The best response to have when asked why you didn't bring a date to a wedding or something is, "Oh, he's just for fun, he's not worthy of the event."

Yeah, I'm pretty much over giving a shit or feeling awkward about it now, but in my early 20s it was pretty painful.

VW I love that you are setting a specific goal and rewarding yourself with an IPOD if you reach it! I'm rooting hard for you!!! And also trying to figure out what hard but attainable goal I can set for myself that would warrant me getting an IPOD as a reward. hmmmm....maybe successfully creating a budget and following it for a couple of months. Very hard for me.

I think that sounds fabulous! I think everyone should reward themselves with iPods. It's my new thing. I wish I could fund it for everyone.

ita announced it earlier.

No, I didn't.

Cashmere:

Amy Parker wanted me to tell you that she's sorry that your Mother had surgery today too. She wonders which is more ironic, heart or uterine surgery on Valentine's Day.

I think everyone should reward themselves with iPods.

I'm realizing that I'll probably have to reward myself with a new computer at home before the iPod reward can happen. hmmm...what other task can I set myself to? (er...aside from the saving money to actually buy these rewards task)

Lisah, then you'll appreciate what I mean when I say I almost did something that was totally Munch-taking-up-a-whole-page-in-Helen's-yearbook(Not that I found that relatable at all, nuh uh. But I'm thirty-one, not sixteen, so I stopped myself.) Ah, well, one less thing to feel pangs about as he lies beaten bloody in a parking garage. Gee, attitude really does help...I was wrong to doubt!

Amy Parker wanted me to tell you that she's sorry that your Mother had surgery today too. She wonders which is more ironic, heart or uterine surgery on Valentine's Day.

Trudy, please give amyp my best. Her sister is in my thoughts and prayers. Is this the sister she told us about, that has cancer? I remember her putting something in beep me, a long time ago. It seems to me that her family didn't tell her (Amy) at first.

It seems to me that her family didn't tell her (Amy) at first.

It was one of those "Well, what could you do about it, way out there in Utah?" things. I believe they have learned their lesson.

It was one of those "Well, what could you do about it, way out there in Utah?" things. I believe they have learned their lesson.

My folks did this to me once. Once. Then my sister did it to me. I'm so going to get them back next time I'm hospitalized.

It was one of those "Well, what could you do about it, way out there in Utah?" things.

I can't say anything, because I did it to my family. It was too daunting to think about my family's freaking out while I was still freaking out.