Stranger
Uncomfortable situations are better to be dismantled with a little bit of humor. Ryan got his point across without making a scene. Mind you, a conversation betwixt he & Em would be real good later on… after pudding.
Uncomfortable situations are better to be dismantled with a little bit of humor. Ryan got his point across without making a scene. Mind you, a conversation betwixt he & Em would be real good later on… after pudding.
Good for you, Ryan!
I believe you should think well of anyone and take their actions in the best possible light. Ryan could have chosen to see Em as self-absorbed, myopic, and thoughtless. Instead, he’s willing to give the benefit of the doubt and set up the situation so admonishment is applied but doesn’t sting. This is a terrific way for Em to learn exactly what a good catch she has in Ryan and will hopefully adjust her life’s priorities accordingly.
Don’t forget the crumpets!
I learned early, but not actually in time, that I couldn’t manage a family, a full time job AND chasing a degree. I eventually bailed on the degree, a decision that has haunted me ever since. Yes, I should have postponed getting married, but who gets a choice like that? You meet THE ONE, and you have to go with it.
Ryan should have known what he was getting into with Em. True, he didn’t expect to be writer’s-blocked himself, but that’s not her fault. Also, why is he sitting around the flat day after day, waiting for inspiration? Turn ME loose in London with a map! Em? Who’s Em?
It’s funny how you are able to see your own situations in a different light long after you’ve left said situation. That whole 20/20 vision thing comes later and only later. We become different people and see things with a clearer eyes when we move on… we call it experience, yah?
There are so many things I’dda done differently as I look back. But that’s when we say “I learned from that” (hopefully). Life is full of learning situations… I believe that’s what life is really about… learning. We learn how to love, how to heal, how to be a friend, how to help and how to make the best of a bad situation… hopefully with grace.
Ryan will maneuver through this situation he’s in. He will learn something from it. Maybe Em will, too… depending on how this whole thing plays out, of course. I leave it at that.
Kona/Pete: Smiles.
Jack: nay… shan’t forget.
Brig,
I sent you an email with the instructions for a: Dirty Ashtray.
PLEASE use this information wisely!
If not… can I be named as your beneficiary?
Ha! Joe… I love the straw bit! But I’m a bit afraid of said concoction as I am a lightweight… but I will be happy to share the contents of your email with anyone who is curious with your permission, of course. What did you think of mine? You have to like molasses to like that one!
Brig,
I deny everything! I accept NO responsibility for any actions taken under the influence of this monstrosity! Please do not share this information! Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!
On the other hand…
It is very hard to find a bar that carries Molasses. Might have to make that one at home.
I’ve been catching up with a webcomic called: The White Board.
http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb001.html
It actually started out as a drawing on a “White Board”. It is a comic that is about a Paint ball shop owner and his employees/friends. It did not start out as a “Furry” or “Anamorphic” comic, but now, the talking animals seem to out number the humans.
If you’ve never heard of “Paint Ball” do some research. It was a very popular outdoor activity five to fifteen years ago.
Time for bed!
Ryan’s a dog. Em’s a cat.
“A bird may love a fish, but where would they live?”
Sounds like the setup for a reality show on Animal Planet–or some personal evolution.
Yah, Joe… it’s a home concoction… but I’m kinda fond of it. Oh, and interesting toon.
Empress: “Cat’s and dogs… livin’ together… Mass hysteria!”
Pudding over there isn’t the same as pudding over here, is it?
‘Cuz now I want pudding, but I’m afraid to go over there and get it.
Brig: I need to see that movie again!
BTW, I inadvertently absconded with your Elmer’s Glue. I’ll try to get down there sometime tomorrow.
Hyena, “pudding” means “dessert” I think.
Brig, what Ryan said and the family’s response sounds really familiar…is that from a book or a play?
How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?
EofO… Ha! Glue-snatcher! Adhesive-swiper! Hee hee… drop by anytime!
Dada… Yah… I’ve had a bit of spotted dick (a real English dessert… no kid!) which you can get here at some specialty places… it’s not bad, actually.
Meem… Their pudding is more of a bread-based dessert. Think Bob Cratchit’s Christmas bread thing in Scrooge. But I do believe they call dessert “Afters” but sub “pudding” sometimes…
… um… if the response seems familiar… from a book or something, it’d be news to me. Lemmie know if you find anything.
Kona… AAAAAA, don’t put that in my head!