tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post113812761302821335..comments2023-10-23T06:16:45.679-07:00Comments on Backwards, In Heels. (Formerly Legwarmers): A valentine's day confession: My fall from "cool girl" to self helpTrebuchethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413156072474604879noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1140205732473183652006-02-17T11:48:00.000-08:002006-02-17T11:48:00.000-08:00Atta boy, Ben! Lower those expectations! If for on...Atta boy, Ben! Lower those expectations! If for only one day, peer back into blissful, ignorant days of your (or, if you don't have any past experience to lean on, our collective) youth and return to return to the binge-drinking days of yore. <BR/><BR/>I had no idea one innocent reference to the irresponsible days of one summer of one year of college would cause the discussion of this post to Trebuchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413156072474604879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1140153879141461652006-02-16T21:24:00.000-08:002006-02-16T21:24:00.000-08:00Man I wish I had a malt liquor story. It is like ...Man I wish I had a malt liquor story. It is like there is this gaping hole in me where malt liquor should have been. Who cares about being single on Valentines Day. I see now what has been missing from my life. Sure meeting my soul mate would be nice, but would it be as nice as a 40? I think we all know the answer to that question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1140052248055145082006-02-15T17:10:00.000-08:002006-02-15T17:10:00.000-08:00Let's not kid ourselves here, Valentine's Day is s...Let's not kid ourselves here, Valentine's Day is simply a Halmark plot to commercialise love and make those mockked for being single on the "big day" want to belong, consume and be consumed.<BR/><BR/>...and hey, you did get to keep the cat - dogs are so needy!<BR/><BR/>I did attempt to journey into the soul of love, monogamy and yoga in a novella I wrote (shameless plug, see my site if you want Ed Meershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06079101364912241838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1140024347121960742006-02-15T09:25:00.000-08:002006-02-15T09:25:00.000-08:00Kevin - Thanks for coming by, and for contributing...Kevin - Thanks for coming by, and for contributing to a valuable resource that's also wickedly funny. <BR/><BR/>I know Little Kings! I've got a relative who swears its the best beer ever. Though I've always been a little confused by "cream ales" in general (is it lactose-creamy or nitrogen-creamy?), I do like the little 7 oz bottles. That's a somewhat sophisticated first beer, isn't it? Very Trebuchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413156072474604879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139993756119599602006-02-15T00:55:00.000-08:002006-02-15T00:55:00.000-08:00Liz - Just wanted to drop you a line and complimen...Liz - Just wanted to drop you a line and compliment your writing. It's solid. Thanks for the link and for sharing your talents.<BR/><BR/>As far as my first brew - Little Kings Cream Ale. It came with a higher alcohol content and 7 oz, green bottles.<BR/><BR/>http://www.mylifeisbeer.com/beer/bottles/bottledetail/197/Kevin Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550854529045946067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139966752841876202006-02-14T17:25:00.000-08:002006-02-14T17:25:00.000-08:00Well, I have to say, in spite of it sucking a litt...Well, I have to say, in spite of it sucking a little not having one particular individual with which to share my awesomeness, I am in great part healed of this former relationship. And being single is pretty liberating when you've been distinctly un-so for so long.<BR/><BR/>I emphasize the suckiness of singledom only for the purposes of over dramatizing the general suckiness of this particular Trebuchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413156072474604879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139960811838394842006-02-14T15:46:00.000-08:002006-02-14T15:46:00.000-08:00Underhill: you felt like a loser because you innat...Underhill: you felt like a loser because you innately knew that book is moronic. It really is. I know because I HAD to read that one in college. I can't remember for what class... probably some 100 level Communications course.<BR/><BR/>Dave: He's concerned about women because being concerned about women will get him laid. He's diabolical. Period.Trebuchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413156072474604879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139959611111492622006-02-14T15:26:00.000-08:002006-02-14T15:26:00.000-08:00That's all fine and dandy, but where's the book fo...That's all fine and dandy, but where's the book for guys titled, "Yeah, you're into her, and you pursued her, but she has no interest. Get over it dude! Whores are cheap." Can the Sex and the City shirt guy help a brother out with that shit? Why is he so concerned with the victimization of women? What about us weak little guys out there that need words of encouragement?<BR/><BR/>Needless to say Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016328831067151604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139956145370122092006-02-14T14:29:00.000-08:002006-02-14T14:29:00.000-08:00I do hope, by the way, that your v-day improves, a...I do hope, by the way, that your v-day improves, and, if not, margaritas are available from licensed dealers in your area.The Bourbon Samuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10713297488944386252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139954195816972012006-02-14T13:56:00.000-08:002006-02-14T13:56:00.000-08:00These comments are way more interesting than what ...These comments are way more interesting than what I was going to write.The Bourbon Samuraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10713297488944386252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139941911131360922006-02-14T10:31:00.000-08:002006-02-14T10:31:00.000-08:00Yes - lost and arrested. Also, you'd most likely F...Yes - lost and arrested. Also, you'd most likely FALL up stairs. Not a good sign, if you trust my relationship measurement devices. Which you should do, because they're genius. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps you're better off quietly (secretly, even?) romancing these ladies while doing what you can not to over-analyze. (Good luck. I sense that might be a struggle for you.) <BR/><BR/>I actually get the "Trebuchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413156072474604879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139938805298984092006-02-14T09:40:00.000-08:002006-02-14T09:40:00.000-08:00I've had a short relationship with every brand of ...I've had a short relationship with every brand of 40 imaginable. I started off with Colt 45. Why? Two reasons: (a) OE was too predictable and (b) Billy Dee Williams. Eventually I decided that Colt 45 was "too chemically." Right now I'm not exactly sure what that meant, but I'm pretty sure it meant something at the time. So, I dabbled in the OE and proclaimed it my new 40 of choice. <BR/><emyndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960380902632999501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139932933677382802006-02-14T08:02:00.000-08:002006-02-14T08:02:00.000-08:00Auntigrav: You're on point. Road tripping is one o...Auntigrav: You're on point. Road tripping is one of a few true tests of a relationship's lasting power. Half of appreciating someone else is loving the way they see the world. A road trip emphasizes this perspective. <BR/><BR/>Two others:<BR/><BR/>- Getting really, really lost together. Do they lose their cool? Play the blame game? Or does it turn out an adventure?<BR/><BR/>- Pay attention to howTrebuchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17413156072474604879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11172695.post-1139929340813196752006-02-14T07:02:00.000-08:002006-02-14T07:02:00.000-08:00drink malt liquour every day in the summer, (liter...<I>drink malt liquour every day in the summer, (literally 10 am through 2 am) even through work and classes, while maintaining good grades and helping my friends with papers and finals</I><BR/><BR/>I tell this story often and I know, it's so fucking cliche for dudes who like rap music to drink 40s, but I genuinely like the $2 bottles, not just because they contain a lite 600-700 calories per emyndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960380902632999501noreply@blogger.com