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[quesarah]

1. Oh it's Friday and Friday's a happy day. As the kids on the internet like to say, "w00t." It looks like I'll get to do a little bit more voiceover work in the next few months. A guy who had me do narration for a project a year or so ago just sent an email asking if I'd be able to do narration on his next project. It's a set of webinars aimed at educating our salesforce (and executives) on our products. I'm all over that, it took all of 30 seconds for me to decide hell yes I'd love a chance to do that again! I got my very favorite pen from the last time I was down at the recording studio. It's an excellent pen. Refillable too. Go team me!



2. I'm embarrassed to admit I may see Underworld: Evolution. I doubt I'll see it in theaters. I also doubt I'll have to wait long to rent it. O.o



3. My coworker Sandy has the cutest baby girl who, for the reasons unknown to this blogger, is referred to as "The Spud." Spud is a super cute and funny little person. Spud was just in the lab to visit her mama. Spud let me hold her and subsequently made coo-ey giggly burbly Spud noises at me.
   
   I win at teh babies!



4. Tonight virginmartyr1 and I are helping our friend Ginger celebrate her 30th birthday. (Yes that's her real name and yes I'm mildly tickled to say I know someone named Ginger. That wasn't my point.) As part of this celebration, we will be heading into the wilds of the San Diego nightlife with roughly a dozen straight chicks who will be in their natural element. I feel mild trepidation and flashes of panic at this prospect.
   
   I do not use the term "straight chick" to designate their sexual orientation per se, but to identify a particular species of heterosexual woman. You know the type. Regardless of their particular sexual history, they never read as remotely queer. Regardless of their taste in music or art, they always read as mainstream. For example, Ginger double majored in philosophy and women's studies at a small liberal arts school, is prone to quoting Ani Difranco over drinks and is a diehard Buffy fan. And she's totally a straight chick.
   
   I'm not sure what constitutes inclusion in that group. It's not femininity, nor orientation, nor even mainstream likes and dislikes. I count as friends many heterosexual women who I aren't "straight chicks" but I can't quite put my finger on what sets them apart. Maybe straight chicks are the women who, as girls, very quickly learned to adopt gender roles and behaviors and so appear "more feminine" than the rest of us.
   
   Maybe I need a large glass of vodka right this very minute so I stop thinking of cracktastic things like this.