Friday, June 17, 2011

Friday Filler: Unlaughing with the Lama

The Dalai Lama walks into a pizza parlor and asks, "Can you make me one with everything?"

The Dalai Lama did not get this joke.

Live from New York, it's Friday Filler!

So, tonight I'm meeting a man named Professor Vibul who heads up the Thai Community Arts and Cultural Center. I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to say to him when I meet him, but I'm going to give him a copy of my book and see if he somehow wants to buy hundreds more for the Los Angeles Thai community. (He probably will not want to.) Did you know that 80% of the Thai population in the U.S. lives here in L.A.? Did you know that the last time I went to a potluck I brought two curries, a green curry and a masaman curry, and one of the guests told me they were the 1st and 2nd best curries he'd ever eaten?

I got an e-mail from my cool German friend Lars who said he liked the image of the rodent with fat legs on my book cover. I'm not quite sure which image he's talking about.

And, because of my new job, I've found myself watching television in 3 pm lately. This week, Tyra Banks said something about being a verb instead of a noun. Yes, it was in the context of very tall, skinny models with dramatic bone structure, but I think it also applies to writers.

You might have been born a writer. That makes you the noun. But do you continue to work hard as a writer? Because that makes you the verb.

Yes, I was watching Tyra.

19 comments:

  1. LOL..

    And I really need to get some of your Thai curry recipes..

    Lavanya

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  2. Hehehe, Davin! This brought all sorts of smiles to my face. Whenever I do finally meet you, you HAVE to make curry. Right? Right.

    I hope he buys lots of your books! I'm still looking for the rat with fat legs...

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  3. Lavanya, the curry recipe is so easy that I hesitate to reveal for fear that you will no longer worship me as the cool master Thai chef that I'm sure you worship me as.

    Michelle, I've narrowed it down to three elements for the rat, but I still don't know which one it is.

    I'll make you both curry! Curry for everyone!

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  4. I want curry. Can you Fed Ex some green curry to Seattle? Not that we don't have Thai restaurants here, mind...I have personally inspected each and every one of them. But curry from a Cool Master Thai Chef would, I'm certain, put them all to shame.

    Ever hopeful,
    Alex

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  5. Alex, It takes me about a year to address an envelope, and I wish I was joking, but I'm not. Instead, I cordially, affectionately, and sincerely invite you to Domey's curry fest, happening in L.A. on December 20, 2011. Bring Scott and Mighty Reader too!

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  6. Rick, I only hope that someday people will get that uncomfortable around me when I don't laugh at a joke.

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  7. Yum, I love Thai but only if it's not toooo spicey!

    Thanks for adding what Tira Banks said...I never looked at it like that, but I should have, since we as writers always strive to show and not tell. To avoid adverbs and adjectives.

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  8. April, I'm usually okay with not making things too spicy. I like spicy food, but it's easy enough to make two batches. :)

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  9. Scott, that's fierce! (And if you don't understand that, then I suspect you do not watch Tyra Banks.)

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  10. Never tell a joke to someone who doesn't understand your culture and language.

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  11. Davin: Pronoun doesn't watch TV. I have heard of Tyra Banks, though. That's something.

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  12. They should totally buy a copy for the entire Thai community of LA.

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  13. Tara Maya, I'm guessing that the fact that they ask for donations is probably not a promising sign. :)

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  14. from james joyce...to tyra banks. you cast a wide web, lit lab!

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  15. Now, all I want for dinner is Thai curry and Thai coconut soup. *shakes fist at Domey*

    Lavanya

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  16. I'm looking at your cover...is the rat next tot he dog on the bottom? or the little girl-in-a-dress thingy at the top? btw..what is the meaning of those symbols. now I'm all curious...

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