Mr. Wrong

August 24, 2003 | 1 Comment

Today was my first day of class for the MBA program. Things went well, except for my usual nervousness. I must have had a panicked/frightened/stressed look on my face because even the teacher commented, “Elaine, everything’s going to be alright.” New people and situations are always uncomfortable and it takes me a while to settle in.

Now I am watching the movie, “Mr. Wrong” with Ellen Degeneres and Bill Pullman. It is soooo funny, hahaha.

My life recently seems like all I meet is Mr. Wrong. I have had a couple good relationships in the past, but recently my dates have been pretty bad. Let me tell you one such tale:

Beef Teeth
Dale* and I met through mutual friends. They thought we had a lot in common since we both loved computers and we worked in businesses that had a symbiotic relationship. We met at a bar with the friends who set us up. Dale was so outrageously polite that I overlooked our serious political differences and accepted an invitation for a real date.

The next night Dale showed up late and honking. I ran out to meet him wondering what happened to the polite Dale I met the other night. He handed me a stack of printed web articles debunking “Bowling for Columbine.” The most offensive thing was, he hadn’t even seen the movie yet he felt justified in arguing with me that the whole documentary was BS. Was this supposed to impress me? I thought this was a date, not a debate.

Then he asked me for dental floss. He explained that he stopped at his friend’s house earlier for dinner and ate some really delish beef. He explained how the beef was cooked and where the little morsel had gotten trapped in his teeth. I’m a vegetarian, which he knew, so his description began to gross me out. Would I mind running back in to get some floss? I should have said sure, ran back in and stayed in. Instead I said I’d rather not and suggested he buy some floss to keep in his car for such occasions. Wrong thing to say.

A little chip grew out of Dale’s shoulder and stayed there the rest of the night.

*names have been changed to protect the “innocent”

Posted by Elaine Vigneault | Filed Under Dating (pre-ed)
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visitor

August 19, 2003 | Leave a Comment

I have a visitor. She is sleeping on my couch until her new apartment becomes available. She brought her cats.

She is my friend and I really like her, but she’s driving me a little nuts. Read more

Posted by Elaine Vigneault | Filed Under Animals, Family, Kids, & Friends
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Sandman, bring me a dream

August 15, 2003 | Leave a Comment

The other day I had a traditional, American female fantasy - the wedding.

Why am I dreaming about such silly things I’ll never know. Perhaps there’s something to that theory of a biological desire for security, nesting and mothering in women. More likely I just fantasize about such a variety of things that this one is bound to come up now and again. Here was the dream:

Private ceremony at Lake Tahoe or some similarly beautiful outdoor location.
Only 4 people in attendance - me, husband to be, ceremony performer, film-maker.
Ceremony performer would probably be non-religious like a justice of the peace. Someone with patience and humor.
Film-maker would be professional; s/he would record the ceremony and then make a short 10 minute dvd of the event with musical background and “key” moments. None of that wobbly home-made video crap that lasts hours and hours.
I would wear a custom dress - maybe an altered vintage thing or something specially designed pour moi. Probably white or off white, maybe silver or light blue. Not red.
I would wear an elegant chain-mail headdress or simple wreath. No veil.
He would wear whatever he wanted. Shorts, suit, kilt…
We would send the DVDs of our marriage ceremony to our friends and families with an invitation to the reception at our place a week after the ceremony.
Reception would be catered but relatively informal. Just a big, fun party.
We would spend our honeymoon in that ceremonial and beautiful location. A week or so.
We’d come back to the house/apartment that we chose together and set up together. Neither would move into the other’s place. We’d start fresh as a couple where everything is “ours.”

tada

Posted by Elaine Vigneault | Filed Under Love and Marriage, Wedding
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Woah… easy, boy…. Yeah, that’s it.

August 1, 2003 | Leave a Comment

Life is moving forward again. I just signed up for the MBA program at Uni of Pheonix. It will take me less than a year and half to finish it and financial aid is available. I start Aug. 23.

Just as I finish the Masters program I will head into Law School at UNLV (or elsewhere) in the Fall of 2004. I am taking the LSAT Oct. 4th and I will finish my statement of purpose this week.

Yes. I will do this and I will do it my way.
I will have 4 degrees and massive debt, but I think it will be worth it.

Posted by Elaine Vigneault | Filed Under Philosophy and Guidance, Work, Business, & Finances
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