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Hey Steph, 1994 Called.
YOU GUYS YOU GUYS YOU GUYS.
Guess who I just saw???
That's right, this cool guy:
That is Mike from The Real World: London. I just saw him at Schnucks buying fancy meat from the "custom cuts" counter.
If you knew me in the 90's, then you know I was absolutely obsessed with The Real World. It's a nasty and depressing show now, but seasons 1-10 were high quality and totally fascinating. I have since given it up but I get so psyched when I see old, old school cast members on The Challenge or VH1 clip shows.
I didn't say hi, because I know from reading all about The Real World that respectful cast members hate that. So I just walked by Mike ten times and gawked incessantly which I'm sure was much more appreciated. He looks exactly the same, minus the sweet Airborne haircut.
Whenever I start hanging out with a new guy, I'm not sure if I should reveal these weird stupid things that I get so excited about. But the new guy and I seriously JUST had a conversation about old school Real World last week. And we've also had this ongoing bacon theme with our conversations. People keep talking to us about bacon for no reason! And Bacon is kind of funny!
So anyway, after all of that, I saw a guy from The Real World BUYING bacon. A perfect full circle. So I had to make an urgent phone call from inside of Schnucks to tell him, and he thought it was as awesome as I did. He's a keeper!
I know that it's been a week and I should have more interesting things to talk about, but not really. It was a good week, though. I saw Ty and Adam for the first time in forever, checked out Warren and Sarah's cutecute Dogtown house for the first time, watched The Darjeeling Limited with Pat, set a new personal record for running the mile and had a full Office Season 3 marathon with Jason. So, good times.
But if you know me, then you know the only thing I love more than old school Real World is a crazy cult media frenzy, so I am all up in this polygamist compound bust and I really have to get back to reading all the dirt. Later gators.
What is he doing in STL?
He's from STL! His family is big on the county Catholic school scene, so I
have heard. And I think his wife just had a baby (how do I know this????).
I've been following that crazy story too, in the wake of reading all of
those (two) books about it. Apparently a good portion of the mothers who'd
left with their children, as well as some of the children have been allowed
to return, barf.
When I was in high school, I saw Mike and Lars at Northwest Plaza in a
freakin Sam Goody of all places. I had to resist every urge in my body not
to geek out and say something. Then I stopped to wonder why Mike would
take Lars from Germany to Northwest Plaza, and my brain started hurting.
Oh man, Lars was so hot.
I went on a double date with Mike's younger brother Duke! Duke was not my
date. He was Samantha's date. I was with Duke's friend. But imagine my
shock and awe when I realized Duke's brother was on the Real World. The
Real World London no less. St. Louis is the smallest place on earth. It's
true. I guess unlike Jacinda, there was no movie career to follow for Mike
:(
RØB, I have been wanting to read those books! Let me know how they turn
out! I love that J.G. bacon bit. And Big Love 2 + me and you would be
awesome. Just say when!
I have read them already! If you were my GOODREADS friend you'd know that
(wocka wocka). UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN was good, but dragged in parts,
and seemed to incorporate anecdotes that didn't seem directly pertinent to
the main focus of the book. ESCAPE, however, was extremely engaging,
enraging, tragic, uplifting, simply written, all the way through; all the
stuff that makes for a solid read. The author, Carolyn Jessop, has been
ALL OVER the news, as it's her ex-husband Merril Jessop who was sorta
heading up the crazy Eldorado, TX branch of the cult in the wake of Warren
Jeffs's arrest.
Oh cool; Escape was the one I've been wanting to read for a while.