14 February 2002 - 7:32 a.m.

Sometimes things will just strike me as being unbearably sad.

Ellen and I were talking a few weeks ago about Romeo and Juliet. She had just re-watched Romeo and Juliet (the Baz Luhrman version). I remember thinking, when I was 12 or 13, that it was terribly romantic ... and not necessarily thinking about how terribly tragic it was. It just struck me when I was taling to her about how truly awful it was. They were just little kids, who thought that they were in love. We decided that perhaps the most tragic part was that it took place in two days. It is kind of a good thing that they could die while they were still so in love (I know that sounds ridiculous, but hear me out on this ...) because that way, as Ellen said, in a months time Juliet wouldn't wake up and say "O, Romeo, it is SO annoying the way you eat your toast!"

Then, last night I was listening to my Girly Music playlist on my adorable-adorable iPod (which is, if you were wondering, the most amazing thing in the world). This is a list of 27 songs with girly themes. Anyhow, I was writing my French essay when one of the songs distracted me. It was "Notice Me, Horton" from Seussical the Musical. Okay, now this is cheesy, and for that I apologize. Anyhow, we went to see it when it was in previews in Boston last fall ... and overall, it's a pretty cute musical. So, there's this song that Gertrude sings to Horton the Elephant in the middle of the show called "Notice Me Horton." As I was listening to it, I nearly cried. Part of the issue is that I cry at nearly anything ... but anyhow, it is terribly sad. Gertrude is standing there singing to Horton ... as he sings about finding the Whos (another story all together). Basically, she's just begging him to notice her in spite of her flaws. She lists all of the things that are wrong with her and is just crying for him to just notice her ... not even to fall in love with her ... just to notice that she exists. At the end there's this really cute part where she is singing "Notice me Horton" over and over again ... and he is singing "The world would be great if it noticed a thing or two" (or something along those lines). Then, she sings "Notice me Horton ... the way I notice you." It just struck me as so sad. Mostly because I have been in that position of just BEGGING for a boy to notice the fact that I'm female. There have been SO many times when a boy whom I truly liked said something like "You're just like my little sister ... " or "(Insert Very Good Friend's Name Here) is so beautiful! Could you set us up?" and I've cried and cried and cried over it.

Also, I got called back for Interview #2 for my potential job this summer! Hooray for that!!

Anyhow, I thought my love whining was appropriate for today. Happy Valentine's Day, kids!

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