So I need to post when I'm not at work, because I have so little time to post in between calls and projects and email and meetings.
I promise I will post about it though, because it is good stuff. Good stuff that we all need!
BUT... you need to know two things.
One is that today I started a no-added-sugar challenge. I'm calling it Sugar-Free February and it's from now until the end of the month. By now, most of you know me pretty well, so you know how hard a no-sugar-challenge is going to be for me. Just today I had to throw away my cinnamon raisin bread and drink my coffee without French Vanilla creamer. (The horror!!) And I have likely overdosed on pistachios. If you have tips for getting through this insanity I've started, please pass them along. And I'll be sure to post updates periodically so you know that I have not jumped off the roof of my house in search of a chocolate lava cake.
The second thing you NEED to know is (I'm hyperventilating as I get ready to type this):
I MET PONYBOY CURTIS IN THE NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT!!
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| That is ME, standing with PONYBOY!! OH. EM. GEE!!! |
Here's how it went down: I was standing behind him in line at a snack kiosk and I was like, "I know him. Have we dated?? Who is he?" So I said to him, "I feel like I know you. Are you from Baltimore?" And he smiles, kindly, and says, "No, but I'm an actor, maybe that's it?" So I go, "Hmm. What might I have seen you in?" (Meanwhile, I'm thinking ... if this is Ponyboy, I'm going to scream. I am going to scream right here in this airport.) So he says (I'm paraphrasing), "I played somebody or another in Criminal Minds and I also worked on a show called Southland." So then I'm a little bummed, right? Because I didn't watch those shows, so that's not why I know him. So, good journalist that I am, I ask the follow-up question: "And what's your name?" So he says, "C. Thomas Howell." And I said: "OHMYGOD!!!! You were in The OUTSIDERS!!!!!" (People were staring at me at this point.) And then he says, "Yes! I played..." And I cut him off and yelled (seriously, I hollered) "PONYBOY CURTIS!!!" And he looked a little bit flattered and also a little bit scared, because I was like, yelling. So then I started fanning myself and stammering like an idiot and I told him how The Outsiders was like my favorite movie and how much I loved him and his character and then I stopped mid-sentence and said, "YOU. LOOK. AMAZING!" And he was very nice about me gushing all over him. But the people behind us in line were a little annoyed, especially when I pulled out my phone and said, "Can I take your picture? Please! I have to post this on Facebook!" And he said, "Of course! Let's both be in the picture!" And he even stooped down a little bit to make it easier for me to get the photo because I am really short and a bad selfie taker to boot. And people behind us were harrumphing and whatnot and I was paying them absolutely no attention whatsoever because PONYBOY!! And then he said thank you and smiled at me and said "Nice meeting you" and walked away and I was so flustered I left all my change at the counter and the little woman yelled after me, "Mees! Mees! You forgot you change!" And I was like, OMG. My life. Is. Complete. The end.
My Facebook post has attracted lots of SHUT-UP! FERREAL?! OMG! I'm SO JEALOUS! And also some baffling comments like, "Who?"
And I have now decided to divide my friends into two camps: 1) People who know and respect the awesomeness that is The Outsiders and 2) People who are wack.
I hope to keep all of you in the good camp. But if I have to cull my list of friends, so be it.
Because nothing gold can stay, y'all. Nothing gold can stay.
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| PONYBOY!!! |
4 comments:
Good for you with the sugar. I went "sugar free" a year and a half ago and also cut out the refined carbs. Yes, you have already discovered nuts help. I would have slit my wrists without the almonds and pistachios. I had just planned two weeks to see if I could do it because I hated feeling so addicted. When the two weeks was up I felt so good and lost a bunch of weight so I just kept extending the time. The first week was like kicking heroin. Use only stevia as a sweetener because other sugar free sweeteners actually increase the craving. Good luck with this. Just keep telling yourself that the sugar is killing you.
Put me in the wack camp. I know of the Outsiders, of course. But I was the odd girl of my entire generation who never watched it. Ever. So, you know what? I will revel in my wackness thanyouverymuch! Godspeed on quitting sugar. I'm seriously impressed. Stay strong! You CAN do it. But most importantly, I can't wait to hear about your trip. Sounds phenomenal in every way and so much needed. So jealous! Yay for you! xo
Oh Tanika, I'm in the wack camp too. Uhhhh, who? I guess I saw him on Criminal Minds a couple years ago. But I will say this: He sounds like an awesome guy, so I'm now a fan. Does that put me in some kind of crossover camp? This is really important because my life is totally kid centric, and I can't really afford to lose any adult friends, even if they are a little crazy.
Tanika! When the photo popped up on Facebook, I screenshotted it and texted it to my friend Gillian. We just re-read Outsiders for our book group in Jan and watched the movie as a group. It was hilarious!!
UM ALSO how do you not recognize C Thomas Howell as the main character in SOUL MAN, the movie where a white guy pretended to be black to get into Harvard????? Can you imagine that movie getting made today?
Still waiting on hearing about girls' weekend but understand it might take some time.
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