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September 30, 2002

changing skies

I made a few changes in my life today, little things that will hopefully make my life better, easier and generally more enjoyable.

The first thing I did when I woke up at noon, thanks to my neighbors urgently ringing my doorbell until I woke up, was to move my car. The repeated doorbell move was to get my ass out of bed so I could move the car for street cleaning. Yes, I love my neighbors, they are cool beyond belief.

When I got back inside I moved my alarm clock to the other side of my bedroom. Hopefully not having the snooze and "off" button within arm's reach will allow the alarm clock to serve its intended purpose -- to wake my ass up in the morning promptly at 8:30 AM.

Last but not least I've identified what's missing from my life.
It's a warm body lying next to me at night.

Yes, I'm ready to get myself a dog.
My Mom sent me her August issue of Marie Claire magazine, I read some article they wrote and it made me cry, think and make life decisions. Here's a recap:

How Many Women Have these Men Slept With?

Chris, age 31: Thirty-seven women. He had some regrets and would take back sleeping with "certain ones if he could" I guess those would be the ones who gave him the clap.

Ludovic, age 29: Six women. Wow! Sounds good and reasonable right? He then admits that a few of these women were threesomes, "I had sex with both girls together. It was very cool." And he continues, "Doing the same thing with the same girl for life would be impossible for me." Someone buy this man a lifetime membership on Match.com.

Mills, age 25: Eighteen women. Hell-o, at age 25 I hadn't even kissed 18 men. I still haven't at age 30.

Travis, age 35: 335 women, though he needs to specify "250 personal, 85 professional." Yes, this is where I started to cry.

Brian, age 34: Isn't really sure how many but it's probably "around" 30. Scary when you can't remember them all. This is where I started thinking a dog is a nice alternative to a man. I know my puppy wouldn't have slept with any other woman except his mamma. With either a dog or a man you still have to clean up their crap.

Ted, age 39: Seventy (yes, 70) women. He said, "I felt that the more women I sampled, the better an idea I'd have of what the marketplace is like." No Ted, there is no WOMAN index on the New York Stock Exchange.

Brian, age 25: Sixteen women, but he "likes" his number and has kept good relationships with ALL of them. Sorry, but keeping a "good relationship" with even one X you romped in the hay with is enough to make future relationships troubled. Especially if you brag about it.

Oh they had one 27 year old virgin, too. I wonder how many years it took them to find him?

So now after realizing my neighbors look out for me, my alarm clock needs to be anywhere but on my night table and that I don't want or need a man -- my life can continue. Of course I'll probably fall madly in love with a man who's slept with 5,000 women next week, but I'll just take it one day at a time.

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