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Dear Diary - #4 - The Luckiest Man in the World

Dear Diary,

I had a wonderful experience this morning which confirms what I have always suspected about myself.

I used to think that my only skills were being outrageously handsome, intelligent, charming, and successful, but it looks like I'm lucky, too.

I bought a big tea this morning. I knew when I was buying it that I was going to spill it. I didn't know when, but it was obviously going to happen.

The tea made it to the office without any problems. My car is fine (I know you were worried about that, Diary). My clothes are fine, too.

But when I set my tea down on my desk, I moved my purse (some call it a "Man Bag," but we know the truth, don't we, Diary?) and accidentally bumped into the tea, causing it to stop being in a normal, upright position (that's a stupid way of saying that I knocked it over).

Here's the lucky part.

When it fell over, tea came out.

OK - That's not really the lucky part. This is.

You won't believe it, diary, but the tea spilled all over a pile of paper towels.

Yeah. That's right. My mess cleaned itself up. All I had to do was throw away the paper towels. I don't even know why they were there in the first place. It's like I knew I was going to spill tea there. I guess you can add to the list of talents that I also have ESP, just like the junkie artist on "Heroes." Yay.

In other good news, my podcast, The Smartest Man in the World, has grown to about 9,000 downloads a month. That's awesome, Diary. It means that more people are listening to it now than last month, or the month before that, or the month before that.

Kind of makes me wish I somehow made money from all this crap.

But I don't.

Anyway, it's clear now that people who aren't totally stupid are listening to my show. Only people that suck don't listen to it.

Do you know any people like that, Diary? I sure hope not. They sound like pathetic, rotten, terrible creatures.

Unlike my listeners, who are kind, gentle, brilliant souls.

Life is good, Diary. Really, really good.

For once.

Published Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:59 PM by Rory

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Comments

 

outrageously charming said:

>But when I set my tea down on my desk, I moved my purse (some call it a "Man Bag," but we know the truth, don't we, Diary?)

woah there rowrie, I get the feeling you havn't been keeping up your subscription to "details".
a man-bag is not equivilant to a purse - that would be a "murse", about the size of a purse, a murse is generally considered unbecoming on a man - while a man-bag, about the size of a courier bag, is usually considered "hot".

>Kind of makes me wish I somehow made money from all this crap.
go on - a round or two of bingo never hurt anyone. And it's not like the other players can't afford to lose! You could totally play at James Bonds table, with some cute lady wishing you luck from the sidelines. Whats the worst that could happen?
November 21, 2006 1:28 PM
 

paulbz said:

I, however, am not the luckiest man in the world. I just finished boiling a pot of fresh pasta to put in a pesto sauce.  But, there's no pesto sauce.  Where the heck did it go?  Stores are closed, I've got great pasta here with no sauce.

Oh, and I stopped listening to your show because you never cae out when I was in Seattle.  I sat at the bar by myself for 3 hours pretending to like college football (it was on in the kitchen, I could see through the glass).
November 21, 2006 1:31 PM
 

paulbz said:

BTW - I found the pesto and I was joking about sitting there.  But would be good to catch up. Let me know when you're C9 tour comes through London.
November 21, 2006 2:16 PM
 

miss sarah said:

Way to go avoiding the close call. Maybe you can grant some of those superpowers to me for christmas so I don't slip on these damn leaves again and fall like I did this weekend. On second thought, a car would also keep me from having to walk down such hazardous sidewalks...you know where I live.

Speaking of which, when are you coming down again? While DC was great I was sorry to have missed you. 'Cause I do miss you.
November 21, 2006 3:22 PM
 

Erik Porter said:

Ever heard of self fulfilling prophecy?  ;)  No really, that's great.  Does our office smell like tea now?  :(  :P
November 21, 2006 4:48 PM
 

Rory said:

Paul, Paul, Paul...

"Oh, and I stopped listening to your show because you never cae out when I was in Seattle."

1. We were *supposed* to go out for coffee together, but someone was too popular and too busy to let me know when he had arrived in town

2. I was actually on my way out to the bar when I got really sick (I've been taking meds that sometimes cause me to throw up for no apparent reason - unfortunately, it was one of those nights) - I saw that a bunch of other people were invited, so I thought you'd be OK

I really wanted to go, so I was bummed about having to miss it - especially on account of a solitary puke-party.

"...I was joking about sitting there.  But would be good to catch up."

I was serious about throwing up :)

And it *would* be good to catch up. I think you'd be happy to hear about how things have been going. For a few months there, I thought that your Rory-Microsoft-Investment had been a wasted effort, but I think I'm being put to very good use on this team. It's definitely where I belong. I'm a happy guy.
November 21, 2006 6:36 PM
 

Rory said:

Erik -

"Does our office smell like tea now?  :(  :P"

Nope... it smells like... NOT YOU, SINCE YOU DIDN'T COME INTO WORK TODAY, YOU BLOODY SLACKER.

Yup. Our office, at least today, is odorifously dominated by the scent of Arcus by Amouage.

Amouage is one of the finest perfume houses in the world, so you're missing out on a real treat, buddy.

It smells so good, in fact, that it's 6:38 PM and I'm still at work.

(Avoiding traffic has nothing to do with it. I really am just sitting here and smelling myself.)
November 21, 2006 6:38 PM
 

Thera said:

Oh, Rory...

the lengths you go to to give your readers a good story.

Spilling tea onto a roll of paper towels...jeesh.
November 21, 2006 10:18 PM
 

punky said:

There must be better words than "purse" (which is just too old lady-like) and "man bag" (which in my mind refers to something entirely different, containing the same two similarly shaped objects, hopefully for the duration of its lifetime).

What brand of such do you carry?
November 22, 2006 1:54 AM
 

Blue said:

Rory,

I just ordered a set of Amouage samples in the hope of having a spontaneous orgasm by smelling them. ;)
November 22, 2006 2:58 AM
 

The Diary said:

Dear Rory,

That's astonishing. Although given that I'm little more than a collection of paper sheets myself I find the story actually quite distressing. Although paper towels are to Diarys as monkeys are to people, it's still distressing to think of my distant relations saturated with tea.

You should keep a careful eye on the places you find yourself piling up paper towels subconsciously, perhaps it'll give you a clue to taking advantage of your ESP.

I'm glad your podcast is doing well, although I confess I'm not entirely sure what a podcast actually is - having 9000 people listen to you (especially such wonderful people as you say) sounds like the start of something wonderful.

I think you're being a little harsh on the people who don't listen though, perhaps they simply haven't had the opportunity. They may not even have computers, so I think you shouldn't judge them all so harshly.

I'm glad everything seems to be going well.
November 22, 2006 3:40 AM
 

Matt said:

I was wondering when we'd start hearing from the diary.
November 22, 2006 9:47 AM
 

Rob said:

I downloaded one of the smartest man 'casts twice by accident. So you're not *all* that, even if you're *some* of that.
November 22, 2006 4:05 PM
 

Rory said:

Blue -

"I just ordered a set of Amouage samples in the hope of having a spontaneous orgasm by smelling them. ;)"

That could very well be the best comment I've ever gotten (and I've gotten about 20,000 now, so that's saying something).
November 22, 2006 4:19 PM
 

Rory said:

punky -

"There must be better words than "purse" (which is just too old lady-like) and "man bag" (which in my mind refers to something entirely different, containing the same two similarly shaped objects, hopefully for the duration of its lifetime).

What brand of such do you carry?"

I prefer "purse" because the word describes what the article in question *does*.

I carry moisturizer in it. And lip balm. And lotions. And meds. And stuff.

It's totally a purse.

I carry a purse.

It might, to others, look like a camera bag, but I know what's inside, so to me, it's a purse.

I'm a purse carrier.

I am a carrier of purse.
November 22, 2006 4:21 PM
 

Rory said:

Tee -

"Oh, Rory..."

Did you get my email? I wrote you back, and it was rather long, but I haven't heard from you yet.

Just wanted to make sure you got it. I said a few rather heavy things in it, and I'd like to think it's not just sitting in a spam folder somewhere :)
November 22, 2006 4:22 PM
 

Rory said:

Dear Diary -

"I'm glad your podcast is doing well, although I confess I'm not entirely sure what a podcast actually is - having 9000 people listen to you (especially such wonderful people as you say) sounds like the start of something wonderful."

A podcast is like an audio blog. Mine in particular is a collection of me reading some of my favorite posts against a musical background.

It gives me a chance to read the posts in the way I want them to be heard - the proper inflections and so on.

It's fun.

It's too bad you don't have ears.

"I think you're being a little harsh on the people who don't listen though, perhaps they simply haven't had the opportunity. They may not even have computers, so I think you shouldn't judge them all so harshly."

I disagree, Diary. I'm not being too harsh.

Those people should burn.

BURN, BURN, *BURN*.

You see, if enough people listen, then my podcast will be able to take on a sponsor, and that would be a very, very good thing.

I've written a lot of material, and I've given it all away for free. Someday, I'd like to be able to make some dough from all the work I've done.

It's true that the major reward is getting to meet people from all over the world who appreciate what I've done, but some cash wouldn't hurt, you know?
November 22, 2006 4:26 PM
 

bart said:

Rory said:
     ####"I carry moisturizer in it. And lip balm. And lotions. And meds.      
     ####  And stuff. "

It scares me that I know gorgeous girls that would love you and your woman like habits :))

November 22, 2006 5:21 PM
 

Rory said:

Bart -

"It scares me that I know gorgeous girls that would love you and your woman like habits :))"

It's not that surprising - I know gorgeous girls who *do* love me and my woman-like habits :)
November 22, 2006 5:58 PM
 

Thera said:

I *did* in fact, get your email.  I haven't written you back because I'm all helter-skelter for Thanksgiving...baking pies...visiting and whatnot and I honestly don't know how to respond yet...gimme a little time.  I will write you back though...most likely sometime next week.

Have a splediferous holiday, my dear.
November 22, 2006 11:51 PM
 

Ni said:

Hi Rory,

Though I dont claim to be a regular reader...I try to read new posts whenever I can. The "Dear Diary" sequence is a real good one. I realized that I am equally (if not more) lucky as you are. I dropped my Diet Coke on my neighbor's laptop instead of my own at work today!!!

Have great Holidays.
November 23, 2006 1:50 AM
 

punky said:

Ok, so I'm acknowledging that the object we're discussing here - the object in your possesion - is a "purse" in sort of an Aristotelian way, i.e. that the name "purse" is adequate to describe what the object is used for (much like a cat could be called a club if you use it to whack people in the head). Is it also Aristotelian in the poetic sense though, so that the form suitably matches its function? In other words: since it is used to hold girly objects used for girly activities, is it also of girly appearance? Is it pink? Does it have beads? A little gold lock?

The reason I'm obsessing with this is of course that I am myself a bag-carrier. And it is _not_ a purse. It is black. It holds manly objects like my driver's licence, my black leather credit card holder, my pen, my moleskine notebook, the occasional hand-held drill or can of gasoline. So there. I am not a carrier of a purse.

My great fear, of course, is that people will be unable to distinguish between people like you and people like me, like when my sister-in-law roared with laughter when I claimed that my bag was "not gay at all".
November 23, 2006 3:10 AM
 

bart said:

I don't get it. If you are the smartest, and luckiest man in the world, why the hell do you need superpowers ? And about those powers you want, I should tell you that the accommodations featured by my university include public toilets in student's buildings. I've been living in these buildings for four years now. If I were to talk about "stuff", you will probably feel even luckier than now :))
November 24, 2006 2:53 PM
 

vanessa said:

Enjoy !
these very lucky days never seem to last too long ...
November 29, 2006 6:45 AM
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