Secrets of a Dork

There are a few things I don't like admitting:

1. I'm a huge Indigo Girls fan. And its not because they are lesbians - that actually makes me like them more - its that you were supposed to be really into the Indigo Girls when you were 13 and heard Galileo. I have proceeded to stay a die hard fan and just recently bought their new album on i-Tunes.

2. I followed Widespread. This is a badge of honor in Colorado, but in New York - it is cause for many people to say, "NO! Really- are you f*in serious?"

3. I was in a sorority and loved every gossipy/evil minute of it. I even flash the secret sign when I see a girl wearing an ADPi anything and sign Pi Love at the end of e-mails to old sorority friends.

4. I've been planning my wedding since I was a flower girl at age four. I've got it down to who will give the toasts, but I'm still searching for the perfect song for the "Father and Daughter" dance. Oh- and I kinda need a groom. But please - a small detail.

5. I'm a techie nerd. This became apparent recently when I found myself offering to design a website and dispensing advice about .tmp files. (And back in the old days when my blog was doing funny things - I made a horribly dorky joke - I invited a certain Mr. Weiner to poke around in my template.)

The last two secrets are the only ones I really needed to tell for this post, but I like telling secrets. Anyway, my cousin got engaged! Yeah! And I was so excited yesterday when I received an e-mail from her titled: DO YOU WANT TO GO WEDDING DRESS SHOPPING WITH ME. That was the actual title. She's a VP at a big bank - very efficient. Of course I wrote back, OF COURSE! I mean, she's a VP at a big bank - which means lots of money to spend on a wedding dress which means designers and Vera Wang, specifically.

She's got "appointments" at three places next weekend. I just like the sound of "appointments" in conjunction with shopping. It makes me think- champagne! Hors d'ouevres! Little crackers with cheese ensembles atop them!

The only thing is, I can't wait until next weekend to see the ring. I'm a sorority girl for Christ Sake (I guess three of the secrets were needed)! But she is busy being engaged and a VP at a big bank, so we can't meet sooner than that. But today she e-mailed me and said her friends in California wanted her to take a picture of the ring and send it out! How amazing. I love modern technology. I love being a techie nerd. And don't worry, I'll definitely post the pic of the ring if and when I get it.