A few years ago, I was your typical office-worker: stressed out, uneven energy, overweight, and inconsistent complexion. Now I'm just your typical 28-year old urban hunter-gatherer on a quest to be healthy, and having a few adventures along the way. See my full bio.
I received the following frantic texts tonight from Female Roommate B:
Oh, to be needed as a man.
I returned home to find that Female Roommate A had not only cleared the drain (I was impressed -- she hates doing it), but also had seen a mouse and scared it towards a sticky trap, where it got caught. She awarded herself multiple Hero Points. I very much agreed (though I think we may reduce it just to one since clearing the drain isn't worth a Hero Point). Regardless, she had kind of contradicted my earlier post about living with women, which is probably worth a Hero Point in its own right. And they both swore they hadn't read the post.
Anyhow, the mouse was still perfectly well alive, squirming on the trap. I pulled it out from under the fridge, and prepared to stomp on it with my shoe. Female Roommate B, a vegetarian, started screaming and pleading for mercy. None was granted, particularly with a Hero Point on the line.
The blood referenced in the text message was from pomegranate seeds that had been spilled. It wasn't actual blood.
We have fun.
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If you are dating me and you
If you are dating me and you want to communicate with me, the easiest way is to touch me first. Scratch my head or run your hand down my back. Touch before talk. (But don't do this only when you have something negative to say.)Omigod, that's brilliant. I don't know why I never thought of that before, but I will start asap. Thank you.
I don't think that there is
I don't think that there is *automatic* incentive for women to "Hero-up". A cool guy like yourself may not realize it, but some men "punish" women for beng strong. I'm a strong, independent kinda gal and I always did stuff for myself (my father taught me -- I was a daddy's girl!). I never thought it was a negative. But boyfriends would never compliment or say "thanks". it all because clear when I was dating this guy -- my cat brought in a bird that was still alive. The bird started frantically flying around the bedroom. My lame-o boyfriend actually HID under the covers and screamed "get it! get it!". I did. Yeah for me, right?!! I thought he would be so impressed and brag to his friends (oh, to be young and stupid). Instead, he started bitching about my cat and birds, etc. It dawned on me that I was being "punished" because I "manned up" and it underscored how he wasn't able to -- undermining his manhood. Once I became aware of that, I did experiments and held off showing this "strong" side. SOOOO many guys LOVED that. Luckily, my husband loves that I'm strong -- hes proud of me because, well, he's a real man that wouldn't hide under the covers like a little girl...
Did you eat it John? That
Did you eat it John? That would be very locavorish :)