2012 Mantras.

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Well, maybe a few things if they're really pretty...

"We used the stick."

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Ever since my sister and I saw Val's awesome XShot camera extender, we've been lemming for one because it let's you take group pictures without leaving someone out of the group picture. You just screw on the camera to the tip of the XShot, set your 10 sec. timer, extender the baby, and smile. Easy peasy pictures, right? And, bonus! You look super dorky and touristy, but whatever because everyone's in the group! Coolest thing ever, right?!

No. The brother-in-law felt less of the cool and more of the dorky and touristy, unfortunately, so Min never got one. Dun dun DUN...big sister to the rescue, and I got them one in time for their NYE trip. While my sister gleefully ripped the packing off the XShot with a near maniacal gleam in her eye, Brandon was less enthused. (By the way, when they opened their joint Christmas present, my mom had a hard time grasping the context of the extender and thought it a gift of the the disciplinary sexual variety. File that under "Cheese and rice, I  never want to hear that out of my mom's mouth ever again.")

Fast forward five days. Min just sent me this text with Brandon's phone: "we used the stick and now Brandon loves it."

Naturally, I sent this back:

I mean, really. Don't you know anything about me?

Ain't that some shit.

Good God Almighty, if this had been around about four years ago I would have. tore. shit. up.



This kid Jhameel and I are in some serious business right now.

To waiting.

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Jim: I just wanna say how happy we are that all of you are here tonight. And, I want to especially thank those of you who have travelled from far away to be here with us tonight. Especially the Florida cousins, who obviously can't take a hint. Four years ago, I was just a guy who had a crush on a girl, who had a boyfriend. And I had to do the hardest thing that I've ever had to do, which was just to... wait. Don't get me wrong, I flirted with her. Pam, I can now admit in front of friends and family, that I do know how to make a photocopy. Didn't need your help that many times. And, uh, do you remember how long it took you to teach me how to drive stick?

Pam: Like a year!

Jim: I've been driving stick since high school, so... For a really long time that's all I had. Little moments with a girl who saw me as a friend. And, a lot of people told me I was crazy to wait this long for a date with a girl I work with but I think, even then I knew that... I was waiting for my wife.

Troy and Abed.