It’s the End of an Era
I’m not going to say awkward things to random girls anymore.
Don’t worry about your supply of old awkwardness. There’s plenty of that to go around - I’ve already got a list that will last me for (literally) three months, and I’m thinking of things all the time that I want to cover eventually. If I want to write this blog for the next 85 years, I only have to come up with, like, 4,400 more old awkward stories between now and my 110th birthday. I think that’s totally doable.
But, honestly, though I am not entirely sure how things are going to go in the long run with this girl I’ve been talking about all week, I really just don’t want to say awkward things to other girls. I want her to be my girl, even though she’s so far away it’s insane, and the more I talk to her, the more I know I’m doing the right thing. So, no more current awkwardness.
At the same time, I have two additional things I want to add to the schedule.
In Love With My Best Friend
At the beginning of my third year of college, I met a girl who was absolutely stunningly gorgeous. The following summer, once I got up the nerve to talk to her, we became friends, and I found out that she was also ultra smart and ridiculously funny.
Naturally, I fell head over heels in love. But she always seemed to have a boyfriend who wasn’t me, and she always seemed to be the best friend who was just out of my reach.
Until I finally couldn’t take it anymore.
This is the most dramatic, life-rendingly bittersweet thing that has ever happened to me. Critics (my best friends) say things like “That could be a movie!” and “That’s, seriously, the best story ever. You need to write that thing down.”
So, expect weekly installments in the adventures of Champagne Girl (made popular in 5 Awkward Things You Don’t Know About Me).
Sharing the Wisdom Like I Share the Awkward Love
This is my freaking blog, after all, and it’s about time I started treating it like one.
Coming soon, expect the unexpected every Friday. Maybe it’ll be a list, like, say, 5 things girls can do to meet interesting guys in Richmond. Maybe something annoyed me and I just need to talk about it.
Or maybe I said something awkward to a girl, and I need to tell the story. These things happen.
And there you have it. The new schedule starts on Monday, with the first “IIAD:ILWMBF” episode. Awkward Archive is moving up a day to Wednesday. And, finally, who knows what you’ll get on Friday mornings. It could be anything, really. You’ll have to wait and see!
January 26th, 2007 at 9:58 am
you know how to keep up suspense!
congrats on champagne girl.
January 26th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Suspense is fun! But just for clarity, the story I’m going to start telling on Monday is NOT about the girl I have been talking about all week.
This week’s girl is way better of a girl, but the champagne girl’s story is better as a story. So instead of writing about “I was on the phone, again, with the best girl ever, and I told her I missed her” I can write about dramatic emotional things that happened when I was in college, like, e.g., buying symbolic champagne bottles and, symbolicly, not opening them. I think that’ll be more fun for all of us.
I’m just saying, I’ve got drama coming out of my ears over here. It’s tough for even my friends to keep straight.
January 26th, 2007 at 10:31 am
Oh, thank goodness. I read your post title, and I was worried that maybe you were closing up shop. I’ll look forward to hearing of past awkwardness!
January 27th, 2007 at 10:56 am
Yay for not saying awkward things to girls and good luck with this new one :)
January 30th, 2007 at 10:26 am
you’re in Richmond????
i’m from a little town about an hour from there.
there’s still hope for me.
awesome.