Why Having a Girlfriend is Great OR My Ego Loves Petting

So, I was having a bad afternoon. Really a bad day, though I didn't notice it until a little while ago. I'd just like to say that my really hot girlfriend's blog turned it right around. My ego is a purring kitten in her capable hands.

SO INSANE.

I'd just like to make a few statements.

1. I can't deal with Macs. I don't understand them. And they are very bouncy.
2. The new office where I'm working is insane.
3. I should never have agreed to start today. I have so much to do!
4. The YMCA stole my money and I am sad.
5. I don't think I have a 5, but it seemed even. Oh, I know, my neck and back hurt, I think from stressing out.

But Happy Hell Week!

Be Mine!

I had a lovely and relaxed Valentine's, I'm happy to say. We went to dinner at that Greek place by the Bryn Mawr train station, the one I passed by a billion times and still, in 6 years, never went to. The food was good, though not too cheap, and it was pretty entertaining to see so many really classic main-line couples all in one place, lol.... And then suddenly the woman eating alone to one side of us and the couple on the other side of us were both finished with their meals, and the waiter brought a red rose the the woman alone, and a red rose to the woman of the other couple...and Alex and I just looked at each other with the same thought on our faces. "What are they going to give us?"
It's interesting, because really the only logical thing to do would be to give us each a rose, which they did, two lovely pink ones. But even though that would really be the only option, since they were giving roses to all the women in the restaurant, I definitely played out scenarios in my head where they for some reason decided that we were definitely a couple, and that only one of us would get a rose, and I wondered who they would choose to be the "woman." It was really a strange experience, and somehow even stranger that Alex was thinking about it too. It sort of bothers me that I wasn't entirely sure that they would avoid the sort of odd insult that only one rose would be. Is it reasonable to be so attuned to where these kinds of issues could come up?
But aside from the rose question, it was a lovely evening. And my flowers are all cut and arranged in a huge glass on the living room table, brightening up the whole room.... :)

This Has to be Posted Somewhere.

JohnEdwards knows Aslan

What's Your Ultimate Fandom OTP?
Shiver My Timber--A Pirate RPG

HanSolo has a shrine to MisterSpock

What's Your Ultimate Fandom OTP?
Shiver My Timber--A Pirate RPG

All Right, Another Survey.

[the alphabet survey]
Act your age:	All right, I'll act 23.
Born on what day of the week:	Tuesday's child is full of grace....
Chore you hate:	Washing dishes!
Dad's name:	Glenn
Essentail make-up item:	Perfume
Favorite actors/actresses:	Michael Caine, Geena Davis
Gold or sliver:	Silver
Hometown:	Bethlehem
Instruments you play:	I'm learning guitar! :)
Job title:	Temp...
Kids:	Um....meaning do I want any? Maybe.
Living arrangements:	A really large place, for what we pay, with Becky!
Mom's name:	Kathleen (Kathy for short)
Number of socks you own:	About a billion, and they almost all have holes.
Overnight hospital stays:	Never, in fact.
Phobia:	Bees, running out of money, very steep escalators, and sometimes a touch claustrophobic.
Quote you like:	"Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza."
Religious affiliation:	Roman Catholic
Siblings:	None
Time you woke up today:	My alarm went off at 6:30, but I didn't get up until 7:20...
Unusual habits:	I have strange eating compulsions...
Vicious thing you've done:	I kicked my then-best-friend in the shin once.
Worst habit:	I also have compulsions about my hands being dry, or, making them not dry, and occasionally I lick them.
X-rays you've had:	None, that i'm aware of.
Your favorite season:	Blustery fall!
Zodiac sign:	Taurus
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Music Survey!

What Your Songs Say About You
Put Your iPod On Shuffle
Fist Song::	The Shining - Badly Drawn Boy
Second Song::	Wild Angel - Fruit
Thrid Song::	Old Man - Neil Young
Fourth Song::	Fuck You - Ani DiFranco
Fifth Song::	Undertow - Bowling for Soup
Sixth Song::	Unlikely Lovers - Falsettos
Seventh Song::	If You Were Gay - Avenue Q
Eighth Song::	Tailspin Theme - Tailspin
Ninth Song::	Love Will Come Through - Travis
Tenth Song::	Rock With Me - Alex & Crista (with many others)
Now Let's Analyze
When Did You First Hear Song 3?::	Hmm... probably a long time ago, on the radio. Maybe as a child.
Which Of Your Friends Does Song 9 Fit?::	Alex, I think, partly because she sent it to me, and partly because I think it does sort of fit her.
What Memory Does Song 6 Remind You Of?::	The Musical Revue at Haverford, and sitting in the audience with Becky and Katie, wondering what Falsettos even was!
Who Is Song 10 By?::	Hahaha... Well, I put it up there, but it was written by Alex, and sung by she and Crista and several others doing backup.
How Did You Come Across Song 5?::	I asked for a Bowling for Soup album for Christmas, and that was on it.
Is Song 9 A Love Song?:	Yes, in a way.
Why Do You Like Song 1?::	It's happy and calm, and it's about the sun, which always makes me feel good in a song.
Is Song 7 A Good Make-Out Song?:	HAHAHAHA!! Maybe it would be, if you were gay!! Which I am. But I think I would laugh.
Which Song Is Best For You And Your Crush?::	I'm tempted to say Tailspin, due to our matching childhood tv tastes.
What Do Songs 4 and 8 Have In Common::	They both make me laugh, actually.
Do You Like Song 3 For It's Meaning?:	Yes, it's an interesting topic for a song, actually.
Is Song 6 A Song For Friends Or For Lovers?::	Both, in fact!
Which Song Is Your Favorite?::	Oh my.... I think I'd have to say it's a tie between 1,2 and 10.
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How Mystical!

You Are The Hermit

You posses a great deal of wisdom and the ability to see people for who they are. You are always looking ahead at the future, developing visions. A loner, you tend to travel by yourself through life, seeking your own truth. You don't crave material things or fancy titles. You have no baggage. Your fortune: It's possible that there is a unknown guiding figure in your life, ready to help you. All you have to do is find this person and seek their advice. It's also possible that you need to start seeking the meaning of your own life. Either way, there's some deep thinking you need to undertake, and it needs to be done soon.

What Tarot Card Are You?

What Is a Life Path Number, Anyway?

Your Life Path Number is 7

Your purpose in life is to find truth and meaning You are very spiritual, and you are interested in the mysteries of life. You are quite analytical and a great thinker. You have many theories and insights. A life of solitude is perfect for you. You need time to think and do things your way. In love, you are quite charming. You attract many with your confidence and wit. While you enjoy being alone, sometimes you take it to an extreme. You can become too isolated, shutting out loved ones and friends. Express yourself a little bit more, and you'll be surprised where it takes you!

What Is Your Life Path Number?

Interesting! Though I've Always Thought Michelangelo.

Who Should Paint You: Alfred Gockel

All American yet funky, you inspire an artist's imagination And while not everyone will understand your portrait, you will!

What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?

Mmmm, Donuts.....

You Are a Boston Creme Donut

You have a tough exterior. No one wants to mess with you.But on the inside, you're a total pushover and completely soft.You're a traditionalist, and you don't change easily.You're likely to eat the same doughnut every morning, and pout if it's sold out.

What Donut Are You?

I HATE MONEY.

I hate money. I hate money, I hate money, I hate money. One of these days I will have a nervous breakdown, and become utterly deranged, and live in a world of my own where there is no currency, like on Star Trek. No matter how carefully I try to keep track, I never fail to incur this fee or that fee, or overdraw here, or go over my limit there, and with this switching jobs thing there just aren't enough paychecks to cover me. I am left with negative account balances, and a nagging feeling that the world is going to end, or that I am going to explode, or that I will somehow become a raving homeless person begging for change. And I hate borrowing, and I hate asking my parents for money, and I hate having no money at all, and I hate everything that involves spending money that I don't have, and I hate the fact that I am clearly so careless, so moronic, so completely incapable, that I can't more than two months without being overdrawn. Perhaps I should never do anything fun ever again, and only eat at home, and not buy random things for myself or other people. Perhaps all my money should be taken out of my control, and given over to someone with a brain who can dole it out for me in small, specifically budgeted increments.

Perhaps I will go crazy, after all.

A Survey

Name that tune, finish the quote, or just answer the damn question!
Would you like to take a survey?:	Isn't it obvious?
Who are you?:	Rachel
Are you named after anyone?:	Nope. Except the Biblical one, if you're going to get technical.
Would you name a child of yours after you?:	No. Though I have thought about naming a daughter, should I have one, after my grandmothers.
If you were born the opposite sex what would your name be?:	My mom says she wanted Kyle, though my dad suggested Bard.
How do people mispronounce up your name?:	My first name is pretty easy, but often people mispronouce my last name...there are many, many variations on that.
How old are you?:	23
How old do you act?:	Um... I'm not sure. I think I've been acting a little younger lately, having been in the company of so many current students.
Do you have siblings?:	Nope.
Do you have pets?:	Yes, a black and tan dachshund named Longfellow.
Who do you take after most?:	My dad for brains and body, my mom for creativity and dexterity.
Who's your role model?:	I'm not sure I currently have one...
What did you want to be when you grew up?:	For a long time I wanted to work with horses, or just with animals in general.
What are you now?:	A temp, passing time until I go back to school.
Playing Favorites
What is your favorite animal?:	Horse or dog.
What animal do you wish never existed?:	Currently, mice.
What's your dream car?:	A VW love bus.
What do you drive now?:	I don't drive.
What is your favorite swear word?:	I mostly say fuck, but I think my favorite would actually be bollocks.
What word do you use too much?:	Like!
If you could speak another language, what would it be?:	I'm yearning to learn Italian, and Welsh, and Japanese, and also brush up my Latin.
What do you like about yourself?:	I like my voice, and my eyes, and often my hair... I like my artistic/creative ability, and my humor.
What don't you like about yourself?:	I'm not terribly fond of a large portion of my body, though I don't hate it, either. I'm also not fond of my tendency toward mood swings.
What would you change about yourself?:	I think I'd answer this different every time you ask... today I think I'd change my teeth, they're crooked.
What is the most attractive part of the human body?:	Wow, this is hard... I have a consistent thing for nice hands, actually.
What is the least attractive part of the body?:	Though I like some of them, I think asses are often weird looking.
Where would you get pierced?:	I actually think I'd look odd with metal in my face, though if I had to pick I'd do nose. I also might consider one high up on my ear, but it's not a serious desire.
Where would you get tattooed? and what would you get?:	Hah! I've already been tattooed in several places, and I'm planning several more... one over my ribs on the right side, some more down the middle of my back....
Who's your favorite actor or actress?:	There are so many that I usually say... today I'll go with Michael Caine.
Where's your dream home?:	Perhaps in the suburbs around Philly, especially near Bryn Mawr, or one of the nicer parts of Brooklyn, near the water.
Where's your dream vacation?:	The current dream is Mexico. ;)
What dream have you accomplished?:	I've performed on stage in a really great show, with two casts-worth of really great actors.
Would you rather live in the past or the future?:	What does this mean? I think I tend to dwell on the past, good and bad, but I'd like to look to the future as well.
What's your favorite food?:	Lo mein.
What's your favorite drink?:	Apple juice.
What is your alcoholic drink of choice?:	This is always difficult to answer, it depends on what I'm in the mood for. But my old standby is vodka and Coke.
What is your most favorite thing in the whole world?:	Haha! Um....bed?
What's your favorite pick up line?:	I've never actually used a pick up line.
What's your favorite method of rejection?:	None? I think it depends on what I'm being rejected from.
Your house is burning down. Who do you save first?:	Becky. Especially since she's the only person in our house. Unless you count the strangers in the other apartments.
Your house is burning down. What do you save first?:	Whatever's nearest, probably, which would be Mikey and my laptop.
Just skimming the surface
How do you feel?:	Warm and fuzzy.
When and how will you die?:	I have no idea...
What would you want to be reincarnated as?:	A bird, maybe.
Who do you love to hate?:	Demona, for sure.
What drives you nuts?:	Lots of things... the first that comes to mind is when I'm waiting to cross a street, because a car is coming, and they see me waiting and stop and wave me across, instead of just going. It's such a waste of time.
What blows your mind?:	That Boston had a molasses flood.
What gives you pause? aka. what makes you go hmm?:	Hmmm...
What do you live for?:	Furs, dahling! I live for furs, i worship furs....
What would you die for?:	I honestly couldn't say.
What's on your mind?:	Right now? Alex, since I'm on the phone with her, and food.
What do you need?:	Another nap?
What do you need from the grocery store?:	Whole milk, yum! Also, dinner food.
Did you leave the oven on?:	Nope.
What scares you the most?:	Often I'm petrified of not having enough money.
What makes you the happiest?:	A carefree day with people I love.
Who do you wish you could be?:	Just me.
Do you dwell on things?:	Yes, good and bad, I think.
Do you care?:	Often.
What would you do with a million dollars?:	I've thought about this surprisingly often. I'd donate some to charity, pay off my loans and my parent's loans, buy a big house for Uncut Pages, give some to my friends and my family, and take a really great vacation. And then go to the grad school of my choosing.
If you could have any super power what would it be?:	I'd like to fly.
What do you fight for?:	I fight for myself, I guess...and sometimes for other things too.
Either Or:
Batman, Superman, or Spiderman?:	Batman!
Xena or Hercules?:	Xena, because there was a lesbian....
Dogs or cats?:	Dogs!
Boxers or briefs?:	Depends on why I'm wearing them.
Less filling or tastes great?:	Tastes great.
Coke or Pepsi?:	Coke. Cherry, preferably.
7up or Sprite?:	7up, because I like the spot.
Do you do the Dew?:	Yes, I dew.
Gatorade or Powerade?:	Gatorade because it's the only on I've had.
Coffee or Tea?:	Depends on the day.
Perscription or over the counter?:	Over the counter.
Mad TV or SNL?:	SNL, though I watch neither.
Top or bottom?:	I'm not a gay man, thank you.
What came first, the chicken or the egg?:	What a crazy query.
Name that tune, finish the quote, or just answer the damn question!
Do you know the way to san jose?:	Haha... I can sing it, but I don't know the title.
Do you love me now?:	Now that I can dance...?
Is this desire?:	Um... yes!
Life on Mars?:	Maybe...
Where is my mind?:	In the gutter, often.
Was it a lie?:	No!
What difference does it make?:	None at all.
What's my name?:	Can't you guess my name?
What do i get?:	I sure as hell don't know.
What ever happened to my rock and roll?:	I wish I knew.
Do you wanna touch me?:	Not particularly.
Have you ever seen a robot cry?:	Nope.
How soon is now?:	Pretty soon.
Would you accept the Indecent Proposal and sleep with Robert Redford?:	No!
Who framed Roger Rabbit?:	I did.
Who is Batman?:	Comedy gold.
Who's yer daddy, and what does he do?:	He's Batman.
Tell me, whhh-eye-eye-eye-eye-eye-y?:	Because I love Annie Lennox!
Where have all the cowboys gone?:	To Brokeback Mountain.
Where's your head at?:	In the clouds.
Where are they now?:	Who knows.
Where's the beef?:	Not in my tummy...
When will I see you again?:	Tomorrow.
How low can you go?:	Hahaha...wouldn't you like to know.
Do you feel lucky, punk?:	I do, in fact.
Who's afraid of Virginia Wolfe?:	Not me.
What planet are you from?:	Venus.
Guess who's coming to dinner?:	Um....Becky?
Why can't we be friends?:	Because you ask stupid questions.
Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?:	Of course I can!
Where for art thou Romeo?:	Actually, it's wherefore.
This shit is B A N A N A S
Yo mamma so fat...:	Yeah, bananas.
Yo mamma so stupid...:	Um..
Knock, knock. Who's there?:	Batman.
Who's on first?:	Batman.
Are you good or evil?:	Both. :)
Is this seat taken?:	Yes.
Why are you here?:	I'm not sure. I must be really bored.
Why are you like that?:	Just to annoy you.
Why did you do that?:	Just to annoy you.
How do you sleep at night?:	You mean, when I shaft old ladies at my job all day? I quit that job.
How'd they do that?:	Magic.
How'd you do that?:	Magic.
What questions should I add?:	None, please.
Who are you?:	Batman.
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New Assignment, Fuzzy Feelings.

All right, first things first--I have a new job. The timeframe has been changing; the agency said three weeks, the supervisor here said two weeks, and my brain says probably more like a week and a half. I've gotten a good chunk of the work they have for me already finished. Hence my blog break! I don't want to finish my work before I've had a full week here, they're paying me $15/hour! :) As for the details, it's at Philadelphia University in Germantown (about an hour by bus from the apartment). I'm basically formatting/typing/proofreading/adjusting in various other ways the many appendices to the University's accreditation paperwork. Apparently their accreditation is re-evaluated every ten years, and 2006 is evaluation time again. It's a pretty sweet deal--I have some control over my hours, as long as there are 8 of them, and I have a pretty view, and there's a whole campus for me to explore in warm weather when I need a break; there's also a dining hall I can eat in, and a campus shop full of art supplies, because the University does a lot of art/fashion/textiles programs. As well as midwifery, which seems very random and interesting to me. All in all, I think I like this new assignment.

Now for the fuzzy feelings! I'm not sure exactly what I want to convey, here, except to say that I am so pleased to have some romance in my life. My mood lately has been vastly improved, and I'm sure that along with quitting my old job and having some time off, a little love has gone a long way for my mental state. Not to say that I didn't get love before, but you know. I'm blushing with my foot in my mouth, and there's no smiley for that. In short, thanks, Baby Seal.