Wow, this site has explanations for the complete I before E rule.

Well, sometimes we set ourselves up for failure.  Today was definately one of those days.  I had "the talk" I had been dreading for weeks followed by the double punch of the immediate use of "the out" I had offered.  I kind of knew they were both coming, but it doesn't really make me feel any better.

I did have some good news, which should have cheered me up:  one of my old high school chums, Melissa, recontacted me today.  It sounds like she'll be able to join our lunch outting on Monday, and it'll be great to see her again and catch up after twelve years. 

Anyway, I think I should pray before going to bed.  Feeling ill over things completely out of my control is just silly and unconstructive. 

Thanks to Anwelei for the quiz:

What type of Fae are you?