Horatio

Congratulations!!!!!!!! Sounds like you are on the very last and most difficult step. Good luck! While you are at it, have a celebratory beer on us!

Perhaps there is some validity to why he is not talking and it is not you. Hopefully Phil will get things worked out as it sounds like he is under some stress.

Quit leaving! Sorry! I come in and creep every now and then as a guest though! I more or less avoid my computer nowadays NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Just get on for a couple minutes and update us on what is happening in your life. So... what IS happening? Are you okay? How is life treating you? Have you seen - Kat's - Art Topic in the Creative Forums? You can put in a special request. Check it out. Mushroom_king has the most awesome Invision story. You will love reading this!

You were missed!!! Welcome back!!!! Please don't stay away so long. My French accent is soooooo bad, that even if I do know the correct word, my accent turns it into something totally different. LOL My Spanish, German and Italian accent is even worse. And then I only know about 10 phrases and maybe 50 single words. But I am definitely studying.

Thanks Horatio. [ For you, this is my pleasure. ]

lol thanks. I'm not sure I want to show it to Phil just yet. I'm considering resuming our relationship, but on a really low-key and slow level, because the whole being on a break thing, as you see, isn't working out so great for me emotionally. It's something I want to talk about with him in person though so I can get a real response from him, but again, with the business and bad moods making that impossible. Although this is tough for you, you sound like you have made some very good decisions as far as your relationship goes. Let's see how Phil reacts when he sees you aren't on Maplestory. Yeah, the more time passes, the less optimistic I become. I don't know what he expects to happen as a result of how he's acting, but the probability of me taking him back is falling pretty quickly. Unfortunately it is very easy to retreat into yourself and not do anything. Then when you do decide to pick up where you left off, the world has gotten on with it's life and passed you by. Hopefully Phil will get his head out of the sand soon.

I think that might be one of the few things from that album you COULD post. "the flesh failures" HAIR obcr "..singing space-songs on a spiderweb sitar... Yeah, probably. LOL I have the obcr on my ipod but I ordered the brand-newish b'way revival one at the library. So if/when I see it I'll be able to sing along even better. ~Liz ~Liz I'll go for the spiderweb sitar myself.

*eagerly waits*

*at a total loss for words* *gives Jesusfreak a hug*

Have faith. Things should pick up. What's happening with you? Are you okay? Eh, I'm alright. I went to the doctor for my back, and I have a very large curve to my spine; lordosis. At one point there is supposed to be a 43 ish degree curve, and mine is close to 90. I'm having an MRI to check for something about the joints, spondylolysis or spondylosis, I can't remember which he said. I possibly could have an early stage of spondylolisthesis as well, which is what both of my cousins have. My migraines are coming back, and I would say worse than they were before. Oh no. How awful that you are going through all of this. *hugs TBFOF* If there was something we could do to ease your pain, we certainly would. Let us know how you are doing and how the MRI turns out. Hopefully your migraines go away again.

Great to hear that you are enjoying MIT. Awesome!!!

Quit leaving!

Who needs a seat anyway??? LOL Nice bike! The course looks like fun. It would be great to try one of those courses. Video will be up soon and then you will have to start carrying the soon to be released, iPod Touch with the video camera installed. LOL The days are getting close to see if I am awarded the Paris bid.

Something makes me unsure about this. I mean, I did the same "experiment" with a friend recently, but I ultimately figured we needed a break from each other for a while. When Phil notices he might think you need some space yourself. Then again, you said you told him what to do about keeping you around. Hopefully that means that he knows the ball is in his court. I agree.

i love you. That is the greatest! - Kat - you have outdone yourself!!!!! *leaves a basket of pintac for - Kat -*

Schools are okay to mention as you are over 18. You might consider looking at Wagner College on Staten Island. Far enough away to be "away" and close enough that you can get home if you need to. Check out the courses that are offered. This might be a school that you like. I hate Staten Island with a burning passion. Hate the people. But, I'll go visit it, because I want to check out a small school, and that's only 2300. The interesting thing about Staten Island is that you don't even know it exists because you are in a totally different world when you are on "top of the hill". It is very easy to get into Manhattan on public transportation and that was a really great thing. The lecture classes are large, but considerably smaller than a big school, yet the professor still seems to know everyone in their class. It will be worth the drive for you just to take a look. Let me know what you think.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you - Kat -!!!!!!!!! SWEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!

Ouch. This sounds painful... Get well soon! Cool bike. I've seen it last year on the Intermot (world's largest motorcycle fair- here in Cologne ) where they introduced it. This fair is always a lot of fun with all the stunt shows and so on. Unfortunately, it only takes place every 2 years. Not being able to go swimming in summer is awful. In Munich, there are some gardens with a stream that everyone goes for a "ride" in. You jump in at one point, get taken for a great ride through the park and hop out somewhere downstream, then return back to the start and do it all over again. The most fun I have when I least expected it. This summer will be brutal for you. Thanks. My knees and shins are so swollen, I look like I have elephant knees. When I do stupid stuff by not paying attention, I get really frustrated. As for the bike, how did it look at the fair??? The green didn't look like a colour I wanted so I stuck with Thunder Grey. Did you get to see the bike up close? Every two years for the fair, oh, much too long. Sachsenring would be where I was headed this weekend. The MotoGP race in your country should be very exciting. My hopes are for a first place finish for Valentino Rossi. Well, the 1st of August will take forever to get here... then is when I will know if I am moving to Paris.

OH MY!!!!!!! The cake is awesome!!!!!!!! Please, please, please put a copy of the cake artwork in my topic. I'm unable to do that on the iPhone. *hands - Kat - The Double Platinum Moon Award for artwork excellence* Thank you!!!!!!

[ Mushroom_king this is such a fantastic story and you are a phenomenal writer. Thank you for continuing as this is great reading. ]

lol thanks. I'm not sure I want to show it to Phil just yet. I'm considering resuming our relationship, but on a really low-key and slow level, because the whole being on a break thing, as you see, isn't working out so great for me emotionally. It's something I want to talk about with him in person though so I can get a real response from him, but again, with the business and bad moods making that impossible. Although this is tough for you, you sound like you have made some very good decisions as far as your relationship goes. Let's see how Phil reacts when he sees you aren't on Maplestory.

Taking a break from Maplestory is probably a good idea. When you play these games, you really don't realize just how much time you spend online. Hopefully Phil will realize just how terrific a person you are and what he needs to do to keep you in his life. This will be a trying time while you sit and wait for him to do something or not do something. Either way, we are here for you. We are hoping for the best for you as well.

Great information.

Schools are okay to mention as you are over 18. You might consider looking at Wagner College on Staten Island. Far enough away to be "away" and close enough that you can get home if you need to. Check out the courses that are offered. This might be a school that you like.

Have faith. Things should pick up. What's happening with you? Are you okay?