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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.

Comments

[virginmartyr1.livejournal.com]

how'd that vodka thing go for you? yay for ginger's b-day party! w00t. ;)

nice new layout, btw. :o)

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

I reckon I'll have to wait until Nunu's for my vodka. Ah well, cracktastic until then. But not one minute later!

[madenglishbloke.livejournal.com]

2:: apparently, the only reason to see that film is whatsherface in rubber - ok, not MUCH of a reason, but hell - who cares...
3:: "spud" is actually a very common name for sprogs - indeed, my nephew actually had that moniker for a while...
4:: discussions with several gay friends of mine lead me to believe the same is true of blokes - i must admit, ive never understood more than 40% of their choices for this description, although weve agreed on the "gay men" who are actually horribly straight...
ive always thought that any description of this nature was hardly complimentary, hence the reason im glad its never been applied to me - having said that, im weird in that im pissed that none of these guys have ever made a move on me - not that i WANT them to (smelly, hairy blokes - eeewww!!!), but because its nice to be apprecialted occasionally.

[zazuomgwtf.livejournal.com]

I had more than one large glass of vodka last night. Perhaps that is why what you said makes perfect sense to me.

[missedith01.livejournal.com]

There are plenty of reasons to see Underworld: Evolutions! It's got vampires in! Probably several vampires. And werewolves. Loads of them. There you go.

[ignis.livejournal.com]

let me know when you want to see the movie, i'll go

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

2. I s'pose that's reason enough for me.

3. Huh. Well this is the first Spud whose acquaintance I've made. Neat.

4. Hmmm I guess that there would have to be a male equivalent. It's never been glaringly obvious to me though. Maybe I should hang out with more guys, see firsthand. Hmmm.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Or perhaps it's because we are both secretly BRILLIANT SMART WOMENS!

Seriously though, I'm glad it made a little sense to someone. :)

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I didn't see it before! Vampires and werewolves and leather, oh my!

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

K. You busy next week?

[zazuomgwtf.livejournal.com]

BRILLIANT SMART WOMENS!
We should have t shirts made!

[blankbadge.livejournal.com]

I am completely unembarrased to say I'll be seeing that film. I'm even looking forward to it. I know it will be a pretty bad film but I'll still enjoy it.

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh yay we should! And they can be cute girlie tees and we can wear them with our smart girl glasses while we read thick books on literary theory and/or perl programming!

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

I know it'll be bad but enjoyable -- the first one was. I guess I still need to work on that "embracing my geekiness" thing. ;)

[blankbadge.livejournal.com]

Yes, remember it's cool to be a geek.