Today, June 30, is Reader Appreciation Day. We don't have that many readers left at Delino, but thankfully, the readers we do have are loyal. Dan and I recently had the chance to hang out with Sarah and Elizabeth, two of the most dedicated Delino (and Marquis) fans on the planet (I would be remiss to not point out that Laura is equally dedicated, but not in New York right now...also, thank you to the Actual Rod, Jenevieve, Susanna, and Nostradamus for supporting us). In our discussions we came up with the idea of a t-shirt for our readers. This new t-shirt would be a great complement to our limited edition Blog It t-shirts that are currently beloved by all.
The t-shirt:
On the front: Read it and Weep
On the back: Tears of Joy (delinodeshields, marquisgrissom.blogspot.com listed underneath...might be too many letters, we'll work on this)
What do you, our readers, think of this idea? Thanks for everything.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Oh, Lame Saint!
I walked into the elevator this morning and an elderly woman who lives on the floor above me was already inside. As usual, the silence quickly devolved into small talk.
Elderly Woman: So, you're on break from school?
Me: Nope. I graduated last year. I'm going to work, actually.
(silence)
Elderly Woman: Where are you working?
Me: A law firm in midtown.
(silence)
[My Inner Monologue: How are we only on the fourth floor?]
Me: Where are you off to today?
Elderly Woman: Doctor's appointment.
----
At this point, we reached the lobby and I figured I could just do the ol' sprint-ahead move. But they had just wiped the floors, so I couldn't walk quickly. And so, the small talk had to continue as we meandered down the long corridor to the front door:
Elderly Woman: So how do you like your job?
Me: It's OK. Sometimes I get pretty involved in the cases, which is nice.
(silence)
(silence)
[I am starting to sweat as I worry that I won't be able to get rid of this woman in a nice way]
(silence)
Elderly Woman: Are you thinking of going to law school?
Me: We'll see. I want to keep my options open, but it's certainly a possibility.
(silence)
-------
FINALLY, we reached the front door. I figured we'd be going in different directions and that'll be that. But it turned out we were walking in the SAME DIRECTION! This was getting pretty bad now. But, true gentleman that I am, I kept the conversation going:
Me: Actually, I just read an op-ed by a law professor in the Journal who said if you aren't totally serious about law school, then it's probably not--
Elderly Woman: --OK, you have a nice day there.
And with all the energy in her feeble body, the elderly woman walked past me and turned the corner. She pulled the ol' sprint-ahead on me. How fucking lame am I?
I guess I had always assumed that uncomfortable elevator small talk was for the old ladies' benefit. Now I realize it is for no one's benefit. Lesson learned. The hard way.
Elderly Woman: So, you're on break from school?
Me: Nope. I graduated last year. I'm going to work, actually.
(silence)
Elderly Woman: Where are you working?
Me: A law firm in midtown.
(silence)
[My Inner Monologue: How are we only on the fourth floor?]
Me: Where are you off to today?
Elderly Woman: Doctor's appointment.
----
At this point, we reached the lobby and I figured I could just do the ol' sprint-ahead move. But they had just wiped the floors, so I couldn't walk quickly. And so, the small talk had to continue as we meandered down the long corridor to the front door:
Elderly Woman: So how do you like your job?
Me: It's OK. Sometimes I get pretty involved in the cases, which is nice.
(silence)
(silence)
[I am starting to sweat as I worry that I won't be able to get rid of this woman in a nice way]
(silence)
Elderly Woman: Are you thinking of going to law school?
Me: We'll see. I want to keep my options open, but it's certainly a possibility.
(silence)
-------
FINALLY, we reached the front door. I figured we'd be going in different directions and that'll be that. But it turned out we were walking in the SAME DIRECTION! This was getting pretty bad now. But, true gentleman that I am, I kept the conversation going:
Me: Actually, I just read an op-ed by a law professor in the Journal who said if you aren't totally serious about law school, then it's probably not--
Elderly Woman: --OK, you have a nice day there.
And with all the energy in her feeble body, the elderly woman walked past me and turned the corner. She pulled the ol' sprint-ahead on me. How fucking lame am I?
I guess I had always assumed that uncomfortable elevator small talk was for the old ladies' benefit. Now I realize it is for no one's benefit. Lesson learned. The hard way.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Ahead of his time
I'm talking about Eric of course. Now that ESPN.com has splashed a story about chessboxing all over its front page, it is going to get all the credit for "discovering" this fine test of brains and brawn. In reality, we here at Delino know better. Our very own Eric told us of this sport months ago. ESPN.com should be giving credit where credit is due!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
An Appropriate Picture in the NYTimes
Sorry for the lack of content recently, I assure you this blog is alive and there have been behind-the-scenes things going on, and content is on the way very soon. For now, check out this pic from the New York Times with their caption- notice anything about what is going on in the picture? (Besides the fact that the wife is clearly thinking "YAYO?! Aww you insane!"):
"With his wife at his side, Bridgeport Mayor John M. Fabrizi held a news conference to announce that he abused cocaine while in office."
"With his wife at his side, Bridgeport Mayor John M. Fabrizi held a news conference to announce that he abused cocaine while in office."
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
To my well-wishers
(Does anyone read this anymore? Did anyone ever?)
Some of you may know that I won some money in a poker tournament back in April. Well, the final table of that tournament is being televised for the first time tonight, at 9 PM EST and again at midnight EST on the Travel Channel.
If you miss it and are interested in viewing it, check here in the next few days.
Some of you may know that I won some money in a poker tournament back in April. Well, the final table of that tournament is being televised for the first time tonight, at 9 PM EST and again at midnight EST on the Travel Channel.
If you miss it and are interested in viewing it, check here in the next few days.
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