TFB

When I was a child and my mother's friends would visit it was always a serious affair. There would be coffee and discussions about men and family and work and their woes. It's what I would expect from adult get-togethers. SERIOUSNESS. There might have been an occasional giggle, but nothing like when me and mine get together.

When me and my girlfriends get together it looks like this:



We all went to high school together in Germany and over time and distance we all drifted apart. Until Facebook. Facebook is both a blessing and a curse, however, it has brought a lot of good people back into my life. And, more importantly, it's kept them there. And occasionally we do all manage to get together. We've made efforts despite distance and time.

And for some reason we always revert back to the time when we were closest: our teenage years. We're a tight bunch. We like to laugh. And even when we're discussing serious subjects things never get SERIOUS. And sometimes we do things that 35 year olds shouldn't do. But, again, we revert back to being teenagers. We become judgmental. And we make fun of people.

It should be mentioned that we aren't proud of this. It's the kind of thing that would embarrass your mother if she knew. And Lord knows if we caught any of our children doing that there would likely be a hefty punishment.

Let me set the scene for you: Lovely day. We're all basking in the glow of our togetherness and we decide to take the subway downtown for some sightseeing, when we see HIM. The man on the subway in a pink tank top, gold hot pants and yellow hiking boots. Our friends at home are not gonna believe this. We are gonna need some photographic evidence.

And because we are the cleverest people around we decide to pose for pictures in front of the fashion victim. Our idea is, of course, to post said pictures on Facebook so all our friends can enjoy along with us. And we're tickled pink with this idea, because we're teenagers, and it's FUNNY.

Until.....

We catch someone doing the same thing to us. A lesson in humility. As my Asian friend PJ advised, "The Taiwanese man over there is taking pictures of the stupid American girls to post on Taiwanese Facebook when he gets back home".

So now you know, TFB is Taiwanese Facebook. Because the folks at home are never gonna believe this.


What I'm listening to:
Air - Run
Snow Patrol - Run
Jenny Lewis - Run Devil Run
Eric Clapton - Running on Faith
I sense a theme

I'm Back, Baby!

I took a long blogging hiatus, but lately I've been feeling the itch again. I've all but abandoned my first blog and decided to give it a fresh start.

Let's see if we can make magic happen again.