Alan of course did get some free milk, but Ellen can boast it was never cohabitation. I can just see the steam coming out of Leyeh's ears and Dad's nose...
Transportation conveyances of all kinds are a problem for Ellen, usually due to ooogleing and odor's. Subways, cab's, MP's boat, even a limo is dubious! Better stick to the stems and log more on the fitbit, I guess.
Meanwhile, Fred. Ellen did get a mystery Valentine's Day bouquet this year from a Fred, though at the time is was a huge question mark because she didn't know anyone by that name. Was Ed's freind smitten by a photo of Ellen, or something? Just waited a few seasons to actually ask for an introduction? Even if they don't meet, I do expect to have this cleared up.
So Sam came back to Manageing & MANAGEING though I don't think we ever heard definitively whether the firm took any matters for his company. Sure, it's possibel that he's drawing out the talks (and having all of them in person) because he needs more excuses to see Ellen--but he's being so direct here I don't see where pretense figures in at all.
And while I'm at it, where's the "wait" coming from? I'll say again that there's no reason Ellen can't alternate dates with Sam and with Willem, especially since chances are that both are a waste of time. Might as well economize.
She never does quite get the names right on major public figures. But I guess looking up the correct spelling of any regular word would be just as straightforward as "Zuckerberg," and if she couldn't do the former we shouldn't expect the latter. Furthermore, misunderstanding about The Social Network continues. Ellen and her aliases have always seemed to confuse real life with this movie, and here (highlight) she also suggests that Zuckerberg made it himself.
For those who missed this post in context, the date she's angling for here is with a Corporette commenter's brother. The offer was still out there unanswered as of last time I checked (but who wouldn't want to set her sibling up with Ellen?)
Finally, the almost-missable "burp" remark at the bottom is...still...a reference to Alan. Seems like he had a lot of extra stomach gas, perhaps from carbonated alcohol, that came all the way to bed with him. Ellen still isn't over it, any more than she's over anything about Alan. Le sigh, as some Corporettes might say.
Such noble generosity as punishment for shrinking a patron's underthings. Sometimes Ellen really does seem to have this lady/maid dynamic down cold (if notheing else!)
Not much to add about Igor and Oleg. When are they going home? And are other relatives really coming back ten-fold to stay at Leyeh's in the future?
More European lineage among Ellen's suitors, it seem's: this is the first I'd heard of Willem's background, and it certainly would be a long trip in context of just a few months of dateing (by then).
Meanwhile, is anyone else noticing that YAY!!! is becoming less and less contextually determined? Sometimes I even judge that FOOEY would make more sense in its place, yet it's almost as if the two are interchangeable. The case in point here is on the last line--what's to YAY about? Not marrying someone who Dad wouldn't approve of? Is this just some kind of inflation effect?
...And evidently I've been mentioned on another Get Off My Internets forum. Welcome, newcomers! And thank's to all who have endorsed me so far! I don't know how established a blog has to be before earning its own snark on GOMI, but I dare say I'm safely far from such achievement. So I enjoy all crumbs thrown my way as consolation.
Fascinating story. I have never heard of this happening, but I suppose nothing should surprise me anymore. For what it's worth, on this page can be found several Stamford-based Fortune 500s. If anyone has an educated guess about the poor unfortunate company that's been forever blacklisted at Manageing & MANAGEING LLP, please comment!
As for Linda, who hasn't been mentioned for a long time...I don't want to poke a hole in this woeful tale of injustice, but...didn't she fail out of law school before getting married? Is it possibel that something was wrong with her legal reasoning and/or listed credentials, even if this villainous company had had an opening?
More specific's on Dad's control over Ellen's finances. Gotta love Ellen's huffiness that non-JD Dad has power of attorney over Ellen Esq! The nerve/the incomprehension. She must have actively granted such power at some point, though--any memory of that, EB?
Further down, Willem predictably has revealed himself, once and for all, as not quite the dignitary we were hopeing for. I enjoy Ellen's careful note that the beverage he came upstairs for was innocent, where nothing else about the maneuver was, right down to elevator conduct. Sunshine Girls and real readers, do you believe he can actually behave himself until further notice from Ellen? I wouldn't be surprised if he never calls again (but no spoilers! I haven't read her next post yet).
Hat's off for the phrase featured in this post's titel. It sounds like MP's old suit is threadbare and has taken on a certain sheen, but the image of his ass shining through the fabric and perhaps blinding his wife is more evocative.
Ellen can't go many days without a reliable scrunchie supply, so she's off to replace those that were stolen. Further down, I suspect Vinnie in this grim suggestion about the scrunchies' "misuse" at the hands of pervy Hungarians. Don't respond to that, Vinnie--this has gone more than far enough.
The ladies loved this one.
Tesyaa has noted the further nostalgia associated with White Shoulders. Today thank you to Susie for pointing out an alternate goal that we should all keep in mind.
More pressingly, look out for Willem claiming to help Ellen loose weight the next time they go out! Walkeing her all the way home almost certainly means inviting himself in again, and the excuse she had last time for saying no cannot be re-used.
Indeed. The only way that the Igor and Oleg storyline could get more Ellen was that a multipack of schrunchies was involved; done. One word of consolation, though: I think they ARE cheep. In the $3 range for a five-pack of ribbed ones in various colors at my local drugstore, at least. Or does she treat them as disposable? The other explanation would be that Ellen's were couture, but that's never been her speed.
This first sentence may be the most reliable asset in Ellen's spelleing repertoire. Still, I'd be surprised if we never saw "TEIM" or some such, especially after Dad moves to North Carolina where his wisdom is not so easily accessed.
Really? I don't see any reason not to alternate date's between Willem and Sam, if they're actually both in the running. Time's a-wastin' given that Ellen has been almost 35 years old for 7 years and counting.
Interesting: presented with the information that Ellen's panties are missing after Igor and Oleg slept over, Dad had to weigh his paranoia about men's sexual designs on Ellen against family loyalty/face-saving, and the latter won! (Remembering that it's still possible these two are lying about who they are, we should expand "family" to include jackass CIA acquaintances from 40 years ago...) Of course, no matter how obvious it may be to everyone else that I and O have been rummageing, I have a feeling Dad has the last word on this issue as with every other.
And yes, tesyaa--Ellen is either secretly senior or just has a certain vintage about her tastes, colloquialisms, and moray's.
Sometime's I think I'm being tested.
SSG, would you be more forthcoming here about this outing? 15-18 people is alot; did you allow men to join you? Are you expecting Ellen or Myrna and Sam, post-work? Let me know how this goe's.
A grab bag of all-purpose Ellen advice! Don't worry too much about work, nor aim too high, but make sure you're meeting enough men and avoiding those who don't make adequate $$$.
Ellen's weight is still back on the downswing, we hear? I note that CRUMB'S may be being replaced by Shake Shack as her go-to, but it's not clear if there's any health gain there.
Meanwhile, characterization of Harold as a slacker Gen-X wannabe has been quite consistent compared to some other minor presences in our story. The only thing about him that doesn't quite compute for me, come to think of it, is a years-long pursuit of Ellen. But I guess we can never forget how transcendentally irresistible she is...
A Shake Shack + clothe's shopping outeing with MP, Margie directing action behind the scenes. At first I wondered why anything between these two colleagues surprises me anymore, and then I realized this excursion does have a new flavor to it: a) they're going alone rather than with a group, as they often do to the Hamton's etc; b) Manageing Partner is supposed to be trying on suits and springing for a new one of his own. To me this signifies a new vulnerability that doesn't come from e.g. making Ellen root around his office for old discarded muffins.
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