I don’t know about you, but after reading about a few Nintendo parties, I came to the conclusion that I was simply Not Cool Enough for them. I had a small hope that I might be invited to a party on the off chance of getting Wii Fit or some other goodies, but the “being noticed” part of the equation would fall to other, hipper people, and I was okay with that.
Then, a month ago, I got an e-mail from Justine, and I immediately IMed my faithful Gchat buddy, OPH.
RA: HOLY FREAKING CRAP
I got an unsolicited email to be a brand enthusiast.OPH: YES!!
nintendo?RA: well, no
but, the Gap!
want to come to my party?!
HOLY CRAP I AM FREAKING OUTOPH: YES!
we’re going to get gap stuff?!?RA: YES AND A PARTY
OPH: THAT’S BETTER THAN NINTENDO
RA: HOLY CAPITAL LETTERS
OPH: sooo much better than nintendo
yayayayayRA: I am trying not to shriek
OPH: when’s your party?? please say after July 25
RA: umm, I have to email this girl and say if I’m in or not
and she is planning to come to Philadelphia next week and would I like to meet for coffee?!OPH: IN IN IN IN IN IN
RA: HOLY CRAP
um, these are the people who sent Janet emergency urgent cookies
let us remember
GAHOPH: YAY EMERGENCY COOKIES
please request that you want those same cookiesRA: I know, seriously
OPH: since we heard they are awesome
RA: SERIOUSLY HOLY CRAP
can I say that enough?!
no!OPH: and I’d like some emergency couriered to my office right now
RA: okay!
I have to let this mull over
I can’t be all OMG YES YES YES GIVE ME FREE STUFFOPH: your free GAP STUFF
RA: OH MY GOODNESS
look at this line
“By the way, I couldn’t help but notice that you have a couple of gals on your blogroll that have participated in programs with us before, or will be participating in this one — Whoorl, Slice of Pink and Your Wishcake”
which means Whoorl and I would be like THE SAME LEVEL OF COOLNESS
(only in this regard)OPH: YOU AND WHOORL ARE PRACTICALLY BFF
RA: I gave her fashion advice once!
it was to WEAR A GAP DRESS FOR HER NYT PHOTO SHOOT
this is destinyOPH: oh you MUST mention that
IT IS DESTINYRA: HAHA
seriously, freaking out
I have never used so many capital letters or exclamation points in one IM
like, not sarcastically
I am so embarrassed that this IM is an accurate representation of how I act when I am excited about something — meaning, I sound like a crazed Jonas Brothers fan who happens to be a banshee — so any chance of me playing it cool is about zero. Oh, dear. Just don’t tell anyone! It will be our little secret…
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I think you will be a very good brand enthusiast!:)
I’m excited for you! They definitely chose well with you.
I am so jealous!! Just so you know.
I’d be just as thrilled for a similar opportunity. Very cool!
Hahaha I pretty much had the same reaction when I got chosen. ESPECIALLY when my box of goodies came in the mail last week!
You shall now me to me what Whoorl is to you.
Oh crap. You shall now *be* to me what Whoorl is to you. And I shall be a dork.
I’ll pretend to be embrassed by that convo, but…that’s pretty much how I talk. All the time.
So exciting! I am wearing my t-shirt right now. It is so comfy!
Ohmygosh, when Justine comes to take you for coffee, she’s going to take you to the Gap and buy you clothes!!! I’m dying from jealously over here.
Yay! Have SO much fun and definitely eat lots of the cookies if they have them at your party. Yum! =)
And, WHAT? Not cool enough? You SO would have been top of my list if you lived not so far away!
Oh, man, this made me so nostalgic for our gchats of months past…stupid wonderful new job giving me all sorts of professional satisfaction and taking away my gchats with RA.
But, on to more important things: OMG HOLY CRAP THAT IS SO FREAKING COOL!!!
That is SO ridiculously exciting!!!!! Congratulations!!! And I love the title of this post. Perfect.
I would say Gap is WAYYYYYYYYYYYY better than Nintendo.
OMG, you just had me rolling. Destiny! IT WAS DESTINY.
VBFF (and LYLAS),
Whoorl
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