I just turned my back for a second...

...and my blog counter is gone. Did someone steal it? Rescue it from neglect? Could it be partying in Cancun for Spring Break?

So I've been gone for a bit. Three weekends ago I was trapped in Jacksonville, North Carolina (the East Coast Home of the US Marines). Two weekends ago I was in Wilmington, NC for my sorority reunion. Last weekend I was in Fayetteville, NC (one of the homes of the US Army). So in Jacksonville I met two boys. One was supposed to visit me when I went to Wilmington the next weekend. He didn't show. The other occasionally calls. I don't think it is going anywhere at all. Last weekend I met an utterly gorgeous man. And the gorgeousness isn't even the best part - he's nice - really, really nice - and extremely interesting. (And double points for interesting, don't you think? Dull boys are just no good.)

Still very relunctantly plodding along through school. Tomorrow is March 1, so that means only 56 days until the last day of class. But who's counting?

Sensitive Boy

I crushed Dave's little tomato heart when I told him that he's disqualified from being my #1 blog fan. I'm a cruel, cruel girl. Everyone, please welcome Dave back with open arms! But don't squeeze too hard... he's fragile. ;)

An attempt to finish the list...

OK, here goes... the slightly Valentine themed portion of the list:

21. I hear a new song and think, "That would be a good song to play at my wedding."
22. I have the set-list ready for my wedding DJ.
23. I'm not engaged.
24. A good kiss or bad kiss can totally change my opinion of a date.
25. I'm friends with most of my ex-boyfriends except for the Artist Currently Known as Satan.
26. Almost all of my ex-boyfriends married the girl they dated after me.
27. It hurts my feelings when people make fun of Mike the Cat for being chubby. [He's just big boned.]
28. Growing up in an extremely small NC town helped deveop my imagination. There wasn't anything to do other than be creative.
29. I have a green bike, a green iPod, a green laptop and a green purse. Someone asked me the other day if my favorite color is green. My response: "I don't know. Never thought about it."
30. I love snow days. They are like impromptu holidays.
31. My attention span is getting better. I can now pay attention for 3.2 seconds.
32. The star is my favorite shape.
33. I wear a silver star on my necklace every day.
34. I hate washing dishes.
35. My dishwasher is generally filled with bowls and spoons because the majority of my diet consists of oatmeal, cereals and soup.
36. I like bugs: fireflies, butterflies, dragonflies.
37. I watched a documentary about Skinheads last night and felt sick to my stomach. I couldn't sleep after that.
38. I've only read 1.5 Harry Potter books.
39. I want to work with military families but don't want to live in a military town.
40. I'm a working class neighborhood kind of girl. Can't imagine living in a subdivision.

So obviously I can only do this 20 points at a time. And, really, isn't that about all that you can handle too?

I can't find the time to write my mind the way I want it to read.

Ode to The Little Red-Headed Girl
The Little Red-Haired Girl is an unseen character in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, and is a symbol of unrequited love. She serves as the object of Charlie Brown's desire. He most often notices her while eating lunch outdoors, and often tries to get up the courage to speak to her, but always in vain. Anything touched by her or associated with her is precious to him. For example, in one strip he finds her pencil dropped in the hallway, notices that it has been chewed and declares, "She's human!" Presumably, this common habit makes her seem more approachable, but, typically, he never follows through. ~ Wikipedia

Obviously, my romantic fate is tied to that of The Little Red-Headed Girl. My Charlie Brown is out there, I just know it. Happy Heart Day, kids.

I know you think the photo is that of The Little Red-Headed Girl, but it's moi circa 1991. I'm going to my sorority reunion in Wilmington this weekend. Actually, my Charlie Brown is a bartender named Spencer that works at a bar in Wrightsville Beach, NC. He has a dog named Arlene. I love them. [Wait, maybe I'm his Charlie Brown.]

I was going to post a list of my favorite love songs from my ipod, but I found the task overwhelming. I get overwhelmed easily these days. I did download some completely random songs yesterday while I was supposed to be writing a paper. A list for your scrutiny:

Happy, Mazzy Star
Take Everything, Mazzy Star
Nobody Girl, Ryan Adams
Come Pick Me Up, Ryan Adams
Ball and Chain, Social Distortion
Ring of Fire, Social Distortion
God is a DJ, P!nk
Just Like Honey, Jesus and Mary Chain
I Woke Up With This Song in My Head This Morning, Bright Eyes
Well Whiskey, Bright Eyes
16 Days, Whiskeytown
Box Full of Letters, Wilco [who gets credit for the title of this post]

And I leave you with my most frequently played song for the past few weeks... First Day of My Life by Bright Eyes.

I was granted a reprieve from my internship today so that I can work on a ridiculously long paper about domestic violence theory. As in, why does it happen, not best ways to execute. Sheesh, people. All of this paper writing is having an adverse effect on my blog. I just don't feel like writing complete, much less coherent, sentences in my free time.

So someone sent me an email with 100 of their most interesting and bizarre biographical facts. I'm supposed to send it along too, but I'm not. I'll do it here. I figure if you are silly enough to visit my blog, then you deserve to suffer. :)

I'm not quite sure I know 100 things about myself. Self awareness. Bah. But here goes:

1. I was born in Puerto Rico.
2. I don't know any Spanish at all. Except to say nada.
3. My favorite veggie is spinach.
4. My favorite cereal is Strawberry Yogurt Cheerios.
5. [though I'm currently eating Lucky Charms because they were on sale at the Hill Teeter]
6. My original career intention was to be a radio DJ.
7. I broke my brother's nose by throwing a TV remote at him when I was six years old. He was 15.
8. I haven't worn a bikini since I was five years old when my top became skewed at the community pool and people laughed.
9. I'd like to live in England [not forever, just long enough to flirt with boys with cute accents].
10. I suck at flirting. I have stories. They aren't pretty.
11. I have a scar on my jawline from a car accident. It's only about an inch now but it was much longer.
12. I ran away from home when I was three because my brother hid my security blanket. I came home when it was time for bed.
13. The bedroom I occupied as a toddler was haunted by the ghost of a woman. True story.
14. I'm insanely attracted to alpha males even though the stars say I should be with a sensitive boy.
15. The above point could explain why I'm still single at age 34. Ditto for Point #10.
16. I think I've only been truly in love once. Despite many boyfriends.
17. I only buy organic milk, eggs, strawberries and apples, but I drink an amazing amount of gut-rotting soda.
18. I'm a home body.
19. My best features are my skin and my eyes, I would say.
20. Financial debt makes me feel nauseated.

Hmm. OK, start psychoanalyzing... NOW.

Attention! February Has Been Cancelled.

Dear April 25th ~

As the last day of the semester, I find it rather rude that you are taking so long to get here. I think you should speed up your schedule. Like, let's just skip March. Nothing good happens in March. Except for my sister's birthday. And St. Patrick's Day. And Spring Break. Hmm. OK, let's skip the rest of February. Valentine's Day is an evil marketing ploy anyway. So there you have it, it's already March. Now if you could just do something about all the papers I still have due, I'd really appreciate it.

Most Sincerely,
Teri