My "shorter and better" blogging plan did not work, it seems. Back to the essays, then, starting with the Friday Five.
1. Take a book you've read. Now take the main character. Put them in a band. What would the band's name be? Well, you have Harry Harry, or Susie's Lovely Bones. I'll go with the latter.
2. What instrument would that character play? Harp.
3. Who else would be in that band? A bunch of dogs.
4. Would they stay underground or get popular? Not exactly underground... kind of above ground, really.
5. Why did you choose that book? Because it's the one I'm currently reading, and these are sucky questions, so they deserve sucky answers in return.

I worked on Monday. I covered the receptionist's desk at Long Fence and Home, the same place I worked last summer. I was confused and a little overwhelmed at first. I'd never done reception before, and I had to get through 83 messages left during the Christmas-New Year's Day interim when they were closed. It took until lunch at 12 for me to get through all the messages, with calls coming in the whole time. I had trouble figuring out how to transfer a call using the speed-dial buttons, but once I got it, I was okay. I even got to read DV16 Part 2 between calls, finally. It was so amazing. Cassie Claire rocks the fandom. The best part was seeing so many people again, and that I got to be a receptionist. I used to play secretary with my friend Jenn back in Japan. We'd get spare phones out, and sometimes spare computer keyboards, and pretend to be receptionists, basically. But on Monday, when I picked up the phone and said, "Hello. Thank you for calling Long Windows, Siding, and Kitchens. How may I direct your call?" there was someone on the other side. Driving home was horrible because it was rainy and my wipers need replacing, but I made it back safely. Again, I'm thinking it's not a coincidence I got St. Frances of Rome for this year. Must read up more on her.

I spent Tuesday, Wednesday, and yesterday relaxing some more. I'm about halfway through The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold. I bought it like-new from eBay last fall, but only got around to reading it just now. It's weird, but the voice is really authentic, and the mood is perfect. I also did some more coding, touching up this layout and working on my fanlistings. Profile and links page next. Rajni mentioned that she has a personal links page for her browser home page. I thought about doing that for myself, but I'm so accustomed to using the Bookmarks menu now.

I called in available to OfficeTeam yesterday, so I have a random data entry job for the next two weeks. It sounds really boring, but then again, so did sorting files. Wait, that was boring. Erm, at least it's more productive and profitable than sitting around the house reading or glued to my computer screen. I had to go in this afternoon to fill out background check paperwork, and I have to go for drug testing before work Monday morning. It makes me wonder what kind of data I'll be entering, but whatever. I've had my background checked twice before, though both times for child-related jobs. Hmm.

After I got back from OfficeTeam, I took the Metro up to Gallery Place to meet Guy for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was lovely. The film is just as beautiful as the trailers made it look. Tilda Swinton as the White Witch was fabulous, so emotionless and cruel. Aslan was beautifully rendered, and Liam Neeson voiced him like a favorite uncle. (I can't think of a better way to put that.) The Stone Table scene was heart-wrenching. It helps if you know what's going to happen, though. All the kids acted really well. Older Edmund was kind of hot. Overall, it was a great movie. I hope they make the others and they turn out as good as that was. We went to Fuddruckers afterward, which has really good burgers, even if they are enormous.

Okay, so not so much with the essay length this time. I just don't do much at home. ... Back to reading.

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