Toga! Toga! Toga!

toga! toga! toga! by flickr user sgoralnick

Brett: Have you ever been to a toga party?

Lori: Aren't those for frat boys?  I just went to a community college.  Not a big party scene.

Brett: According to the movies they're for frat boys.  But according to Saved by the Bell, toga parties also occur in high schools.  But that was post-Kelly and Jessie (during the dreaded Tori episodes), so I can't blame you if you've blocked out that memory.

Lori: Oh yeah.  Tori was a horrible addition to that show.  They should have given that idea the boot.

Pet sounds

Puppy vs Kitty… Fight! by flickr user Kyle Batson

Brett: If you were to get a pet, would it be a kitty, a pup, or something else?

Lori: Ha.  Realistically it would probably be a kitty.  They don't need walks and they poop in a box.  I am a total dog lover though.  The bigger the better.  They're just too expensive to own.

Brett: Ay, your logic makes sense.

Aloha!

Which way to the luau?

Lori: Ever worn a real Hawaiian lei?

Brett: Never a real flower one.  (Just the cheap plastic ones.)  But when we were in Hawaii I got a shell lei, if that counts.  The best part was it was free, and I didn't even have to pay any taxes on it!

Lori: No taxes?  I could really jive with that.

Don't let the bedbugs bite

Bedtime Rituals by flickr user sandravanbrenk

Lori: Do you have a specific routine at bedtime?  For example, I have to tuck my feet in or I can't go to sleep.

Brett: I don't really have a routine.  Other than brushing my teeth and turning off any lamps that are lit.

Childhood pleasures

Lori meeting Rush... greatest day of her life?

Brett: So, would you like to tell the WWC readers about your love of Rush?

Lori: Sure!  I usually have to dial it down so I don't embarrass myself.  They've been my favorite band for almost twenty years now.

Brett: I don't know if there's anything I've liked that much for two decades.  I envy you.

Lori: Wait a minute.  You mean to tell me there's nothing you fell into fifteen or twenty years ago that you still love?? That's kind of sad!

Brett: Not off the top of my head.  Is that bad for my qi?  Unless you count Roald Dahl books, which I've loved since I was a kid.

Lori: Of course that counts!!  How many books does he have?  Is there one that has an ogre?  That could be cool.

Brett: I'm torn between telling you about The BFG (which has giants that are probably the closest thing to ogres in his books, although the Twits are fairly ogre-like for humans) or being offended that you don't know his whole library well enough to answer that question yourself.

We just talked about kids' shows, because we're really smart

Blue's Clues Cake by flickr user Cakes Caboodle

Brett: The Suite Life of Zack and Cody: great show, or greatest show?

Lori: I'd go with great.  The size of the audience probably prevents it from being greatest.

Brett: You seem more knowledgeable about the show than I expected.  Do you watch it?  I've never seen a full episode, but from the bits I've seen, I think I'd need a bottle of something to sit through it.

Lori: I catch an episode every now and then, but it's actually off the air now.  But, yeah.  It took a little wine for me to commit to it, but the shows are pretty cute once you're invested.

Brett: Well, I have been known to watch Blue's Clues (though not in ages), so I won't judge you.

Lori: Isn't Blue just about the cutest little dog ever?!?  That show really lost its edge after Steve left though.  Joe was an absolute idiot.

Brett: Truth.  Steve was great, but I wanted to pull out each of the hairs on Joe's head, one by one.

Lori: Bet Blue didn't like him either.  We can all pretty much agree on that one.

Moving day, or movie day?

Moving Boxes by flickr user Bluesocks

Brett: Have you seen Monsters University?  I don't know if you remember this, but I owe you thanks for introducing me to Monsters, Inc.

Lori: I didn't remember.  But, you're welcome!!  I haven't seen it yet.  Haven't had a lot of time to burn in the movie theaters lately.

Brett: The first time I visited you in Chicago, we decided the hip thing to do would be staying in your apartment and watching a Pixar movie.  I'm a little offended that you don't recall it as vividly as I do.

Lori: The first time you visited me here I had lived in Chicago for one day.  I made you sleep surrounded in boxes like a nomad.  If it's any consolation, I remember the Cubbies game fondly.

Brett: I enjoyed it!  I don't give an ef about unpacked boxes.  I moved a couple months ago, and I'm still not completely unpacked.  I was impressed with how organized your apartment was after one day.

Lori: Thanks!  That's probably mostly due to my moving crew.  My brother and one of our friends really helped edit the way the boxes were arranged inside that tiny room.

Mister Manners

Super ticklish lil feet!! by flickr user lbdecker

Brett: Reminder: It's not nice to bite people.

Lori: Even if they tickle my feet?  Because I hate that.

One-question Personality Test

Simon by flickr user designrecherche

Brett: There are two types of people in this world: those who prefer Follow the Leader and those who prefer Simon Says.  Which are you?

Lori: If you really think about it... those two are kind of the same game.  Can I choose King of the Mountain, instead?

Brett: Well, there are lost of better games, like Capture the Flag or Red Rover.  But choosing between two such similar games tells a lot about you.  It's a one-question personality test that I just made up.  So which is it, Follow the Leader or Simon Says?

Lori: Ok, I'm gonna go with Simon Says.  I always felt so smart as a tot when I stayed still because "YOU DIDN'T SAY SIMON SAYS!!!!!"

Brett: Ooh, I just learned so much about you.  But don't even ask what.  I'll never give up the secret of my personality test.

Lori: Even if I grab you by the ear lobe and shake my finger at you?

Brett: Even if you tie my earlobes in knots.

Lori: Careful, I just may do that! ;)