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so, the other night at the ben folds gig.
ben folds is awesome. the gig rocked. rocked like a pirate ship in a crazy-ass sea.
if you haven't heard him or his band 'ben folds five' you need to sort that out right now.

i'm not going to go into details about the other stuff, that'd be a bit innappropriate. suffice to say i was one of five people. my very good traveling buddy was there with a young lady. i couldn't be happier for him. after searching high and low, he's found someone really quite super to share some quality time with. she is good. i like her.

the other couple were my ex and what appears to be her new boyfriend. if they're not together yet they really should sort it out, they seem to have a lot of fun with eachother.

what's with that weirdness you get with old flames? it's just a life fact that sometimes people split up. often theres a period of time afterwards when it's shitty, but then that ends and you get on with your life. still, though, when your paths cross again, it's odd. there's a bunch of stuff you want to say, there's a bunch of stuff you don't want to say. this also leaves eventually, but on what terms?

there was a specific oddness about tuesday evening. when she & i broke up, a few of ben folds songs helped ease the process. specifically 'gone' and 'learn to live with what you are.' i had a bit of a moment at the gig during a stupidly good performance of gone. i've already said i couldn't be happier for whackwit and his new squeeze. the same goes for b-x. you can't really talk at a gig, (or you shouldn't, guys. stop it if you're one of those people) but i'm incredibly happy for her. the weirdness will subside, so that'll be nice.

strangely, when we split, it seemed to be because she wanted to be single. i was desperately against the single life. but she's the first to go out and get a chap and now i'm loving the freedom. the times they are a-changing. yup.

i should finish with a joke. if i keep writing self-indulgent heavy going sentimental cack i'll lose my two person regular reading fan-base.

A man walks into a doctor's office. He has a cucumber up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. "What's the matter with me?" he asks the doctor. The doctor replies, "You're not eating properly."

ah, daytime humour.