"Who gives a Damn" - Sham 69

I really enjoy cleaning moldy, scummy, dirty bathtubs!

I was hatched on another planent. At least that is what my Marine peers back in the day tried to come up because they had a hard time figuring me out.

If the other person perceives RED FLAGS, from what I say and do, then great! They were the wrong people to persue a relationship with and I can move on with less grief. They would have seen those RED FLAGS anyways in time. Its not like the other is absent of quirks of there own.

I had a conflict with my car getting out of first gear and in reverse from a stop against a grade of elevation on my 5 speed Mazda 3. This terrified me because I did not want to back into a car with my brand new car of one week. Instead of sulking too much, I got out and practiced in the most challenging circumstances and learned to use my emergency break so I would not drift back. Is there a similarity between my experience and dealing with conflicts in a relationship?

Thanks for trying to lighten the drama. I thought it was funny!

Last weekend Karaoke was a bit rough. I will be working overtime Saturday, but If I go Friday night for Karaoke, it will help with being able to enjoy Saturday night better since I work an early morning shift. At least I will not be as overly excited about having a new car.

I am still doing my Pull up/Push up piramid routine with sucsess. Last time I did pullups for reps I did 29 on a tree limb and that was over the 4th of July Holiday weekend.

Last in theater was the re-imagined Clash of the Titans, which I only paid $.75 for. It was ok, but SPECTIAL EFFECTS DOMINANT MOVIES ARE GETTING OLD!! Last movie I watched on TV as Species III, and it was somewhat entertaining but I will not watch it again. The first Species is all you need to see to get the jest of that trilogy (basically eye candy for guys).

I just practiced at a stop at a more than average steep grade using my emergency brake. I had to get the rpms to 3K and the clutch right at the point of releasing before releasing the emergency brake, but it worked well. One thing I do need to work on is backing up against a hill. I used the same emergency brake procedures, but I think I have to have it at a slightly lower rpm so I do not accelerate into another parked vehicle. I will keep practicing.

Still having issues with getting out of 1st or reverse against a grade. I hate the feeling of rolling in the oppisite direction and would want to know some tricks to deal with my problem.

I shower before going out for Karaoke or a date. I usually smell like cigarettes from the Karaoke from all the second hand smoking, so taking a shower before going is futile but relaxing. For the date it is to smell good and to relax.

I see the smile now. Yes it is the same car that I got that is in the picture. Now its time to look for new place to live in the big ATL.

If your refering to the Mazda Speed3, then I did not get that one. That would have been a wee bit faster with the turbo.

Is that a vette in the back of your picture?

I had an interesting experience when I was the DD one time with some buddies from work. I was having a really crappy night and did want to be there at the bar. I found myself looking at a wooden chair. It was about 45 minutes of woa!, look at all the wood patterns. I was completely sober and whatever I was looking at made me temporally forget I was in a crappy mood from being at the bar. Perhaps my Mother slipped some LSD in my milk when I was a baby. Crap! All joking aside, I was pretty depressed at the time.

I tried looking at ants on the porch a couple days later. Not as interesting as the wooden table at the bar.

I got a new 2010 Mazda 3 i Sport with a five speed manual transmision. It is a blast to drive and I did not break my bank buying it!

At 3am when I wake up to get ready for work, a shower aids in the waking up process and its the first distination out of my bed.

If I have been outside sweating all day, yea its time to take a shower before I go to bed.

I confess I am really enjoying driving my new car.

I have avoided conflicts at all cost in my life and it has cost in the absence of meaningful relationships. I discovered conflicts and relationships co-exist. Conflicts will find a way to bite you back again and again unless they are dealt with. My conflicts were internal and I had to make my own decision to change.

I thought it was running makeup from tears, crap the man that did that needs to be locked up!