Am I really as neurotic as I feel?

After two years and about 8 months...16,000 views.  Wow!  This could be the longest thing I've stuck with. 

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What Mythological Creature are you?

You scored as Faerie.

Faerie: Aren't you a cute little flying person? Faeries are earth spirits. They live among each element completely hidden. They have cousins called Pixies. Pixies however, are very mischevious. They enjoy tormenting other creatures for fun. Little pranksters.. I hope you never meet one. Pixies have a bad reputation for finding a creature and clinging to them until death. Faeries can be somewhat close to a Pixie, but mostly they are loving, playful, and carry with them a child-like enthusiasm for life. Hide among the pedals of a Daisy, you are a Faerie.

Faerie		75%
Angel		67%
Mermaid		67%
Dragon		50%
WereWolf		42%
Demon		8%

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I just worked for the seventh day in a row, and by Friday, it will be 13 in a row.  I can't wait to get my next paycheck.  My job now is pretty nice...much better than my last one, where I didn't really do much (and based on what I hear from S, it's pretty much the same political BS as it always was).  But now, I really like the people, I feel like I'm making a difference (even if it is small), and there is very little political crap to put up with.  Same company, completely different feeling.  It's amazing how a seemingly small change can make such a huge difference in your life.

The Hawks lost today...they fought hard, and the defense was much-improved from last week, but it just wasn't there.  That's okay, though.  They still have 4 more games to win.

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You know how something has been hanging over your head for the longest time, and you kind of dread it happening, and then it happens, and you're like "eh"?  That happened today.  And I'm glad it did...it's like a weight is off my shoulders, and I was in the bestest mood this afternoon, even after our servers completely divebombed and we got a bajillion calls in half an hour, and even though it's a cloudy, rainy day.

I asked T to be my date to E and A's wedding yesterday.  He said he'd love to...he also threw in a guarantee about having me out of my clothes by the end of the night.  I laughed, of course.  He said I wouldn't be able to resist him, given the wedding atmosphere and booze.  I said we'll see.  He's been wanting me for over a year and a half, and I can't say the feelings aren't entirely unreciprocated.  But all that depends on a couple other things...or people, I should say.

We play Michigan tomorrow...going over to J and C's to watch the game and eat and drink.  I really don't expect to win, but I do have some hope.  The game in 2002 was awesome...I hope we can repeat that...but maybe I was the good luck charm for that game. 

Have a good weekend, y'all!!

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This one goes out to Cannonball...congrats on the win (though my FSU friends are heartbroken).  :-)

 

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During my last year or so of college, I had a friend/class friend.  Well, I had more than one, but I'll be talking about one in particular.  I suppose I had kind of a schoolgirl-type crush on him...he was cute, funny, athletic...but he wasn't my "type."  He was a basketball player and generally seemed aloof and kind of a jokester/slacker (you know, the stereotypical athlete).  Then I actually got to know him.  He was definitely a jokester with a tendency to crack jokes during class, but he was also a really nice guy.  One time we got to talking about our favorite fast food restaurant, and I said that mine was Wendy's and that I always got a junior bacon cheeseburger.  A few months later, he and I got together to work on a paper (yes, he did his own homework!).  I'd stopped at Wendy's to grab supper on the way to the library and ended up giving some guy a jump start in the parking lot.  The friend called and I said I'd stopped at Wendy's and had to jump start somebody's car, and that i'd be there in a little bit.  He asked if I'd gotten a junior bacon cheeseburger.  I hadn't that night (I was in a spicy chicken kind of mood) but that's not the detail I'm after tonight.

The point is...he remembered.

I'm one of those people who recognizes almost everybody...movies, TV, the mall...I recognize faces.  I remember stupid little details, like what my 5th grade crush was wearing the first day of class, or what Avogadro's number is (I haven't taken a chemistry class in years, unfortunately).  And I never expect other people, particularly those who seem to take such a breezy attitude towards life, to do the same, which is why the fact he remembered what I usually ordered from a fast food restaurant caught me off guard.

It's funny, yet understandable and anthropologically explainable, why we make judgements about other people before getting to know them.  As soon as we have even the tiniest sense of cognitive ability, we classify things.  We learn what a dog is...all animals are dogs.  We get hurt by something/someone...everything/everybody like that will hurt us, and it's best to stay away from that thing/person.

When we come across things/people who don't fit into the classifications that exist in our minds, we get frustrated.  Confused, even.  But we adjust...our minds adjust...and we learn that just because two things are similar, it doesn't mean they're the same.

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