Updates
Posted on | August 27, 2009 | 13 Comments
Mmmkay.
First up, Entertainment for People tickets are ON SALE NOW! This is a Back Fence PDX production and it is going to be so damn funny. We have Dan Kennedy, Beth Lisick, Eastland Academy and auGi all performing. These are all funny people. FUNNY. And, like the name says, it will be entertaining. For people.
And not to freak you out, but the space we’re having it in is half the size of The Mission, from which we had to turn people away last time. So maybe you want to buy tickets in advance. Just sayin’.
Next up, my business is launching September 1st. I’ve been promised this by my handsome, fabulously smart, wonderful web developer. So for those of you who have ever said you’d pay teh monies for a class with me but we don’t live in the same state, know that you’d better be ready to pony up. Thanks to the power of technology, you will soon be able to take classes from me. FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME.
I’ll keep you updated on that.
Finally, let it be known that August 26th was the day I turned into my mother. I’ve been craving Coke-a-Cola for a week now. Dying for it. But, basically, I feel soda is pure poison so I don’t drink it. I mean, sometimes I’ll get it at a bar, but I haven’t bought it for my house ever. Never. This house has never contained a six-pack of soda. I have a bottle of 7-Up for when I have crummies in my tummies (we read The Lorax last night) but I’ve never bought Coke.
Yesterday I had to give in. I needed it. NEEDED IT.
So I went to the market and marched right over to the soda aisle and OH MY GOD there were so many choices. I was so confused and lost and confused. I marveled at people just marching into the aisle and grabbing what they wanted. I had no idea. I mean, I knew I wanted Coke. Regular Coke. But why were there so many variations?!?
So I started narrowing things down. I wanted a six-pack. Cans.
Just for kicks, I read the side of the red can. And, just like I imagined, PURE EVIL. So I thought, I don’t want that naughty high fructose corn syrup. Maybe I’d get some Diet Coke. The Diet Coke promised “Real Coke-a-Cola taste!” And WHY WOULD THEY LIE TO ME?!?! Then I noticed Diet Vanilla Coke. They just had it in a 12-pack. I didn’t want that.
But I remembered my mom and her cupboard filled with Diet Vanilla CHERRY Coke. She also has Diet Vanilla Cherry Dr. Pepper. I remembered the last time I saw her and the delight she experienced when 3:30 came and she cracked open a can, poured it over ice and sat quietly with her soda.
We didn’t have the cherry variety because this is Portland. And Portland, despite its “mass” transit, is a small town. We shun cherries. And SUVs.
So I bought the next best thing — Diet Vanilla Coke. I bought it. And today, this afternoon, I plan to sit and enjoy it. Because I am now my mother.
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August 27th, 2009 @ 12:02 pm
DIET VANILLA COKE IS THE BEST THING EVER.
EVER.
August 27th, 2009 @ 12:24 pm
If you can bear the E-vil that is Costco, and if they have it in stock, you can snag Mexican Coke, made with real sugar. In bottles! Olé!
Diet Coke will just make you fat. Someone did a study. I read it on the internet.
August 27th, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
I am really upset because Pepsi (which I loathe) came out with Pepsi Natural, which has the real sugar and not the death syrup. But Coca-Cola (which I love) has not ponied up with a comparable product, except for the Mexican cola I can get at La Bonita. BUT IT’S SPENDY! Can you use your internet powers to make this happen for me ML?
August 27th, 2009 @ 12:49 pm
I used to drink root beer, now I just chew on a stick.
(That might be the title of my yet to be conceived novel.)
I’m of the opinion that if you’re making a special event out of drinking a can of pop, it should be 100% loaded with sugary goodness. Either way, enjoy your moment.
August 27th, 2009 @ 12:56 pm
the best kind of coke goes in the nose.
and it doesn’t have an ingredient list.
August 27th, 2009 @ 1:53 pm
You can get Mexican Coke at any local Mexican Tienda. It is muy better. Muy. Muy. Muy.
I think I may name my next dog Muy.
August 27th, 2009 @ 4:30 pm
Did you know that vanilla flavored VODKA goes really well with vanilla diet coke? Or you can just make vanilla diet coke out of regular diet coke by adding vanilla flavored VODKA. Or you can be like me and just drink the vanilla flavored vodka out of the bottle without the coke because that’s how real mothers relax.
Oh wait! I’m not a mother. That’s how real hookers relax.
Oh wait! I’m not a hooker.
Damnit.
August 27th, 2009 @ 4:33 pm
You need to get yourself to either a) an authentic Mexican restaurant or b) a Mexican grocery store… there you will find Coca-cola that is made with… SUGAR… and it is sooooo good.
Or go to Israel. They make their Coca-cola with sugar too.
It’s devine. It makes your loathe corn syrup for simply blemishing the pure tastes of soooo many products. Like regular, American coca-cola.
-Sara
August 27th, 2009 @ 10:46 pm
Cami Kaos gave me some of the Mexican coke from Costco with the real sugar and it was AMAZING. Tomorrow I’m going to buy a case of it. I’ll save you a bottle or two!
August 27th, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
I just wanted to leave another comment under my other name. Testing purposes.
August 27th, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
Because I wanted my picture to show
August 28th, 2009 @ 5:26 am
YES! It’s all about the Mexican coke, baby! Diet blows the big one!
August 30th, 2009 @ 7:25 am
I’ve become addicted to Cherry Coke Zero. It’s been really hot here, and coffee was just not doing it for me. I need the caffeine so I function at work at night and so yes. Coke Zero. It gets me there.