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For those that still read this...

Wed, 16 May 2007 02:04:15 GMT

I got back from London on Saturday. I'd tell you how it was in detail, but there isn't nearly enough space, but suffice it to say that it was amazing.

In other news, nearly a year later, my heart skips a beat sometimes when I think about you. Funny, isn't it?

I had a dream last night.

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:00:56 GMT

I saw you somewhere, I don't remember where. I poured out my heart to you, pounded you with my fists. Maybe it was my confession or my violent reaction that finally made you say what I knew all along. You cried (who would've known you'd have that sort of reaction) and said, "I love you." Then we held each other. I don't remember anything after that.

15 April 2007

Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:39:52 GMT

This date should go down in history. I, Carrie (Insert Last Name), am no longer dateless.

Took mothereffing long enough. Jesus. 21 years without going on a date. I was starting to feel like a spinster.

Life Updates

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:17:53 GMT

* I only have a month left here in London

* I think I'm developing a handwashing OCD.

* I might be going on my first date EVER tomorrow, with a 29-year-old I met in a sports bar/restaurant/club.

Long time, no see.

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 11:34:52 GMT

I really thought I was going to use this to document my time here in London. Turns out taking massive amounts of pictures on facebook remedied that. So I guess this post is just to say that I'm alive. Stressed out over classes and shit, but alive.

And wtf is up the new xanga frontpage? No me gusta.

Ugh, one week later

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:42:45 GMT

I feel like shit. My body aches, I can't stay awake, my throat hurts, et cetera. What a way to spend the last few hours of being a 20-year-old.

UK Music

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:31:06 GMT

Roisin Murphy, "Leaving the City" - This is technically cheating since I discovered her months ago, but it's never too late to promote good music. I love Roisin. Her voice is so distinctive and the music itself is gorgeous.

Amy Winehouse, "Just Friends" - Her voice is so freakin' jazzy. If you're a fan of any sort of R&B, her album is definitely worth checking out.

The Fratellis, "Chelsea Dagger" - I heard this song at a club and was instantly addicted to it. Good solid rock song.

Well, that's dissapointing.

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:25:20 GMT

Aphrodite
Indeed, you are 62% erudite, 70% sensual, 45% martial, and 50% saturnine.

Born from the foam of the sea, Aphrodite became the Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty. This is a polite way of saying she was the Goddess of Sex. In the case of Aphrodite, perhaps it would be more accurate to say she was the Goddess of sex, sex, and more sex.

Obviously all this sex couldn't possibly be good 100% of the time, and it wasn't. Aphrodite was as well known for the pain she brought as she was for the pleasures of sexual passion which she personified. The lesson she taught was: "Every pleasure has its price."

The most notorious example of this is when she promised Paris, a Prince of Troy, the love of the world's most beautiful woman, Helen, if only he would judge her the fairest Goddess in a ridiculous contest that developed between Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena. Unable to resist such a lusty bribe, the foolish Prince declared Aphrodite the winner, which irked Hera and Athena to no end. True to her word, Aphrodite allowed Helen to fall under the seductive charms of young Paris.

What happened next most everyone knows - a ten year war that didn't come to an end until a certain wooden horse came on the scene.

In spite of all the pain and misery that Aphrodite brings to those who naively think of love as a simple matter full of sunshine and lollipops, she is still the Goddess of beauty and can be very gentle to those who respect and understand her sensual and complex nature.

The Fifteen Goddesses

These are the 15 categories of this test. If you score above average in …

…all or none of the four variables: Neit. … Erudite: Minerva. … Sensual: Aphrodite. … Martial: Artemis. … Saturnine: Persephone. … Erudite & Sensual: Isis. … Erudite & Martial: Sekhmet. … Erudite & Saturnine: Nemesis. … Sensual & Martial: Hera. … Sensual & Saturnine: Bast. … Martial & Saturnine: Ilamatecuhtli. … Erudite, Sensual & Martial: Maeve. … Erudite, Sensual & Saturnine: Freya. … Erudite, Martial & Saturnine: Sedna. … Sensual, Martial & Saturnine: Macha.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 99% on erudite

You scored higher than 99% on sensual

You scored higher than 99% on martial

You scored higher than 99% on saturnine

Link: The Mythological Goddess Test written by Nitsuki on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

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I always considered myself more Athena than Aphrodite.

Valentine's Day

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:54:23 GMT

I said it last year and I'll say it again:

There's very little coincidence that "Valentine's Day" and "venereal disease" have the same initials.

Wrap it up, y'all.

Ugh

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:04:00 GMT

I don't recommend writing a paper while sick with a cold. It just doesn't work.