3.13.2007
yesterday's lunch
there's a small fridge at the end of my aisle, behind rich's cube. at 11:30 i decide that i'm hungry so i head to the fridge to retrieve the ham and cheese sandwich that i brought with me this morning.
"shhhhhh," i say to rich as i open the fridge door.
"shhhhhh," rich replies as he turns around. "oh, you brought today?"
"yeah."
"i was thinking we'd do pizza since you love it so much and it's your birthday."
"well, it's only a sandwich," i reply. pizza is supposed to be tonight's dinner but it's my birthday and i love pizza so why shouldn't i eat as much of it as i can? "i'm in!"
"ok, cool. i'll probably order in 15 minutes or so."
"you ordering pizza?" matt asks in his new zealand accent from across the felted plastic wall that he shares with rich.
"i am. you in?"
"it's steven's birthday. i'm definitely in."
rich: "cool. what about you, patrick?"
"oh, i'm in," patrick replies behind the wall he shares with me.
"what kind of pizza do you want to get?" rich asks us.
"hmmm, doesn't really matter to me," i offer.
"me neither," says patrick.
"well...i'm thinking we kinda have to get chicken AND beef...on the same pizza," rich says.
everyone starts laughing.
me: "are you serious, rich?"
"yeah, don't you agree?"
"i think you're right, mate," says matt. "a chicken and beef pizza."
i can't stop laughing. i'm in full girly giggle mode.
"so, what should we do? should we get half chicken and half beef or just get them all thrown together?" rich asks.
"well, if we're gonna do this, we should do it right and throw them all together" is matt's reply.
"i agree," patrick says.
"me too," i manage to say through my chuckles.
"this is kinda weird, guys," says rich.
"i wonder if it's ever been done before," i pose.
patrick: "yeah, man. meat lovers."
me: "i don't think there's chicken on those."
patrick: "you're right...everything BUT chicken, really."
rich: "ok, so what kind of beef should we get?"
patrick: "hmmm."
me: "i don't know, meatball?"
patrick: "i think that's a good idea"
rich: "yeah, i think that's the closest to beef we'll get. it's kinda like ground beef. meatball it is. and the chicken?"
patrick: "i guess grilled."
rich: "ok, yeah. i'm definitely down. this actually sounds like it could be good."
"i can't believe we're doing this." i can't stop laughing. "you guys are the best."
rich: "ok, i'll call and then go pick it up."
me: "wait, you're picking it up? so you're not gonna give a fake name then."
rich: "oh, i was planning on it."
patrick: "yeah, it's kind of a given now. we can't order pizza anymore without giving a fake name. it's a rule."
rich: "yeah, it is."
me: "you guys rule!"
patrick: "i think we're breaking new ground here."
me (still giggling): "this is incredible."
rich picks up the phone. here we go. i slide to the half of my cube closest to him so i can hear better.
"yes, can i place an order for pick up please? i'd like one large pie with meatball....and chicken. yup, chicken... grilled please. and a half pie with mushroom. the name? jose."
matt, patrick and i laugh throughout the call. rich joins in once he hangs up.
rich leaves and returns 23 minutes later. none of us can wait to see what this pizza looks like. rich is clearly excited as he opens the box.
rich: "whoa, that looks delicious. i'm so ready."
annie, who had been out of the room at the time the pizza was discussed and the order was placed, returns to the room. she cracks up every time i sing "chicken and beef." she sees us huddled around the pizza and comes over.
annie: "you guys didn't!"
rich: "oh..WE DID."
me: "i can't believe i didn't bring my camera today. i was going to and then i didn't. i need a picture of this glorious pizza."
luckily, annie's cell phone has a camera which she points at the deliciousness.
a minute or so later....
me: "this is the best pizza i've ever had."
everyone laughs.
rich: "it really is pretty awesome."
me: "hell yeah!"
rich: "whaddya say, matt?"
matt: "i quite like it. the chicken and beef come together very nicely. there's a lot more chicken but the flavor mixture is perfect."
rich: "this pizza is bursting with life."
patrick: "the chicken is a little dry and the beef is juicy. they compliment each other perfectly."
me: "i cannot believe how good this is. you guys are the best. thank you so much."
there's a small fridge at the end of my aisle, behind rich's cube. at 11:30 i decide that i'm hungry so i head to the fridge to retrieve the ham and cheese sandwich that i brought with me this morning.
"shhhhhh," i say to rich as i open the fridge door.
"shhhhhh," rich replies as he turns around. "oh, you brought today?"
"yeah."
"i was thinking we'd do pizza since you love it so much and it's your birthday."
"well, it's only a sandwich," i reply. pizza is supposed to be tonight's dinner but it's my birthday and i love pizza so why shouldn't i eat as much of it as i can? "i'm in!"
"ok, cool. i'll probably order in 15 minutes or so."
"you ordering pizza?" matt asks in his new zealand accent from across the felted plastic wall that he shares with rich.
"i am. you in?"
"it's steven's birthday. i'm definitely in."
rich: "cool. what about you, patrick?"
"oh, i'm in," patrick replies behind the wall he shares with me.
"what kind of pizza do you want to get?" rich asks us.
"hmmm, doesn't really matter to me," i offer.
"me neither," says patrick.
"well...i'm thinking we kinda have to get chicken AND beef...on the same pizza," rich says.
everyone starts laughing.
me: "are you serious, rich?"
"yeah, don't you agree?"
"i think you're right, mate," says matt. "a chicken and beef pizza."
i can't stop laughing. i'm in full girly giggle mode.
"so, what should we do? should we get half chicken and half beef or just get them all thrown together?" rich asks.
"well, if we're gonna do this, we should do it right and throw them all together" is matt's reply.
"i agree," patrick says.
"me too," i manage to say through my chuckles.
"this is kinda weird, guys," says rich.
"i wonder if it's ever been done before," i pose.
patrick: "yeah, man. meat lovers."
me: "i don't think there's chicken on those."
patrick: "you're right...everything BUT chicken, really."
rich: "ok, so what kind of beef should we get?"
patrick: "hmmm."
me: "i don't know, meatball?"
patrick: "i think that's a good idea"
rich: "yeah, i think that's the closest to beef we'll get. it's kinda like ground beef. meatball it is. and the chicken?"
patrick: "i guess grilled."
rich: "ok, yeah. i'm definitely down. this actually sounds like it could be good."
"i can't believe we're doing this." i can't stop laughing. "you guys are the best."
rich: "ok, i'll call and then go pick it up."
me: "wait, you're picking it up? so you're not gonna give a fake name then."
rich: "oh, i was planning on it."
patrick: "yeah, it's kind of a given now. we can't order pizza anymore without giving a fake name. it's a rule."
rich: "yeah, it is."
me: "you guys rule!"
patrick: "i think we're breaking new ground here."
me (still giggling): "this is incredible."
rich picks up the phone. here we go. i slide to the half of my cube closest to him so i can hear better.
"yes, can i place an order for pick up please? i'd like one large pie with meatball....and chicken. yup, chicken... grilled please. and a half pie with mushroom. the name? jose."
matt, patrick and i laugh throughout the call. rich joins in once he hangs up.
rich leaves and returns 23 minutes later. none of us can wait to see what this pizza looks like. rich is clearly excited as he opens the box.
rich: "whoa, that looks delicious. i'm so ready."
annie, who had been out of the room at the time the pizza was discussed and the order was placed, returns to the room. she cracks up every time i sing "chicken and beef." she sees us huddled around the pizza and comes over.
annie: "you guys didn't!"
rich: "oh..WE DID."
me: "i can't believe i didn't bring my camera today. i was going to and then i didn't. i need a picture of this glorious pizza."
luckily, annie's cell phone has a camera which she points at the deliciousness.
a minute or so later....
me: "this is the best pizza i've ever had."
everyone laughs.
rich: "it really is pretty awesome."
me: "hell yeah!"
rich: "whaddya say, matt?"
matt: "i quite like it. the chicken and beef come together very nicely. there's a lot more chicken but the flavor mixture is perfect."
rich: "this pizza is bursting with life."
patrick: "the chicken is a little dry and the beef is juicy. they compliment each other perfectly."
me: "i cannot believe how good this is. you guys are the best. thank you so much."
