Fourteen different kinds of cheese / Vanilla Poo
After Jon and Nathan glanced at a picture of a HUGE pineapple, we had a simple dinner of rice, veggies, and meat. Johnny came by about halfway through - then we started on beer (12%, Bushwakker with chocolate notes, light ale, and more... not the 22% one) and 14 different kinds of cheese. (yes, the guys overbought AGAIN!) Discussed the retreat, Woody Allen marrying his stepdaughter (they're still married as far as we know), Woody Allen's movies, online church ministries, the jazz festival, sports jackets vs. tuxes / suits, the erhu (a Chinese instrument), Dragon Ball combos, wedding planning, interesting weird music (Animal Collective? Beck's MIDNIGHT VULTURES satire? Weird Al?), and more. Memorable Beck lyrics from different songs: "I want to get with you and your sister / I think her name is Deborah..." and "Her left eye is lazy / She looks so Israeli / Nicotine and Gravy..."
Looked through Jeremy's CD collection, and he reminisced about how his mom had read the Beck lyrics - "it's SATIRE, Mom - he's not seriously trying to be a hip-hop / R&B artist!" Johnny half-wanted to listen to Air Supply, while Nathan noted that he'd bring Chicago CDs to the next dinner. I confused strawberry jam on an Animal Collective CD cover for pomegranates, while Nathan confirmed that seeing them live was AWESOME! All I had to contribute was my memory of calling Jon once when he was at one of their concerts, and wondering why the hell it was so loud in the background, hahaha. I knew he was out, but couldn't place the noise!
Somehow, the discussion turned to curfews and such. Nathan's mom used to call his brother Daniel to see where he was, and got this as a response more often than not: "Mom, he's right across from me IN HIS ROOM!" I never really had a curfew, but I never went out seriously late either. Jon kinda had one, but he pressed the limits of our parents' patience so much that they eventually gave up. Steph had one as well, heh. I remembered the time we went for karaoke and food after Fellowship: our mom was still up at 3 AM (because someone had called the house at 2:30 AM), and was less than impressed with my brother. She had noticed we weren't home yet, of course: "Where's my son? And where's my daughter?!" Oh dear. NOT good times at all, heh. Naturally, we understood later why she'd been mad.
Jen noticed the Magic Bra box, and at first wondered what it was before remembering that good time at the Night Market in late August - I also remember it because I discovered that Raymond was the right height for saying stuff in my ear without resorting to ridiculous contortions, hahaha. (Jon: "Jen, you have to get it for your birthday! Sarne, when's her birthday again?" Me: "Jen, watch out in early May...") Jon asked Johnny when his birthday was, and I said that I would know if there were any birthdays in between now and his - NONE! We all joked that Johnny should get it on or around Mar. 23, but Johnny said he'd leave it over here if that ever happened!
Johnny further explained that his future wife wouldn't think much of it, and it wouldn't be much of an esteem-builder for his future daughter, should he have one! Nathan said that Jen was the female face they needed at the market that night, otherwise the guys would have looked like pervs! He also reminisced about the time I had handed Eric the box for his birthday: Eric had blushed BRIGHT RED when he saw what it was, and instantly dropped it. ("Who are you people, and what have you done with my friends?!") Nathan said that it had been Raymond's idea in the first place, and then Jeremy wondered whether the Magic Bra was for support or enhancement. For some reason, this devolved into a discussion on Ricky Gervais and his man-boobs... yikes!
We continued the cheese tasting once Jon was ensconced in Jeremy's room talking on the phone with Harmony. Jen and Nathan both remarked on how thoughtful I was in taking slices to him three times: hey, I only stayed long enough to give him the cheese since I don't want to intrude on the conversation! Ray came home a couple of hours into the proceedings - it was good to see him again! Discussed Beck and his Scientology, plus his genius father: at least they're not total kooks like Tom Cruise / Katie Holmes / John Travolta! Someone found a copy of THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS, and commented that there was an equivalent book for girls - yeah, I've seen it in display cases! I'll list off the cheeses tomorrow: yes, I actually made a note of all our cheeses while Nathan took pictures. Then we laughed over how Nathan COULD look like an Asian gangster: bling, chains, wifebeater, a MAD look on his face, dying his hair blond...
Nathan entertained us by reading the short section on how girls should be treated; slightly later, Johnny started the exodus out the door. Jon mentioned that we had to bus home to Richmond, which caused Nathan to offer us a ride home since he thought it was still raining outside. It wasn't, but it was still kind of him to offer! Discussed extroversion vs. introversion, bachelor parties / stags (Kenny had to put makeup on and go to a spa, while Vernon had to wear a diaper), school, decisions, and other things on the way home. At home, I discovered that the computer had restarted, and also that I got a weird phone call from Kamloops: 250-374-5215, anyone?
Poo nugget for Monday, Mar. 2: Vanilla Poo - Chemist Mayu Yamamoto from Japan discovered a way to produce the synthetic compound vanillin from cow dung. Vanillin is responsible for vanilla's scent and taste and is, in turn, derived from the chemical lignin, a plant compound found in abundant quantities in cow dung. So now there are variations of poo that look like chocolate and taste like vanilla.
Looked through Jeremy's CD collection, and he reminisced about how his mom had read the Beck lyrics - "it's SATIRE, Mom - he's not seriously trying to be a hip-hop / R&B artist!" Johnny half-wanted to listen to Air Supply, while Nathan noted that he'd bring Chicago CDs to the next dinner. I confused strawberry jam on an Animal Collective CD cover for pomegranates, while Nathan confirmed that seeing them live was AWESOME! All I had to contribute was my memory of calling Jon once when he was at one of their concerts, and wondering why the hell it was so loud in the background, hahaha. I knew he was out, but couldn't place the noise!
Somehow, the discussion turned to curfews and such. Nathan's mom used to call his brother Daniel to see where he was, and got this as a response more often than not: "Mom, he's right across from me IN HIS ROOM!" I never really had a curfew, but I never went out seriously late either. Jon kinda had one, but he pressed the limits of our parents' patience so much that they eventually gave up. Steph had one as well, heh. I remembered the time we went for karaoke and food after Fellowship: our mom was still up at 3 AM (because someone had called the house at 2:30 AM), and was less than impressed with my brother. She had noticed we weren't home yet, of course: "Where's my son? And where's my daughter?!" Oh dear. NOT good times at all, heh. Naturally, we understood later why she'd been mad.
Jen noticed the Magic Bra box, and at first wondered what it was before remembering that good time at the Night Market in late August - I also remember it because I discovered that Raymond was the right height for saying stuff in my ear without resorting to ridiculous contortions, hahaha. (Jon: "Jen, you have to get it for your birthday! Sarne, when's her birthday again?" Me: "Jen, watch out in early May...") Jon asked Johnny when his birthday was, and I said that I would know if there were any birthdays in between now and his - NONE! We all joked that Johnny should get it on or around Mar. 23, but Johnny said he'd leave it over here if that ever happened!
Johnny further explained that his future wife wouldn't think much of it, and it wouldn't be much of an esteem-builder for his future daughter, should he have one! Nathan said that Jen was the female face they needed at the market that night, otherwise the guys would have looked like pervs! He also reminisced about the time I had handed Eric the box for his birthday: Eric had blushed BRIGHT RED when he saw what it was, and instantly dropped it. ("Who are you people, and what have you done with my friends?!") Nathan said that it had been Raymond's idea in the first place, and then Jeremy wondered whether the Magic Bra was for support or enhancement. For some reason, this devolved into a discussion on Ricky Gervais and his man-boobs... yikes!
We continued the cheese tasting once Jon was ensconced in Jeremy's room talking on the phone with Harmony. Jen and Nathan both remarked on how thoughtful I was in taking slices to him three times: hey, I only stayed long enough to give him the cheese since I don't want to intrude on the conversation! Ray came home a couple of hours into the proceedings - it was good to see him again! Discussed Beck and his Scientology, plus his genius father: at least they're not total kooks like Tom Cruise / Katie Holmes / John Travolta! Someone found a copy of THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS, and commented that there was an equivalent book for girls - yeah, I've seen it in display cases! I'll list off the cheeses tomorrow: yes, I actually made a note of all our cheeses while Nathan took pictures. Then we laughed over how Nathan COULD look like an Asian gangster: bling, chains, wifebeater, a MAD look on his face, dying his hair blond...
Nathan entertained us by reading the short section on how girls should be treated; slightly later, Johnny started the exodus out the door. Jon mentioned that we had to bus home to Richmond, which caused Nathan to offer us a ride home since he thought it was still raining outside. It wasn't, but it was still kind of him to offer! Discussed extroversion vs. introversion, bachelor parties / stags (Kenny had to put makeup on and go to a spa, while Vernon had to wear a diaper), school, decisions, and other things on the way home. At home, I discovered that the computer had restarted, and also that I got a weird phone call from Kamloops: 250-374-5215, anyone?
Poo nugget for Monday, Mar. 2: Vanilla Poo - Chemist Mayu Yamamoto from Japan discovered a way to produce the synthetic compound vanillin from cow dung. Vanillin is responsible for vanilla's scent and taste and is, in turn, derived from the chemical lignin, a plant compound found in abundant quantities in cow dung. So now there are variations of poo that look like chocolate and taste like vanilla.
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