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June 11, 2006
Weekly Roundup
Local Celebrity Sighting: Matthew Lesko, the question mark man, at the Bethesda Caribou Coffee. I was at a Big Idea meeting with a visiting professor at UDC, who knew that Lesko used to teach there. We struck up a conversation and--lo and behold--we actually got some really good ideas for additional funding opportunities for our Big Idea project.
Best Meal: The seared ahi tuna salad at Houston's, with Ms. Secret Blog and her Boy. Yum.
Most Action of the Week: An attempted groping at Orange Ball Billiards Cafe during a trip to the bathroom. The guy was obviously drunk, and I nearly knocked him down in my brusque move to extricate myself.
Favorite Part of the Weekend: Sitting around the fire in Ms. Secret Blog and her Boy's backyard with a dozen friends, helping them celebrate a new graduate degree and a completed deck.
Second Favorite Part of the Weekend: Snuggling into Ms. Secret Blog and her Boy's guest bed after abovementioned BBQ.
Number of NBA Finals Games Watched: Two--if you count the one I'm watching right now.
Favorite Blog Entry: La-on-a-stick. Need I say more?
Most fulfilling Big Idea Moment: Depositing TWO checks in the Big Idea bank account.
Number of Times I Thought I Was Going to Vomit: Two--once in a tiny Cessna (see next entry) and once driving home this morning with a helluva hangover.
Comments
While I appreciate your Matthew Lesko sighting--and that you will now get google hits for his name--next time I'd like you to personally strangle him... or at least give him my number. You see, for years now--YEARS--people have called our office on a weekly basis under the SEVERELY misguided notion that we're giving $$ away for free around here. Now, even if someone in our Department WAS, it is NOT us. We don't have money. We don't give grants. Its just not what we do AT ALL. Fundamentally, absolutely, NOT. But do people believe us? No. They believe Matthew Lesko. For the love of GOD, beg him to update his book...
Posted by: Mr. Bad Apologies at June 13, 2006 09:48 AM
The EXACT SAME THING happens at our office - people call because his book says we give away money! So not true.
Posted by: maryment at June 13, 2006 09:49 AM
