It's too darned hot

Well, Max died from extreme heat and stress today in the tank. The two new fish seemed too happy when I got home from work. Max had been harassing them constantly since I moved them into the tank. I felt like they were doing their own rendition of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead as they swam about the tank.

My insignificant other and I have been getting too close lately. I think I really need to pull way far back for a while with that one--you know, get some breathing-room and space between us. I found myself having moderate pangs of jealousy when I mistook one of his email comments as a sign that he had been dating someone recently. Things got cleared up and no, he's not dating anyone, but the fact I was so freaked (hid it well behind a flippant facade) has convinced me that I need to back away for a bit. Sometimes, I do believe that I love him. But, there are so many things that convince me otherwise. Like, well, the deeper gut knowledge that I don't and that he is too similar to my exes and so totally NOT the kind of guy I should be with.

Now, to reiterate a point I made in my first post...I will not discuss politics or religion on this blog. So, even though I have gotten comments from folks that they were surprized I did not mention Reagan's passing, I will not go into it beyond saying I respect the fact that a human died. I will not mourn him though and wish that people would wake up to the fact that death does not wipe a slate clean--especially when the person who died left behind such a miserable legacy. I refuse any chance to turn him into a martyr.

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=17074

OK, from here on out, political rants will rarely happen. Back to fluff.

So, my insignificant other will be coming over to try working on painting some minis. After that, I definitely will be putting the space between us. It's time to recharge.

Night.