#ourdarkgarden

I'm amazed by your girlfriend's temperament because when I get into a debate with a partner I get really aggravated and end up arguing, haha.

Oh, she gets pissed, too. She's a lot better than I am about not losing her cool, though, and at calming me down when I lose mine. 'Cause when I get overly pissed, that genius-plus IQ I'm so proud of (and which hasn't helped me make anything much out of my life) goes right out the window and I start foaming at the mouth.

But she can just be like, "Rob, settle down," and I drop from "Hulk SMASH" back into Bruce Banner mode, and I'm like, "Oh. I was being an asshole, wasn't I? Again."

I mean, I'll get there on my own eventually, but it's like she knows exactly what buttons to press to get me to realize what I'm doing. No mean feat, especially considering that depending on where I'm at in my cycle, my bipolar disorder can make it difficult for me to control my emotions, and my head injury exacerbates that.

But she manages to cut through all of that. Or rather, to help me cut through if much more quickly than I would on my own.

Off the top of my head, I can think of a number of factors that come into play as far as her ability to do take me from volcano temperatures to subzero like that in less than a heartbeat (metaphorically speaking).

She is quite probably smarter than I am (just with less life experience).

She is (usually) much more reasonable and even-tempered.

She makes logical, coherent, and often irrefutable points even when she's pissed off.

I feel like a total jerk when I say anything that upsets her, and finally...

Although she didn't have to bust it out this time, she has a sneer that could stop a fucking train and make it question its entire existence.

I mean, seriously. Hostile invasion? We don't need weapons; just have Ree sneer at the invading forces, and they'll drop their weapons and meekly invite us for tea and pie, and oh, by the way, sorry about all that invasion nonsense, and what can they do to make it up to us.

HE ACTUALLY IS A LOT LIKE DOMINIC and that’s why I think you’ll like him :PPP You don’t expect it but he turns out to be a gigantic dork

Gooooood, I like dorks! Well obviously you know that. XD They're all adorable so far, tho. :)

Please tell me you’re watching swimming anime tho

Rachel Pls

1) I can never have enough computers or computer-like devices, and sometimes carry my main (ancient) laptop, my netbook, my Galaxy tablet, and Ree’s and my Nook. But I don’t have a smart phone.

2) I am officially an expert with the M16-A1 assault rifle, and I have the papers from the Army to prove it.

3) I sing a LOT, and used to do it professionally. In addition to singing in bands, I also used to do solo coffee shop gigs with an acoustic in exchange for meals (even though I really suck at guitar). I even worked as a singing telegram messenger for a while.

4) I lived in Germany for four years.

5) Until a year or so ago, I had only played one console RPG, but now I’m hooked. I have still only played seven console RPGs, and not all of them all the way through. I have to play on emulators, because we don’t have a console of any kind, so I can’t play any of the newer games, but when we had access to an XBox 360, my favorite was Fable III. (I’ve heard the earlier ones were better.)

6) Since I was a kid, I’ve always had this little weird place on the back of my head that only grows peach fuzz. I guess it’s some kind of birthmark.

7) This past January, I left behind everything I owned except what would fit in my car, to come be with my girlfriend, so we don’t even have a bed or a couch, and really not much of anything else. But we’re pretty damn happy just to be together.

8) I used to make my own beer.

9) Before I started getting published as a science fiction and fantasy author I used to write a webcomic that was successful enough to buy my groceries, and before that, co-wrote a LARP that still has a cult following in the Midwest and Colorado.

ourdarkgarden replied to your photo: This is my girlfriend Maria. She is gorgeous. You...

lol I knew you two would get together based on your interactions on Tumblr :P

Heh. Yeah, I guess was pretty obvious, huh? Neither of us was even looking for anyone, and when we started feeling feels, at first we were like, no, we can't, because age difference. Finally just had to admit that, yeah, we're in love, and it would be stupid to pass it up because of the years between us. 

And on a scale of one to ten, ain't she a twelve point UNF? :-D

No one looks happy to be there except for Abel hahaha

Idk, at least one of the Cains looks happy. ;) The others just don't appreciate a good pyjama party with Santa quite as much as Abel. They should've invited Keeler.

holidays-are-a-social-construct replied to your post: Because I know how

yespls, something festive with Cain looking sour

Hehehe, sour stripper or shall I just cast him as someone miserable in the other? ;) May have to be the later, as I find it hard to believe that Cain wouldn't enjoy a good old Christmas themed strip-tease. ;)

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I CAN ACTUALLY WATCH THESE NOW. Assuming they agree with my bandwidth allotment, of course.

THIS MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE A GOOD THING. ;)