So i just saw He's Just Not That Into You. And it made me think. about dating. and how exhausting it is. and how unnecessarily serious it is.

when i started dating, i thought it was supposed to be fun. i thought dating was going out and just having fun with someone. You know, you hang out and spend time with each other, casual dates. Then if it turns into something more, awesome. If not, still awesome. Good times were had. But i'm finding that dating is not like this at all. If a guy is not immediately in love with you, you never hear from him ever again. And what the hell is that? What happened to having fun?

Why so serious? Seriously. Lighten up. Why so intent on finding Her? Have fun. As they say, forget about Ms. Right and go for Ms. Right Now. You could get a good friend out of it and thus, grow your network. She could introduce you to her single friends. Or maybe it could lead to a job. Unemployment is astronomically high right now.

EDIT: See that's the thing about guys. They already know on the first date whether or not there's relationship potential. And if there isn't, that was the first and last date. They see no reason to continue seeing this person. And that's bull. Why not continue to see this person to get to know them and just have fun? It makes dating them easier because there's no pressure to impress them because you see no relationship potential. Plus, it gives you some practice with women and you learn more about yourself in the process.

Anyway, great feel-good movie. really. though i wish drew barrymore's character had a bigger storyline. it was just kind of random. the character of gigi is exactly the type of girl i avoid being. she was incredibly annoying and endearing simultaneously. i admire her courage. she is making a complete fool of herself and you're just cringing, it's so hard to watch. and she knows it but she continues to put herself out there. kind of makes you feel hopeful. until the movie ends and you're back in the real world where guys don't just suddenly come to their senses.

i'm kidding.

no, i'm not.

but it does give me a sense of hope. that someday, i will be the exception.

So I had a nice day today. I went to the huge, new, nice HEB to see what they had. omg i love that store. well not HEB itself but that location. it's so pretty. they didn't have anything i was looking for so my cart was empty most of the time and i looked like a kid at disneyland. huge selection of everything. seriously. i creamed my pants when i saw their monstrous selection of cheeses. which made me miss europe.

i just love all the smells and the textures of this supermarket. i have to touch everything. yes, i'm that annoying girl who is standing in front of all the breakfast snack bars for 20 minutes. i like looking at everything and holding it and touching it. even if it's just a cardboard box. i have this overwhelming need to pick up things and touch them and discover them. seriously, you would think I never saw a bag of chips before. which reminds me, there was a gigantic bag of pork rinds. correction. one gigantic rind in a huge bag. it was massive. i tried to break off a piece while in the packaging. and i couldn't. well i didn't try very hard because i was scared the bag would rip open. and the music! this goes for all the HEBs. they all play great music. and yes. i'm singing out loud.

okay not really. more like whispering singing.

and in this HEB, there was a freakin Maui Wowi inside. Maui Wowi. inside. the HEB.

and... i found my favorite chocolate mint snack bars that i can't find anywhere.

i'm such a dork. going on about how much i love grocery shopping.

fortune seems to be smiling down on me. it's weird. Sunday, I went to McD's and the cashier gave me too much change. Monday, I found a Best Buy giftcard on the sidewalk. And it didn't just have like $5 on it, it was fucking $25. score! And then today, i went to Bath and Body and used this coupon and she either rang it up incorrectly or forgot to scan one of my items. i don't know which because the receipt is kind of confusing. But either way, my total was way less than it should have been.

now if only my love life would follow suit. i seem to have a little bit of luck in everything but dating.

seriously. who can resist this face?

or this trench coat.

isn't it awesome? I la la love it! once i get my perfect fedora, i'm gonna walk around in black and white (like pleasantville in reverse) with a snazzy notepad, looking at everyone suspiciously and asking questions.

it's never too late.

So it's almost February. You know what that means. It's almost that time again. The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Wooo. And i'm more determined than ever to make it this year. I have missed that thing every single year. I almost made it last year but it rained. :( And in actuality, I remembered to go last year and requested the day off and everything but it just ended up raining so ended up at the museum instead. I've only ever made it to the rodeo twice in my lifetime of living in Houston. My first one was the forever unforgettable Selena concert right before she died.

And ironically, i actually have money to go to the concert portion of the rodeo this year, but there's no one I'm really dying to see. Very male dominated lineup this year.

Yes. I will have my sausage on a stick and funnel cake glory this year dammit.

so the internetz is being a douchebag and not letting me do stuff. it is letting me on okc and youtube. so you know what that means. It's video sharing time.

so i tried to post last night but it wasn't having it and now that it's semi-working, they have taken down the video. oh wells. Well the 2 songs i'm in love right now is The Veronicas Untouched. The official video isn't up anymore but you can download it for free on iTunes. awesome. but today is the last day since it's the free video of the week so you should probably do that today.

the other song i love is by the pussycat dolls. i would love to find the sheet music for this. no embedding so i can only provide a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWo5BwQCr7Y





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCTuydwYaRg
okay embedding not working either for the veronicas vid.

still haven't decided what to do for new year's. why does everyone have to go out of town? it all feels so... disconnected. it feels like someone is missing from the flock. the holidays this year has been really unholidayish. it just came so fast. the last 2 weeks have been a blur. it's kind of scary. i like can't remember anything i've done. i don't remember eating or sleeping. i don't know where the time went. someone asked me, what have you been up to? and i completely drew a blank. i have no idea what i've been up to. it's like drifting or being on autopilot sometimes. i'll stop and think, how did i get here?

okay i'm starting to go into emo mode. so i'm going to stop. it's the weather. and this damn song. i'm sure things will go back to normal after the holidays and i can get back to my routine. or at least resemble normal.

http://www.okcupid.com/forum?low=1&tid=2197342623117285096#comment_13475404420409789034

"I think OK Cupid should make a sister site where the goal is to find enemies. Maybe, OK Aries. Then you have to track them down and assasinate them using their profile for clues. It'd give stalking a new meaning."

This... would be AWESOME.

OKC is growing to be a very small world. but with all the wrong people.

also, what's with okc telling me i have more messages than I really have?

Okay so who else went to the Greek festival?

And had a gyros. And immediately after, wanted another one?

And saw a really, really tall guy with a really, really short guy? If one of you happens to see this, me and my friend thought you guys were awesome. We were constantly looking out for you throughout the thing.

gah i can't wait until next year.

i'm broke. i miss eating out. somebody please buy me lunch/dinner/breakfast.

So i finally cleaned off my record player so I can actually use it after being inspired watching Flashback of a Fool. And now I don't know where to put the stuff that I cleaned off of the record player. But anyway after going through my parent's record collection, I thought I'd start my own. And I remembered that Half Price books sells records so i went and picked up a whole bunch and ended up getting:

4 Strings
Ludacris
Outkast
Paul Wall
Duran Duran
Roxy Music
The Cars
The Kinks
Judy Garland

The clerk looked at my purchases and said, "That is the most random selection of music I've ever seen."

And wow the 4 Strings record is really good. Too bad there's only 1 song on it. It's very reminiscent of Diving. I need to get them on cd.