F.A.Q.'s

I started reading a short essay called FAQ by Elizabeth Benedict. It's hilarious and, as always, I am projecting my own drama into the story. Benedict writes:

What were there before FAQ's?
Philosophers. Questions with no answers.

Are FAQ's available on every subject?
There is a shortage of them pertaining to "female troubles."

What are "female troubles"?
Men.

And this is how Benedict opens her hilarious short story describing her short-lived love affair (well, actually, the on-line, long-distance "relationship") with Jake.

Hey, I was in Barnes and Nobles looking for high-brow literature in the Fiction Anthology section when I stumbled upon this story, ok? Like the story of my life, I got side-tracked, tripped, and when I looked up, was enmeshed in something not-quite-sinister, but not-quite-benign ~ I "stumbled upon" this page of this story, in a collection called The Dictionary of Failed Relationships: 26 Tales of Love Gone Wrong ~ Disasters From A to Z. Normally I don't like to buy chick-lit like this because I get bored enough with my own whining ~ but Benedict's story in particular was hilarious, and a few other as well ~ and the book was on sale plus I have a 10% Member Discount so I bought the damn thing, ok? And hey, the bright pretty cover of the book grabbed my attention, not the title, s'ok? To balance out this purchase, I also bought Drinking, Smoking & Screwing: Great Writers on Good Times (thanks to my friend Mary for the recommendation) and Short Stories by Latin American Women: The Magic and the Real.

So, I figure I satisfied the three mental-food groups ~ the chick lit, the indulgent, and the multicultural. Now if I can only find the time to read all this.

In another part of this day, I am trying to recapture the magic of my birthday yesterday. Two friends who are taking the California Bar Exam took the time to call me yesterday and wish me Happy Day. If you've taken the Bar Exam, you KNOW those are good friends! Most of my day today has been spent trying to remember that the "magic" of yesterday is actually my reality ~~ my life is that great most of the time, that is the "Real" and the Yang in my life ~~ and the darkness and melancholy recently choking me is actually the "Dark Magic" or the Yin in my life. Now if I could only get back to balancing the two............

On a funny side note, I checked my "visitor stats" just to see how many hits I have been getting and where they are coming from. Lots of people stumble onto my silly blog when they use Google or other search engines. During the past week, and especially the last two days (remember the Bar Exam started yesterday), lots of people have been reading my previous post about the California Bar Exam. No lie, here are some of the search strings that have led people to my previous bar exam post:

"california bar exam" cheat
"california bar exam" sucks
"california bar exam" evil
"california bar exam" & Ginko
"how to cheat on the bar exam"

Oh those poor souls. I am lighting candles for every single one of you exam takers! Kick its ass!

OH MAH GAWD, and I just discovered that someone found my little innocent blog when they did a Yahoo Search for: mature latino women in the shower. Ugh! Sin verguënza! I feel so violated!

Comments

[dragonflypurity]

HA! Girl, you made me laugh soo hard about the latina shower search thing that my tea spurted out my mouth!!

[Daily Texican]

Ooops, you busted me searching for "mature latino women in the shower." That was my second search. My first search was "mature women in the shower reading occupied america." you didn't show up there!