“Today is certainly one of the most important days of my<\/i> life …” – my mother<\/p>\n
“I’m glad you were born.” – Kate<\/p>\n
“Happy birthday dot org.” – Caitlin<\/p>\n
“We’re proud of you. You’re a good girl.” — my father<\/p>\n
“Harpee Barthdar Dar Sharlar.” – Jean<\/p>\n
“Hey, Sheil, hope you enjoyed my gift! I sent you a tarantula farm!” – Bren<\/p>\n
“Sheila, you are so marriageable<\/i>.” – Preeta<\/p>\n
“I am watching ‘The Boy with Green Hair<\/em><\/a>‘ AT THIS VERY MOMENT!!!” – Alex<\/p>\n “Sheil-babe O’Malley And a long phone message from Allison that made me cry.<\/p>\n I was love-bombed yesterday.<\/p>\n And I topped it all off with an insane night of karaoke in Korea Town. Many funny stories to follow, involving tamborines, vodka tonics, inappropriate duets, and a renewed love of Olivia Newton-John. We also had two pizzas delivered directly to our karaoke room<\/i>. Knock on the door, and there was the little pizza guy – as though this dark room with couches and a karaoke screen was our own personal apartment. And to order more drinks, you just picked up the phone on the wall – and a voice said, “Yes?” and you would give your order and shortly it would appear. Genius. And, to reiterate, “Xanadu” is the best song ever written.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Today is certainly one of the most important days of my life …” – my mother “I’m glad you were born.” – Kate “Happy birthday dot org.” – Caitlin “We’re proud of you. You’re a good girl.” — my father … Continue reading
\nworkin’ at the Pit
\nSomeone has a pizza
\nand they didn’t order it
\nSheil-babe O’Malley
\ntakes the pizza pie
\nGives it to the people
\nAnd we begin to cry
\nSheil-babe O’Malley
\nworkin’ at the pit …” — Jackie<\/p>\n