preppy. politicos.

Recently at the Cupcakes and Cocktails event on Newbury St., my liberal friend CP (if you can’t make peace over cupcakes, where can you?) made the observation that my political views, much like many other things in my life, are an anomaly. Having grown up in a small, southern town (and in a Catholic family), my conservative roots have been in place for decades.

However, as I transition from the twilight of my youth to quasi-adulthood, my political views can be summed up in the following: I don’t care what you do, who you marry, or how you are paying for healthcare.. as long as you leave me and my hard earned money out of it. And you’re generally not an IDIOT (no crying for a bailout when you buy a home you clearly can’t afford). So that’s kinda libertarian, but I really don’t want to move to Verhampshire and live in the bush and not shave my legs to embrace the affiliation.

So after some big think tanking (the booze helped), we came up with this. This ain’t your average Libertarian or Conservative Party.. this conservative libertarianism is a revolution:

PREPPY LIBERTARIANS

We focus primarily on fair taxes, personal accountability and seersucker. Based on one-day feedback via Twitter, the movement is strong.

Pretty sure the Tea Party is regretting not recruiting me to be their mascot/chairperson.

vegas. virgins.

VEGASSSSSS. Ignoring the fact that there has already been another trip taken and in queue for the blog report, we will get on with the Vegas weekend recap. As you can already tell, it was a huge success — a $13 cashout at the airport slots (off of a $5 investment). I came, I saw, I conquered.

So this summer has been packed with weddings and wedding related events, but this one was more difficult to swing in the workplace. A bachelorette? Hmm. A bachelorette in Vegas? Yup, my coworkers must think I’m a ginormous hooker.

Things learnt while on our inaugural trip to Vegas:
- throwing [new] underwear all over the bachelorette’s bed is a normal activity
- you can visit any major landmark, regardless which country it actually resides in. Don’t consider this an appropriate substitute for the real thing.
- we have a very classy broad entering the Prey family..
- the Bellagio brunch with all you can drink champagne is quite possibly the greatest activity (and bargain at $29) in the world
- Keno is the new blackjack
- Wet Republic (the VIP pool) is like being on MTV
- I might have been the only person in the world to bring an issue of Business Week to said pool
- Stacey is the queen of getting us invited into expensive cabanas
- bring your walking shoes.. The Strip goes on for milessss.
- one can’t be afraid of seeing boobs and equally offensive imagery, as inappropriate fliers completely litter the streets
- Grey Goose comes in gallon-sized bottles
- I really don’t own any Vegas appropriate [ie slutty] clothes
- chicks can get in anywhere they want in town
- it’s totally appropriate to take a stretch Hummer to get around town
- not at all a shocker: Pete Rose in Vegas
- Six Sigma training is brutal on its own. Six Sigma training the day after Vegas is suicidal.

what cab?

Til the next wedding event..

pink. planning.

Nikipink99: so now that I officially know 3 people who live in Boston, I think its reason enough to make a trip….. I’m thinking perhaps late spring
Nikipink99: since its already getting cold there I am sure
Nikipink99: and well, I don’t get pedicures to have to shove my feet in shoes.
Nikipink99: so until its flip flop weather, Beantown might not get a personal shoutout. Nonetheless, I am way excited you are there basking in the bad accents and cold. Go Eagles.
Nikipink99: I highly recommend you keep up the new running routes so as to be able to consumer more liquor in the winter months to keep yourself warm.
Nikipink99: and p.s. I felt like a damn celebrity on dpnation when I was in your smut column commenting on your website

caption. this.

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after. math.

Nothing like recovering from a weekend like watching the Bravos beat up the Red Sux while getting paid to do so. (And, avoiding the rain in my nice dry newsroom).

Weekender wisdom and quotables:

ohnocheese: what
Auto response from SPOON10: omg.. atlanta diner
ohnocheese: get me a pork chop
—– (did you know they have beef patties now too?)

Taxi driver: “Ma’am, you need to put out that cigarette”
Edith: “It’s 3am and we’re in Midtown. You’re just gonna have to deal with it.”

Cab Driver: “I have to put on some Billy Jean for you”
Greatest. Cab. Ever.

Atlanta Diner wisdom: “I can’t wait for my life.”

Julie solidifies her spot as ‘the drunk girl’ at Screen on the Green.
Manav (via text at SOTG): “You will never ride my bicycle.”
—– [take me back, damnit!]

Life Lesson #9047823377: You get a lot more booze when paying with a $100 bill.

Leasing agent: “I’m sorry I was just dancing to Rhianna.”

Two coworkers today, separately: “Are you sober yet?”

Anyone remember anything else?

pong. partner.

I have found a new beer pong partner:

and slightly related:
Auto response from guyzbliss: beer pong/bong practice @ dan’s!

Mr. A and Danny are practicing for their arrival in ATL tonite.. they’re gonna need their A-game against the pros on Team VickBall. Perhaps we will find Mr. A a nice young chap at Halo during the Esperanza party. Well, in the least he can help me pick out an outfit (sorry, Dan, I’m assuming he’s hardwired for this sort of thing).

tea. partay.

No one’s harder than a New England gangsta. Smirnoff Hard Tea for the ultimate rebel in seersucker!

“We’re chillin from our heads in white tennis visors, right down to our toes in a pair of Topsiders.”

Confused? You need the Preppy Handbook. How could you not love a book that has a chapter devoted to monogramming?

And no, I didn’t write it. It was actually published in prehistoric-preDana times – i.e. – 1980. More after the jump.

peach. bust.

Researching for the Peach Bowl this Sat..

CybilW: I have a technical question for you
[boss]: go ahead
CybilW: OK, let’s say you were going to the Peach Bowl
CybilW: Would you be able to buy a beer there?
[boss]: alcohol sales are only on club level
[boss]: Unless you have a club level seat, you can’t buy alcohol
CybilW: [boss'] advice: Just get tanked before the game
CybilW: He also suggested that I may have a drinking problem. Well, I think not being able to get a beer at the Peach Bowl IS a drinking problem!

new. year.

from: Cybil
date: Dec 19, 2006 3:13 PM
subject: Other, more important things, that happened on your birthday

Please note the hangover handicap run. I believe it was almost called the Dana Trot.

Your pal,
Cybil

January 1
NEW YEARS DAY.

Domestic

NEW MEMBER OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL: United Nations Headquarters, NYC.
Five new nations: Belgium, Indonesia, Italy, Panama and South Africa are scheduled to become the new rotating members of the Security Council. They will serve for two years on the council and replace Argentina, Denmark, Greece, Japan and United Republic of Tanzania.

US TAX ON CANADIAN TRAVELERS AND GOODS BEGINS.
A new per-trip tax on all international air travelers coming from Canada is scheduled to begin. A tax on all cargo coming from Canada will begin on March 1.

BANISHED WORD LIST RELEASED: Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
Lake Superior State University releases a list of words that should be banished from the English language for overuse and misuse. Past words or phrases include “Shock and Awe”, “Blue States/Red States”, “Wardrobe Malfunction”, “Metrosexual”, “Breaking News” and “FEMA”.

PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PARADE: Pasadena, CA.
Director George Lucas is this year’s Grand Marshal.

MUMMER’S PARADE: Philadelphia , PA.

POLAR BEAR CLUB SWIM: Coney Island, NY .
The Coney Island Polar Bear Club holds its annual New Year’s Day swim.

HANGOVER HANDICAP RUN: Klamath Falls, OR .
Winners of this 2-mile run, where the participants wear wacky costumes, receive beer can trophies.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWLS:
- Capital One Citrus Bowl: Orlando , FL. (SEC-2nd vs. Big 10-2nd)

- Toyota Gator Bowl: Jacksonville, FL. (ACC- 3rd vs. Big 12, Big East)

- Outback Bowl: Tampa, FL. (Big 10 -3 rd vs. SEC -3rd Eastern Division)

- AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic: Dallas, TX. (Big 12 – 1st after BCS vs. SEC – 1st after BCS and Capital One Bowl)

- Tostitos Fiesta Bowl: Tempe, AZ. (Big 12 Champion and an at-large team)

- Rose Bowl: Pasadena, CA. (BCS )

International

INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR 2007-2008 BEGINS.

NEW SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS ASSUMES POST.
Ban Ki-moon becomes the new Secretary General of the United Nations replacing Kofi Annan.

GERMANY PRESIDENCY BEGINS.
Germany assumes the six-month presidency of the European Union.

SUDAN PRESIDENCY BEGINS.
The Sudan is scheduled to assume the year-long presidency of the African Union.

BULGARIA AND ROMANIA JOIN THE EUROPEAN UNION.

SLOVENIA ADOPTS THE EURO AS ITS CURRENCY.

NEW YEAR’S DAY PARADE: London, England.
Over one million attend this parade which is the largest New Year’s Day parade in the world.

12 EUROPEAN NATIONS SWITCH TO THE EURO CURRENCY: 5th anniversary.

NATIONAL DAY: Haiti.
LIBERATION DAY: Cuba.
INDEPENDENCE DAY: Sudan.

hallo. drunk.

dwells on dreams: several comments on the pics

Auto response from SPOON10: http://picasaweb.google.com/djprey/HalloWHAT

dwells on dreams: a) love it
dwells on dreams: b) i love sparks!!! recently realized how awesome it is
dwells on dreams: c) disappointed about the red sox hat
dwells on dreams: d) but the guy w/the usc hat makes up for it

alcoholics not so anonymous

dwells on dreams: meeeeeeee tooooooooo!
Auto response from SPOON10: waaaaaaasted
dwells on dreams: wish we were wasted together so we could talk all things espn and cynical

culinary. expert.

Rebel2524: i am not entirely sure if making jello shots counts as “slaving away in the kitchen”…then again, who am I to judge?

Auto response from SPOON10: tomorrow i slave away in the kitchen preparing for the party.. more specifically, making jello shots

daily. thoughts.

1. Why is my mom sending me articles on getting a PhD?

2. I’m caving to my previous intentions and putting flannel sheets on my bed today.

3. If I’m a winter wuss in Atlanta in October, I can only imagine how my trip to Denver on December 6th will go.. (offically booked though!)

4. What are the chances of me making it through the entire day on Saturday? Cycling century in Dawsonville early in the am, GT football/homecoming in the afternoon and 2 parties to make an appearance at that nite. My goal is to just be able to stand by the end of the day..

5. Would it be frowned upon if I worked 5 days total in December? Cause it’s looking to shape up that way.. (haha, you wish you had a newsroom schedule now!)

party. prep.

rmhtarheel (5:10:09 PM): how ya feeling? frazzled yet?
SPOON10 (5:10:22 PM): haha, panic mode ensues
SPOON10 (5:10:44 PM): i feel like i’m spending more time planning my halloween festivities unfortunately
rmhtarheel (5:12:34 PM): priorities are in order, so you haven’t completely lost it
SPOON10 (5:13:38 PM): belated housewarming, halloween, post gmat party, et al.
SPOON10 (5:13:44 PM): we’re a little behind
rmhtarheel (5:13:48 PM): i like it
SPOON10 (5:14:20 PM): festive orange jello shots
SPOON10 (5:14:23 PM): my specialty
SPOON10 (5:14:43 PM): and who said i wasn’t domestic?
SPOON10 (5:14:53 PM): i make the best jello shots in town!
rmhtarheel (5:15:13 PM): you are practically a stepford wife

denny’s. drunkard.

Flip That Collar, Bitch [from goldenfiddle]

Drunk at DENNY’S

cinco de drunko

Thank God I didn’t get tequila, as evidenced this weekend.. I remembered why I haven’t done straight tequila shots since high school.

Absolut Vodka
Crazy at times, but still likes to keep it classy. No need
to get wasted all the time, just 95 percent of it.
What alcoholic beverage are you?

tothla1: ha i know u are useful for many things, rarely sober, but sobriety is overrated anyway these days

birfday. ups.

Happiest of birfdays to our favorite DC drunkard.

Christian P, your Presidente in 2020.

j-e-l-l-o

jello
Originally uploaded by dpnation.

Bill Cosby would be rolling over in his grave if he had one.

drunk. dialing.

BRILLIANT!

Technology halts drunk dials

(U-WIRE) AMES, Iowa – A brand new feature on Virgin Mobile cell phones will decrease late-night drunken phone calls in Australia, and although the service is not offered in the United States, it could make its way here depending on its success Down Under.

In an effort to cut down on calls under the influence, the Australian branch of Virgin Mobile has installed a new feature that prevents callers from contacting certain people. For a flat fee, people type in a particular code followed by the numbers they do not want to call.

continued..

bottoms. up.

How to make a dpnation

Ingredients: 1 part intelligence3 parts silliness 5 parts ego

Method: Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Top it off with a sprinkle of lustfulness and enjoy!

Personality cocktail