it's sunday night

and i'm sitting in bed while my husband drifts off into la la land. i'm jealous. i desperately want to shut off my laptop, turn off the lamp, and settle down into a deep sunday sleep. but, alas, i'm anxiously awaiting an e-mail reply. i feel like a schoolgirl...

i've made friends with someone whom i think is way cool and funny and smart. someone with whom i can talk intelligently about film and academia and life. we've exchanged e-mail over the last couple of weeks and i've come to realize that he's very receptive and reciprocal to e-mail, myspace, or facebook conversations -- which is good fun (god, i never thought i'd hear myself say that...or see myself type it for that matter). so, here's the deal...

he's gay, which makes him ultra safe! here we are: a married straight woman and a single gay man (who, by the way, is one of my instructors at school). who could ask for a more perfect friendship than that? i'm excited and giddy about getting to know this person strictly as a friend. and he's a man...how awesome is that?! i don't have to worry about whether he thinks i like him or vice versa, it is pure friendly fun. which brings me back to my first point...

i'm sitting here anxiously awaiting an e-mail from my new friend, but nothing has arrived yet. i feel as though i'm waiting by the phone for a call from "that cute guy," but instead, i'm waiting at the laptop -- occasionally checking my inbox for a bolded message, but nothing. i look forward to exchanging e-mails with him -- it's like receiving a real letter in the mail! i think he's very insightful and i feel as though i can say anything back to him and not be self conscious about it.

wow, what's going on here?

i think i need a pen pal...

i need to get a grip and go to sleep.

but, before i do that, i'm going to share my shuffle with you (which looks as though it has been relegated to sunday instead of friday -- i'll see what i can do about that).

dance to the music:

1. "Spread" - Outkast
2. "Ebudae" - Enya
3. "Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It" - Belle & Sebastian
4. "Everything In Its Right Place" (BBC Remix) - Radiohead
5. "Everest" - Ani DiFranco
6. "Backdrifts (Honeymoon Is Over) - Radiohead
7. "Career Opportunities" - The Clash
8. "Tvc 15" - David Bowie
9. "Mike Mills" - Air
10. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes

peace out.