Happy Valentines Day!

I'm not really that excited about Valentine's Day, but I'm trying very hard not to be angry, "I hate Valentine's Day," single girl. It's not attractive.

I did get a card and a store-made cupcake. I had a faux-valentine's day lunch with one of my guy friends from law school. He is switching firms, so has a couple weeks off. He is in town to spend v-day with his girlfriend. She was in class, so he invited me to lunch. It was fun, and now I have v-day leftovers for dinner (which I will eat in front of Gilmore Girls after the gym - there's nothing sad single girl about that is there?).

I recently had a huge crush on someone for awhile. We emailed back and forth, and I worked up the nerve to quasi ask him out. He let me down gently, but then I found out from a mutual friend that he has a girlfriend. I spent last week being sad (and horrified that I quasi asked him out). This morning I realized that had I not asked him out (or found out about his gf) I would have wasted the last week agonizing over whether he liked me or not and boring my friends with my incessant commentary of every email we shared. This realization made me feel free, and that is a very good feeling.

However, there is something about a crush and it's possibilities that make it easier to face the day. I liked this guy much more than anyone else I've met in a long time (we're talking years). Maybe I'll meet someone exciting in Tahoe this weekend...

I promise not to post many sad single girl entries. They're annoying and cliche.

A new haircut

I decided to cut my hair. My hair has been about the same length/style for about four years now, so I think it was time for an update. I was very afraid though, because I had a bowl-bob my first year of law school and did not want a repeat performance.

Here's my favorite picture so far of the new 'do:

So far the reactions have been overwhelimingly positive (which is really nice because I really got shot down last week; it's a long story that I really don't want to get into on a blog), so thanks to all of you who have made very nice comments.

I am a little ashamed that I allowed other people's opinions influence 1) whether I cut my hair in the first place, and 2) whether I was happy about it when I was done. I mean, I'm a hip, professional, single woman who isn't embarassed to call herself a feminist, what should I care about what other people think? But then I came across this fabulous article on Slate today about the late Betty Friedan (R.I.P.). It made me feel a little less shallow. I also heard Pink's new song, "Stupid Girls" on my way to the gym after work and that made me feel a little more bad ass.

Laura's mom thinks I'm cool...

Sorry Laura. I just liked your first post title so much I had to steal it.

I'm making the move to blogspot because I want to be able to keep my friends and family up-to-date with what's going on in my life. Blogspot makes this SO much easier, by allowing photo posts.

Basically I'm lazy, and I don't want to have to send a different emails saying the same thing over and over again. I hope my posts are not too boring, but I have to warn you that my life has been pretty low-key lately, but I am traveling a lot for work now, so who knows what could happen.

Happy blogging!