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March 25 Is It Worth It?Our next guest blog comes to us from Serdic. We share a common friend in Britgal. Serdic is the man who had the gonadical fortitude to stand up at the wedding of Britgal and Null and recount for the assembled guests Britgal's response to Null getting down on bended knee to propose ("fuck you're not!")
How I actually met Serdic is a somewhat weird story of blog comments and round about blog readings which I did write about at some point. Here's what I know about Serdic. He one of the most generous men I have ever met. Here's a guy that will bake cookies for someone he barely knows, just to say Happy Birthday, send flowers to say Happy Monday, and be ready with a joke when you really need one.
Here's his perspective on singledom.
Part of me wants to find out, but at the same time, I rather enjoy my independance. For thirty years, I've essentially had the singles point of view. Correction, I've had the single guy point of view. You know that perpetually single guy that seems to play a role in every romantic comedy you see? Well, that's me... without the philandering ways. Or the irresponsible streak. Or the sportscar. By contrast, a fair number of my friends are married or are in long term relationships. For all intents and purposes, they've won the game. But what does winning mean? It typically means an expensive wedding, filled with it's own frustration and stress. I hear about the frustrations and the fights, divorces and separations. So, I find myself wondering if it's worth it? Now, I know that I don't often get to hear about the good days. And, let's be honest, who's going to bitch about a good day? So when someone says it's worth it, I can't independently evaluate that statement. I guess I'm trying to find out for myself, but I'm not one of the beautiful people. By and large, women aren't immediately physically attracted to me. Instead, I have rely on my personality and intellect. So for me, progress is fairly slow. This is partly frustrating, and partly a relief. The frustration comes from wanting to know what I'm missing; the sharing, discovery of myself and my partner, and physical closeness of another person. All those good things that people often take for granted, especially on the bad days. Since I don't really have a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area, I can't honestly say for myself if it's worth it. Now, the relief comes from not having to give up a fair chunk of my independence. As it stands, I can come and go as I please, play on my computer without worry and I don't have to watch TV. I also recognize that I am often eager to please, and sometimes have welcome written across my back. Being single affords me the opportunity to say no, when I want/need to say no. I also know that I need a fair bit of personal time to recharge; I enjoy the silence, and I like not talking and not listening. The time I spend alone also makes me appreciate the time I spend with others that much more. So, is it worth it? I really don't know, but for some reason, I'm trying to find out. I suspect it's because I hate being ignorant, and have to form my own opinions. March 21 Left Lane BanditsIn the second in the series of guest blogs, I give you this offering from my dear friend, Martin Brice. A little story about Martin. I've known him since I was 16. Big hockey fan, Martin is. I am also a hockey fan. In high school, Martin used to get on my nerves with his Edmonton Oilers obsession. I decided I needed to fight back, so I looked at the NHL standings in the newspaper, and picked the second place team to become my team -- just so I could pick fights with Martin. This happened to be the Philadelphia Flyers. Well, in this particular year, it came down to an Edmonton/Philadephia Stanley Cup playoff. It went 7 games, with the Oilers, sadly, coming out on top. The day after game 7, I came to school to find my locker filled with Oilers Rule! signs. Actually, they were everywhere. Tucked into my text books. I was finding them for weeks. Martin is nothing if not thorough. I believe there was some unfortunate picture taking bet involved too, with me wearing an Oilers jersey or hat or something, but that was so traumatic, I've apparently blocked it out.
Martin is no longer an Oilers fan. He has done the only thing more heinous. He's become a Habs fan.
Love you man!
 And now, without further ado, I give you Left Lane Bandits, by Martin Brice.
Did you drive on a highway into work today? Do you drive in the middle lane? Or do you drive in the left hand passing lane? Did you know you're breaking the law and are forcing other drivers behind you to break the law too when they pass you on the right? If you don't believe me, read the traffic act. Too lazy to move over, you're probably too too lazy to find it as well, in that case, here you go!
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Statutes/English/90h08_e.htm#BK213 Now, I'm not advocating driving like you're on the Autobahn, our highways aren't the Indy 500. But driving at the speed limit (or below it) in the passing lane is just plane and simple, against the law). Be considerate of your fellow drivers and move over. It's not hard, just do it. I don't care what you're excuse is, if there's someone behind you, it's a hint to move to the right. Not to slow down, not to stay the course, MOVE THE F!@#$%^K OVER! Looking for a road rage trigger, this is one of them! You are the trigger! Your ignorance, your laziness, your stupidity is causing accidents! Just cause you think you are entitled to that lane cause you're in it, doesn't make you right! You're wrong, you're breaking the law, move over! Typical lame excuses I've heard in the past. 1) "Slow down, you're too dangerous driving that fast." That excuse is subjective and is your opinion. Keep your opinions to yourself, let the government make the rules and let the police enforce them. You aren't the police, it's not your job to enforce the laws of the road, MOVE OVER! 2) "You're a dangerous driver, slow down." Ya, see Excuse #1. 4) "HAHA I own this lane." Well, correctly put, the government does and by extension since we all pay taxes, we BOTH own it, I want my share of it, move over. 5) "Just go around me." That's the lamest, laziest, boneheaded excuse I've ever heard to justify yourself! You are causing people to break the law by forcing them to go around you. You are also forcing people into a dangerous position by making them pull out and maybe cutting someone off just to get around your lazy butt. 6) "I'm scared, they are right on my bumper." That's a hint, move over. The left lane is such an important lane on our highways, even 18-wheelers/truckers are not allowed to use it as a passing lane. Yup, it's the law, don't believe me read up on it (http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Statutes/English/90h08_e.htm#BK254). How do you know someone wants you to move over? Simply put, if you're thinking of it, move over. If you see someone in your rearview mirror, speed up to an appropriate passing speed and move over. If someone is flashing their brights at you, that's another informal hint that you're taking too long and simply move over. What is the potential problems with not moving over? Causing road rage is the first thing that comes to mind. Second you are single handedly responsible for accidents around you by forcing people to do unsafe passing maneuvers to get around you. And thirdly, its against the law. </rant> Spin Spin SpinI am starting a Guest Blog category. So come on all you people, write me up something. Even if you're not a blogger yourself -- write me something (time to step up Martin).
Our first submission comes from none other than, the one, the only, the famous, Jamous. In fact, he didn't even know he was writing a blog when he wrote this, but it was so good, I couldn't help myself. Enjoy.
to everything there is a time
a time to live, a time to die a time to smoke, a time to quit a time to screw and a time to abstain a time to cry and a time to make fun of the skinny bitches a time to love jimmy and... well there is always a time for that  |
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