Can I be a "y"uppie at age 39?

[cjsmith]

I just got mail: "Your Sterling Vineyards Club merchandise has shipped."

Yes indeedy, last time I was in Napa Valley (a coupla weeks ago) I joined a wine club. I had always been certain that wine clubs were for other people. You know the type: the people who get "box seats" or tile their entryways in marble or can find decent-looking clothing that fits. THOSE people. Suddenly, now I are one. This is very weird.

(The fact that joining gave me 20% off on the case I bought that day had nothing to do with my decision. Really! The deciding factor was that I can't buy that one specific wine anywhere but the winery... UNLESS I join their club. If I'm a member I can have 'em ship it to me.)

Of course I promptly forgot all about it. Now I'm reminded that the primary symptom of being a wine club member is that wine starts showing up at your house on a regular basis.

Now I want clothing that fits.

Comments

[eichin.livejournal.com]

> of course, you realize that now you're obligated to tell us ALL about the wines you get. :)

Since joining a wine club is after all merely a thinly veiled attempt to come up with more things to write about! (or more nanowrimo character material?) :-)

ps. http://xkcd.net/c150.html

[rampling.livejournal.com]

I read that as "nanowino"!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Fifty thousand sips in a month?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I LOVE that cartoon.

I have indeed been pretty silly during previous Novembers, but I think I'll shy away from writing a "novel" where the main characters are all bottles of wine!