I wish I had a voice like:
Christina Aguilera
JoJo
Feist
Alicia Keys
Pop Songs I have on repeat:
Natasha Bedingfield-Love Like This
Alicia Keys-No One
JoJo-Too Little Too Late
Paula Deanda-Walk Away
Sara Bareilles-Love Song
Regina Spektor-Fidelity
Time it will take for them to get old: ~2 weeks.
Tom gave me his extra capo, but I left my guitar in Sacramento. 
Jackie and I were about to catch up on what’s been going on in our lives on the steps of I-House when this guy comes up and says “Hey, I’m waiting too. Mind if I join you? I have snacks if you want some.”
As I walked back home, I couldn’t help wonder if I felt like ignoring him because he came off as creepy or because I am a bitch. To justify my behavior, I tried to imagine if he had been dashingly handsome (not to say he wasn’t) or harmless looking. I think I would have treated him the same way. I like to think the best of people, but I am also very paranoid. I actually looked back a few times after walking away to make sure he wasn’t following me. Is this because I’m a woman conditioned to see myself as a victim or is it just the extra dose of paranoia my mom so lovingly instilled in me?
Jenn once told me of a woman she encountered at a bus stop who she believes was in a cult. Jackie once mentioned a directionally challenged man who feared his sister was in a car accident and asked for help locating her. My mom always says “I don’t know” when asked for directions because anyone could be a predator out to rob/rape you.
Well, I would not have picked up on the cult. I might have referred the man into a store. And, I always give (unintentionally lousy) directions.
Party games I am eying: Cranium, Catch Phrase, Apples to Apples, Taboo.
Plan: Amazon has Cranium on sale for ~$10 plus free shipping. Yay!
Books I want to read: The Automatic Millionaire, The 4-Hour Workweek, Before and After Page Design, The Richest Man in Babylon, all the Harry Potter books.
Plan: Get a Berkeley library card (for most if not all my reading list). Free! Yay!
Watch more movies.
Plan: Berkeley library card and DVDs from La Loma. Free! Yay!
