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So, not that I'm looking for a match, but I've been surfing personals websites just, you know, for a laugh, and hands down, my favorite is called OK Cupid. Why? Partly because it's run by the same guys who were behind TheSpark.com (R.I.P.) which I still think was one of the cleverest sites I've ever come across, though that may be because I still see it through HighSchoolDanielleFilter. OK Cupid has TheSpark's same bizarre humor, and the same strange drawings. Why else? No, not because of the layout. Not because of the selection. Not because of anything pertaining to the likelihood of me finding my soulmate and us riding off into the sunset atop matching white stallions.

HERE'S why: Tests! Lots and lots of tests!!!!!!!

So I took the OKCupid Test, and the results were actually pretty accurate. I find it amusing, however, and somewhat scary, that the male version of the Wild Rose is the Manchild, to whom their advice is: Please don't use OKCupid.

Take the test! Let's compare results!!!

So everywhere you look it's boho this, boho that, be boho like Kate Moss, use boho to hide your anorexia or to go incognito to avoid the invasive paparazzi. But I would just like to state for the record that I have been dressing like a homeless person for the past ten years. Where's my spread in Us Weekly?

So I didn't quit my job at Leona's. This decision may or may not been related to the fact that when I walked in and said, "Jay, I have to talk to you," he replied, "You better not be quitting!" Also, he was wearing a very fetching pink shirt. I don't know about you, but I just can't be tough and heartless around men wearing pink shirts.

I ended up negotiating down to two days a week, which I think is fair. It's not like I have these fabulous Friday and Saturday nights planned that I'd be missing. Oh, bother, I admit - I'm a bit lonely.

On the other hand, I'm seriously considering getting my teaching credential in San Diego next year. Twin sister, best friend, eternal sunshine...we'll see.

Whenever I need a good laugh, I just pull up this movie poster. I don't think a movie poster itself has ever made me laugh at all, much less had me in silent uncontrollable giggles. Even as I type this I'm still sniggering. Hahahahahahhaahaha...

Awwww

Look what the New York Times wrote about!

On the way to Trader Joe's, there's a children's furniture store called The Land of Nod. It is the most adorable store ever. It lures you in with tiny rocking chairs, teddy-bear hand towels, purple desk lamps, and checkered cartoon bedspreads. Everytime I pass it I long to be able to decorate my future children's bedrooms, especially when they're young enough that I can impose my own will and tastes on them (Muahaha). Unfortunately the furniture there is obscenely overpriced, and my inability to manage money (see previous post) assures that when I do have kids I will be begging hand-me-downs from those friends whose children have outgrown their cribs and miniature bean bags.

But today as I passed the Land of Nod, there was a huge sign that said "SALE! Up to 50% off!!"

Resulting thought process: HOORAY! Now I can finally go in and maybe buy something! I hope that adorable purple quilt is on sale!! Probably not, since it's being advertised in the window. Well, I should at least go check! And maybe they'll have some cute chairs and dressers and rugs and wait. Wait. WAIT!!! WHAT THE HELL AM I SAYING???????

I have seen the face of evil, and it is The Land of Nod.

So I might quit my job at Leona's. It's not that I'm sure I can't survive on only my library job - despite jokes and parental lectures to the contrary, I'm really not a big spender and can thrive with only a library card and the occasional hair product (the fact that I don't have a car or health insurance helps, at least until I get hit by a bus and must perform surgery on myself). But I was really hoping to help my parents out with my tuition next winter. And even with Leona's, I was only earning $500 a week, which sort of sounds like a lot to me, but isn't when you realize that's only $25,000 per year. Which I guess could be more than enough for a single gal like me, but then if I quit Leona's I'd be earning more like $350 per week. Which I guess could also be enough, but ugh. See, this is why I dislike thinking about money.

On the bright side, I think I've decided to become a teacher. Right, I know I'd "decided to become a teacher" last July and abandoned it within a few months for Americorps and then massage therapy and then nursing, but I'm pretty serious about this now. A couple of my favorite co-workers at Leona's are also teachers, and they do pretty well for themselves (notwithstanding the fact that they're still working at Leona's, but one only works a day or two a week because she "doesn't budget," and the other wants to become a millionaire by age 35.). I love kids of all ages, and you get summers off BUT STILL GET PAID, and I feel like I'd do a really good job. Lingering questions include what age I should teach, where in the country I should teach, and where I should get credentialed. But...hell! Maybe this is a good idea. Maybe I could get credentialed in fucking San Diego, since that's where the party seems to be.

Five years?? That's how long I been in this country!

Jay, my Leona's boss, told me yesterday that I have "good knuckles." He also asked me, "Do I look like a punching bag to you?" I can't help it. I show my affection through mild physical abuse.

Oh right, New York. Yeah, it was a blast! I'll post pictures as soon as I can find my camera wire.

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There is some serious identity theft going on in the comments!

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This Weekend: New York City!!!!

Today: Lying in bed feeling like my brain is a dried-up bacteria-ridden sponge.

But This Weekend: New York City!!!! I'm so excited! I'll get to see my best friend Burcu before she leaves for the Peace Corps in South Africa. I'm guessing the four days I'm there will mainly consist of packing and shopping for mosquito nets, but still - New York City! Also, I'll get to see my buddy Tom for the first time in five(!) years, if he's lucky...in New York City! Hooray!

Today: Curling up and eating tortilla chips and watching A Very Long Engagement and cuddling my flea-covered cat and sleeping off a very mysterious hangover-like headache.

This Weekend: New York City!!!!