advice for lovers in this new year

After a very satisfying New Year’s kiss (okay, continuing series of kisses), I offer you budding lovers the following advice:
STOP PLAYING IT COOL!!!
Yes, it is good to scout things out, be mellow, get to know a person better, consider obstacles, etc., etc. However. There comes a time when you must be ready. Ready to be rejected, ready to look like an asshole, ready for awkwardness, ready to endure teasing from friends, ready to embrace uncertainties. There comes a time for risk, a time for confession. Friends, after a many monthed preamble, my time came. I will not linger over details here, but I will say that I STOPPED PLAYING IT COOL, and reaped great rewards. Very rewarding rewards. Oh my.
My crush is no longer my crush, but a different something now, and it is very nice. He is currently mulling over a pseudonym, though his identity is probably obvious to even the most casual reader. However, pseudonyms are fun. He has requested a ship name to be printed in all-caps. A sample entry might read: “I had the nicest real date with THE DAWN TREADER last night! We went to see Jaws at the drive-in! Boy, THE DAWN TREADER sure loves shark movies!!”
So that is it. STOP PLAYING IT COOL. And then report the rewards (/consequences).
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! 2006. It got off to a hell of a start.

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7 Responses to advice for lovers in this new year

  1. pETER pERFECT says:

    It’s cool you and HRS SEA PRINCE finally hooked up!

  2. Steve Schroeder says:

    Hate to tell you this Willow….playing it cool is in for 2006.
    ;)
    The dude abides.

  3. freddy says:

    Well, I guess that pseudonym is fairly pointless now…

  4. willow says:

    Oops! Caught it!

  5. Liz says:

    Yea! I love you not playing it cool!
    (J is here too and he says: I don’a want to comment! No wait, you can’t do that! I have a backspace!)

  6. piu piu says:

    hey willow. great to meet u properly tonite. i think i know ‘who’ ur talking about (i hope!)
    love claire x

  7. willow says:

    It was great to see you too, Claire! I think you have a pretty good idea now too! :-)
    Your show was lovely, and I was so impressed by how you spoke about your work. Thank you for sharing it with us!

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