Interesting

So, before The Ex and I started dating, all those bajillions of years ago (2004 seems like lightyears away now)... I was sort of dating/hooking up with another guy, who I liked but felt was too old (and slutty) for what I was looking for in a boyfriend. So I went with The Ex instead, and he was a little bit hurt - I'll admit that I am largely responsible for the demise of their friendship - and told me that I would eventually regret dating The Ex.

So, I was really, REALLY bored at work today and started reading old blog posts from a blog that started in high school and ended shortly after The Ex and I did... and I found a meme-ish interview thing that I asked friends to complete. There was one commenter that posted some really curious answers but I couldn't place the username, so I investigated a bit and it was that other guy. I'm thinking he may actually have liked me more than I thought he did at the time. Here are the questions and his answers:

Alli and I are the gods of 1 am movie watching.

Alli is a quirky type of cool that grows on you like ivy on a granite wall... and that is, in a word: beautiful. 

Alli isn't a meglomaniac.

Alli makes me feel 'like a nat-ur-al woman' well, sorry everytime i hear the words 'make(s) me feel' i think of that song... it happens, i need therapy. Anywho, Alli makes me feel like my nothing day suddenly seems worthwhile.

One thing that I like about Alli is that mole on the bottom of her chin. For the same reason I had a cindy crawford poster in my room as an adolescent: its kinda cool, kinda sexxxy, kinda there.

If I could change one thing about Alli, I would change her class schedule so we could watch movies and chill at 1 on every nite... atribute wise, I'd prolly have to change her dislike for most of what's considered 'southern'.

Alli should like sports more.

If Alli were a colour, she would be green... i like green, its my favorite colour, and i like alli... so, i guess it kinda works.

If Alli were an animal, she would be bunny rabbit... WITH HUGE FANGS!!!!

If Alli were a candy, she would be a tootsy pop... and not for the erotic reasons (although... j/k) but for the fact that they come in multiple flavors, like alli's randomness and moods (not that she's moody), and they are multifaceted (oooh, thats mark twain deep man).

If Alli were a song, she would be "standing on the verge of gettin' it on" ... if you know, then you know.

I dislike it when Alli says 'i can't, i have class at 11'.

If I could be with Alli right now, I would... um, be with alli? Well, I'd be in Chapel Hill, which i kinda miss even tho i was just there at 6. I miss home :'-( anywho, i'd prolly be happy and just straight chillin'.

If I could give Alli one thing, it would be a southern accent ;-).

Sometimes, when I think of Alli, I think about the way she cuts a slit up the sides of her pants up to her ankles so they can go over the tops of her shoes.

Alli and I have fun. Lots and Lots of fun.

One thing that makes Alli different is her precociousness.

Quick Meme Post

...because I'm too lazy (or busy drinking, rather) to write a real post. Happy St Pat's!!


Rearrange these in the order in which they've happened in your life.

Get married
Buy a house
Get Pregnant
Have baby #1
Have baby #2
Have baby #3
Have baby #4
Graduate college
Graduate high school
Meet significant other
Meet who you hoped was your significant other but wasn’t
Move out of parent’s house for good
Start college
Become gainfully employed
Buy a car
Get drunk for the first time
Get a cell phone
Get divorced

My life simplified:
Graduate high school
Get a cell phone
Move out of parent’s house for good
Start college
Get drunk for the first time
Meet who you hoped was your significant other but wasn’t (CLOSELY RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM!!)
Get divorced (I mean, SORT OF)
Graduate college
Become gainfully employed
Buy a car

Basically the cutest thing EVER.

Reposted from NYMag.com...

For a New Hampshire black bear, it started out as an ordinary home invasion. He strolled in through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, and took a drink from the family fishbowl. And then he saw a sight that must have brought a chill to his furry spine.

According to homeowner Mary Beth Parkinson, the real bear fled when he heard the sound of her garage door going up but "grabbed a stuffed bear" just before lumbering out the door.

Aw. We like to think that if we walked into a bear cave and saw something that looked like a human, we'd try to get it out of there, too.

[AP]

Because I'm bored before bedtime

Glamour Magazine's 36 Things Every Single Girl Must Do Before She Settles Down (complete with my check marks):

x  1. Go to a movie alone.

x  2. Lift weights. When I bench-press 45 lbs., I feel like the bomb.

_  3. Try surfing, water-skiing, or some activity you don’t already know how to do. Could be riding a bicycle.

_  4. Take out the trash, set a mousetrap, do your taxes, build a bookcase.

x  5. Live alone, or at least move apartments in NYC without the help of family.

_  6. Train for (and finish) a huge physical test like a half-marathon.

_  7. Go to a scary doctor’s appointment by yourself. I once dragged myself to a CAT Scan in the dead of winter, all the way over on 1st Ave., post-break-up. I felt like I had balls of steel.

x  8. Quit your job. It feels so good to take a job and shove it (and not be affecting anyone else’s livelihood).

_  9. Fly to a foreign country by yourself. I was nervous on my first solo trip to Europe, even though I almost always have to travel alone.

x  10. Learn to stand up for yourself. (If you’re not naturally assertive, may I recommend moving to New York City? It did wonders for me.)

_  11. Witness something once-in-a-lifetime, like Jokulsarlon, a lake next to a melting glacier in Iceland.

x  12. Revel in being able to watch all the reality TV you want. I’m pretty sure no man will be able to stand as much Bravo TV as my roommate Erica.

x  13. Get drunk during the day, just because you can. Attend Santacon, the convention for santas, or similar.

_  14. Go on a date with someone who actually makes you nervous.

_  15. Go out with an older man who takes you somewhere nice and makes you feel like a million bucks.

x  16. Go out with a guy who makes you laugh ‘til it hurts.

x  17. Be a good wingwoman. It’s not always about you.

x  18. Chill with your widowed and single grandma. She knows “alone”!

x  19. Volunteer.

x  20. Do at least one Valentine’s Day alone.

x  21. Attend a wedding (or 15) alone.

x  22. Date the creeps. You’ll really value the nice guys afterward.

_  23. Buy yourself some flowers.

x  24. Invest in a LBD (little black dress) and some sexy stilettos.

x  25. Sit at a bar by yourself and drink a martini. Cool.

x  26. Buy something frivolous and expensive that you LOVE wearing.

_  27. Finish all your schooling if you can. Not that it was ever my goal to go to grad school, but I did, and it would’ve been tough dragging a guy up to isolated New Hampshire and making him sit there in the cold for two years while I studied (and partied).

_  28. Throw yourself into something time-consuming, like learning a foreign language. You may not have time to do this again until you retire and the kids are off to college.

_  29. Make a list of all your faults.

x  30. Learn to cook well. I’m still working on this.

x  31. Get some hobbies. Something’s gotta keep you occupied—plus it’ll make you seem interesting.

x  32. Let your married friends edit your online dating profile. My dear friend Cheryl has caught a few doozies.

_  33. Get your finances in order.

_  34. Babysit someone’s baby for an hour.

_  35. Help a friend through her divorce or a bad break-up.

x  36. Host a girls-only night. I think some coupled-up women forget how much we need each other.