Saturday, November 29, 2008

Two cities and a town

I have been known to add certain words to my vocabulary that make most other people say "huh?". A few of these are things like groshe, sassy pants, "H" no, and rockstar. A few vocabulary items have been making a strong showing lately, and as a service to my friends and family, I am defining them below.

Yum City: The population of yum city is vast and varied. Some of the most recent additions include rice pudding, sweet potato fries w/dipping sauce, and Joel McHale. New residents are always being added, but lime popsicles, snow cones, chic-fil-a chicken nuggets, Dole Whips at Disneyland, and George Clooney are long time residents. I am the leader of yum city, and I can include anything or anyone in the population. Something is included once it is deemed to be "yum city". Example: "mmmm, these french fries are yum city." This also works when referencing people, but people can also be inducted into the community just by called them "yummy". Example: "Jim Halpert is yummy."

Sketch Town: Sketch Town is a location within Shady City. The residents of Sketch Town are slightly mysterious and sometimes a little scary. A new resident was added tonight, and it's name is La Puente. La Puente is a Mexican restaurant located on a dark street, and at 7:00 on a Saturday night it had two guests: me and my friend Natalie. I think the restaurant may be a front for a money laundering operation.

Shady City: The residents of Shady City are more familiar to me and usually make me somewhat uncomfortable. My across the hall neighbor is totally Shady City! I think he is growing pot in his front window, and for the last week or so I thought his wife was dead in their house. I hadn't seen her in awhile, and the most logical conclusion I could come up with was death. It may have been an extreme conclusion, but her husband is Shady City, so I was a little suspicious. I saw her last night, so maybe she was just on vacation or something.

I don't lead Sketch Town or Shady City, I just dictate who resides there. A declaration that something is Sketch Town or Shady City is binding and cannot be undone without an official decree by me. That makes me pretty powerful, so let this serve as a warning...here today, sketch town tomorrow.

2 comments:

Tod said...

Nicaragua is Sketch Town, One-Legged-Juan is Shady City, and gallopinto is Yum City. I can dig the new words.

Melissa and Zac said...

I love reading your blog! I can't wait until you publish your first book! By the way, I haven't forgotten about our Turkey Trot shirts, I'll be picking them up next week! :)