We saw Amekah Okefore Emeka Okafor at the mall today. He ate dinner at the table next to us, and he held the trash bin open for me when I threw away my cup. Nice fellow, that Emeka.
I was impressed by the holding o’ the trash bin even before I knew he was a Dude. It was very nice of him.
And yes, I do think this counts as a celebrity sighting.
Also today: We ate deep-fried Coca-Cola (D-minus) and a deep-fried Snickers bar (B-plus).
I have a hard time meeting new people. We haven’t found a church to attend yet, and I’m staying home with Pi now, so befriending co-workers is out. I’ve been trying to talk to people around our apartment complex, but that hasn’t gone very well. I got the brush-off from the first person I tried to talk to, and the second two — a nice couple with a giant Marmaduke dog — were moving to Seattle that very day. Great timing, eh?
So I went on a blind date last night. With about 11 or 12 mommies I’d never met before. I found a mommies group online, and their calendar had a Moms Night Out scheduled.
I sat in the parking lot of the pizza place for a few minutes, working up the gumption to have dinner with a bunch of strangers. And then I went in, found the table populated with ladies and introduced myself.
I’m glad I did.
We had pizza, they were friendly, and I had a nice time. Then we went to a movie.* It was such a nice break. They have playgroups pretty regularly, and Moms Nights Out about once a month. I’m already planning to go to a scrapbooking crop in November. (I’m such a party animal.)
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*”The Departed.” Holy Hannah, that was quite a movie. More violence and “language” than I normally go for, but the acting was great and I was on the edge of my seat nearly the whole time. And it was a l o n g movie, so that’s saying something.
Rockford: You know who I think’s in line to make a big Hollywood comeback?
Nichole: Joe Pesci?
Rockford: Ralph Macchio. Mark my words. He’s going to show up in a Quentin Tarantino movie or something. If he’s not dead.
Mr. Macchio and I share a birthday, so I hope Rockford is right. But I fear he’s not, judging by his recent work. It looks like he’s still alive, though, so at least he has that going for him.