Republican Boy Resurfaces

Ah, Republican Boy, aka RB. Those of you who heard the legends might be wondering... what happened to him after our brief emotionally-entangled (is there any other way) affair? Did he follow his boss to a high-ranking position in the state dept.? Was he named chair of the Young Republicans? King of all Conservatives -Who-Have-Gay-Friends. NO really. REALLY.

Did he become president of the fan club for Maroon Five, launching a web site to praise their "deep" lyrics? Did he take over Fox News? Gannett? Write a how-to manual filled with seemingly sensitive, but actually swarmy seduction strategies.

Apparently no, as the City Paper so helpfully informed me. In fact, it's off to that other journalistic high-water-mark, that great pinnacle of literary and socio-political thought, the former Journal newspapers outgrowth itself.

Hmm.. interesting choice.

To think all that trouble could have been avoided. If only this career shift could have happened months ago.

Then again, i still would have been a summer size 8. I still would have just dyed my hair red and bought a slew of sexy blousy tops. I still would have been just feeling better. Still would have just started a new job, new meds, new friends.

I still would have found nothing a bigger aphrodisiac than the damn witty banter - be it in the form of a text message to my phone or clips from a slew of impressive pubs, easily summoned with the slightest click of google.

Perhaps, I still would have been cursed to waste two weeks of my life.

Two days later I met Steven...