A Toast for Peg's Wedding
It is rumored my friend Peg may be getting married. In the event I am invited, which I'd better be, and asked to speak, which I won't be, here's what I would say.
In the summer of 2007 at least four people forwarded to me an email called Things About Me. Unfortunately I didn't realize I would be asked the same questions four times, otherwise I would've held on to my first copy with my responses. It's a pretty extensive list of questions so I stopped responding after the first. I was surprised by how little I knew about my family and close friends and how enjoyable it was to learn these things.
In the last round my friend Peg actually responded. I think she was about a month late but the fact that she did it at all shocked me. First, she's a fast tracker extraordinaire, working in Hong Kong for Goldman Sachs. Second, she's notoriously tight-lipped about her personal life and in particular her past. As someone from that past, I am frequently reminded of the wickets she gives me. Don't discuss anything from high school or college. Nothing about bad fashion. Don't mention any family quirks. There are a bunch of others but I need to review the memo. Here's what I would say.
So what I'd like to do today is tell you a bit more about Peg in her own words based on her responses to this email. In the instances where I think she'll kill me for revealing the truth, I've changed her responses to protect her innocence. It will be up to you to determine who is the real Peggy. Or you can get one of her sisters drunk and just ask them.
1) Four jobs I have had in my life (other than my current profession):
About Goldman Peg said, "I think I have been doing this my entire life ."
While all roads lead to Goldman, here are a few jobs Peg probably didn't include on her resume:
Bank robber involving the heist of dozens of donuts from Peter's Bridge Market
Blue Moon Catering in New Orleans and a commute on my dad's 1970's yellow Schwinn. If the Schwinn wasn't a deal breaker the small attack dog was.
Chief hanky panky maker for Barbara Tirola
2) Four movies I would watch over and over:
An Affair to Remember
Excalibur
Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion (any regency or Victorian period romance)
Jacknife
3) Four places I have lived:
Behind bars in Southeast Washington, DC
NYC rentals for 10 years, owned for 3 months
London
Hong Kong
4) TV that I love to watch:
House
Craft TV or any show about decoupage
Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations
The Real World Sydney
5) Four places I have been on vacation:
Australia
Thai prison (so Bridget Jones)
Italy
Omaha
6) Four of my favorite foods:
Swedish Fish
Cabbage Soup - Only when Lou Lou makes it with extra pepper and mustard
Coffee
Chicken Bundles
7) Four places I'd rather be:
New York
A noisy bar in New Orleans
An airport or other claustrophobic space
Sailing in the Caribbean
8) Four mistakes I have made:
Purple peasant skirt from 8th grade
Not taking more leisure time because I am entirely too devoted to my job
EVER learning to drive
Putting my responses to this email in writing.
Congratulations Peg!
Love, Beck
In the summer of 2007 at least four people forwarded to me an email called Things About Me. Unfortunately I didn't realize I would be asked the same questions four times, otherwise I would've held on to my first copy with my responses. It's a pretty extensive list of questions so I stopped responding after the first. I was surprised by how little I knew about my family and close friends and how enjoyable it was to learn these things.
In the last round my friend Peg actually responded. I think she was about a month late but the fact that she did it at all shocked me. First, she's a fast tracker extraordinaire, working in Hong Kong for Goldman Sachs. Second, she's notoriously tight-lipped about her personal life and in particular her past. As someone from that past, I am frequently reminded of the wickets she gives me. Don't discuss anything from high school or college. Nothing about bad fashion. Don't mention any family quirks. There are a bunch of others but I need to review the memo. Here's what I would say.
So what I'd like to do today is tell you a bit more about Peg in her own words based on her responses to this email. In the instances where I think she'll kill me for revealing the truth, I've changed her responses to protect her innocence. It will be up to you to determine who is the real Peggy. Or you can get one of her sisters drunk and just ask them.
1) Four jobs I have had in my life (other than my current profession):
About Goldman Peg said, "I think I have been doing this my entire life ."
While all roads lead to Goldman, here are a few jobs Peg probably didn't include on her resume:
Bank robber involving the heist of dozens of donuts from Peter's Bridge Market
Blue Moon Catering in New Orleans and a commute on my dad's 1970's yellow Schwinn. If the Schwinn wasn't a deal breaker the small attack dog was.
Chief hanky panky maker for Barbara Tirola
2) Four movies I would watch over and over:
An Affair to Remember
Excalibur
Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion (any regency or Victorian period romance)
Jacknife
3) Four places I have lived:
Behind bars in Southeast Washington, DC
NYC rentals for 10 years, owned for 3 months
London
Hong Kong
4) TV that I love to watch:
House
Craft TV or any show about decoupage
Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations
The Real World Sydney
5) Four places I have been on vacation:
Australia
Thai prison (so Bridget Jones)
Italy
Omaha
6) Four of my favorite foods:
Swedish Fish
Cabbage Soup - Only when Lou Lou makes it with extra pepper and mustard
Coffee
Chicken Bundles
7) Four places I'd rather be:
New York
A noisy bar in New Orleans
An airport or other claustrophobic space
Sailing in the Caribbean
8) Four mistakes I have made:
Purple peasant skirt from 8th grade
Not taking more leisure time because I am entirely too devoted to my job
EVER learning to drive
Putting my responses to this email in writing.
Congratulations Peg!
Love, Beck
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