Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Day Twenty-Four: Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back

We go together cuz opposites attract!
Seriously, though, if you re-watch the "Opposites Attract" video, I think you might be as weirded out as I was. This sexually aggressive lothario of a cartoon cat is basically like "Oh Paula, you so fine" and then they dance. Is that how cartoon-human courtship was back in the olden days? Oh come on. We've all had crushes on cartoons before, right? It's the ultimate can't have...the crush on the person who's not even real.

As far as I was concerned, this was the most romantic thing ever in the world. (sigh.)

Today was the first day that really felt like autumn while I was walking to work. About 70 degrees, crisp and sunny with a light breeze. My favorite. I'm pretty crazy about the fall, and the tiniest hint that it's on the horizon puts me in an excellent mood. The smells (fresh air! leaves! pumpkin things!) and feels are the best. It's like comforting sense overload! I know I'm getting a bit ahead of myself here - I think it's going back up to 93 degrees on Friday - but I'm ready to snuggle up and enjoy the fall.
I can snuggle up by myself but admittedly, it would be more fun with two. You know what I mean? Single snuggles just aren't as fun. I took a look through my phone. Nobody I really should call. Is revisiting a good idea? It hasn't really seemed to work for me before. Ok, it's actually never worked for me. Why revisit spending time with someone who obviously wasn't invested in you? How many 2nd, 3rd, 4th chances do we give it? It can be fun...but in the long run?

For every two steps forward, sometimes I take two steps back too. How can I find the right guy if I keep revisiting the old ones out of some kind of fear/laziness hybrid? Getting to know people, especially as someone kind of shy (don't laugh, jackass, it's true - I fake extrovert like a pro) is really hard. Maybe I'm making it more of an ordeal than it actually is, but sometimes even simple questions feel like they have difficult answers. Sigh. I'm working on it. I'll keep working on it. Moving Forward. I remember that was a big recurring theme, and nobody said it was going to be easy (can't ONE goddamn thing just be easy?!?)

Two steps forward. Two steps forward.