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September 09, 2005
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Here in Rhode Island, we do things we have never done before. We take family bike rides! We chitchat with neighbors over the fence, like on sitcoms! We go to sailing mixers! Well, we haven't yet but we are going to.
I've already worn a pair of Nantucket red pedal pushers and sashayed around town like L.L. Cool Bean. My plan is to go to the above-mentioned mixer in full-on quahog drag: sweater set, pearls, maybe pants with whales on them WHO KNOWS? I could be anyone. And the husband wants to wear seersucker, which is a fine choice although to be honest it is a bit late in the season.
Yesterday, we got strong-armed into having our yard mowed in that some guys just started mowing it. It turns out that I get a bit swoony around thick-necked, flat-accented tough guys because they are JUST SO MANLY and I am weirded out by their whole scene. So sending me out into the yard as negotiator was probably not the best move, especially since I was packing the pedal pushers. I think I may have agreed to a once-a-week-service, which my own tough guy will have to re-negotiate since we are so freaking broke. Sorry about that sweetie!
Speaking of being broke, we are the only ones in town not driving a MercedesBMWHummerSUV. But it's cool because I think once the husband and I get the diamond-encrusted gold caps, folks will see that we prefer to put our money where our mouths are.
Our dear friends and fellow ex-West coasters arrive tomorrow from yet another bastion of alternative lifestyles...Connecticut! This should bring a blessed weekend of normalacy to an otherwise pretty surreal time.
Posted by Max at September 9, 2005 01:44 AM