wedding Date & My Best Friend’s Wedding
  7. And when I did what I do best with DJs, he told me that he was told this was going to be a wedding.
  8. After we all got settled in the dinner room from the cocktail hour, the DJ announced that there was going to be a first dance and that it was “man’s choice.”  So the father of the baby chose the mother of the baby for this dance.  Then everyone started clinking their knives on their champagne flutes (oh, cause everyone was served champagne) to get the “parents” to kiss.  And they did.
  9. The father made a toast.
  10. I told the “parents” that I was happy to be sharing their joyous occasion with them.

To be fair, we did sing happy birthday and Rachel held a baby without the world stopping so it’s possible I’m overanalyzing this.

-Duped Guest Blogger Lori

 

The Office-inspired Yogurt Size Innuendo of the Day June 24, 2009

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Let’s do it – except I’m NOT eating a large again. (that’s what she said) – jian

 

A Grammatically Challenged Innuendo of the Day June 23, 2009

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“i think in this day and age a typo is almost as easy as a one night stand” – jian