news flash, ladies: chivalry is apparently not completely dead.

I told him that he "made my day", which may not have been entirely true since I spent the evening with the adorable little Marcus (2 months old now).  An older gentleman walking behind me into my apartment building insisted on opening the door for me.  Without hesitation, after my heart-felt "Thank You" I expressed my …

love, save the empty. save me.

"I used to have an appetite for my life but now it is gone. I want to go some place where I can marvel at something."   ~Elizabeth Gilbert, "Eat Pray Love" For reasons unbeknownst to yours truly, my appetite has vanished.  Literally and figuratively.  As far as food goes, all I seem to be desiring …

you can sense that she is guarded…that’s alright.

I'm sorry.  There I was, a few days ago, saying that I use this blog as an open & honest format to help others in similar circumstances realize that they aren't the only one... but I haven't been being honest about what I've been going through lately.  Mostly it's because I haven't had too much time on my hands, …

bye bye, bugs.

I woke up, on my couch, feeling awful.  Reaching to hit Snooze on my cell phone alarm, I'm sure I swore seeing it read "5:30 am".  Why did I set my alarm for 5:30?  Today is Saturday, right?  And then, realizing that I was sleeping on my couch, I remembered: Bed Bugs.  From the moment …

nice to meet you anyway

Since high school, maybe even middle school, I have followed one simple law: If a guy has a girlfriend, STAY AWAY.  Be friends but absolutely nothing more.  Actually I took it even further and adopted the mindset that if a girl friend or even acquaintance-friend of mine- which was pretty much half of the girls in …

don’t you think 19 is too young to be played by your dark, twisted games?

I've sat on this thought for a long time.  Probably at least 6 years, if not more.  But I'm not sure if I have ever voiced it out loud (to myself) or to anyone else.  Instead it's an idea that has rolled around in my mind time-and-time-again, but I never knew how best to put those thoughts …

those sweet words

Sticks and Stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.  We all know these words very well as they were first spoken as a lesson to be learned from our parents, grandparents, and/or teachers.  As kids we fought off mean words could only be cured with a plate of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies and chocolate milk.  As …