Random Thoughts 7

Watch out. First it's the phone. Then it needs apps, a carrying case, and a screen protector.
Soon, it wants a Mac to hook up with. Then it needs an iPad to pal around town with.

B!tch is needier than any female.

I bought a case because I have broken every phone I've ever owned, and I would like this one to make it at least a couple months before I inevitably do something stupid and damage it.

And I'm a PC guy, always will be. This just happens to be the only Apple product I think is genuinely better than similar products. And I've had a crappy blackberry curves for like 3 years. Compared to that phone, any phone would be awesome.

What's up baby?

I"m guessing it's been about 6 months or so. I'm at work. Two very very long days on a nasty project.

*facepalms*

Any advice for a bachelor dating a single mother, from either side of the equation?

Nothing's happened yet, but the way things seem to be heading I'd be more surprised if it didn't than it did...

I try to be nice to children in general.

The woman I'm talking about is one of my town's recall volunteers, who I have known for all of two weeks. She has brought in signatures from the majority of her hundred-plus unit apartment complex, and is probably a top-five signature deliverer in this town... but her car broke down sometime since it began, so I've been dropping in on her every second or third day to pick up completed petition sheets and drop off new ones. She's still working on the rest of her neighborhood who hasn't signed without the car.
I've tried to keep it professional, even though there's no actual employment involved. I'm also walking that fine line of not wanting to jeopardize off-putting such a productive volunteer, either. But I stopped by the other night for what was intended to be a 5-10 minute petition rehabilitation (correcting mistakes to prevent legal challenges, which has to be done by the petition circulator i.e. her) visit a couple nights ago and wound up staying and chatting for four or five hours. So yeah, there's a few weird circumstances I'm trying to work around.

I have met her son, who's about five years old, on two or three occasions. He was quick to point out our names start with the same letter and already refers to me as one of his mom's friends. When I stopped by to pick up petitions a couple days ago, he had a flyer for LegoLand and asked if I could take he and his mother there. That made for a bit of an awkward moment. I told him his mother and I were very busy working on an important project until after Christmas, but we would see. That was the afternoon before the night I stopped by for the lengthy petition rehabilitation turned social call.

A friend of mine who is dating a single mother told me to make sure I locked the bathroom door when I got up to pee in the middle of the night. Not sure how much that helps me in this situation, but I'm sure it's worth passing along.

As the "kid" of a single mother, my best advice would be to understand that they are a package deal. I understand that it's important to have some alone time with the mom, but I would suggest trying to include the kid every third date/outing or so.

I hope it works out for you! Good luck!

I apparently have very tasty vomit. My friend's dog and cats made a quick meal of it.

Good afternoon pals! I just finished a killer online presentation and thought I'd pop in to see what's up. I see Chico did the same the other day. I can't even remember when I was last here. Maybe right after the last Roo?

I just paid a speeding ticket online and registered for defensive driving to keep it off my record. Oh joy. Now I am going to pick up the wee one.

RIP Hubert Sumlin. His guitar lick on Killin' Floor is immortal.

GL, we will just have to make sure Chico pops by more often!

And everyone should see the new Muppet movie if they haven't. Saw it tonight with TheDruid, it was great!

Bunny, move down here and we'll find you a job!!

Manwhoring... it's the only answer.

I haven't been unemployed, but I did upgrade jobs last year. It took forever to get another job, and I hate interviews. They're so incredibly uncomfortable for me.