On my drive in this morning.
November 25th, 2008 | by TJ |TJ: I wrote this song for you. *cranks radio*
Phil: What?
TJ: This song. I wrote it for you.
Phil: You did not write Crocodile Rock.
TJ: What? Yes I did.
Phil: No, you did not.
TJ: What the hell! I wrote this song for you!
Phil: You were not even alive when Elton John wrote that song.
TJ: Elton John didn’t write it!
Phil: Elton John did write Crocodile Rock, a long time ago.
TJ: He did not! I wrote it for you!
Phil: You did not write Crocodile Rock!
TJ: You’re such a doubter! I write a song for you and this is the shit I get.
Phil: Fine. You wrote Crocodile Rock.
TJ: I wrote it for YOU.
Phil: Ok, baby. You wrote Crocodile Rock for me.
TJ: THANK YOU. Geeeeze.
So, I am leaving for Phoenix to spend Thanksgiving with Phil’s family tomorrow. Actually, I have to leave for the airport at 3am, so I guess I am sort of leaving tonight. Sort of. Though it will actually be tomorrow, technically. But stepping aside from technicalities, it will me the godforsaken middle of the night when I drag my tired butt to BWI for my 5:30am flight. Guess who is getting a “HOLY CRAP I’M ON A PLANE AAAAHHHHH!!!” phonecall? (Hint: His name starts with Phil.)
I am, of course, not at all ready to go. For some reason I can’t check in for my flight online, and have not made my usual obsessive list of things that need to be done/packed before I can leave. I have dumped both of those things onto Phil.
What? He took the day off work today! Like he has more important things to do than spend time on hold with US Airways and make sure I don’t forget my sunglasses and bath poof. Puff? Pouf? Scrubby thingie.
So, right, I am leaving in just over 12 hours and I have done nothing except buy a gigantic pile of new bras and underwear. Shove Target bag directly from car into suitcase, half packed! Sometimes, I amaze me.
However, while I am rather certain I am going to be cursing, dragging things out of the dryer and half-assedly redying my hair purple at 2 in the morning, SOMEONE is more than prepared for my arrival:
I have obviously made a good call with this one.
By Awlbiste on Nov 25, 2008
What a good boyfriend. Did you give him a cookie? Or perhaps a pat on the head when you arrive?
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By Ratshag on Nov 25, 2008
I always liked Crocodile Rock, especially when they did it on the Muppet Show. Well done!
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By John The Diver on Nov 25, 2008
whats with the tomato?
I mean I get all the other stuff in the basket…but tomato? random…and I think you should have phil examined for that oddity. (I do love tomato’s though)
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By Kusamoto on Nov 25, 2008
Diet Mountain Dew? Coke Zero?? Sacriledge!
But I do think you should probably think about bringing a suit against Elton John for copyright infringement. He’s made a metric ton (tonne? why is a metric ton/ne more than a regular one?) of cash off that ditty.
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By Kelly on Nov 25, 2008
Yall are so good together, gives me warm fuzzies. :)
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By Andy C. on Nov 26, 2008
I’m glad you’re finally well, and I hope you have a great time out there this weekend.
Looks like he’s got thing going off to a good start.
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By Gauntlet on Nov 26, 2008
Loofah?
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By CapnTuna on Dec 2, 2008
I was looking at the tomato also. With all the no-cal diet drinks you would think instead of tomatos you would have several pints of um, er, Cherry Garcia?
I will ask you this since you seem to be an accomplished grocery shopping person of some awsomeness. If Garden Burgers has a veggie burger that is “hamburger” flavor, what exactly does “original” flavor taste like?
I always chuckle on the frozen foods aisle when I see that.
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By vronak on Dec 3, 2008
hmmm… more than a week… did TJ get lost coming back? Or maybe kidnapped?
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By vronak on Dec 3, 2008
Maybe she and Phil eloped?
Or were captured by aliens?
Or were tracked down by Elton John minions?
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By Andy C. on Dec 3, 2008
Or worse, Michael Stipe was hiding in another closet.
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By vronak on Dec 3, 2008
You know, that tomato is looking mighty suspicious…
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By Mindranor on Dec 9, 2008
Bernie Taupin wrote almost all of Elton John’s songs, IIRC. Which is weird since so many of them sound more than a little bit autobiographical (of Elton).
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