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My name rhymes with "Lisa," I live in Midland, Texas, because it's warm and the mortgage is cheap, and of course this is my natural hair color. Of course! The EGE--The Ever-Gorgeous Earl--is my husband of 35 years. I have the best job in the world because I get to call up artists and ask them nosy questions and then write about them. I also stitch, podcast, blog, and then, in my spare time, do it all some more.

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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Adios to The Land Line

I guess it should be kind of sad, really, but I’m not feeling it. I’ve had the same landline for dozens of years, and now it’s gone. Poof! And I am so very happy. I feel like dancing around its lifeless little body and sprinkling beer on its grave.
Only I don’t actually know what that signifies, and I loathe beer beyond all other beverages except Dr. Pepper. Beer = dog pee, and Dr. Pepper = sweetened prune juice. At least to me. How about y’all?
Anyway. I’d like to also be able to say, “Good riddance to AT&T,” but there’s, um, you know:  Skippy. AKA, the iPhone. You love the iPhone, you put up with AT&T. It’s kind of like falling in love with some fabulously hot babe and then having to spend the rest of your life dealing with her totally screwed-up delinquent slacker of a scumbag kid, you know?
Anyway, so I came home last night and checked the phone to make sure they’d shut it off (and weren’t still charging me for it), and it was deader than dead. One less little irritation. Yay!
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8 comments:

ReticentPurple said...

I actually love Dr Pepper, though I absolutely can't stand beer. I don't think I've ever had prune juice, though, so I guess it's hard to make a comparison, though I've heard that a couple of times before.

Cynjon said...

I'm sorry, but I stopped reading after the "I can't stand beer or Dr Pepper" part....are you *positive* you're a Texan?

My mom--and other folks--used to do this thing where they'd put Dr Pepper into a pot on low heat, and let it simmer down, then drink it...coffee-like substance or predecessor to crack?? Mind you, this was 25-30 years ago.


As for beer....

Ricë said...

oooh, cynjon--that made my teeth ache. and my throat close up. eeeee.

beer--well, to me it smells just like dog piss, and i used to work for a vet and clean kennels. i figure beer and wine are just the same but entirely different, and you love one or the other. i like to drink out of an actual glass and have it with food that tastes good with it. beer? out of a can with one foot propped up on the bumper of your truck.

and, shhhhhhh: i'm actually from a-r-k-a-n-s-a-s. don't tell: if i'd stayed, i'd be drinking moonshine out of a mason jar and think merlot was the name of some fancy fish.

Shelley said...

Dr. Pepper tastes like cough syrup to me...

I love wine AND beer (although not the sort you drink out of a can anywhere near a pickup truck).

It's almost impossible to live in Portland OR, and not appreciate a good, hearty micro brew - in fact there may be some sort of a law about that!

Ricë said...

I think I've actually heard about the Mandatory Worshipping of the Micro-brew Law, indeed.

But how does it SMELL?

Pati Woodard said...

there is a rumor.. I pray it is true..that verison may get the iPhone contract in October.......

Jazz said...

I hate Dr. Pepper and I'm not too fond of beer, probably because I drank so much of it in college.

I don't know how it compares to dog pee though as I've never tried that particular beverage.

Shelley said...

i'm a beer snob (again it's that Portland thing!). Can't stand Budweiser and especially any brew with the word "lite" on the label.

Micro brews are a whole 'nother thing - they can be spicy, malty, crisp, citrus-y, hearty, bitter, smooth, chocolaty...in short, lots of flavors, aromas (good ones, no dog pee!), and gorgeous colors too. For a summer brew, Trader Joe's Hefeweizen is one of my faves.

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