I mentioned Crowley to my editor. She didn't know who he was.

I mentioned Sally Ride to my psychiatrist. She didn't know who she was. I told her that was unacceptable and didn't see her again.

I told her that was unacceptable and didn't see her again.

Good girl.

Maybe it was pretentious?

It's Sally Ride, dude.

Expecting my baby editor to know who Crowley is was probably pretentious. Not that I care. Especially in the context of the occult.

I need chocolate.

Maybe it was pretentious?

I don't think pretentiousness against stupid people is pretentious at all.

I almost cried when looking at Gawker today and a bunch of people didn't get a Black Panther reference and blamed it on not being alive in the 60s and 70s.

And I thought about that time that Paul Begala was on Bill Maher and made an historical reference that Megan McCain was unaware of, and she giggled and said she "wasn't even boooorn when that happened."

Begala shot back, "I wasn't even born in the 1800s but I know the French Revolution happened." Something like that. It was an awesome response to that, weakest of excuses.

My sleep psychologist brought out the woo tonight. I'll keep going for the relaxation techniques, but the bit where my electrical field from my heart extends out beyond my body and I can sense people with it (20 feet away!)....

Did you guys know the heart really is the seat of emotions? That's why you feel them in your chest? And you have a brain in your heart. For realsies.

You can be mine, Perkins. I need people who have "known me at this address" and you've totes been here, contact papering my cabinets!

I have been this person MANY times (you get used to it, living in DC where half of everybody has a security clearance).

My favorite was when our friend N was applying to work at the CIA, and the guy came out to my workplace to interview me (usually it's just over the phone!). I didn't have much good to say--he was listing me for when we were in school and the guy wanted to know how he supported himself. I was like "Er...parents and financial aid? He didn't have excessive amounts of money like he was drug dealing or anything..." And the last question he had was "What's N's favorite drink?" and I was all "Oh! I know this! Gin and tonic!" and the guy was like "that's what everyone said" and I thought maybe that wasn't a good thing, that everyone's response isn't like "lemonade!"

I'm not sure I could have sat through that with a straight face. Or even sat through it at all.

"I wasn't even born in the 1800s but I know the French Revolution happened."

I have to remember that one.

Ask her for the data on that. I'm sure the national academies will be fascinated.