You know you have my life if...

You know you are a single twentysomething guy if:
- you have 8 guys over at your house one night for beer, pizza and a new videogame.

You know you are a European single twentysomething guy if:
- the aforementioned videogame is the newest soccer game release with updated teams.

You know you are me if:
- You serve the potato chips in a dog bowl
- You actually bought the dog bowl for the purpose of serving chips

You know you are living in Spain when:
- one of the guys brings a tin of squid in tomato sauce as an appetizer
- it is served cold right out of the can into a bowl
- a pile of toothpicks is set up next to it
- the guys, upon seeing the cold bowl of squid, do not pull away in disgust, but grab toothpicks and start chowing down.

Comments

Jenn said…
How Spanish of you!

Is the dog bowl cool looking?
30/10/07 13:29
Miriam said…
I most certainly don't have your life. Not a squid in sight.
30/10/07 22:45
Ryan said…
unfortunate. "keep a squid in your life" is certainly one of my many life mottos.
31/10/07 05:37
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