Chix Chat

From: Anne
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 1:59 PM
Subject: I had a dream. Hallelujah!

Hi, Michele!

I bet y’all will be dead business-wise on Labor Day. I don’t think of it as a major card giving holiday. It does sound like you work with a great bunch of people! So, how do you respond to the "how are you doing" question? Are the people you work with the kind that you can be honest with?

Let me tell you about the dream I had, because I know that you’ll appreciate it. At first there was a weird scene where I think I was on "Survivor" and we were tasked with picking up corn that was scattered around like big piles of gravel or sand. So I look over and who is walking across the corn but Arnold Vosloo looking very fine wearing a black cape that swirled out majestically. The next instant (you know how that is in a dream, where the scenes morph or just change instantly to something else) we were in some sort of classroom but it was like a movie set too where we were all there to do a scene. He was at the front of the room now wearing a smart black leather jacket over his Mummy costume. He looked so good! He was smiling and so nice also. I was at a table on the left side of the room with my ex-friend Angela and we were looking at him. She said something flirty and bold and I was slightly embarrassed because I knew he heard but he didn’t say anything. He just kept talking to the person at the front of the room. Finally he wanted to set next to someone (whose name escapes me) so Angela and I had to move. About that time I woke up. All in all a very good dream!

On the way to work this morning, the dj was having a contest - name the four English words that don’t rhyme with anything else. I knew three of them right away - silver, month, and orange - and guessed the fourth - purple. People kept calling that only knew one, so they were still looking for a winner. I was determined to call when I got to the office; then right before I got here the dude gave a clue to the last word and of course someone got it. That is so unfair! The one time I actually knew the answers I get stuck behind every slow driver this side of the Mississippi! The bright side is that the prize was something I didn’t really want: passes to VisionLand (a theme park in Birmingham) or Six Flags (in Atlanta). I didn’t really feel like driving all that way, because the winner was supposed to use the prize this weekend.

Re: gifts/certificates, I agree: what better gift for someone you barely know, like employees. I read in Miss Manners one time that people shouldn’t presume to give their employees anything but money, although I believe that a gift cert is the equivalent of that. I guess I’m awful too, because I also re-gift presents that I don’t use or want. I mean, why not if it’s something that you don’t use and the other person wants? In that same Miss Manners I believe she said that it is acceptable (to recycle gifts) as long as the original giver never finds out.

Yes, Darrell does have kids. (Dang it!) From pictures, his daughter - who was about 12 - really resembled Darrell, and the little two-year old boy was just beautiful! I joked that he must take after Darrell’s wife. The local photographer was even taking pictures of Darrell’s son to display his photography skills in his shop window. I felt a little sorry for Darrell’s daughter, imagine if your little brother was cuter than you - ouch! I just remembered an interesting thing about Darrell: he told me that his wife asked him to marry her. They were sitting around and she was like, "I’m tired of dating. You want to get married?" And he was, like, "Okay." So they did; they’ve been together about 14 years. We have to remember that line. (lol)

I am with you 100% on this learning from guys situation. I must have been desperate also, but I was lazy too, settling for just about any guy that asked me out. No more! My next guy will be attracted to me AND I will be attracted to him. Definitely, we must trust our gut instinct. As I’m writing this I get a bit excited thinking how good it’s going to be when we meet the One! Usually shortly after that excited feeling comes the impatient: "When is it my turn?!" question. This reminds me that 2 of the girls in our Sunday School class are engaged; here’s the kicker: I used to babysit both of these people. Ouch!
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TV - Quincy
Movie - Addicted to Love (love Batman!)
Song - I Will Not Go Quietly by Steven Curtis Chapman (love Batdance - haven’t heard it in years, though)
CD - I just don’t know! I need to visit the record store . . .

funny moment - from Frasier, he and Roz were at the coffee shop that they frequent. Niles came in as Roz was about to leave. As Roz stood up from her seat, Niles reached into his jacket pocket. Roz snapped, "Every time I get up from a chair, you wipe the seat before you sit in it. I have to tell you that is more than a little insulting." Niles pulled out his cell phone and, without giving Roz a response, he started dialing a number. Roz mumbles an embarrassed, "Oh, sorry Niles. Guess I’m just little edgy today." She leaves. Niles, on the phone, has apparently dialed the cafe’s number. He says, "Yes, this is Dr. Crane at table four. Can you send someone over to wipe my chair?"

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questions answered

have you ever held a yard/garage sale? we had one years ago without much success. We keep talking about having another one, but we can’t seem to get past the depressing thought of lugging all our wares outside and then hauling the same junk back inside when it doesn’t sell. Darrell told me they never bring anything back inside from a yard sale; if he sees stuff isn’t selling he’ll start to make deals, "I’ll give you everything on this table for $20."

were your parents strict with you and Sara when you were kids?- Not really - we never went very many places and we only had a few friends that they knew, so they didn’t really have to do things like set a curfew.

Did you or did you know anyone who had a strange or amusing name for their pet?- We had one group of cats that we called Peanut, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Cracker, and .. what was the other one’s name? It was along those lines. We were working with a theme.

If sex wasn’t a sin before marraige, how old do you think you would have been when you lost your virginity?- Good question. Maybe 17 or 18.

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NEW QUESTIONS

Are there any songs that you get clear ideas about how the video should look or scenes for the video? If so, have you ever seen a video that matched your idea? I have video ideas for several songs, but they’ve never matched the actual video.

What are some of your favorite music videos? "I Drive Myself Crazy" by NSYNC (possibly my favorite), "No Thinkin’ Thing" by Trace Adkins, "Lying to Myself" by David Cassidy, "Never Been Kissed" by Sherrie Austin . . . I know there are plenty more but I can’t think of them.

Does your family "cook out" often? No, but our neighbors do and we watch from the window.

Has anyone in your family ever read your journal? My sister used to, when it would be laying around unattended. That would tick me off, too, because if I was trying to talk to her and tell her the exact same thing that I was writing she wouldn’t be listening. Amazing.

Have you ever returned a present that you didn’t like to the store? Yes. Once Ray gave me a cheap bracelet from Kmart which was a bit too big; he gave me the receipt to return it and I got some coffee and groceries.
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That’s it for today. Have a great labor day! God bless!
Anne

Me: (teasing) That’s a great suit; my grandfather had one just like it.
Darrell: (without missing a beat) He had great taste, didn’t he.

(I’m sending a picture that I tried to create. Not bad for a first attempt!)

From: Anne
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: One more thing!

Yes, ***** is my mom. (aka "Mommy!" … just kidding!)

From: Michele
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 11:41 AM
Subject: One more thing!

Thank you so much for the sympathy card!  That was so thoughtful of you.

btw- who is *****?  your mom.  Tell her and Sara I said thank you

-me

From: Anne
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: Don’t laugh at me!

trying not to laugh … just kidding!

Wait til you see Darrell. You’ll think I’m strange.

From: Michele
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 9:38 AM
Subject: Don’t laugh at me!

Hi again!

Here’s that web page for Steve Frost.  Remember how I told you how he reminds me of Produce Bob?  Its really uncanny!

http://broth_sam.tripod.com/Frost.html

yes, I know I’m strange!!

From: Michele
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 8:18 AM
Subject: you’re so lucky!

Hi Anne!

You’re lucky you don’t have to work Labor Day.  There are only two of us working the entire day (9-5) and I predict we’re going to be dead.  Well, at least I’ll get paid time and 1/2 for it.  When I went back to work yesterday, everyone hugged me and asked me how I was doing.  Ed even kissed me on the cheek.  It was a "fatherly" thing. Could you imagine if it was produce Bob who did that?  Even if it was purely innocent, you’d have to peel me off the ceiling!  I work with a great bunch of people.  I know I’m not going to be at ***** for the rest of my life and leaving my co-workers is going to be the toughest part.  I’ve been pretty lucky so far as far as working with nice people. 

RE: what your boss said about gift certificates, what planet is he/she from??  I think gift certificates are great gifts!  I can’t tell you how many gifts I’ve receieved since I started receiving them that I never used!  If they all would have been gift certificates …. well, I’d be one happy camper!  This is so awful but sometimes, I’ll just re-wrap a gift and send it to someone else!  A few years ago my aunt gave me a "floating pearl" necklace for my birthday.  It was very nice, but it just wasn’t me.  I kept it in my dresser drawer and about four months later it was my friend’s birthday, so I gave the necklace to her.  She loved it!  I knew she would, she’s a "pearl" person.  My aunt lives in New Jersey, so I figured she’d never know about it.

Oh yes, I can’t tell you how many lessons I learned from Harry!  I’ve learned other lessons from my other crushes as well, but I think I learned the most from the Harry situation because we actually went out.  Looking back now all I can say is WHAT WAS I THINKING?!  I cringe to think how desperate I was.  I mean, I know I wasn’t that bad.  Some girls will keep calling the guy and pestering him and I wasn’t like that, but for my standards, I was desperate.  Well, never again! With the next guy, he will do all the work!  And I will always trust my gut.

Gosh, how awful that the manager at ***** thinking you’re cute!  Not that you’re not cute, but you know what I mean!  That has to be the worst, you liking someone and he’s interested in your sister or friend!  He does sound like a jerk!  I wonder why Sara is denying she has a crush on him?  That situation never happened with me and Danielle, thank goodness.  If someone I liked mentioned Danielle was cute I would want to say, "Hello?  What about me?  Like, I’m the one who has a crush on you.  Not her!"  Men!  Can’t live with them, can’t shoot them …. or can we?

I wanted to ask you, does Darrell have any kids?  Just wondering!

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movie- Batman (loved Who Framed R.R.)
tv show- The Promised Land (spin off from Touched By An Angel- I was so disappointed that it was cancelled!)
song- Batdance (prince)
cd- Batman soundtrack

funny moment- from the Golden Girls.  The girls are grocery shopping and Blanche is standing in front of a display of cantaloupes.  A stockboy walks past and comments, "Nice Melons."  To which Blanche happily replies, "Why, thank you!"
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questions answered

do I like salsa?- Love it!  I prefer mild.

any commercials I like- gosh I have so many!  I think the AFLAC commercials are cute.  I crack up when that duck screams "AFLAC!"  My favorite is the one where the couple is in bed.  I know I have more, but my mind is drawing a blank!  I’ll get back to you on this one!

any computer games I like?- I really don’t play games on the computer.

have me and Danielle ever had a crush on the same guy?- no, because we both have totally different tastes in men.

would I ever date a guy that me and Danielle were both interested in?-  I can’t see myself in that perdiciment (see above question) but let put it this way, say Arnold Vosloo was a real life person, living in our neighborhood and both Danielle and I were interested in him and he was clearly interested in me and he asked me out … what do you think  I would do? Now of course, if he asked Danielle out, she’s supposed to say, "Oh no, Arnold.  My sister would be so much better for you." !
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new questions

have you ever held a yard/garage sale?- no, but we should!  I could make a fortune selling all the junk we have!

were your parents strict with you and Sara when you were kids?- My parents weren’t strict at all!  We were equally lucky because they weren’t strict and me and Danielle were basically good kids.

Did you or did you know anyone who had a strange or amusing name for their pet?- a friend of the family had a black cat named "N*****".  I hate that word, it is so demeaning, but somehow I couldn’t help but giggle thinking about it.  A guy I knew named his cat "Dog".  Whatever!

If sex wasn’t a sin before marraige, how old do you think you would have been when you lost your virginity?- Probably about 17.  That’s when I had a huge crush on TJ and sadly, if given the chance, I probably would have slept with him. (this was before I became a Christian).  Thank God I was never given the opportunity!
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That’s it for today!  Have a great (long!) weekend!  God Bless!

Michele

From: Anne
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 2:57 PM
Subject: Three day weekend? WOO HOO!

Hi, Michele!

I will be labor free on Labor Day. I also do not have to go to class. WOO HOO! Did you say you are working? Drag. My sister has to work too. Looking at the bright side (?) she said, "I would have been off if I was still suspended."

I also cannot believe that it is September! You mentioned Christmas Cards, last year I noted on my work calendar for Sept 1 to start looking at company Christmas presents. (It’s usually some cheesy/cheap something with our cheesy company logo on it.) When will the boss learn the magical phrase "gift certificate"? I suggested that last year when my first gift plan fell through. The boss said, a bit peeved, "The gift certificate … people just buy whatever they want …" Okay, why was she saying that like it is a bad thing?

I feel your pain on that Harry situation. I guess if we learn valuable lessons from our mistakes then they served a purpose. But why are men such … men? They claim that women play games well they do too! Don’t beat yourself up over what you should’ve done - I try to take that same advice but I know it can be difficult!

Speaking of men being … what they are, Sara has had a big crush on the manager at *****. (I may have mentioned it.) Apparently she took a picture of us to work yesterday and he told her that I’m "cute." Yechh! Considering the picture that he saw, I really think he is just trying to start something between Sara and me. What a mean thing to say to someone who likes you: "Oh, your brother (or sister, cousin, mother, father, great uncle, etc.) is cute." I mentioned that previous statement to Sara and she shouted, "I do not have a crush on him!" Whatever! I wish she hadn’t shown him that picture. I can see it already: she and I will be arguing in the near future and she’ll shout, "You’re the one all the guys want!" and storm off crying to her room, feeling bad about herself. And she absolutely shouldn’t feel bad because that jerk is a just that a JERK! He is the main reason I want her to find another job, soon!

I will try very hard to scan that pic of Darrell next week and send it. Man, do I miss him! Like in one of your questions though, it may be for the best that he’s gone on to bigger and better things.

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TV - Caroline in the City (love Bloopers!)
Movie - Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (love Grease)
Song - Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC (love the music from Grease)
CD -

funny moment - from Frasier - his ex-wife Lilith was back in town looking for reconciliation but Frasier, knowing no good could come from that asked Niles to keep her away from him during their evening out. It turns out that Niles and Lilith wind up in bed together at her hotel room. As they’re waking up, they’re both surprised and a bit panicky. Niles says, "Let’s just stay calm.  These things happen, they happen everyday… (he starts to panic again) everyday in Arkansas!" (The whole episode is great!)

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Questions answered

ok, say its two years from now and you haven’t met Mr. Right yet.  You see Ray again, after a long absense.  He has totally changed into a better person and he wants to give the relationship another chance- what would you do? I would also be very leery of getting back with him; so many times he promised me that he would change and "not ever take you for granted again" and the next day he would stand me up. Plus he’d still have the kids, the ex-wife, the emotional baggage … it was just so much with him!

here’s another what would you do question- what would you do if you and Darell were alone together and well, you know, he started kissing you?- I am just like you are with producer Bob, sometimes if I was ..er … hormonal when Darrell was here, I’d think of slinking into his office and getting scandalous! I used to think about some of the handsome and married managers at *****l like that too: what would I do if they had me in the office and started kissing me. Like you, it’s very good (praise the Lord) that I never had the opportunity to find out what I’d have done.

what was the nicest thing a man has said to you? At ***** (I’m going to start abbreviating that ***** like I used to do in my journal) one temporary weird manager asked me at one point on a busy evening "Where are you going?" I was, like, "Where am I ‘going’?" One fellow guy server volunteered, "She goes to UAH." Another fellow guy server said, "She’s going to heaven." This was at the time when I was having a lot of doubts about salvation, etc., so that was absolutely what I needed to hear!

do you like grilled cheese sandwiches?- love them! 

what is one thing you would like to see during your lifetime?- cures for cancer, AIDS, Alzheimer’s, etc.

(Yuck!) Did you ever throw up in school?- I did - but thank goodness I made it to the toilet just in time.

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New Questions

Do you like salsa? If so do you like mild or hot? love salsa - mild

Are there any commercials that you like? The York Peppermint Patty one where the old man is in his recliner saying he gets the sensation that he’s riding, " … the luge! Racing along at over 100 mph while the wind whips over my body!" While he’s saying that he leans the recliner back and does his interpretation of the luge. (I really hope I’m referring to that sporting event correctly and "luge" isn’t something else!)

Any computer games that you like? Spider Solitaire, Solitaire, FreeCell.

Have you and your sister ever had a crush on the same guy? not that I can think of.

Would you ever date a guy that you and your sister were both interested if he asked you out? I truly don’t think I would, even if I really liked him.

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That’s it for today. Talk to you tomorrow! God bless!
Anne

From: Michele
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 6:35 PM
Subject: do you have to labor on Labor Day?

Hi Anne!

I have to go to work tomorrow.  Boo!  Life really does go on, I guess.  Do you have to work Labor Day?  I was originally off but Ed asked to switch with me and I said okay.  No big deal.  Can you believe it’s going to be September already?  Pretty soon I’ll be writing out my Christmas cards!

Re: Nicholas, the cute pony-tailed guy, I too am the "Queen of the Delayed Reaction"!  If you ever do get the courage to ask him out for coffee sometime, you are a braver soul than I!  I’d probably be so nervous I’d say something like, "Would you like to go out for a cuff of coppee sometime?"  Ok, the next time you see him, just smile sweetly and maybe even offer a nice hello.  Just be yourself!  Besides, if he wants you, wouldn’t he be the one asking  you out?

That reminds me of a quite embarassing- I’ve learned my lesson- story reguarding Harry.  Yes, I’ve only been out once in my entire life and yet I’ve learned so much from that expirence!  It was a few weeks after our first and only date.  Anyway, he had mentioned a few times that we would definitely go out again (gee,  a whole year later and I’m still waiting!), and yet he hadn’t specifically asked me out again, and I was starting to get impatient! Anyway, I was over J&W (the store where he works at), and after I bought my purchases, we were talking a little bit.  He asked me if I was working later on in the evening (it was about 10 am).  Well, my heart kinda jumped because why would he care if I was working?  I said no.  I also mentioned that Danielle was off too (just to make conversation).  He then said something along the lines of "Are you going to go to the movies?" (meaning me and Danielle).  Well, in a momentary lapse of desperation I thought he said, "Are we going to the movies?"  Like he was asking me out or something and I stupidly said, "Do you mean you and me?" and well, he just acted like I asked him to cut his side open and give me a kidney!  I just felt really foolish and I was so angry at myself for clearly showing him how much it meant to me that we go out again!  If I could go back, my attitude would have been so different.  I just wouldn’t have cared.  I don’t know, am I blowing this way out of porportion?  I know this happened more than a year ago, but even when I see Harry now I feel like he’s thinking about all the stupid things I did.  He did stupid things too, but I’m just talking about myself.

Hey!  When are you going to scan that picture of Darrell?  I’m really curious as to what he looks like!  How about other guys you have had crushes on?  Have any of their pictures you can scan?  I only have a very old picture of TJ (he was 16 then and he’s 29 now) and of Jeff (he was about 17 then and he’s 27 now).  I don’t know if I ever mentioned this or not but Chaz kinda resembles Clark Gable.  And you know how i said Bob the produce man reminds me of Craig T Nelson? Well, he also resembles Steve Frost who is one of the regulars on the British version of Who’s Line Is It Anyway.  I even think he has his own website, but the address escapes me.  When I find it, I’ll send it to you.

Cindy Morgan has a new album out!  Yeah!  Maybe I’ll order it from amazon.com or maybe I’ll wait for it to come out on Sound and Spirit.  They don’t have the newest cds.  I’ll have to wait a few months.  But hey, good things come to those who wait!

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>TV- tv’s bloopers and practical jokes
>Movie -Grease (loved Aladdin !)
>Song -  The Grease megamix (love Second Wind !)
>CD - The GRease soundtrack>

 funny moment- from The Golden Girls. Dorothy and Rose remodeled the bathroom all by themselves.  They were all finished and they (along with Blanche) decided to take a "test run" of the toilet, sink and shower to see if they were all working properly. One of them said, "All right girls, on the count of three.  One, two three!" and each proceeded to flush the toilet, turn the sink on and turn the shower on.  Everything worked and the three of them jumped up and down, yahooing all over the place.  Sophia, famous for her last words, looks at them and says,  "Knock it off!  It’s water, not oil!"

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>Do you try not to cry in front of other people? Yes, because I just think crying is a private thing.
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>Does your family often say "I love you" to each other? I was going to ask you this!  No we don’t.  I just don’t think it needs to be said.  I know my family loves me and I love them.  I remembered when I was in High School the one girl I walked to school with always said, "I love you mom!" when she would leave her house.  Then she would proceed to tear her mom to shreads.  I wanted to ask her, "Why do you say ‘I love you’ to her, when you act like you hate her guts?"  I think most people who say "I love you" really dont feel it anyway.
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>Have you thought about a last name that you’d like? Hmmm… never thought of it.  Although Vosloo does have a nice ring to it!  Mrs. Michele Vosloo!  Yes, that does look nice! (lol)

  >Do you hesitate to throw things away because you think you might need them again? I really do! I hate to throw out clothes that I never even wear because I just know I’ll need them again. I also hate to delete old documents from the computer for the same reason.

Yep, me too!  Isn’t it spooky how much we have in common?>

>Do you like to get souvenirs of places you’ve been? yes.  Usually it’s a postcard or a pamphlet
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new questions

ok, say its two years from now and you haven’t met Mr. Right yet.  You see Ray again, after a long absense.  He has totally changed into a better person and he wants to give the relationship another chance- what would you do?- I’m thinking about Harry, and I don’t know unless I had an absolute gaurentee that not only he would never do drugs again, but also he had miracliously transformed into the passionate man of my dreams, I’d be very wary!

here’s another what would you do question- what would you do if you and Darell were alone together and well, you know, he started kissing you?- Ok, I’m thinking about produce Bob.  The moral side of me would want to push him away. This isn’t right!  He is married!  Danger!  Danger! that side would be screaming at me. But the carnal side of me would just want to give in to my desires and let my body melt into his and just kiss him!  Let me enjoy the moment now and worry about the consequences of my actions later!  Thank God, I never got the chance to find out what I would have done!

what was the nicest thing a man has said to you? - two years ago when I found out we were moving, I began telling my favorite customers when my last day was.  I had told Bob, another one of my crushes and he said something along the lines of, "Well, I wish you all the luck in the world.  You deserve it.  The world needs more beautiful women of character like you."  I was on cloud nine for the rest of the day!

do you like grilled cheese sandwiches?- love them!  My favorite is with swiss cheese and tomato!  Yum!  (maybe I’ll make one after I send this out to you!)

what is one thing you would like to see during your lifetime?- A cure for all types of cancer.

(this is kinda gross!) Did you ever throw up in school?- no, thank God!  I remember I did once have a close call.  I was in the fourth grade and it was the last period of the day and I started feeling sick.  By the time school was over and my mom drove me home, I was really sick.  I went into my house and up the stairs and into the bathroom.  I just made it to the toilet when …..

on that lovely note (sorry about that last question coming so soon after the grilled cheese one), I’ll say bye for now!  Take care and God bless!

Michele
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From: Anne
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 3:35 PM
Subject: It really does

Hi Michele!

I was just going to mention AV in my last email. I’m pausing here to think about him. Sigh! Drool! Swoon!

School is going pretty well so far; I have overcome my laziness to complete my first homework assignment which was due today. I stopped at the college bookstore yesterday and who did I see but Nicholas, the cute pony-tailed guy from my summer class. I’m not sure, but he may have gotten cuter! But did I speak to him? Of course not. (Just call me "Queen of the Delayed Reaction.") He passed on by and I did the same, but I think he smiled at me. Maybe he noticed the way half of my hair was doing an unruly flip thing - which I did not plan - and was trying not to laugh. As I was leaving the building I wondered if I should’ve asked if he wanted to get coffee sometime, but if I actually had the chance I can’t picture myself saying the words. Plus, what if he had said no?

Sara’s job hunting is on the back-burner once again; today she returns to work after her suspension. (Shucks, thanks for saying she’s lucky to have me. You know, I keep telling her that, but she’s not buying it.)

You asked if I think about Ray; I do sometimes. I actually saw him twice last week; once I saw him driving to work as I was driving home, and another time he was sitting in his car at the restaurant where he works (again about to go to work). Thinking about him brings about a range of reactions: I get angry at myself for staying with him so long; I wonder how he’s doing and think how I’d like to chat with him; I miss the (few) really good times that we shared. Anyhoo, Ray’s last name is *****, and Darrell’s is *****. I wonder what Nicholas’ last name is ….

On to more serious issues, I’m like you because I don’t often let myself really cry when things start to bother me. I’m also the type to get weepy over it months (even years) later, especially if I hear a sad song by Travis Tritt. I think that’s okay, though. I mean, who’s to say when we’re supposed to feel sad or how sad we’re supposed to feel? Everyone grieves in her own way, and that’s the way it should be.

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TV- Spiderman (he is *so* my hero!)
Movie - Aladdin
Song - Second Wind by Billy Joel
CD -

funny moment - from Friends. Rachel is still hung up on Ross even though he and his girlfriend Julie have decided to get a cat together. Rachel is out on a blind date but all she does is talk about Ross; drunk, she finally calls him and leaves a message that she is over him. The next day, he is at her place and asks to use the phone to check his machine. Hung over, she can barely remember the previous day. She groggily goes into another room as he is listening to his message. He calls to her, "Hey, Rach, there’s one from you." She steps from the other room panicking as she remembers the call. She says, "Hang up the phone!" He keeps listening, as she crosses the room, tries to climb over the couch and winds up climbing on his back trying to wrestle the phone away from him. He manages to hear the whole message before she gets the phone away. He says, very surprised, "You’re ‘over me’? When were you …. er … under me?"

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questions answered

describe your perfect ice cream sundae- chocolate ice cream (always!) with chocolate syrup, fresh strawberries, chopped nuts, whipped cream, and a cherry on top

are you the type who tries new things or do you stick with what you know?- More of a stick to what I know. I remember the last time I visited Chell, she was going on about "being afraid to try new things." I said, "Well, sometimes you try new things and you don’t like them." This was after I chose plain milk for my coffee instead of her hazelnut creamer. I already tried the creamer (could barely finish the coffee) and chose the milk.

what are turn offs for you (in men)? How much time do you have? BAD BREATH, long dirty fingernails, dirty hair, huge pot belly, scrawny girlish frame, no ambition, immature, doesn’t take responsibility, only wants to party, smoker, drug-addict, conceited, arrogant, know-it-all, thinks he’s always right, small-minded, puts other people down, sleeps around, talks very dirty or crudely,

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NEW QUESTIONS

Do you try not to cry in front of other people? Yes, because I know it upsets my family to see me cry.

Does your family often say "I love you" to each other? No, not in words. Sometimes we’ll make a general comment about "love my family" or "my family means the world to me" in passing conversation.

Have you thought about a last name that you’d like? Beasley or Davenport. Just my luck I’ll fall in love with someone with the last name of Fudpucker.

Do you hesitate to throw things away because you think you might need them again? I really do! I hate to throw out clothes that I never even wear because I just know I’ll need them again. I also hate to delete old documents from the computer for the same reason.

Do you like to get souvenirs of places you’ve been? I used to, but lately I’m more content with the journey itself. (Whoa, that is deep!) I do like to take pictures though.

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That’s it for today. Talk to you soon! God bless! God bless! (Double blessing!)
Anne