y a l e

one of the bf's employees invited us over for dinner.

m is chinese and his mother is staying with him for the summer.

the four of us had a great asian meal.

m told us about his dog, living with his dad in beijing.

a photo of the dog was in a frame, inscribed with a familar name.

the bf said to m, 'i'm assuming you didn't name your dog yale. so did you name him yah-lay?'

m looked at him incredulously and said:

'no, his name is jimmy!'

to which the bf and i stared at each other for a moment, then burst into laughter. shaking, out of control laughter.

yah-lay. the bf will never live this one down.