Apples to Apples or Cards for Life

i've been thinking a lot lately about the game apples to apples. for those of you who don't know it, it's a game where you have a green card that has an adjective on it:



everyone who is playing has a hand of red cards, which all have nouns on them. these nouns range from things like:



to:



the idea is to describe what's on the green card by throwing in your best red card. each round, a different participant judges and the best card (according to said participant) wins. this game can either be fun or lame, depending on who you play with and how literal they are about the cards.

anyway, i've been thinking about this game. why, you ask? i just love that you are SO interested in my life. it's sweet of you really:



there are actually multiple reasons i've been thinking about apples to apples. i supposed the most obvious reason is that i played it the other night, and of course, i rocked. it feels good to win games that have no point.

but there is something even more important than my rockability at the game (you didn't think there could be a more important than that, did you?). i have, in fact, decided that these cards are applicable to real life situations. no, really.

so, at work, someone asks me:

someone: erin, can you please draft a letter to _________ about some such thing you've never heard of and probably has nothing to do with you?

now instead of answering:

erin: sure, i can do that. i'll scan it for you when i'm finished, so you can then tell me i did it wrong and have me re-do it.

i can answer with a card:

erin:

or

erin:

see? it really works! and it doesn't just apply to the workplace. say i'm at a club dancing,


and some sleaze-ball tries to grind all up on me. well, now i have the solution!




ah, apples to apples. i love you!