The big 7-0. Some sort of celebration is needed. I shall have a Nestea to commemorate the occasion. "I'm Scared Of Girls With Red Hair" Shawn Desmon sings the song Red Hair about his mistrust for girls with Red Hair. The music video is of him taking care of a dog while his lady friend is getting her hair done, and while he and the dog go off in the streets of Yorkville, he keeps meeting other girls because of the "dog". Who really is the dog in this story? The guy with the asymetrical mohawk or the little pocket monster yorkie? Anyway, in the end the dog winds up licking ice cream off his kicks that he had spilled earlier in the video, while his lady friend reveals she has dyed her hair a shade of red that i've only seen on wigs, cars, and comic book characters. This guy basically made this video to be ripped apart by Ed The Sock. It's funny trying to listen to the song, because at first one may think he's saying "like skinny girls with red hair", but with hair like that one can't really be that superficial. That reminds me, a friend of mine kept complaining that i am superficial. I ask her once in a while if she has any single "hot" friends, and she says to me, "why do they have to be hot". So i downgraded to "cute", but that was still too shallow. Then i just flat out asked for "ugly" ones then she changed topics. Yes, i'll admit that i am superficial. Not as superficial as the word may make you believe, but i will admit i do have standards. Physical attraction has to harmonize with what that person has to offer on the inside. I have met pretty girls that lack depth of character, but i've also met girls that i don't find myself physically attracted to even though i think they are really cool. I guess that's the category i fall into when i meet girls that think i'm cool enough to share deep dark secrets with but not good enough to date. Stupid "Red Hair" song brought up this stupid topic. Anyway, lately, i've been noticing couples here and there, and i can feel the oncoming phase in my brain saying "Why can't i have that". At work, there was a couple that came in and while the guy was shopping for pants, his girlfriend tried on dresses, and i just thought to myself how cool that was, and for that time they were in the store, how jealous i was too. Nothing makes me more jealous while being around other couples than seeing how at ease they are with each other. What level of comfort is that? How long were they together before they got to that point? It's definitely beyond the mushy honeymoon period, because neither is going out of their way to make the other feel special. They were just plain together. Nobody asked the other to do something for them, yet you knew they were together. Sure it was just a whole 5 minute window into their relationship, but it was still enough to get me thinking. Then the question to ask myself is if i am capable of co-existing with someone like that... Popeyes Chicken Nothing beats Popeye's Chicken. The Problem with Nestea Back in high school, after 2nd period gym class, i would cut through the cafeteria, buy an iced tea, open it, and have it finished by the time i was at the cafeteria exit door. I can finish an entire can without coming up once for air, but i've never timed as to how long it would take. I can only do that with water or other beverages when i'm desperate. On the golf course i avoid getting iced tea simply because i drink it too fast. Come to think of it, i drink almost any drink that is non-alcoholic too fast. I drank a lot of pop as a kid, but that all tapered off when i gave it up for Lent one year, and then my pop consumption rate slowed down dramatically. With Nestea, i'm almost reluctant to start drinking one because i know it won't last very long, and drinks are something i should be able to savor. I've extended "Long Time No See" Week to a 2-3 week period, simply because i haven't been able to get in touch with everyone (well just 2 people in particular). I may actually have a "so this is what it's like to meet in person" encounter because i make online friends and it's been a while since i've met someone i've befriended exclusively online. Upgrades It seems a computer upgrade is on the horizon for me, so i should take this upcoming opportunity to relocate my computer desk. A place where i can turn to a window once in a while instead of a wall, and maybe actually get some natural light going. My ultimate hope is to have it so it will motivate me to write more if it is in my room, but i can't force that. Speaking of which, after many months without giving anything much thought in terms of my writing, i am catching myself thinking about the stories i wanted to write and where i want to take them. I am not going to open the floodgates just yet, because i know how i work, and if i am not totally in the mood, it will just go to waste faster than it should. It's like playing poker (of course); i can play any game any time, but i have to really feel like playing if i want to win, otherwise i find myself making decisions i don't normally make, and finding myself in a rhythm where i am more likely to bust out early than play for a respectable amount of time. By making the right choices, even if i don't win a tourney, if i can respect the things i've done at that table, i will be more willing to play again, but if i knew i played like crap, then why would i want to put myself through that again. The bigger problem of course is if i don't get good cards, but with that in mind, if i really want to play, i will just have to make tougher decisions and hope they can hold up. NaNoWriMo In November, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) takes place, and it challenges all writers to create a novel from beginning to end of 20,000 words (or was it 50,000), within that month. I don't do word counts here, but i know i can write a lot in about 20 minutes, and if i have time to blog for that long, i'm sure i can take part in this too, and meet my goal as long as i stick to it every day. I did it for most of last November to January, so i don't see reason for me not to try. This comes to mind simply because i am getting back into a steady pace of blogging. Not quite back at the daily thing, but getting closer, and hopefully back there by September.

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