Well, crap that didn't work.





It was supposed to be a picture of me photo-bombing my sister's kids.

Hi Penny!!! Long time indeed!


The way I see it, and of course I could be wrong - as it happened that one time when I thought I was mistaken but wasn't, if you've been together a year, mutual exclusiveness is implied.

That being said, experience has taught me that no relationship is exclusive until both parties have sat down and had "the talk." We all have to do it sometime, and it sucks. Sometimes it doesn't go the way we envisioned it in our minds, other times it can be a nice and easy thing (the ideal answer always being "I thought we already were exclusive"). But the Band-Aid needs to be pulled and it needs to be done fast.

No beating around the bush with this talk, just a straight up "where do we stand." It'll be tough, but if you try to lead a guy to this topic, he'll find a nice side tangent to go down instead, because we men hate these talks (hey, we are taught to bottle up our feelings and emotions from an early age, what can I say?).

Another option, and I know this worked on me the last time anyone tried it, just tell him you're in a relationship. Don't leave him any other choices, it's a "we're doing this and it's exclusive" type thing. I know when it happened to me all those years ago, I just kind of looked at her and said "alright," so you might want to keep that in your back pocket.

Keep as calm as possible, for it is Monday now.

I can't believe I just did that!!!

What is this fresh hell???

Keep Calm and well, it is Friday, maybe you can go a little nuts.

Keep calm and remember, you're a thread killer!

Whoa... Whoa! Whoa!!!!

Hey, careful there!

Current topics? Have you heard some of the drivel people are talking about currently?


How come no one ever wants to hear you talk about Ancient Rome or Greek Mythology, alien conspiracies. I can talk about that stuff for hours.

I don't know if I have a favorite...


I've got a least favorite. I hate the rule "never sleep with a drummer," because well, I play drums.

That's not a good sign....

Keep Calm, maybe so calm you take a nap

Keep calm - this Monday shall pass

Well now.... Can you imagine that?

Keep Calm and remember the Coffee is Brewing.

Commenting on a few posts back, but....


Is that ice cream melting away on that table???

Could you hand me that thing over there? Not that one, the one by the deal!!!

<<< under muffled breathe >>>

I wouldn't do that if I were you....

Well, it's been my experience that once you say that specific phrase, that is when whoever I'm seeing decides they're done with me.

Of course, that is just a response to a situation that was really out of her control, and it doesn't really change any of the emotional state that resides inside myself. Because all love is personal, you both give and receive it; show it and feel it. Whether your love is returned, is never really in your hands and one can only lay the groundwork to make it easier for another person to want to care about yourself as well.

Me, well, every person that I ever loved, I still do - even ex-girlfriends who dumped me, cheated on me, or came back from Vegas married to a guitar player (yeah, that happened). Though the pain of lost love was there, the fact that I still care shows me that the emotion was real. So I guess what I'm saying is that love is something that you develop when you associate with someone who is significant in life, and something I truly believe you get to keep.

Hope that helps

Age is something you take with you everywhere you go, you have no choice.


Maturity, well, you can check that at the door any time you want to do so.


Speaking of which... Who's up for hitting a "slip and slide" on this warm August afternoon?