We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduled Program, Already in Progress

Sometimes I need to indulge myself in my more Joyridian ideas, even though when I started this thing back in April I tried to avoid those things. But since the other blog has ceased as an ongoing concern, and those ideas still circulate through my noggin, there must be an outlet. Having said that, let's get back to the regular format, shall we?

Let's talk about Jen first. Guinevere and I were discussing her last night. She referred to her as my "invisible girlfriend", which just about sums it up lately. I haven't heard from her since the last time I mentioned in a post that we spoke, nor have I called her. And it's to the point where I don't really feel much like talking to her, even though I have some things to say. I don't hate the girl, I'm not mad at her, and I don't even have any hard feelings about the way things have shaken down between us. But I have moved on mentally.

However.

Physically, I am still very attracted to her.
Emotionally, I know that I am still vulnerable to her charms if I'm exposed to her.

So keeping those two things in mind, I need to be careful while I plan my Exit Strategy. Yes, that's right. I've long since resigned myself to the fact that our relationship will never be what I hoped it would be, and I would like to move on to new and exciting adventures. Those exciting new avenues aren't necessarily apparent to me at the present, but I would just as soon be free to pursue them when they arise, if you know what I mean. Because I have plans, big plans, for my future, and nobody--not even my supposed girlfriend--is going to get in the way of those.

Extracting myself from this, though, is going to be a tricky matter. I already have a Plan A in mind, which I'm going to implement this week. Wish me luck.

Meanwhile, it being early September, I've been busy with my yearly tennis obsession, which you might know as the US Open. I'm a tennis fan all year round, but for whatever reason, the US Open is the tournament that I always pay the most attention to. It probably has something to do with the season, and with the fact that USA shows a number of marquee matches during prime time. There's also a matter of history in the making, as the world's #1 player, Roger Federer, is closing in fast on the all-time grand slam record currently held by Pete Sampras. The record is 14, and Federer is at 11. If he wins this tourney that puts him at 12, and will also be his 4th consecutive US Open win. That he has a chance to do that while also racking up 5 straight Wimbledon victories is just amazing. So he's my pick. I got to watch him dismember some jobber last night, and his playing is incredible.

On the women's side it's less cut and dried. With Kim Clijsters retired and Maria Sharapova already eliminated, I don't have a clear favorite for the tournament. The top half is loaded like a demolition derby with Justine Henin and Serena and Venus Williams, none of whom I dislike, but none of whom are my particular favorites. The bottom half is far more interesting. Except for Svetlana Kuznetsova, the rest of the pack are relative unknowns, but I got to watch a few of them over the weekend, and Shahar Peer and Agnes Szavay are my dark horse favorites.

So I'll be tuning in to see how tis shakes down. I just love tennis. I really miss playing those epic matches with Colleen and my dad way back in the early 90's. We used to play pretty much every day, and it was awesome.

I should get back into shape.