This weekend resulted in two nagging questions: 1. What was the name of the “fancy” brand of nightgowns worn by us east coast girls, ages 7-12? and 2. Who was the second female lead in the beyond-corny 80s-esque movie starring Kirstie Alley and John Laroquette that aired in SF at 2AM this past Sunday morning? She looks so damn familiar.

And the highly anticipated answers are:

1. Lanz of Salzburg. I really can’t believe I wore these once, even if I was just 10.
2. Alison LaPlaca. I totally remember her, though I can’t claim any specific memory of her acting endeavors. Maybe, just maybe, Duet.

I had to get a new Microsoft badge this morning – I’m on number 5 or 6. I really do think I lost the old one, though I have to admit to not trying all that hard to find it. Each time you get a new one, they ask if you want a new picture, and of course I always do. It’s an ongoing quest to see exactly *how* demented their crazy funhouse camera can make me look. This time: I showed the new (and improved, I thought) badge to a coworker, and she said, “Wow, you look like Monica from Friends! I mean when she wore the fat suit.” Lovely. At least I know where to go for honesty.

Last thing: I told this story about 10 times this weekend, so I'll make it short and sweet en-blog. I sum, I was verbally attacked by a fellow patron while trying on glasses frames in downtown Palo Alto on Saturday afternoon. She basically accused me of being “ignorant,” then in a panicked state asked me about 23 times if I “wanted something” from her. All this was very bizarre and really freaked me out, as I was simply trying on different frames and waiting for the sales guy to help me. Of course, I want to believe she was purely insane, but I also have to wonder: If you really are ignorant, then you probably don’t know when you’re being ignorant, right? Could she be on to something here?