Jul 27 2007
Matt Revisited
It’s been ages since I told any Matt stories. I was going to start in on Matt stories again, but then I realized tonight that many of you are new since the last time we talked about him. And you really need to be introduced properly. So, for a small handful of you, this is a re-introduction. This will enable me to delve into more Matt stories in the future. Here goes.
Once upon a time I was in college and my bestest friend was my dear Matt. Matt adored me. He thought I was so beautiful (he’s gay…) and he loved to dress me up and show me off. We had been friends almost our whole lives, minus a couple of awkward years in high school. But when college came, we couldn’t bear to be parted for more than a few hours at a time. Hahaha.
Matt also had some strange power over me. He would come up with these absolutely ridiculous plans and somehow I would always go along with them.
Which brings us to today’s Friday Flashback.
One night, in the middle of the night, Matt came to my dorm to get me. I was in my pajamas, and could I please change first? No. There was no time for that. Sigh. So I threw on some flip-flops and followed him out the door.
He had a very important mission for us, but he would explain it when we got there.
And, where was “there”? Our local grocery store. And the mission? To buy crackers and cheez whiz, sit down at the handy table right there in the grocery store, and invite strangers to come and join us for cheese and crackers and get their pictures taken with us.
Look at me. Don’t I look like a nice girl? NOT like the kind of girl that would be sitting in the grocery store in her pajamas, inviting strangers to come and eat cheez whiz with me? Do you see the pain etched on my face? The pain screaming out to you, begging you to find a way to make the crazy gay man let me go back to my dorm and go to bed?
But really. The craziest part about this whole thing is that people actually sat down to eat cheez whiz and get their pictures taken with us!!!!
Here’s to you, Matt, and all the crazy things you made me do.
(I’m currently trying to track him down so that he can throw in his 2-cents here. “Hi, I posted some pictures of you on the internet…” Wish me luck–he’s very elusive. I guess that means I can tell MY side of the stories, huh?)
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hahahahahaha! Oh, Brillig, that is exceptionally funny. And yes, I feel your pain.
I had a friend like this too, back in the day. He was an ACTOR so of course he loved to go out in public having donned a costume and an accent and engage people in conversation.
I was his sidekick.
Somewhere I have photos of him dressed up as some sort of Colonel Sanders gentleman from the south. And I? I was his floozy in a flapper dress hanging on his arm.
Dang. Now I want some cheese whiz.
Oh, and PS– I like your pajamas!
Too fun! I love the pictures.! The people don’t seem so excited to be sharing good food and good fun with you. Sheesh
Ok I looked at the top picture again and the guy looks like someone I dated in college. Just for drama’s sake let’s say it is!
This cracked me up all over again! Can’t wait for more Matt stories!
lmao this is way too funny. You are certainly braver than I ever was. Who actually TOOK the pictures?? LOL. Matt sounds like a blast.
holy! u’re just shock full of adventures, rn’t u?!
Looks like a hostage situation to me.
I’ll go with Millies comment. Only because I can’t think of anything funnier.
Hahahahaha! Love those pajamas. And that expression. And Millie’s comment, too.
I also had a Matt in my life. His name was Mark.
Thanks for the Matt refresher; now I can look forward to reading more adventures about him. What a blast!
I could swear that I’ve read this one before. Have I? I know I’ve seen the pics.
He sounds like a lot a fun! I’d have definitely sat down to have some cheez whiz and crackers with you guys!
Ahh, but what about for those of us that have been “long term” readers. We feel cheated, we want a new Matt story.
Ok, I’m only speaking for myself.
and p.s. only kidding too…i know there is a lot on the Brillig plate right now so you’re forgiven …for now anyway
Has anyone told you that you look like Drew Barrymore?
You do. Exactly.
You aren’t Drew Barrymore, are you?
(I don’ t think she’s mormon)
you sure he just wasn’t looking for a date??? hehehehehe
I love it! I’m one of those people who absolutely would sit down and have some Cheez Whiz with total strangers….just to be able to answer “where were you?” with “eating cheez whiz with random strangers, of course!” Awesome you for doing that!
Oh I love Flashback Fridays! This is a good one, I can’t wait for more Matt stories, so fun, makes me feel seventeen again!
Nice girls don’t sit in grocery stores eating crackers and cheese whiz in their pajamas?
Man! I KNEW I was going about this all wrong!!
Okay, am I a total freak, or have I heard this story before?
Right, enough pretending I’m interested in the post. I’m only hear to brag it up to everyone else. ~singsong voice~ I met Brillig in person! Neener, neener, neener!
I think you’re beyond fabulous. Will you be my friend? Pretty please?
LOVE the pictures. I totally would have sat with you for the pic. I probably would have passed on the Cheez Wiz, though.
This is funny, because the last time I was here, this post was up. I had to look twice. Emma Sometimes said you were still blogging, but soemthng didn’t look right….!
Sometimes I miss my crazy teenage doin’s…
Not often.
That is the weirdest - and quite possibly the coolest — thing I have ever heard of. I am going to do that next week. swear.
Mike
This is my first Matt story, and I’m loving him already.
Crackers and CheezWhiz at the grocery store–with strangers?! How can a girl’s night get any better?
Nice post, bookmark it