The Worst Boyfriend in D.C.

So I was in the car last night on the way to Melting Pot with G, and we were listening to the radio. Unashamedly, we were listening to HOT 99.5. The "Freek Show" with Julian (who, by the way, has one of the most annoying voices a male could ever have, in my opinion) was on. The night's competition was for DC's worst boyfriend. To which G casually interjected, "maybe I should call in too." We laughed it off. Soon the women started calling in with their respective horror stories.
My goodness. We were both shocked and amused at the same time. Take, for instance, this one young lady, whose boyfriend, I'm sure, was definitely in the running for top dog (pun intended). The list of horrors read like a pathetic excuse for a Hollywood bad boyfriend character. This list included, but I'm sure was not limited to, always conveniently "forgot" his wallet when eating out, the days he remembered he would "treat" her to the Dollar Menu at McD's, and once, he showed up drunk to a dinner with the young lady's parents.
Okay, the extreme nature of the story aside, where the hell do these ladies find these guys? Furthermore, what exactly is the appeal? The caller mentioned, at one point, that she thought she could "change him" and that she could see "his potential." Oh please. The always forgetting his wallet should be a dead giveaway.
Another story was about this one young lady who had been dating her (now ex) boyfriend for six years. Then one day he said, "I love you." The next day he disappeared (presumably on some hedonistic adventure). On the third day (forgive me for the phrasing) he broke up with her.
Anyway, we never did find out who the worst boyfriend in DC was. Apparently the coveted prize was a live call to the offending party in order to force them to participate in a broadcasted declaration that the lucky winner was indeed the worst boyfriend in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area. The idea being that it would effectively remove him from having any possible future chance with a lady.

Questions for discussion:
1.) Where do you draw the line between "has potential" and "drop like a bad habit?"
2.) Is this characterization transferrable to the opposite gender (i.e. females)?
3.) Have you had similar experiences, whether personal or second-hand? Discuss.
4.) What is the cause for the seeming prevalence of losers?

The Day After Yesterday

The voters of Virginia have spoken. They have agreed that the Grand Old Party is no longer grand, nor is it a party.
I like to call it the "Bush Halo Effect."
Rejection due to association.
Har har har.

Fast forward to today (Wednesday).

Had one of, if not the, best night I've had in a long time. Great restaurants are a million times better when you're in good company. Thanks, G, I had a really great time. I hope you did too!

BTW, the servers at Melting Pot are really nice people. The food is great too. I highly recommend it for a nice, low-key night out.

Okaly dokaly.

Election Day

Today is election day. This means, for 98% of the country, it's Tuesday.
However, if you live in Virginia, today is the day to pick our new governor.
Let's take a look at the candidates, shall we?

Tim Kaine - Democrat, BA in Econ. from U. Missouri, JD from Harvard
Jerry Kilgore - Republican, BA in Business & P.A. from UVA-Wise, JD from W&M
Russ Potts - Independent, BA in Journalism from UMD

Kaine will continue the administration of Warner, who is the most popular Virginia governor in over 15 years. Warner was able to come into the state and fix a lot of the fiscal irresponsibility which had spread throughout the administrations of former governors Allen and Gilmore. With Kaine, Virginia's reputation as the best managed state in the union would surely continue.

Actaully, i don't care about the other two.
Haha.

It always amazes me when I hear that the average voter turnout in the United States is as low as it is. CNN told me (and yes I believe everything that CNN tells me, since Dan Rather doesn't work for them) that since 1945, the average voter turnout hovers around 48%. CNN further stated that this number places the United States behind 113 other nations in voter turnout. Click here for the data. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's "sad," but the incongruency between America's foreign policy and its culture leaves much to be desired. It's fitting that it is the same bloc of uneducated voters (haha get the joke? bloc of uneducated voters? No? nevermind.) who vote along party lines are the same ones who helped usher in the current administration who has chosen to overlook the sad state of the American electorate today.

Along the same lines, Mark Warner in 2008? Perhaps. He's got my vote!

Bored

I have been increasingly bored and uncaring about school in recent weeks. I'm not exactly sure what's going on. It's not even that I don't enjoy my classes. I enjoy most of them and actually learn from them. Sigh.
This weekend was really fun. It's what I've been craving/needing for the past few years. Meeting new people is always fun. Like I've observed many times in the past few days, (a revelation, if you will) I think the extrovert in me, which had been suppressed in the past few years, is starting to re-emerge. I've found myself more willing to initiate a conversation. Yeah, it's still hard, but I'm getting there.

Fun Times...

Dear Internet Community,
Sorry for this really lame "what I did today" post. But it was so damn fun, I just had to share...

Well, after a stressful and mentally numbing week (not really, that's just a rationalization for staying out late tonight), I was able to enjoy some (at least in my view) well-deserved leisure time. So, after putting the final touches to my German Business Culture "report," I headed out the door to meet up with Joe Hong at Tysons. After a long debate about where to eat dinner, we settled on the Food Court on 3. My Great Wraps! wrap wasn't so great. We hung around and stopped by church to drop off my car so we could carpool to Murky for Sam's CD Release party. I met a lot of really great people tonight, which was definitely a highlight of the evening. After the music faded, we headed over to Hard Times Cafe for some food and drinks. Had my first Guiness. I think there was something wrong with the tap because I tasted a slight metallic aftertaste. (Is that normal?) I was disappointed that there wasn't a distinctive flavor to the beer. Nice texture though.
After grabbing some grub, we headed over to Option in Maryland for some Karaoke-ing. I debuted "Yellow", busted out my "Wonderful Tonight", did a duet with Sam on "Wonderwall", and a duet with Joe on "Dust in the Wind."
Also did a duet with Ru-something on "Dancing Queen." Had lots of fun. Only lame part was the place closed at 1:30. So having arrived there at 12:30, we only got an hour to sing.
Oh well, no worries, still had good times all around.

Haha, i'm such a dumbass... I forgot to get your phone number...
Oh well.

On a related side note... is it bad that I compare other women to the one I have deemed in my mind as being close to perfect for me?
And yes, that means there IS someone... in both categories...