Loved this parody entitled, "The Lonely Planet Guide To My Apartment" from a recent New Yorker. I need to write one for people brave enough to come to my house or office.
Since my birthday is coming up, the appropos quote is this one.
LOCAL CUSTOMS
The population of My Apartment has a daily ritual of bitching, which occurs at the end of the workday and prior to ordering in food. Usually, meals are taken during reruns of “Stargate Atlantis.” Don’t be put off by impulsive sobbing or unprovoked rages. These traits have been passed down through generations and are part of the colorful heritage of My Apartment’s people. The annual Birthday Meltdown (see “Festivals”) is a tour de force of recrimination and self-loathing, highlighted by fanciful stilt-walkers and dancers wearing hand-sewn headdresses.
THE LONELY PLANET GUIDE TO MY APARTMENT, by JONATHAN STERN, New Yorker 2006-04-24
