Erin Rationalpants

I have always had a very rational mind. I have to have everything figured out, there must be a method to the madness. I have this memory when I was maybe 4 and I walked out in the backyard with my mother without a shirt on and she told me I couldn't be outside without a shirt. "My dad goes outside without a shirt," I thought to myself, "Why in the world can't I? Directions are very black and white to me, I have always been very diligent at following the rules. Once when when I was around 12 or so we went to the butterfly pavilion at the Houston Natural History Museum and we were briefed beforehand about watching where you walk so that you don't step on the butterflies because they are very delicate. I focused so hard on watching where I stepped that the only thing I remember of that trip was how humid it was and the image of my feet walking on the pavement making sure not to harm any butterflies. I never did well in math because my teachers could never give me a good reason why we go about solving problems in the sequence we do.....that's just the way it was and I always thought that was ludicrous. I routinely watch all bonus features after a movie to know exactly how they did it all. I even ask how stuff works at the doctor's office. The only thing I have no desire to figure out are automobiles. I could care less why it's broken I just want it fixed. I need to befriend a good mechanic, that and a hair stylist. Because you are always looking for trustworthy people to fix your car and cut your hair.

I take what I can get.....

One of the apps I downloaded on my new magic iPhone was a superficially indulgent Bergdorf Goodman shoe app. You get to practically window shop a different shoe everyday so the set up is perfect seeing as how I could never afford any of them. Today's shoe was a Manolo camel colored penny loafer that looked exactly like the ones I bought from Payless when I was 9. Who wears this shoe.....Park Avenue librarians? And here's the kicker, they cost $650. They are loafers, Manolo should reduce the price for lack of creativity. Now I can justify spending crazy amounts of money on clothes but if I ever dropped $600 on loafers I don't think I'd have a leg to stand on. Unless I was one of those Park Avenue librarians....and they made my new glasses look awesome or something.