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Right Now
10 years ago
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So I'm watching the official music video for the 1991 Van Halen song "Right Now", feeling very nostalgic.
Unexpectedly, there's a knock on the door. I had totally forgotten about the pizza I ordered about 40min ago.
My dog Elly (a little rescue mutt weighing in at 30lbs or so) had been sleeping under my desk. She jumps up and barks loudly in her "big girl voice". I've been trying to get her to not do that, so I call her name sternly as I stand up to answer the door.
She's hopping and spinning in place just inside the door, excited and all spazztastic to smell whoever is at the door. She's very friendly, but can be a bit too forward, so I've been trying to focus her on sitting and waiting.
As I get to the door, I point to the hall and call out "Zuruck! Sitzen!" in what I'm sure sounds like the most terribly American-accented German. She obeys, but the moment I open the door, she comes running back up, so I point again and shout "SITZEN!", and she sits.
The pizza guy is maybe 16-17 and is standing there, white-faced. He stutters as he hands me the pizza and the check. He can't see Elly from around the corner, but he can probably hear her whines and rumbles of protest at having to sit while some new person is at the door, ripe for sniffing and licking.
The moment I sign the check and hand it back, the kid turns and hustles down the stairs as if at any moment I'm going to sic a wild hound on him. He was in such a hurry, he didn't even bothering to take his pen back.
I close the door, and go back to my desk in time to see the end of the music video, Elly laying her head on my knee and waiting for me to feed her the crusts.
Unexpectedly, there's a knock on the door. I had totally forgotten about the pizza I ordered about 40min ago.
My dog Elly (a little rescue mutt weighing in at 30lbs or so) had been sleeping under my desk. She jumps up and barks loudly in her "big girl voice". I've been trying to get her to not do that, so I call her name sternly as I stand up to answer the door.
She's hopping and spinning in place just inside the door, excited and all spazztastic to smell whoever is at the door. She's very friendly, but can be a bit too forward, so I've been trying to focus her on sitting and waiting.
As I get to the door, I point to the hall and call out "Zuruck! Sitzen!" in what I'm sure sounds like the most terribly American-accented German. She obeys, but the moment I open the door, she comes running back up, so I point again and shout "SITZEN!", and she sits.
The pizza guy is maybe 16-17 and is standing there, white-faced. He stutters as he hands me the pizza and the check. He can't see Elly from around the corner, but he can probably hear her whines and rumbles of protest at having to sit while some new person is at the door, ripe for sniffing and licking.
The moment I sign the check and hand it back, the kid turns and hustles down the stairs as if at any moment I'm going to sic a wild hound on him. He was in such a hurry, he didn't even bothering to take his pen back.
I close the door, and go back to my desk in time to see the end of the music video, Elly laying her head on my knee and waiting for me to feed her the crusts.
Maybe he was jewish? Lol?
Also, why do you speak german?
Well, since I am one of ZE GURMANS, You could always try and talk to me in our funny tongue. :V