but it's okay cause Alex picked up some curl creme at Walgreens today.

I left my wallet at Beckett’s the other night. Three days later, I left my watch at the security check point at the courthouse. I looked into the eyes of that security guard, and I solemnly pledged, as I had to the bar proprietor, “I have learned my lesson.”

Some lessons are so easy.

Some are so hard. Like keeping the toothpaste on the toothbrush. You have to keep the toothbrush vertical. I can’t seem to get that down. Today not only did I lose my first blob of toothpaste but the second glob fell out of my mouth into the bathroom sink!

Research is key, kids. Research is key.

Life==research? if so, then necessarily true?

I thought the Matrix was a good movie. I liked the idea of us living in a virtual reality. I’ve thought for awhile that if only I’d go into retirement homes–posh–that’d be the ticket. You know the key there is virtual reality. And drugs.*

And why, oh why, do we capitalize the word Internet? It’s like some freaky foreshadowing of this future where we live in a digital world.

right, okay, it’s been a long day.

*looking for investors!!

today

I took a picture of my Columbine plant. The Columbine is the Colorado State Flower. I bought a set of six back in…way early Spring 2006 at one of my favorite places in the world… that one plant store on my favorite street in the world… or not quite there. Anyway, if you care, we’ll go there and we’ll have a marvelous time. I particularly enjoy their succulent selection. FYI, they’re closed on Sundays.

The Columbine plant blooms between February and March. I was looking forward to it. I’d never seen a Columbine bloom, and I wasn’t about to look it up at Wikipedia when I was about to experience it in the real world. So I waited. The Columbine is rather a fickle plant. It would seemingly despair during the extended periods of neglect the year held, but it would come back with a vengence with a healthy watering. I grew to respect it. To love it.

Only one of the six has survived. (Maybe one and a half. That other one could totally come back.)

According to a reputable source, Columbine blooms come in a lovely variety of colors.

Mine is white, it turns out. I have to say, it has the most satisfyingly detailed and delicate white little petals. And big petals. So exciting!

I love my Columbine Plant

I’m in love.

I have a new office. It’s in C.Z.:

My Office in Casa Zimbabwe

It’s a pretty nice office. I have more light than ever. Glare on the computer screen even. It’s totally annoying.

This is the mural I stare at, if, for some strange reason, I’m not looking at my computer screen. (Which I always am. For frighteningly long periods of the day. Satisfyingly long periods of the day, granted, but frighteningly. I close my eyes and I see Tetris. Wait. That was 1998.)

Mural in Casa Zimbabwe, 2007

The mural reads, “There is no realistic optimism.” And the buddies there are bleeding out of their eyes! Bleeding out of their eyes!! Thank god we saved those murals, CZ. They’re certainly good for employee morale!

Tomorrow, I have jury duty. I heard J. Lo was hella pleasant when it was her turn. But she spent the majority of her time TMing her friends. I totes have a role model, yo. I hope they have wireless.

faq

Hey Susie, how is online dating going?
um…okay. Looking up at the moment.

Did you ever go on a date with that guy who said you were “100% adorable” or whatever?
ooh, I told you about that? Yeah, no. Well, he never wrote back and a couple days later turned his profile off.

What about that other guy who was obsessed with that long ass Pynchon novel…what’s the name?
Gravity’s Rainbow. Yeah, he turned his profile off too.

Hmm….
But I’m not taking any of this personally. I’m just happy that they found love.

So…um…have you gone on any dates? I heard your sister went on a date the other day. And she’s not even on an online dating site.
Yeah okay. Well. Not yet. But I have my first date tomorrow night.

Oooooo, who’s the lucky guy?!
Well…it’s more than just a guy. It’s a guy and a girl. With an open relationship. It could work. I’m polyamorous.

And the best part about this date is that they think my name is Susie! Cause I sign my emails Susie. I know I’m not fooling any of you, but I am fooling them. Hee. Hilarity.

So, what’s the best thing about online dating?
Getting to flirt with people from the comfort of my own laptop!! wink. Wink. And drunk. With no possible repurcussions except for a wink or a message back. And we all like those.

Why did you choose nerve.com for your online dating needs?
Julia suggested it. I’ve since tried lavalife cause I found the nerve.com pickings slim, and I liked their ads. But it’s a little too fast-paced for me. Like level 12 of Tetris–you have to work up to that!

Would you recommend nerve.com to me?
Um… right.