November 22nd, 2004
as promised

here is my bf list posted for all of the world to see. And by the world I mean teenagers who bother to go on sites of authors who write for them, people who write for teenagers and people who have problems growing up. That's just a guess. http://www.theboyfriendlist.com/e_lockhart_blog/reader_boyfriend_lists/index.html
In other news, I saw a sign on the window of the deli. It said: Holiday Special Oven Cleaning $20. Contact Jimmy @ the corner of St. John's and Fifth Avenue

Jimmy's faux email address is sheer brilliance.
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November 19th, 2004
TWO updates!

Okay, apparently my boyfriend list is getting posted on a website of young adult novelist who wrote a book called The Boyfriend List. When it's on, I'll direct you where. However she just told me that she couldn't have Jesus be on it because her audience (teenagers) aren't ready for Jesus-as-boyfriend. I had the unsettling, stop in my tracks moment of realizing HOW immature I really am by giddily responding this is perfect timing because Prince Harry was just added to my list last night. If you are friends with me now and have decided to stop, I completely understand.
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November 19th, 2004
Here\'s an update

Prince Harry has replaced John Mayer in the four position. IF there were a four position, which there isn't because there's not an active list anymore. But if there WAS one, Harry would replace him. For reasons of 100% commitment to sweetness. His age bothers me but since this list is retired it's not an issue.
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November 18th, 2004
Imaginary boyfriend list

Well as many of you know, I used to have quite an extensive boyfriend list. Then two things happened to shatter it to pieces. I met John Mayer in person and went into a tailspin. A tailspin of disgust and disappointment. (It's true what they say people, don't meet your heroes. They should have also said don't make your heroes lame ass pop stars, but not everything can be a pithy quote.) And I met Brett. The best boyfriend ever to exist! (sorry, you won't hear me getting gushy often so just get over it) So the list was abandoned. Well, except for the first three because a girl's got to have her idols. But I just stumbled on a website actually taking submissions for boyfriend lists and what, am I not going to submit mine?! It was part of my very fabric for so long, of course I had no choice. So today I summoned up from memory the last list I had with frightening clarity. I still love my real boyfriend more than any of these suckers! Here it is:


My imagainary boyfriend list 11/04

1. Martin Luther King Jr.
Totally hot, sexy, powerful, SO nice. And boy could that guy give a speech! It makes me weak in the…knees. Just the knees! (I’m lying)

2. Jesus (Christ)
Pretty much the same as MLK Jr. but I never saw him speak, so it’s hard to get a read on how sexy he was. But if you believe the pictures, he has a pretty awesome dancer’s body.

3. Bill Clinton
Yeah, you know, sexy, powerful. He seems to have good intentions although the Rwanda situation confused me. He’s not so good looking, but I have a feeling when he talks to you, you forget that pretty quickly. Just ask Monica. Nah, don’t.

4. John Mayer before I met him (briefly)in person
Pre seeing him in person: Sensitive, voice that made me think he could relate to anything I had to say (just me, not every other girl), down to earth and super hot. After meeting him: Self obsessed, narcissistic, a-hole with an enormous cranium. But I loved him so much pre-meeting I couldn’t leave him off the list.

5. Latrell Sprewell
Totally hot, just as misunderstood, adorable, well spoken, sweet, see I told you he was misunderstood, looks like he feels wounded by the rest of the world and needs me (just me, not every other girl) to fix him. Note: I do not have emotional problems.

The rest of the list is really in any order:
Joaquin Phoenix (no explanation necessary) Hugh Grant (sorry)Justin Timberlake (again, sorry, but he cried when he was on Punk’d. that’s just adorable with a capital A.) Eminem (he’s very angry)(I still don’t have emotional problems)

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November 16th, 2004
Eh, what can you do.

I've decided to assume that 30 is the new 20. That way I may be emotionally arrested, but then I can comfort myself with the thought that so is the rest of society. I told this to Sue and she wondered if in the 1700's they ever said "20 is the new 15." I thought that they were too busy just trying to survive to have mindless banter rationalizing how immature they were. She thought Jefferson might have had the time. I wonder if that's how Jefferson explained his affair with his slave. "Hey honey. 20 is the new 15. What am I going to do?"
Wow. This is really what I spend my time thinking about. Well, 30 is the new 20.
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November 13th, 2004
Also!

what is it with the anonymous commenters? (it's a word for our purposes) They are so flattering but feel the need to hide their identity? Is it embarrassing to totally and completely love me? Or, you know, mildly enjoy my "blog" enough to comment? (It reads the same to me) (I put "blog" that in quotes because I hate that word and I thought the quotes would take the edge off.) I've commented on this post as much as just writing the post itself. How ironic!

I hope I didn't scare my commentors away. I love them! Don't go commenters!
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November 13th, 2004
who knew?

I really thought that I would be updating this blog constantly, but I guess I am inundated with so much other writing I have not found the time. And by inundated with other writing, I DON'T mean IMing, and playing online boggle because that would be very 12 and 76 of me, respectively. I actually am writing a TON! And of course doing vocal warm ups to prepare for my singing debut in Stickerbook. And by vocal warmups, in this case I DO mean IMing and playing online boggle. Sorry, Stickerbook.
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November 7th, 2004
Things Temps Should Not Be Required To Do

Write down potentially life saving/threatening information about children with leukemia from their parents.

Deliver potentially life saving/threatening information about children with leukemia to their parents.

Schedule potentially life saving/threatening surgeries for children with leukemia and report it to their parents.

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Hopefully you already knew this: The words, “take a breath” given to someone who is about to deliver potentially life saving/threatening information to the parents of children with leukemia? Not helpful.   At best incomplete, at worst DISTRACTING AND PANIC INDUCING.
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