musings

Watched pride and prejudice with J last night which was wonderfully romantic. J was aghast that I had never read pride and prejudice so I guess I'll try to read it over thanksgiving. It'll give me something to do while being trapped at home. So one takeaway from the movie: has anyone noticed that Kiera Knightley's left eye is oddly shaped? there is just something weird about it - it's a little hard to describe. The movie had endless closeups of her eyes so I was forced to analyze them.

Missy the cat is gone. I was looking forward to her leaving and now that she is gone, I feel guilty and sad. I imagine her crying in her little cage at the shelter. sigh. I was trying to comfort myself with the thought that she's so friendly that maybe she'll be adopted quickly. One can only hope.

My last thought for the weekend:

I've been realizing that on dates, it really does matter to me if the guy offers to pay for everything. I've been trying to figure out why it matters since I didn't think I was really this old fashioned and I think I've finally figured out why. When you split the check at the end of the meal, you basically settle all dues with each other. There is no implication oh that maybe the other person will pay for the next outing. Basically you're free and clear to never see the person again. On the other hand, if you are girl on a date with someone you don't want to see again, you really don't want them to pay for everything (so for that lunch date on Friday, I was happy to split the bill). Some people don't think the handling of the bill is all that important but sometimes when there are so few signals to pick up on, you take what you can get.