Oh! American Girls!

[sun_set_bravely]

Such a long absence! Hello everyone and I have missed you all. I'm back in NYC and recovering from a weirdo strep-sore-throat thing that struck me the night after I returned from England. Damn strep throat. Because of my deep and abiding fear of throat cultures, I didn't go to the doctor for antibiotics to relieve the pain, so I've been drinking 3000 ml of water a day and chugging Vitamin C and Zinc for the past week.

But now I'm back! Today I need to write a letter for my paternal grandparents' 60th anniversary. My stepmother is making a scrapbook of letters from loved ones and pictures, etc., for the big day. A good idea, especially because I don't know what in the world I could possibly get for a couple who have been married for 60 years (a toaster somehow doesn't seem appropriate), and my words are the best thing I can give a person. 60 Years. That's impressive/horrifying/strangely touching. Wow.

I hope everyone's doing well. See you soon.

P.S. Do you think Adam is singing about these American Girls?

Comments

Welcome Back. Kotter.

[gmoneyjonesiii.livejournal.com]

60 years. And they still talk to each other? ;) My great-grandparents made it to 75, but I rarely saw them interact at that stage. More stories for another day.

Here's what it says elsewhere on the website: "We think being a girl is great—something to stand up and shout about! On every page of our catalogues, you’ll see it’s true. Everything we do is a celebration of you!"

Well. I'm feeling left out. I'm sure Adam Duritz is feeling the same way. That's why he's off counting crows.
Congratulations on your return. I'm glad you don't have Mad Cow Strep Throat Disease. Even if you can't talk, that's why LJ is here.

Re: Welcome Back. Kotter.

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you don't have Mad Cow Strep Throat Disease.

So funny!! When trying to figure out what the throat illness could possibly be, I quietly ran through the scenario where I had the first human case of hoof-and-mouth disease, and I made medical history, and they had to do all sorts of horrible tests and I was never normal again.

all this to avoid a 5 second strep test.

haha

[freak1c.livejournal.com]

you're brilliant.

american girls are brunettes and blondes
american girls will set you back some
american girls are better than non....

[moriana90.livejournal.com]

Hey welcome back.
Sorry to hear about the strep situation.
I've been fighting off a bug myself, but mine
is only one of those anoying summer colds, blah.
I hope you feel better soon.

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm sorry to hear that you're sick as well. I hate summer colds. What's the point of having summer when you can still get a cold in it??