Apologies

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Wednesday, February 02, 2005
apologies
I sincerely apologize to my two readers for having been away for so
long. Lots of things going on and I just did not have any time or
energy to spend on the blog. Been doing a lot of stand-up and other
kinds of writing, which is wonderful, but it does mean the blogging
suffers. SO let me catch you up a little bit:

I went on a date with this girl last night. Here are the facts about
the thing:

1. This girl is gorgeous
2. She is in a cult.
3. She smells really nice and seems really cool.
4. She is in a cult.
5. We got along pretty well and she thought I was funny and I would
love to hang out with her again.
6. She is in a cult.
7. She is in a cult
8. She is in a cult.
9. Is she in a cult?
10. Yes.

Its not really a cult, but its like some self-help bullshit
money-making scam that feeds on lost souls, kind of like helldemons do.
Its called Landmark Education. Type it into google. You'll see. What
sucks is that she seems like a pretty centered person; they just got
her at the wrong time I think. She loves it right now, but she stillhas
a lot of courses to go. I had never heard of it before, but the more
she talked about it the more I hated it, but I had to hold my tongue.
If we hang out again I would have to call it out a little bit, at which
point she would get incensed, toss her vodka tonic at me and run away.
With her beautiful face in tow.

When she started telling me about it, she said "Its not a self help
thing." and I thought that was good because self-help stuff is a bunch
of bullshit. But then she explained it more, and I ended up wishing it
had just been a self-help thing. Its got a pretty heavy emphasis on
recruitment and having a strict communal bond with your group members.
Just the amount of mumbo jumbo and the money they charge for "Life
Classes" makes me throw up a little bit in my throat.

Shame cuz, like I said, she smells great. And is actually a cool
interesting person.

Oh, I guess I can add another to the list of date-breakers:

"Its not a cult although it has been written up as such."

Which translates to:

"Its a goddamm cult."