RUN! don't walk...

Okay, while it's hot and summertime, I might have entertained little twenty-something Ventiseis, however, my instincts are NEVER wrong.  Like clockwork, Venti texted me Monday night (that's 3-4 days after seeing him last).  I knew it was him even when it beeped.

"Good weekend?" 8:07p
Now you know from my previous posting of Single-ish how annoying that is for a girl to get.  I responded briefly, and included a "and you?"
(And I quote) "Eh, in a funk, trying to figure out direction in my life, all without affecting my summer." 
I stared at my phone's screen like I wasn't really reading this.  If you're on the dating track you don't tell someone you're lost. Just pull over and ask for directions or just keep driving, you know? I couldn't respond.  I didn't and wasn't sure I wanted to respond.  Well, he quickly sent another message while I pondered.
"Making goals for the rest of the year..."

Hmm, yes way to follow it up with something semi-positive so you don't sound so dopey. My response, "Yes I remember you telling me this.  Hang in there, you don't have to figure it all out today." 
"Thx, I know, it all takes time.  Learning that the hard way." 
"Nothing BUT time..."
"Lol." 

No, dude, it's not funny. I wasn't being funny.  While we all get a little lost in life, or question if we are where we're supposed to be going, or wonder why things aren't as you wish they would be; some things in life are worth laughing about, but that last LOL was a defense mechanism (and I've always loathed the overuse of LOL. Always!).  Alas, poor twenty-something, I know this story all too well.  All the best to you!

Mancation Status: to quote my BFF "RUN, Bradshaw, RUN!"

When re-telling of my not-date to my girls, Cedes asked if I attached a picture of the hanging cat in my text message.  I didn't have that capability so I'm attaching it to this blog post cause THAT IS funny!!