The Shout Out

March 2, 2010

The Awesome Bloggers: @simonandcole | Their Awesome Blog: Simon & Cole

The Snippet:

“Hey, so listen. I’m dating someone right now and I really like her.”
“Me too. Did you think this was going somewhere?”

This is my worst social nightmare. I probably sound like a giant pusscake right now but honestly it’s not that ridiculous of a scenario. Breaking up with someone, particularly when you never even dated them exclusively, is hard. I guess it’s kinda like your body weight. It’s ridiculously easy to put weight on (easy to create a sexual scenario with someone) but hard as shit to lose that same weight after you binge. Sexual binging, just like having a gut wrenching diet, is fun while it lasts but the after effects are uncomfortable. - from The ‘Stop Sending Me Naked Pictures’ Notification

The Awesome Blogger: @alana_margaret | Her Awesome Blog: Don’t Hate Me ‘Cause I’m Indie and You’re Punk

The Snippet:

I forgot what this was like. I forgot what it’s like to meet somebody with whom you can see potential. I forgot the terrible, wonderful feeling of wanting to risk sharing all of yourself while simultaneously wanting to keep it all in you’re so afraid you’ll fuck things up. I forgot the joy in the little things, in cooking, in learning each other’s likes and dislikes, in snuggling on the couch. I forgot it all. I forgot what sex is like when it’s not just greasy spoon diner sex. I forgot the vulnerability and intimacy when you’re not just using each other. I forgot how just a look can send those defenses running, make the walls come crashing down. This is how it starts when you want it. It’s been a while. I mean a really, long while since I’ve been in this place. – from Don’t Let Me Down

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What’s this all about? The Awesome Shit Shout Out is my version of a blogroll. Every month, on the second of the month, I highlight two blogs that you should clearly be reading because they’re fantastic. Basically, it’s my way of saying that the shit these bloggers write about is, well, awesome. The end.

But wait, why the second of the month? Because the second of the month is just as good as any other fucking day.

One more thing! How do I recommend/nominate/tell you about someone awesome? Comment with a link to their blog. Or your own blog, if you’re a narcissistic asshole. Which is totally okay- I’m all about the raging narcissism (case in point: my URL).

Previous Shout Outs: Kat, Almie Rose, Jamie, Dan, Jonathan, Jennifer, Becca, Carlos, Kyla, Derek, Joy, Andrea, Sarah, Sydney, Amanda, Brandy, Sam, and Vixations.