You're going to judge me.

So... online dating? I think it's pretty silly. I mean, how can you really get to know a person by what they type onto a profile page? I wish all of life could be edited and proofread. But there's this guy. I met him via some form of the Internet. I have been talking to him for months now, and I feel like we kind of hit it off. So what's the issue here, right?

Well my mom is the issue. I tell my mother everything. She's just under 40 and we're great friends (but still have the mother/daughter relationship). However, I know she would freak out if I told her that I have a crush on someone that I've never met. There is also the fact that I feel slightly pathetic. I mean... what? I can't meet a "Real Life" guy to like? The thing is, I spend a lot of my life on the Internet. So really, it's pretty realistic. Where do you normally meet new people? In the social places that you frequent. The Internet is a social outlet, right? I say this is better than picking up some drunk guy at a bar! So I guess I wish I had someone I could do the girl thing with and gush about how cute he is.

In other news-- My trip is fast approaching! I can't wait, and I'm so nervous I think I might throw up sometimes. I have an orientation for it in about 2 days. I need to find my passport (it got shuffled around in the move from the dorms to home) and I need to write up a proposal to the research I'm doing! I'm kind of freaking out. I don't know HOW to write a proposal. Maybe mom will help.