So, man, there has been some drama in various circles of my friends recently. I happen to be in the happy position of not being directly involved or affected by any of it, which makes it fun to talk about sometimes. And since work got rained out (more like nearly electrocuted out), I think I'll blog about it. Shall I?

Within the past week, in order of drama-causingness:
a) Ryan and Heather have broken up.
b) Chrissy and Dan "broke up" and "got back together" - in quotations because the status of their actual relationship is, as always, ambiguous, but I'm 99 percent certain they're at least sleeping together again?
c) Heather and B may or may not have made out while drunk / slept together while drunk / be in a relationship / be living together in sin?

Okay, so maybe that isn't so much drama for most people, but it's a lot for me to keep up with! Personal drama for me either doesn't happen or is very long-lasting and slow to change. I'm used to dealing with one situation that upsets me a lot for a few months before anything new pops up; usually when something crops up, I ignore it for awhile to see if it will just go away on its own until stressing about it becomes inevitable. I don't even know how the people directly affected by all these things can function with all these quick developments! Mind-boggling!

In regard to SITUATION A, I suppose I'm somewhat affected. Both Ryan and Heather have main parts in the film Dan and I are making, and haha, their characters happen to be dating? Sue me for thinking their relationship would last at least a few years! Ah, well, I guess type-casting promotes bad karma.

In regard to SITUATION B, I must admit that I don't really give that much of a crap. I was concerned about Chrissy for a day or two because she seemed genuinely upset, but in the back of my mind, I knew (and I knew she knew) that everything would be back to normal within about 48 hours.

SITUATION C is kind of weird, because I spend a lot of time with Ryan et al, but I don't necessarily want to cut off all contact with Heather et al because they're pretty fun. I went over to Heather's with Chrissy and Dan last night and had to endure a few moments of severe awkwardness because of all the fantastic rumors flying around surrounding that whole thing. It was hard to listen to people be so flippant about it when I had to watch poor Ryan choke on his own tears for a good hour earlier in the day. It may be just a bump in the road for Heather, especially since she seems to be well on her way to connecting with someone else, but Ryan is, understandably, a little bit more than slightly put-out. B would have been wiser to rein himself in for at least a couple weeks -- such a quick development doesn't really put himself or Heather in a good light and it leads to suspicion, valid or not, of a pre-existing relationship (prior to Heather's break-up with Ryan). Logically, both parties to a failed relationship are free to do what they please the second a break-up is decided upon, but the respectful thing to do, I think, is to wait at least a little while before jumping into something new... or at least keep that something new way on the dl while you can. You have to understand, all three parties to this drama move in largely the same social circles. B seemed to already be acting sneaky enough, avoiding Ryan's like the plague from the day him and Heather broke up, breaking engagements to hang out with Ryan so he could go over to Heather's. If you're going to be sneaky, then don't half-ass it! Being secret lovers can be fun, and it's a novelty for a few weeks at least, and when it gets old, enough time is elapsed that it's perfectly non-scandalous to 'go public' with a romantic attachment. Then again, I really don't know B that well, and all of my interactions with him have been very pleasant. He seems very chill and in tune with things, and as out of left field his relationship with Heather seems, now that I think about it, they're a decent match. Just feel bad for the Riz, that's all. I've heard being single in one's late twenties can be a bit nerve-wracking, and he doesn't seem to have any romantic prospects on the immediate horizon. I mean, apparently he's been bitched out for flirting with me(?!) a few times before, but as attractive and wonderful as I think Ryan is, I'm happily involved with someone else right now, and that rumor is largely unfounded seeing as I'm about as flirtatious as a retarded 50-day-old puppy. Flirting doesn't really occur to me, even with people I'm romantically interested in. Once I'm in a relationship, I can be pretty affectionate, but up to that point, I'm kind of like, "not sending any signals, not sending any signals, not sending any sig--- hey, let's fuck!!"

Hmm, so end my thoughts on the matter.

A good dinosaur comics archived strip for today: Where You From?

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