The Lo Zone

A groovy place in cyberspace run by author Lolita Files. Come on in. Bring some Pepsi.

Lo Fun Fact #1

"Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. For as long as she lived, she had no idea there was anything sexual or seedy about being called "Lolita".

Lo Fun Fact #2

I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of Christian Louboutins.

Lo Fun Fact #3

Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all?

Lo Fun Fact #4

I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay?

Lo Fun Fact #5

I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!!

Lo Fun Fact #6

I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position.

Lo Fun Fact #7

I have ~~four~~ ~~five~~ six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have ~~four~~ ~~five~~ six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond.

Show Me The Monkey Love

Monday, February 13, 2006

Curious George may have not shown as much monkey as he would have liked, having come in third at the box office this weekend with an estimated $15.3 million, but he definitely got mad love from me. ME, of all people. Can you believe it? Especially after my rant last week about him shoving his monkey overkill in my face at every turn.

Still, I guess all it takes is a little cuddliness to soften up a tough bird like me. Sure enough, that little cuddliness arrived when I least expected it.

Imagine my surprise when the doorbell rang this past Saturday morning and I opened the door to find a UPS guy standing there holding a box of who-knows-what? Kick that surprise up another ten notches when I discovered inside the box, among other things, this:

Isn't he just the cutest? I want to hug him and squeeze him and call him George. Oh wait, his name IS George!! (Alright, that remark may be a little esoteric in reference, but those of you who grew up on old Bugs Bunny cartoons will remember that's what the Abominable Snowman Hugo said to Bugs in the episode where Marvin the Martian gave Bugs to Hugo as a pet).

But I digress. Back to my monkey. Ain't he cute?

So now, of course, I'm all about Curious George and having him show me all the monkey he wants. I might even go see the movie now. Because this monkey is just toooooooo cute. Really. I mean, look at him...

Thanks to my wunnerful, wunnerful editor, Jennifer Pooley, who surprised me with that monkey-by-mail. She knew I couldn't be annoyed with George after seeing him in such cute, stuffed, cuddly form. And, as usual, she was right.

Show me the monkey indeed!!!

Previously: The Lo Zone: Somebody's Showing Me Waaaaaaaay Too Much Monkey

posted by Lo @ 9:05 AM

1 Comments:

At February 13, 2006 9:26 AM, Anonymous said…

I am laughing nonstop at my desk! I'm so glad Curious made it to California before he got stuck in the blizzard! I am not sure the Page 6's will get out today due to the airport back up, but they are ready to hit some sunshine with you!