It goeth before the fall (by guest blogger F-train)
Three weeks ago I sent Dawn a text asking that the next Pulp Fiction Tuesdays post be the scene with Ving Rhames telling Bruce Willis, “That’s pride fucking with you.”
Her reply, and this is a direct quote, was, “So guest post! I am not your worker monkey.” I laughed, because she is TOTALLY my worker monkey. Has slavery taught us nothing? I’m the white guy, she’s the black woman. Worker monkey, thy name is Dawn Summers!
I obviously did not reply to Dawn’s skin-tone-blind remark and instead figured that Dr. Joseph must have been right all those years ago. Imagine my surprise, on Monday three days later, when I received another text. “Where’s my Pulp Fiction Tuesday guest post? Where?!”
Dawn knows that right now I am working 16-hour days at the World Series of Poker, 6 or 7 days a week. I barely have enough time to post something to my own site, never mind provide her with my labor and wit. For free! Outrageous. (I LOL’d For realz just now! – Ed.)
My cries of sleep deprivation fell on deaf ears.
“You think I *care* about your schedule? Get it done! Get it done NOW!” There may also have been some shaking of fists and some imaginary lamp-throwing. It was all quite childish, but I can forgive Dawn that immaturity because she is still only 29 years old. Maturity comes when you hit 30.
Now truth be told, I find Dawn to be an engaging, witty, and entertaining writer. To be asked (well, ordered) to post something on her site was flattering in a small way. But dammit I am NOT “her nigga”! I am definitely not her nigga without being handed an envelope stuffed full of cash beforehand, and even then it’d be a game-time decision.
But that was just pride fucking with me. And so, like a past-his-prime boxer ordered to take a dive, I finally submitted a Pulp Fiction Tuesdays post to Dawn. Some things – things like avoiding Dawn’s wrath – are more important than pride.
June 29th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
I like the scene between butch and ismeralda…but i cant find it on the internets.
June 29th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Gotta read this later, but here:
http://tastingtable.com/entry_detail/nyc/1738/The_experimental_spectacle_of_Robicellis_Cupcakes.htm
June 29th, 2010 at 1:39 pm
This F-Train person sounds like a pretty awesome guy. You’re lucky to have him as a friend!
June 29th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
@Tae Ken wheaton posted a link to those the other day…I don’t know how I feel about “bacon cupcakes…” I won’t even eat red velvet cupcakes! Have you tried them yet?
@ftrain Um…you know that people already know who you are, right? And you know that you signed that comment with your own name, right? Kay. Just checking.
June 29th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
HAHAHAHAHA.
In other news, where’s the post about how awesome I am? No way in HELL am I getting upstaged by F-Train!!
June 29th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
That was pretty funny. And the Bruce Willis story line is my favorite in Pulp Fiction.