So, my mom used to have this best friend - until yesterday. Best friends since college. Maybe even earlier. Forever and ever. As long as I've known her, she's been a little nutty. Religious nutty. She seems perfectly normal and then will suddenly try to convert you to her brand of religion, which is not any kind of usual flavor, but some kind of extra strict fundy variety. I think she once tried to convert my brother, who is already pretty conservative (although he is decidedly NOT pushy.)

So, my mom took the week off work and thought it would be a good time to call her (former) best friend because they could talk for a nice long time. and the conversation was mostly fine, although the conversion attempt surfaced at the end again. At some point, my mom mentioned the weather we've been having, and that we were expecting more snow that night. The weather that was actually televised live to a national audience via Monday night football.

So, later in the day, she calls back and asks, accusingly: "So, where's the snow?" And basically lays into my mother, who's extremely honest, accusing her of lying about the weather, because (former) best friend looked it up on the internet and it didn't say anything about us having bad weather. And goes on and on about what kind of person my mom is if she'll lie about the weather. And my mom is just in shock and not really believing the conversation is happening and tries to placate the psycho somehow, at which point the woman starts screaming at her: "Are you talking to me like a child?!" and goes on about how my mom has always done that to her. And so forth. Just a complete psycho.

I mean, who lies about the weather? And if they do, who cares? And, more importantly, who gets on the internet to check up on whether their best friend's weather report is accurate? And then call them back to yell at them for fibbing?

So, I asked her if I could tell this story to everyone I know, because it greatly amuses me, although it's sad that my mom no longer wants any contact with her long-time best friend.

So, anybody else looking for a new tinfoil hat?

That sucks. Hopefully they can get in contact again and her friend has an explanation (it almost sounds like a medication interaction) and an apology.

Did she say it was okay, or did you just say "screw it" and posted anyways?

Not likely. My mom wants nothing to do with her, and was telling me because my dad will forget. So if she's sick or dead or whatever, she doesn't want former friend informed. This was the abbreviated version. And it takes a lot to upset my mom.
No, she said it was okay.

So sucky Pru. I hope there is a good reason for that even if your mom doesn't ever want to talk to her again.


so...

I came into a Gap friends and family coupon and spent most of the evening shopping, instead of doing homework. Oops

i soooo should be in bed asleep...

zzzzzzz

Your link was the second one. And it has a close-up. I don't imagine you don't know this is NSFW.

Keep in mind that the gossip columnist is a gay man. And to him, female genitalia is icky. But any "ick" factor discussed by the women of LoT is probably related to the fact that vaginas are living, breathing, moist creatures, and rubbing them up against any number of foreign surfaces isn't a good idea. Snail-trail, for one. Eww.

I'd like to announce myself officially done with the discussion of famous :p

Perez Hilton's site does creep me out, specifically because of his characterization of females as icky. I tend to get my celebrity gossip from TMZ now.

The close-up shots of Britney's privates make me think of JG Ballard. I won't bother to explain why.

I hate to say this, but the behavior you are describing sounds a lot like late stage Alzheimer's. It's possible your mom's friend might need her now more than ever.

I'm ok with vulvas and all, just as I'm ok with penises. Doesn't mean I want random people flashing them at me. It's just classless. Even more classless is, "There's Britney Spears vagina! Quick take a pic!"