Slang..
Chick-fil-a = the best place ever
jade = *****
brooke = gorgeous
mishin = the boss, as in âYou arenât the boss of me.â
Weâre on vaycay. School is OVER, COVID is over. Weâre in New York City and weâre doinâ the town this time. Lisa told me, âYou showed me Paris last summer, now Iâm going to show you New York City.â Her mom, Karen, smiled and gave a little sideways, âYes, yes we AREâ nod.
Leong and Sunny, two of my Yale roommates, and my BF Peter are staying in Lisaâs (parentâs) 50th floor Manhattan apartment for the week. The apartment is singularly stunning, with its all-glass views of Central Park and the city, but it only has five bedrooms - so weâre doubled up a bit.
One of the things that makes Manhattan chick-fil-a, is that the Broadway theaters are 15 minutes from Lisaâs door. You step out, whirl around Columbus Circle and youâre on Broadway! Minutes later, youâre in your seat, Oh, and donât forget to get the cinnamon crusted almonds.
We saw âBad Cinderellaâ the night before last - that was only a âWest Endâ show (Iâm learning to be a Broadway snob). Tonight, weâre going to see Hamilton. Last night, we saw âHadestown.â I didnât know anything about âHadestown,â but Leeza (Lisaâs 13 year old sister) has seen it three times now.
Weâd just finished lunch and Lisa started off a debate. âIs Orpheus (one of Hadestownâs leading characters, played by Reeve Carney) superhot - the hottest man alive - or is he the littlest jade ever?
âHeâs brooke,â Leeza swooned dreamily, fanning her face as if itâs hot, âIâd definitely hit that.â
Lisa gasped, âshutUP, you arenât âhittingâ anyone.
Leezaâs been driving Lisa up-the-wall all morning. We had Pancakes and bacon for breakfast and Leezaâs been all rude and maple sugar buzzed ever since.
âYou arenât mushin,â Leeza snorted, and as Lisa gave her a threat-laden look, Leeza finished with, âthat man can get it.â
Iâve seen this before - and these sisters are heading for it.
Leong adds âOrpheus sees a submissive woman in distress. What he thinks he sees, is a typically beautiful woman, by societal standards, who he knows nothing about - and heâs like, âI want to marry you.â
Sunny leaned into the conversation fiercely, saying, âHe doesnât KNOW her! Wouldnât you just punch that guy in the face?â
âProbably,â I answered, laughing, âif he werenât in a frigging MUSICAL!â
âExcuse me,â Lisa interrupts, âyouâre telling me that this scene doesnât perpetuate the idea that only looks matter?â As one of the most beautiful women in the WORLD, Lisa is sensitive to objectification.
Sunny adds, âOne reason to cancel him - I assume weâre trying to cancel him now - is that he sees a woman in distress and says âthatâs the one, the love of my life,â - a beautiful woman who canât survive on her own.â
âShe didnât need him,â I suggested, âhe was a burden on her.â   Â
Peter, whoâs been working away on his laptop, looked up and said, âI canât tell if youâre joking.â
Leeza, snarked, âThen go back to your little coding.â
I think I gasped and Peter looked a little shocked.
When Lisa, whoâd gotten up to get some ice, heard that comment from Leeza, she said, âTHATâS IT,â in a steely voice.
Leeza, who was sitting with her back to the kitchen on the huge white sectional, had a millisecond to look over before Lisa pounced on her. She came in from her backside rolling over onto Leeza, trying to cover her mouth.
Leong, and Sunny, whoâd never seen these to wildcats at it before, squealed and flinched out of the way. Peter, an only child, found this delightful and hilarious. He burst out laughing with glee, as he too, cleared some space.
âYouâre trying to silence me!â Leeza yelled, giggling and grabbing Lisaâs arms as they got into a full, sister wrestling, flailing ball of hair and arms. Rolling off the couch and onto the floor. âSHUT UP,â Lisa demanded at the top of her voice.
âSheâs trying to silence me!â Leeza howled again, âI will not be silenced!â This match continued for a hot minute until Lisa got Leezaâs arms pinned with her knees.
âApologize!â Lisa said, out of breath, as she began to ponytail her hair.
âExcuse me,â Leeza yelled, herself gasping for breath but trying to blow strands of her red hair out of her face and wiggle free. âIâd like my lawyer - get OFF me - you ******* Karen!â
When that doesnât work Leeza starts yelling, âHELP, MOM, ****!!â at the top of her lungs.
Karen, on a laptop in a glass walled alcove just off the living room, had seen the whole everything. Folding down her laptop lid, she stuck her head out and said, âGirls.â
Then Michel, their dad, is in the doorway, âWhat are you two doing?â He asked softly.
The fight immediately broke up, Lisa and Leeza sheepishly disengaging. âNothing,â they said, together in near perfect union. Lisa gave Leeza a wide-eyed, tilted head look and Leeza said, âIâm sorry Peter, I was only foolinâ around.â
âI know,â Peter replied, chuckling, âbut it was worth it.â
Sunday - drum roll please - this Sunday (Motherâs day), weâre going to see Taylor Swift in concert.
On Monday, Peter and I jet off to Paris (and Saint-Tropez) for 10 days. Heâll get to meet my GrandmĂšre and Uncle Remy - Iâm SO hyped.
Iâm squeezing a lot into the first three weeks of summer. My fellowship starts June 1st, and thatâll take all of June and July. I canât wrap my head around being a junior next year. Whereâs the time GONE?
BLT Marriam Webster word of the day challenge: Laden: something heavily loaded with something, literally or figuratively.