Friday, August 20, 2010

Gunner Palace

The first definition of "gunner" on Urban Dictionary defines the term as "A person who is competitive, overly-ambitious and substantially exceeds minimum requirements. A gunner will compromise his/her peer relationships and/or reputation among peers in order to obtain recognition and praise from his/her superiors."

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Murphy's Law Says: Welcome to The DMV

Because we have no internet at the new house yet, I'm currently sitting next to Carter Pewterschmidt at a Starbucks on Wisconsin Ave., about a five-minute walk from the house. (Seriously, this guy looks and sounds just like him, except in New Balances and a Microsoft tee instead of loafers, ascot, and silk robe.) I'm furiously scratching my 18 mosquito bites while cooling down with an iced latte and Starbucks' full-blast A/C, listening to Mr. Pewterschmidt wax poetic on the perpetually unruly state of his dog's hair.