My name is Gigi. I’m mostly a writer and strategist, but I also do websites, drink fine wines and buy polka dotted things with some frequency. Obviously, I also blog. Read More.
"People need stories more than bread itself. They tell us how to live, and why." -Arabian Nights
Me speaking as Roommate 1 eyes a giant pad of butter hungrily before our fancy swiss four-course dinner: “do not eat that. Wait for the bread. This is like taking a homeless person to dinner.”
In a conversation about men:
R1: well, not all of my friends have gotten desperate and married. You have not gotten desperate.
Gigi: Yeah, I tend to get more get-the-hell-away-from-me-Asshole.
“I can sort of sympathize with fat people, because I also like cheese.”
I had a chuckle when this appeared in my inbox. Perhaps you will as well.
Things I am very excited about, in Gigi format:
Thing 1: BIGGEST LOSER. THANK GOD IT IS BACK.
Thing 2: HEARING ABOUT YOUR NON-HORRIFIC DATE
Thing 3: CAPS LOCK. APPARENTLY.
Thing 4: DOING THINGS THAT ARE NOT PAPERS. LIKE WRITING THIS EMAIL. IN CAPS LOCK. YES.
Love,
Brief Roommate, or someone who looks a lot like her but uses Caps Lock with much greater frequency
From Very Clever Friend:
Not to offend the faithful among us, but one of Jen’s favorite
phrases is “I’m here doing God’s work, so I feel like I’m covered.”
Cute, right? Here are four examples of situations where she’s used
this:
1.After her motorcycle sped ahead of mine at 80km/hr around a blind
curve on the trans-African highway.
2.After me and everyone else in our organization confronted her about
her continued choice to sit in the front seat of van-taxis despite 90%
of Ugandan traffic accidents being head-on in those vehicles.
3.After going running alone in the dark along the main highway every
morning. She says, “God sees me to another day!”
4.After accepting a NEEDLE PRICK blood test at the ghetto-fabulous
government health center, where the lab is covered in dust and
mysterious goops. I asked, “did they at least take a new needle out
of a sterile package?” (most health centers do.) Her reply? “I didn’t
notice. I’m here doing God’s work, so I feel like I’m covered.”
I’m sorry, but unless God has a special place in His giant heart for
extremely stupid people I’m pretty sure he created reason for……….a
reason.
G: “So, the problem with Client A has been solved. We’ve set them up on a new server.”
C: “Good. Does that mean she’s stopped tweeting about us?”
G: “She was tweeting about us?”
C: “Yes, she was saying some bad things. Don’t worry, I tweeted her back and said we’re sorry and we are on it.”
G: “Oh, good.”
C: “Want to see the tweet?”
G: (knowing that he just wants to show off his iPhone apps) “Sure”
Tweet: Heads are going to role @company…our website is down again – grr!
G: (laughing inside a little) “I think I’d take her more seriously if she could spell roll”
C: “that doesn’t matter at all.”
G: “Uh, I know…”
