1/13/97 11:26 am

Dear Diary,

I got a job! And okay, it's pretty shitty, but at least it's not PJ Gilligan's. There was a new professor in one of my classes today. His name was Dr. Evil. I wonder if that's Chinese. He has like, an office underground that I'm supposed sort out mail and make coffee at. Like an office assistant. So that could be cool. I could end up pouring coffee for a super rich guy or something. But not Dr. Evil. He's pretty ugly, and a girl has to have standards. I think he might be rich, though...nope, can't go through with it. I'm a golddigger, not a whore. My first day is tomorrow. I wasn't told to dress professionally or anything, so at least I won't have to buy new clothes. Although now I feel like shopping. I might as well go out anyway. Tomorrow, I'll definitely meet a great, phenomenally rich and hunky guy at work. I should look my hottest.

1/14/97 12:03 am

Dear Diary,

I think I screwed up majorly, once again. So I went to the mall after my last class this afternoon. Everything was fine at first. I hit up Contempo, Express, and Wet Seal for new outfits, and then I went shopping for accessories at Afterthoughts. All sounds good so far, right? So, finally, I decide to hit up Structure for some men's jeans, so I bag and cinch them at the same time. So, you know, I wouldn't have to buy the real expensive denim cargos at The Gap, or pick up a pair of JNCOs that would show my panties in the least sexy way possible. So I go into Structure, and it turns out the guy from last night is there too. Scotch or whatever his name is. Then again, maybe that was just what I was drinking in the club. I can't feel bad about it, cause he didn't remember my name either. We've spent the day calling each other "you." Yeah, that's right. The day. As in, here I am in his room right now. It smells like gym socks and Old Spice in here. But it's not like I can just leave. I mean, now I feel like I have to stay. He bought me dinner at Panda Express (where we ate and stared at each other awkwardly). And then he took me to his apartment in the Valley (blindfolded until we got to his room - kinky, right?) and actually gave me a backrub. I mean, I can't just leave a guy who did all that, even if it's possible he invited me there because he still had my panties from Friday night and he wanted to give them back. But that's absolutely it. I will not hook up with this guy ever again. No matter how bad it feels to end it. I mean, it will definitely be weird. I mean, even though he doesn't remember my name, I think he has real feelings for me. I mean, before I started writing, he was spooning me. So that's it. I'm rolling back into his arms and going asleep. Then I'll wake up in six or seven hours and sneak out before he notices. That's all there is to it.

1/14/97 6:08 pm

Dear Diary,

Well, I found out why Scott (club guy who is apparently my BOYFRIEND now) blindfolded me the whole way to his apartment's bedroom. Because it's no apartment. It's his dad's place! Yeah, that's right! He lives with his parents. That's almost as bad as being one of those A Capella losers, for God's sake! But wait, this gets even better! Guess who his dad is? That's right, my current boss, Dr. Evil. That's right. I fucked the boss's son on my first day. That's gotta be a strike against my record! And it totally ruined my chances of having an in and getting promoted. This one lesbian lady, Frau Fraustein or whatever, was totally checking me out, until she heard Scott and I hooked up. One French kiss and I wouldn't be coffee girl anymore. But nooooo. How did this disaster of epic proportions occur, you might ask. Well, I really overslept last night. I woke up at noon. Noon! I missed all my classes except for the one special spelling class at four and Remedial Math at seven, but it's not like I was planning on going to those anyway. So I get out of Scott's bed and walk out of his room (which, by the way, was really gross and messy and I slipped on an open Playboy spread of Jenny McCarthy, and would have broken my neck if it hadn't been for a pile of dirty clothes), and go into the hallway. And that's when I realize where I am. Dr. Evil literally gave me a tour yesterday morning when I got recruited. I remember because he grabbed my ass "by accident" and I decided to ignore it so I could still get a job somewhere beside PJ Gilligan's. So I run back into Scott's room, and throw on my clothes from yesterday (because I couldn't go get coffee in just a raggedy bathrobe and my Vicky's Secrets; I might burn myself). Then I finally started leaving, when Dr. Evil came down the hallway. "Destiny," he snapped. "You're very late. Like, by four hours. And why are you wearing the same thing you wore yesterday? You didn't think I'd remember? That's just gross! And no one has been here to get any kind of coffee, cause God knows, no one else can work the machine, and..." He trailed off as he looked at something behind me.

I turned around and saw Scott walking out his room in that raggedy robe, which he had left hanging wide open, and just his shorts. "What time is it," he grumbled to himself.

"Scotty," Dr. Evil snapped. "It would be nice if you could not greet everyone with the sight of your balls this afternoon." He looked down and Evil snickered. "Made ya look. But really, put some clothes on. No one wants to see that."

Scott smirked. "I don't know. She seemed to like the view last night," he said, gesturing at me. My stomach dropped to my feet. Not only did I sleep with the guy who broke into the lair, I thought. But now my professor knows. What if I get kicked out of school for this? And then I'll really have to work at PJ Gilligan's.

Evil raised his eyebrows and stared at me in shock. "You saw fit to have an adult slumber party last night with my son?" I nearly dry heaved. "What?"

"You work for him?" Scott gasped.

"Oh, boy, did I cause a rift in this relationship," Evil asked, snickering.

"Damn it," I moaned.

"Oh, don't worry, Destiny. It is fine with me if my boy has a little girlfriend."

"Wait," I started. "I am not-"

"Of course she's my girlfriend, Dad," Scott yelled over me. He wrapped an arm around my shoulder and grinned. "Isn't she great?"

Evil looked me up and down. "She looks cheap," he commented. I gritted my teeth. I thought I was in so much trouble. "Very well," Evil finally said. "Get to work, Destiny." And that was it. I got the mail and made coffee, including a cup for Scott (I spit in it), and then at 5:30, I was dismissed for lunch later. I went back to Scott's room to grab some of my stuff, hitched a ride back to campus from the lair's remote location, and went back to my dorm room. Instead of grabbing a bite to eat, I showered and changed into a huge blue Oriental floral print blouse left half-buttoned, a matching micro mini with black shorts underneath, and gold lace up heels. I think that outfit will help me gain back some of my dignity. I have to get back to work soon, so I might as well get moving. I should probably grab a bag of chips or something for the road.

1/14/97 8:36 PM

Dear Diary,

I'm taking this bit of free time that I have to give a full report on the rest of my day so far. I got back to hear Number 2 and Evil discussing whether or not Destiny was a stripper name (Evil was leaning towards hooker) behind my back. That was fun. Then when I went brought back some Snapple, someone (Frau Farberini, I think) grabbed my ass. Everyone had a great laugh about that. Then I went into the printing station to make copies of some memo, and guess who was there waiting me? Scott, of course. He asked if I could pretend to be his girlfriend until Evil would want him to propose in a few years. He suggested I cheat on him at that point. I told him no. Then he asked if I would really go out with him. I said maybe. I probably would, especially since I know he's rich now, but I didn't want to sound desperate. And also, I wasn't sure if he was in love with me or not. If he only wanted to go out with me because I put out yesterday, it wouldn't be real. I'd hope he liked me for a real reason, like how pretty I am. So then I made the copies, got my ass grabbed again, and now I'm sitting in my designated seat, far, far away from the conference table, and writing here. I bet they don't want me to spill their toy making secrets. After all, Dr. Evil has an underground lair in the valley because his whole team is designing really exclusive, top secret Beanie Babies. At least, that's what he told me on the tour yesterday. I hope this means I get one of the special Beanies for free. Not so I can sell it or anything. Just because those toys are sooooo cute. Anyway, apparently, I have to have dinner here, but no way am I eating. One of the main rules of getting a guy is not to eat in front of him unless he pays for it, and Scott isn't the one paying. So therefore, I am just going to wait until everyone else eats, and then hide in the bathroom and eat. Even though Evil ordered Domino's, which is my favorite kind of pizza. I can wait. I can wait until midnight if it takes that long for me to be able to sneak away.

1/14/97 9:23 PM

Dear Diary,

Well, that plan didn't pan out well. It started out fine. The pizza came, everybody was grabbing a slice or two, and I stayed in my chair and tuned the mini TV in the corner to watch Beavis and Butthead. But then Scott came over. At first it was cool, since we both like B&B and we even laughed at the same jokes. But then he had bring up food. Idiot. "I'm not that hungry," I lied. At first, he shrugged and turned back to the TV. But then my stomach made this low, awkward rumbling noise. And it wasn't even something I could just brush off. It was loud enough to make a few other people turn around. So of course, Scott starts smirking at me. I mean, why couldn't he have ignored it? "You wanna a slice," he asked. I blushed and nodded. Mere moments later, I was contemplating if there was possibly any way I could still look sexy while eating a slice of oily pepperoni pizza. I considered dabbing down the slice with a napkin - nah, the paper just glues to. cheese. Maybe I could have lifted it into my mouth gently, and then bit off the tip. I tried staring at it from another angle. Nope. I could think of no possible way to feminize eating a slice of cheesy, greasy pizza. So I gave up and ate it. Thankfully, there was no garlic or anything other than the pepperoni mixed in, so at least I won't feel fat and get bad breath out of the whole deal. So I hit rock bottom: I went for two more slices. Somebody else grabbed my ass on the way over there, but I could care less. I was just too humiliated. I can't believe Scott knows how much I can eat now! It's so embarrassing. Then again, it was a Catch-22. Look like a fat pig or a high maintenance anorexic. There was no way I could have won. It is so hard to try to get an MRS. I should get more credit than those snooty feminists give me.