called on my in to work this morning to say that she got married yesterday.

Oh, hey, I've gotten that phone call too! From my mom. It was her fourth marriage. We didn't even know she was dating. (Lasted a year. Ended when she drove up to his workplace, put his suitcases on the curb, and drove away.)

In retrospect, the fact that I once moved to a different state to live with a guy I'd never met in person might not be so surprising.

And you fed me, and gave me some great advice about living in the city, and we had fun and it was all good.

Sounds like us.

I mean, they don't have a choice, but... I just want it for my head, not my meth lab, I promise.

This is why I try to keep my script filled with about a month more than I probably need. It's such a hassle and I hate taking it anyway.

Huh. Didn't take any today. Might explain the pressure in my head. Blergh. Hate Sudafed. Hate my sinuses.

I wonder how much squash I will need to saute before the answer to what I am going to do with them isn't just pile them in a bowl and eat them with a fork. Now I am full and the green beans I also cooked are just going to have to wait.

I just finally gave in to necessity and took my benedryl and sudafed (the psuedopsuedofedrin worketh not. We sign gratefully), and spent twenty minutes nodding off. We'll hope that's it for this dose. I hate having to take it, but breathing and not coughing is nice.

I hate having to take it, but breathing and not coughing is nice.

It's sadly true.

Ack. Dating advice! I'm responding to someone on Geek2Geek. We've Favorited each other, and I've decided to eschew the usual back-and-forth messages because I'm dreadful at it. So I've said "I see we've Favorited each other. I prefer to get to know someone in person. Shall we arrange to meet in some Neutral Zone for a chat and a beverage, and see how we get along?" Is that okay? I really really don't want to say anything that sounds like code for "sex me up!"

(Oh my god. Meeting a guy could lead to sex. Yikes. I want a companion, but guys only get on dating sites looking for sex. Am I ready to have sex again? nnggngnn)

Zen, I wouldn't explicitly name the Neutral Zone as such. Everyone knows that's what's meant by meeting for coffee, etc, but somehow putting it that way makes it sound cold and uninviting.

guys only get on dating sites looking for sex

Since you know that's not true, do you want to go into it with that attitude?

If he does want to hook up exclusively, you'll know pretty fast.

Since you know that's not true, do you want to go into it with that attitude?

I don't actually know that's not true. I figured my attitude was "realistic".

Since you know that's not true, do you want to go into it with that attitude?

I don't actually know that's not true.

I am a guy. It is not true.