Posts by Danielle
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I declare it to be freaky that Jack and I both referenced Dorian Gray at almost the same moment.
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There is no one I would rather morph into than Charo (have you seen her lately? She is AGELESS. That is some Dorian Gray shit), but sadly I just can't dedicate myself to that much fake tan. And my dog is too big to wear a tiny tuxedo jacket.
I'm happy to greet anyone I meet with 'cuchi cuchi!', though. On request.
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Al Green will be performing in Auckland in January. Whooo!!
My reaction to this news last week: "OMG I am going to pee my pants!" Yes. This is the effect the Reverend Al has on me.
No party for me. Again. Because I have my work Christmas do and Jarvis Cocker, and people who are six months pregnant are often incapable of staying up past 8pm, I've discovered, so three things in a row would really be beyond me...
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Season four of The Wire: pinnacle of human civilisation.
Yet it will rip your heart into shreds, Sam. Seriously: be prepared to lie awake at night worrying about the fates of fictional characters.
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"There's games beyond the fucking game." - Stringer Bell
(Erm, not that the New Zealand media are mid-level drug dealers, necessarily.)
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It's almost unbelievably antiquated.
Our best friend in the USA was paid with an actual 'check', had no bank account, and cashed his pay at the liquor store for a fee and some real greenbacks (cheque cashing places are EVERYWHERE in working-class neighbourhoods). He was admittedly an extreme case, but their whole system is just bizarre.
ID: I always had to present a passport because I didn't drive (yes, I did not drive. In Texas. Because I am nuts), and I occasionally got some odd looks and questions, but it was mostly OK.
Tipping: I always tipped 20%, because it was easy to work out and waiting tables sucks. People who broke out their calculators at the table totally freaked me out.
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Dammit, I am trying to remember (without Googlefu, natch) the chicken leading lady in Gonzo's affections. Is her name... Clarissa? Something like that?
Janis speaks, Jolisa! She's just far too cool a cat to waste her words. But yes, the ladymuppets are a little thin on the ground. Erm... Wanda as part of the Wayne and Wanda duets... some of the joke-tellers in the ballroom scenes...
ETA: I cracked and Googled. Camilla! I was close.
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That is glorious. Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem: possibly my favourite house band ever.
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He's already 'enabled' by being a television personality. Perhaps his role needs to be... disestablished.
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his G-G-G-G-G-G-G-G-Gerard roofing ad
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand earworm of the day. (I'm giving you the proverbial mad props, Joe, for writing the correct number of Gs.)