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Sundry updates and UpDATE #500,222

So I wish I had riveting news for you; alas, I do not.

I met Jen of Quarter Life Crisis last week, which was extremely cool. I found Jen years ago, on some blog traffic exchange site we both frequented back in the day. There are some very, very bad blogs on that site (which neither of us visits anymore). Many of the blogs are about politics and computers, and they are not just poorly written but also breathtakingly boring. Still, I found Jen and Sophie on there, two exceptions that prove the rule. Jen was in Boston for a convention, so we had dinner and I got to find out uncensored specifics about her lovely Seattle situation. She is the first blogger I've met in real life.

I did a bunch of cooking this weekend, and met with a tax person who saved me mad loot (Turbo Tax led me far, far astray and had me owing $600 too much). I saw 21 (Hollywood-saturated, but fun), and also I went on a truly meh date with Racing Guy, with whom I followed up purely because of dearth of other prospects. I think my tank of Bubbly Outgoing Behavior is nearing empty, and so I let the conversation lag on several occasions. Racing Guy barely picked up the slack, and after an hour of unremarkable-but-not-excruciating conversation, I was sure we could pack it up and go home, but then he suggested we transition from cafe to bar. So we went to a bar and I marveled at how two people in the same interaction can have two vastly different perceptions of it (namely I thought it was deadly dull and he thought it was intriguing enough to continue). We parted ways cordially and I doubt I'll hear from him, but who the hell knows.

I have a wicked headache. Have a good week.

Posted by Dori at 8:33 PM