2001-12-11 | 6:49 p.m.

corduroy licorice fought eating celery to the bitter end of each stalk, but his mom said he needed his fiber.

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online dating boy update:

well, i done did it. i sent him a "dear john" e-mail. with no contact after the one e-mail exchange we had last week, and with no phone conversations in two weeks or more, i couldn't take the suspense anymore. as my friend k-girl said, "you need some closure." true dat.

so i wrote the e-mail this a.m. it basically said, it looks like we're headed for friendship rather than romance...and although i'm disappointed we couldn't make it as a couple, i'm glad i met you and want to be friends and hang out once in awhile if you're up for that. i also gave him props for being such a cool guy and a gentleman and told him how much i enjoyed our dates.

then i hit "send" and started to shiver. i misted up a little, too. no response back yet. either he was out of the office today or is planning to call me later to hash it out. i think i'm ready to talk about it "in person" now that i've drawn a line in the dillweed.

at random times, i'll think about things he did or didn't do and mumble "dumbass" under my breath. this we call therapeutic.

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time for quotes:

"to make an apple pie from scratch, we must first invent the universe."

- carl sagan

(ed. note: no wonder i avoid cooking)

and two fellas writing 'bout mileage plus programs of romance...

"how can you be so incredibly tired and not be able to sleep? i need a mug of warm milk, and someone to lie next to me in bed and read to me. i can feel their heartbeat, and at the same time be a thousand dreamy miles away. being in two perfect places at once�that�s how to spend your time."

- pablo

"the day is already tarnished
bloody copper colored sheets
are a river of patterns
dirt and old bones
a quiet reminder
that home is so far away
and i'm making love
to each mile between us"

- sxb (please give this d-land rookie and pal 'o' mine a warm welcome)

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