Frugality is important.

Or so said my fortune cookie today. Boo. But I have placed this fortune at eye level in my cubicle as a reminder. I need visual reinforcement: "You shouldn't overspend at the moment. Frugality is important."

Bah. I know, I know. Besides, I already went shopping on Sunday (with Jen, of course). Of course, everyone knows that fortunes from fortune cookies are not retroactive, so you can't make me return my new clothes! Hah! Am wearing my new shadow black cropped jeans from AE today. I also dressed while 1/4 awake at 5:45 am this morning, so they were rather unfortunately paired with a blue lacy tank top under a teal blazer. With gray/green sneakers. I think this is what Di meant by the term "fashion victim." Luckily, I work in research where no one really knows what fashion is anyway.

Went to see Death Cab on Friday - for FREE! Mike is awesome! And Di [happily back from NY for the weekend!] and Jen were there. :D Sitting on the grass at the Greek after wolfing down chili cheese fries, listening to Death Cab - can't get much better than that. Cap off the night with a greasy pig-out at Denny's with the girls, and Chrispy is one happy glutton.

Howard's BBQ was on Saturday - made my spare ribs again. Sort of. Had to have a few other people oversee a rack since two racks of spare ribs are pretty difficult to roast by oneself. As it was, I could barely fit them all in three ovens. Hah. No one told me the ribs sucked and no one died, so I'd say they qualify as another culinary success! Sweet.

In general, the BBQ was full of food, beer, and good times. I was singularly amused when I was sitting outside talking to Chris, San, Jen, Di, Jo, Cher, and noticed a random guy (okay, friend of Howard's from Cal) doing some sort of ghetto-walk out of the corner of my eye, saying, "...cap pulled down, cradling a bottle of Grey Goose...."

"You're talking about Theresa Vu, aren't you?!" They were. Ah, the Classic Theresa image still survives: stylish cap pulled low, cradling Grey Goose. ;)

And goodbye, Howard! I'm sure Tufts will be happy to have you, but we'll be stuck here without someone to randomly plan...very random events. Hope you remembered to bring your slackline and pack shirts without holes in them. :)

One Final Question
Does anyone remember "Save Tonight" by Eagle Eye Cherry? These are the lyrics:

Go on and close the curtains
'Cause all we need is candlelight
You and me and a bottle of wine
Gonna hold you tonight

Well we know I'm going away
And how I wish - I wish it weren't so
So take this wine & drink with me
Let's delay our misery

Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow - tomorrow I'll be gone...

There's a log on the fire
And it burns like me for you
Tomorrow comes with one desire
To take me away [oh, it's true]
It ain't easy to say goodbye
Darlin' please, don't start to cry
'Cause girl you know I've got to go
Lord, I wish it wasn't so

Save tonight
And fight the break of dawn
Come tomorrow - tomorrow I'll be gone...

Tomorrow comes to take me away
I wish that I - that I could stay
Girl, you know I've got to go
Lord, I wish it wasn't so...

Now read that over. What kind of situation do you think those lyrics portray?

I was listening to "Save Tonight" in my car once, long ago, with this guy I was seeing. You know, I was doing my thing, bopping along, and he asked, "You like this song?"

"Sure, it's one of my favorites from high school!" I replied cheerily.

Giving me a look of doubt, he said, "But it's a song about a one-night stand and how he's going to leave her in the morning. Whatever works for you...."

"Whaaat? No, it's about his last night with a girl before he has to go on a trip, and how he hates to leave her!" This was gasped quite indignantly on my part.

And that should have been a warning that things wouldn't work out. Hah!

* * *
"Title and Registration" -Death Cab for Cutie

The glove compartment is inaccurately named
And everybody knows it
So I'm proposing a swift, orderly change

'Cause behind its door there's nothing to keep my fingers warm
And all I find are souvenirs from better times
Before the gleam of your taillights fading east
To find yourself a better life

I was searching for some legal document
As the rain beat down on the hood
When I stumbled upon pictures I tried to forget
And that's how this idea was drilled into my head

'Cause it's too important
To stay the way it's been

There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade
And now that it's gone, it's like it wasn't there at all
And here I rest where disappointment and regret collide
Lying awake at night

There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade
And now that it's gone, it's like it wasn't there at all
And here I rest where disappointment and regret collide
Lying awake at night (up all night)
When i'm lying awake at night.