the blue "panties"

So there's this old Frankel family tradition (actually, it's a Sternberg family tradition, coming from my grandma's side of the family) that when you need any kind of luck (job interview, test, American Idol audition, whatever) you're supposed to wear blue underwear. Every time I talked to my grandma and I said something like, "I have a test tomorrow" she'd say, "Don't forget to wear blue underwear, Jilly."

So like being the completely superstitious person that I am, I have ALWAYS worn blue underwear whenever I needed some kind of luck.

Back in 2003 I was taking chemistry. And I was getting ready for school on the day of an exam and I tore my drawer apart looking for blue underwear, and there were none. So Zack comes in my room armed with a blue Sharpie, looks at the white underwear I've put on, and writes "GOOD LUCK" on my ass (it's cool, I was fully clothed...he just wrote it on the top part).

I wear those underwear to every test, job interview, and American Idol audition I attend. In fact, my whole family wears blue underwear (sort of) whenever we all need luck. The conversation this morning at the breakfast table:

Me: I have this stupid test today. Is anyone else wearing blue underwear?
Zack: I am!
Exhub: I wore some yesterday for you!
Michaela: I'm not wearing blue underwear but I'm wearing blue pants!
Ursy: Woof (that means "I don't wear underwear but I'll be your most perfect, best friend forever anyway" in dogspeak.)

So that's the blue underwear thing.

Quote of the day: "How would you get your legs in without them?" (or something like that) ---Colin, when I said the underwear had to go as soon as I was done with nursing school cuz they have holes.