> I feel like it's been seven thousand years since I was online. It's been about a month, I think.

Funny, felt like only a couple of days to me. Then again I do work with massive quantities of solvent...

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> 1)There are Rinkworks regulars who weren't even *born* the last time I was single.

What scarier is that there are probably regular born AFTER "Top Gun". . It could be worse though - you could have my screwed up love life (where did all the normal, well adjusted women go?)

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> 2) A week before I moved, I fried my laptop by (don't laugh) spilling ginger ale all over it. Really.

A great Tragedy. Involving ginger ale. Now where have I heard that before...hmmmm.
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> 5) I decided to get a motorcycle license. Yes, yes, I know this is the sort of thing people traditionally decide to do when going through stressful times. It isn't the standard thing you're supposed to do, but I *already* know how to play the electric guitar.

sports car/martial arts/drinking games/shallow relationships/frittering away cash on roulette

Wow. I think I'll have my mid-life crisis now, please. : )

> I'm glad to be back.

Its good to have you back.

Bo"shifts stains with appropriate scrubbing action"urne