I’ve been blogging just over four months now, so not a full year’s worth of crap, nonsense, rants and raves. Not even half a year. But even so I decided this morning that I couldn’t allow my last post of 2010 to be about
Pajama Jeans. Even if that means a quick post – which is what you are getting now.
I’m sure you have noticed the new look of Simple Dude in a Complex World. I like it a lot – it’s the work of one of my favorite bloggers
Rabbit at The Journey. I really envy his creativity. He is equally adept at both the written word and visual arts and he shares all of it with us via his blog. Please do yourself a favor and follow him if you don’t already – and be sure to practice
Blogging Without Givahootery.
I have a quick New Years Eve story from when I was in my early 20′s. A good friend of mine married his high school sweetheart when they were both about 21 or so. I feel getting married at that age is a mistake. Even if things work out, you’ll still inevitably have questions about what your missing in life. And as with many couples who get married that early my friend and his wife had their share of problems. We could all tell the marriage was heading for divorce, and I think they knew it too.
But on New Years Eve they were still together, and along with a big group of friends we got a bunch of hotel rooms to celebrate. We had a keg in one of the rooms and I just hopped around the hotel from room to room throughout the night – most of the time flirting with a couple groups of girls in rooms across the hall from us. Then around 11:00pm I got wind that the “happy couple” were in another one of their fights. I didn’t really care that much – I had beer, I was trying to find a lovely lady to kiss at midnight and what was happening with the nightmare newlyweds was far from my mind.
Then one of my friends told me they were taking the keg and a group of friends were going back to the house I lived in with a couple roommates – they were basically just trying to get my married buddy away from his soon to be ex wife and her friends. I reluctantly agreed – mostly because the beer was leaving. When we got back to our place the phone rang every 30 minutes from 11:30pm – 3:30am as my buddies wife shouted drunken bullshit into our answering machine. As the night progressed the messages became more and more crazy and it was all we could do to keep my buddy at our place when his wife said she was going to throw all his stuff out onto the front lawn.
Keep in mind New Years in Minnesota means lots of snow and about 10 degree weather. The thought of his computer being tossed into a snowbank had him really pissed off. We knew going home would have been a bad thing with both of them being drunk and very pissed so we kept him there – especially since she had actually cut him once before in a drunken fight… seriously.
A week later the divorce papers were filed and I never did get to kiss anyone at midnight. I’ll have to make up for that tonight with the Lady Friend.
I hope all my Simpletons have a Happy & Safe New Years Eve. I’ll have a re-post over the weekend, and I think anyone who blogs will be able to relate to it.
SD
Awesome story. I like the new look.
Posted on: Dec/31/2010@11:07 pm
Fantastic story and the new look is really great … I need to upgrade my page … but first, I should probably get caught up on posting …
PMT
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Posted on: Dec/31/2010@11:52 pm
Have a great time this evening. Happy New Year! Love the new look of the blog too. Rabbit is awesome.
Posted on: Dec/31/2010@11:59 pm
Dig the new look! Great minds must think alike as I changed my look too! Cheers and Happy New Years to you and your Lady Friend!
Tracy
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@12:06 am
young married is generally trouble.
like the new look, and rabbit IS awesome!
have a great time with the lady friend!!!
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Posted on: Jan/1/2011@12:48 am
Nice new look and enjoy reading the story…thanks for sharing.
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@1:10 am
Like the new look, very simple dudeish I think. will have to check Rabbit next !
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@1:39 am
Getting married that young IS a mistake. I did it and I'm still married, but if I had to do it over, I definitely would have waited about 10 years. Nobody that young is mature enough to handle the responsibilities that come with marriage…and they shouldn't have to at that age.
Love the new design! Rabbit is so talented.
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@2:07 am
I really like the new look! Rabbit is just awesome! I hope you have a great new years with the lady friend…
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Posted on: Jan/1/2011@2:44 am
Yeah most of my new years kind of sucked and ended with someone fighting with someone. So far today has been alright with the family. Happy New Years SD and I LOVE the look.
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Posted on: Jan/1/2011@3:26 am
Came across your blog through "Blog of Notes" and I do like the design, even though I didn't really see the previous one.
I do know someone who got married just right after graduating college. It didn't go well either. I'm sure lessons learned and life experiences will give them something to think about. They will definitely make better decisions after.
Thanks for suggesting "Blogging without Givahootery." That one's a great read as well.
Happy New Year to you.
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Posted on: Jan/1/2011@5:45 am
Blog of Note!! How much do you rock? : ) Keep it up & HAPPY 2011!
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@5:57 am
congrats on being BON'd…
way to finish/start a year!!
Happy New Year!
Bruce
bruce johnson jadip
evilbruce
stupid stuff i see and hear
Bruce’s guy book
the guy book
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@6:02 am
Dude! Blog of note. Things can only get worse now…
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@6:52 am
Dude you just made Blogs Of Note!!!! Congrats.
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@7:36 am
great story and love the new background
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@1:47 pm
Well, I'll be! Congrats on the BONry! Well deserved!
Posted on: Jan/1/2011@5:55 pm
Keep it up & Happy 2011!
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Posted on: Jan/2/2011@12:50 am
Congrats on the BON! I love the new look. Happy New Year
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Posted on: Jan/2/2011@3:01 am
Happy New Year! What a way to start it…with BON!
CONGRATS! Love the new look.
Posted on: Jan/3/2011@2:55 am
Happy new year.
Posted on: Jan/3/2011@3:34 am
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Posted on: Jan/3/2011@8:34 am
I, too, love the new layout!
Posted on: Jan/3/2011@1:38 pm
Great story and I love the new look!
Posted on: Jan/3/2011@10:18 pm
ohh… it's a geat story….
and i love the new themes…
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Posted on: Jan/10/2011@10:50 am
Belissimo designer este!
Posted on: Feb/11/2011@1:40 pm