May 2011
20 posts
3 tags
Wearing a shirt
Today I saw my silly girlfriend and I noticed a little tag sticking out of her shirt. I tugged it to see what it was and then I said, “Is… is your shirt inside-out??” She said, “Oh, it’s not like you would notice” even though I just pointed it out.
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Going to the gym
Her: Ah! I'm late!
Her: I couldn't find my shoes. I think I lost them.
Her: Oops, I forgot my jeans. I need to go back home.
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Getting groceries
Me: Let's go to Safeway to get groceries for dinner.
Her: Yeah! Let's go to the pet store! (The pet store is next door)
Me: Hmm, it takes a lot longer to get groceries if you have to go through the pet store every time.
Her: But they have new pets every time! Let's look at guinea pigs!
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Finding her purse
Her: Where is my purse?
Me: Hmm, did you leave it in the car?
Her: I definitely had it before.
Me: Maybe you put it under my sweater and hid it from yourself.
Her: Hey!
(Later)
Her: My purse was in the car! And it wasn't even under your sweater.
Me: So you mean it was sitting there in plain sight.
Her: Whoops.
6 tags
Recognizing important people
Me: It's like that guy who discovered penicillin. What was his name? Something Fleming. I think it was Alexander.
Her: I think it was Nick.
Me: ...
Me: Nicholas Fleming is from Harry Potter...
Her: Ohhh! Haha, yeah.
Me: You know, Alexander Fleming was a real person. Penicillin has saved countless lives throughout history.
Her: Nicholas Fleming created the Philosopher's Stone.
Me: I guess that's pretty cool too.
4 tags
Kissing on Skype
Her: Can you give me a kiss?
Me: Okay. (Blows her a kiss)
Her: Aaa! Can you do it again? I didn't see.
Me: What? But you told me when to do it.
Her: I thought it was a real kiss so I closed my eyes.
2 tags
Eating strawberries
Friend: (To her) Do you want a strawberry?
Her: Okay! I'll take one or two or three.
Friend: (To me) Do you want a strawberry?
Me: No thanks.
Her: I'll take his! (Takes another 3 strawberries)
3 tags
Warning people about dinner
Today she invited me and some friends over for dinner. She warned us there was a good chance there would be naked people at dinner.
4 tags
Finding a duck pond
Today it rained really hard in the middle of the day. When we got to the supermarket, there was a huge puddle in the middle of the parking lot. I made a joke that it could be a new duck pond. As we got closer, I pointed out there was a real duck sitting in the water. She laughed really hard. Later, she tried to tell her friend how funny it was that there was a duck sitting in the giant...
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Calculating housing costs
She sent me an email with the following:
Option 1: $8,820 + 2000 food = $11,140 Option 2: $4,600 + $950 meal plan + ~$500 extra food = $6,050 Option 3: ($865 x 12) rent + $200 garbage + (~$30 x 12) internet + (~$25 x 12) electricity + $1,730 special off-campus meal plan + ~$370 extra food = $13,620 Option 4: ($905 x 12) rent + $200 garbage + (~$30 x 12) internet + food = $14,010 ($480...
2 tags
Turning red
(At her wine and cheese party)
Friend: Do you turn red when you drink?
Her: (Completely red-faced) Who, me?
3 tags
Cutting cheese
Today I was cutting cheese for her wine and cheese party. She said she wanted the cheese cut into cubes. I told her how I was going to cut it and she said okay. I cut the cheese into strips so it would be easy to cube. Then she tells me she wants smaller cubes.
4 tags
Brushing teeth
Today we were brushing teeth at the same time. I could see her in the mirror. She was staring at me with a creepy smile. The whole time she was just brushing the same tooth. It was actually a little bit scary.
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Looking at Mila
Today we went to the mall and went into the SPCA. There was a pretty kitty there named Mila with a pink nose. She really liked Mila. We went back to the SPCA two more times that day.
2 tags
Getting better at singing
Me: I need to get better at singing.
Her: Yupp!
Me: Hey...
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Eating sticky rice
Me: Should we eat lunch now?
Her: Okay!
Me: Hmm, but you have sticky rice with sausage left over from breakfast.
Her: I'm not going to eat that. We should eat something else silly!
Me: Okay, so what should we eat?
Her: Let's eat the other sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf!
Me: Oh...
4 tags
Going to the bookstore
Today we went to the Friends of the Library bookstore. I thought we were going to look at real books but then she said she wanted to look at comic books. She pointed at the corner with the graphic novels are started bouncing up and down excitedly. I should have reminded her she should study more.
3 tags
Talking about rice crackers
Me: Asian people talk about other things like karaoke and rice crackers.
Her: What are rice crackers?
Me: What? You don't know what rice crackers are? You have to try some.
Her: We can go to the Asian store and see if they have any.
(Later at the store)
Me: See, these are rice crackers.
Her: Oh I know what these are! I like them.
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Trying to sleep
Me: Hey, I thought you went to sleep already.
Her: I couldn't fall asleep. I was just lying there and it was boring.
Me: Well, it's past your bedtime.
Her: But I can't sleep.
(Then she continues talking for an hour and a half)
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Trying to not be silly
Her: Are you typing another Tumblr post?
Me: Yep.
Her: Oh, did I do something silly again? But I said I wasn't going to do anything silly for a whole week!
Me: When did the week start?
