A lonely rant about women

[Longgrain]

I am so lonely that I just spent the afternoon at DU, wasting my god forsaking time.

Why am I so lonely?

Every good woman I know or know of is:

A.) married
B.) dating my brother
C.) just a friend
D.) a fictional character
E.) thousands of miles away.


No wrist slitting for me, just a lonely sigh.

[jellybelly]

1. I'm here for you longgrain

;-)
but who knows...I might be a fictional character.

[Longgrain]

3. We've met before...

If your a fictional character...maybe you can be in my next book. ;)

[jellybelly]

7. will I be dating your brother in the book?

:-)

[Longgrain]

14. Perhaps...

If your interested, go down to the Writers Forum. there's a sample of my work up...a bit of a love story...it should be right at the top of the page...

If it were my book tho, I'd hope you'd be dating me...

[jellybelly]

16. ahhh...so cute....

:hug: I'll check it out now. If I like your stuff, I'll give you a huge compliment...if not, I'll just laugh and spread rumors about you.:)

[Longgrain]

20. Thanks...

Do you like art as well as writing?

And here's a big :hug: right back atcha!

[jellybelly]

26. not a huge fan of art

but I'm obsessed with books...I already posted a comment on your writing...I'm not going to spread rumors about you......for now:-)

[Longgrain]

27. Like books huh?

Did you know I've written one?

Plus I have quite a collection...

[jellybelly]

I didn't know

it sucks being a newbie...tell me about it?:bounce: Can I purchase it over the net?

[Longgrain]

29. No, it's still unpublished...

My concentration as a college student was in the arts...not writing, so i have no idea how to get these things off of the ground, ya know?

Tho if you want, I'd love to tell you more about it...

[jellybelly]

30. go ahead...

give me the storyline...but not the ending, it could get published one day.:D

[Longgrain]

33. I don't want to give to much away, ya know?

The novel is a bit hard to classify. It's a comic satire of a teen drama, with elements of a bit of a fantasy/ horror story. Sort of like the Elephant Man meets Beverly Hills 90210.

Basically it's the story of a sixteen year old girl who resembles a beast, (so it's sort of like Beauty and the Beast but beauty and the beast are one and the same).

It's also a little bit of a romance story as well.

Sorry if I'm too vague, but it's not published yet, and I still have to protect my intellectual ideas.

Maybe if some you're interested, I'll post an excerpt from it.

[jellybelly]

36. Sounds freaky...

Don't tell me more about it, I understand. What inspired you? I could never come up with an idea like that!:wow:

and post an excerpt when you have time, (a part that includes some sex if available:-) )

[Longgrain]

40. NO SEX THREADS!!!

I've been chastised by the Mods before...but here are a few descriptive paragraphs...with more than a touch of innuendo, to keep you satified...sorry if I don't respond right away...but i have to go answer some mail...

Long ago, she had been called the Queen of the Meadow--a long fairway of brightly lit art-deco architecture trimmed with the swirling circles of motorized amusements and the white, wooden frame of a multi-humped roller coaster, growing like a long, lacy crown down her back. On hot summer nights, her lights could be seen like distant fires penetrating the deep woodlands far from the town centers. Millions of multicolored specks formed whirling galaxies and shooting stars like a tiny patch of the heavens above mistakenly grafted onto the earth. Even during the daytime, she proudly wore her gaudy carnival gown, like a poor naive country girl, coming down from the hills, going to town in her Sunday best.
The entire town considered themselves fortunate to be invited to sip at one of her candy-coated domes.
The children came to laugh at her but still wanted ride her pretty ponies.
Their elders came to enjoy her pleasant company and remember their own first encounters with her long ago.
But there were those mad souls, like Edwin K--, who came to find fear and delight in her seductively dark crevices, her narrowing hallways, and her tunneling chambers.
But some of those chambers had become too tight over the years, and the innocence of Meadow Park would soon be lost.


A little snip to edit out some parts that concern the characters...


After its closing, the park stood idle for a few years--hiding in the woodlands, like the paper hats and streamers of a particularly wild New Years Eve party that nobody was interested in cleaning up after--as, piece by piece, her shimmering rides and sparkling ornamentations were slowly lifted off, taken away by other parks around the northeast, to pay back her owners creditors. Some said it would have gone bankrupt in a few more years anyways as larger, shinier parks sprang up, further away, with masses of steel
loops that threw their riders in all directions. But others had hope that she would rise again.
They called her Meadow Park.
The Meadow Queen.
The last stop on the Meadow Street trolley line.
But the Queen of Meadow was slowly reclaimed by the earth.
But for all that was taken away, something was left behind among the scattered trees and wild flowers to commemorate the joy that once thrived there.
Most of the buildings remained, and remained standing for years, until fire or heavy snows turned them down. Only the fun house stood fully intact--empty on the corner of a dead end street.
Most of the roller coaster remained standing too. Its new owners were only interested in its lift hill chain and its motor. Parts of its white scaffolding had collapsed over the years, forming spirals of spoked wood on the hillside. Just as many humped outlines of track still flowed above the trees; but the cars of its train were left upside down to rust in the long grass, and its thunder crack was heard no more.
A tarnished Ferris wheel remained as well, but its carriages had been removed and tree branches grew through its aperture. Other empty carts and machinery still hid under vast bushes, as well as a few more long decaying delights for those who were intrigued enough to look for them, but most of the concrete field was empty with only the bolted, slabbed foot prints of what once stood marking the place of what had once been.

By the DUer known as Longgrain.

[fluffernutter]

43. when were you ever chastized for talkin sexy?

i demand a link!

[Longgrain]

52. I'll try to find it...jus' not tonight...

It was about a week ago, about the same time I was trying to drum support for the Photography Group contest. Some one else, as a joke, suggested a "Pornography Group" and I just couldn't resist the temptation.

As a joke I tried starting a "Pornography Group" thread... but I knew it was going to be locked from the begining...:7

but you know my sense of humor by now. ;-)

[jellybelly]

44. great descriptions!

wow! I could never write like that:cry: This writing is very different from the one you posted at the writer's forum, and that's nice, I assume you have many distinct writing styles. I applaud you, longgrain.:thumbsup: And I give you a thumbs up because cheap DU doesn't have an applauding smiley

[Longgrain]

49. You think DU is cheep?

Have you ever taken a look at FR? I got my first good look today and my GOD that place looks like such a trailer park...

PS I noticed you don't have a star yet...don't talk about cheep so soon...:)

(Jus, trying to get a couple brownie points in with the Admins ya know?) :hi:

[jellybelly]

51. I'm still a newbie

I can get away with not having a star.:shrug: After 1000 posts I promise to donate. And that FR site is really stupid looking...But I stand by my post: More Smilies, Applauding smilies, Farting smilies.:D

[Longgrain]

53. You're not the Newbie you think you are...;)

My friend you are more knowledgeable about the inner workings of DU than I was when I was at your age...

BTW I noticed you only had a hundred or so posts just a few days ago...

You may just be a 700 club escapee by Friday...:7

[jellybelly]

54. hmm...

maybe I am cheap then.:) Thanks for the compliment. I turned 20 in September, a lot of other members always talk about how old they are. I can't really fit in since I like making jokes more than I like talking about stupid repugs. I already saw your pic on your 'drinking beer with Bush' poll but I can't figure out how old you are...so you have to tell me now.;)

[Longgrain]

56. Hey want to start your first copycat post ;)

Right now go post a topic with the title "I'd date each and every Longgrain"...Just do It... It will be fun, i swear!

[jellybelly]

59. I started alot of copycat threads

ok master...;-)

[Longgrain]

60. Just copy this and paste it

I'd date each and every Longgrai as your thread message...then a little text...

[jellybelly]

61. already did

LOL!it's on the bottom...nobody posted a comment...go there quickly!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

2. To have a social life take money.

Ain't none of us got much of that. So no social life. It's just that simple.

[Longgrain]

6. I know, i don't have much dough either...

Plus I live in a semi-rural industrial town...not a lot of interesting people out here where I come from...

[salin]

4. better that situation (and set of choices) than:

A) Mary K Lauterneau (will leave me and a gazillion kids to go have babies with the 13 year old love of her life...
B) My brother's daughter (that niece dating thing is so icky)
C) Just broke my friend's heart and has done the same with her past 10 boyfriends
D) the fictional charcter "Blanche" from a Streetcar
E) All of the above and next door...

[flamingyouth]

5. It's a total cliche, I know

But these things really happen when you least expect it, believe me. I had already decided I was going to be the neighborhood crazy cat lady, chasing kids off my lawn while wearing sagging support hose and waving my broom at them. Then, lo and behold, I met a guy who is wonderful, perfect and the most generous loving person I could have ever dreamed of.

So, first I gave up and decided all was lost. :)

[salin]

10. great news flamingyouth

hadn't heard that :D

Btw, my deepest condolences on your young friend. Deep and tragic loss. My prayers are with you and her family.

[flamingyouth]

12. Thanks, love

I am typing through tears tonight about Molly. I was just telling the other moderators more details about her. Even though I saw her just a few months ago, when I see her in my mind's eye, I envision her as an 18-year-old college freshman. She is so full of love and kindness; you would have really loved her.

I appreciate your kind thoughts. Let's make 2005 a much better year, shall we? :hug:

[salin]

22. sounds good to me (a better 2005)

:hug:

Keep those frozen memories (the eighteen year old) close to the heart - as well as the more recent ones. Let those memories give you comfort with your tears. Times spent together remain precious. Just wish we could remember that while we are in the present. Could enjoy the present and unfolding memories much more deeply that way.

Indeed spent part of the day with a friend visiting from the west coast. We have known each other since grade school - and ghasped each other's shoulders to give support through some very tough times. Tonight I will reflect on today's visit - and cherish it rather than just enjoy it - as I did as it unfolded. Maybe that perspective (if it can be held onto) could be part of what makes 2005 a better year :shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

15. And sometimes you have to take the bull by the horns...

...and close those thousands of miles. Some people are worth the effort and expense.

[flamingyouth]

21. That too is true

In my case, the bull is being dragged here at about 11:30 am tomorrow. :D

[GOPisEvil]

25. Good for you two!!!!

:bounce:

I'm traveling a bit soon, too. :-)

[flamingyouth]

32. Excellent news!

:bounce:

[hfojvt]

45. Have you read "Backlash"?

She shows that despite the myth that it is easier to be killed by a terrorist than for a thirty something woman to find a mate, the statistics show that it is really much harder for men. In her autobiography, Vida Dutton Scudder wrote:
"Until I was thirty, I wanted terribly to fall in love. I didn't care so much about being loved; almost any woman can manage that if she cares to try."
Of course, finding a "perfect" person may be a little harder, but this guy does not sound like a hold-out.

[flamingyouth]

48. Yeah, I've read it

And I have no idea what you're talking about with regard to my situation, but thanks anyway! :hi:

[hfojvt]

57. A small detail

What I mean is that "do not give up, look at my story" is kinda irrelevant, because it is a little bit easier for women. At least that was what I got from two women - Susan and Vida. Most of the women I have dated or tried to date since I turned 28 are either divorced, married, or living with someone, or determined to stay single.

[fluffernutter]

8. get your butt out there and mingle!

i'm sure there are places a studmuffin like you could meet cute available women :hug:

[Longgrain]

11. Not where i come from...

the bar scene here is a joke...ten grumbling guys and one women among us who you know isn't very interested in starting a long-term relationship...

I was hoping, if I had a buck or two, I could go back to school and meet someone who shares my interests...

I'm still hopeful tho...

this is for you----> :hug:

[flamingyouth]

13. Not the bar scene

No.

Try volunteer work, evening classes (yoga, dance, etc.). I take these classes myself and they are chock full of single women and maybe two guys. I live in a bigger city, but still, the bar scene is not always the best route. Good luck to you. :hug:

[Longgrain]

17. Sound interesting...

Tho i don't live in a very populous area...there is one local community college nearby, but not much else...

Thanks for the :hug:

It does mean a lot to me...:hi:

[Orangepeel]

19. why don't you go to liberal political events?

obviously, politics is an interest of yours. so, why don't you go to Democratic party events or join an environmental group? women always outnumber men.

[Longgrain]

28. I don't know of any in my area...

Plus the people where I am are Democratic...just not liberal enough for my tastes...

[tavalon]

35. It doesn't sound like you like where you live much

is there something holding you there? Why not move to somewhere more interesting, like Seattle or San Francisco or ?

[Longgrain]

58. Ah no money?

No great Job?

I'm going broke jus' living here...

[tavalon]

62. Then why not go broke somewhere else?

Store your books with someone and hop a train. It worked in the 30s and it could work now.

On edit: Having a girlfriend isn't likely to end the quiet desperation, just allow someone else to share in the misery, IMHO. There is no fix outside of oneself. It took me seven years of therapy and more CoDA meetings than I would care to admit to figure out that one!

[fluffernutter]

34. can you start by taking just one class at a time?

or hanging out on campus in the library to do some of your reading and writing?

you are such an interesting, smart, cute guy - you are a catch for some lucky lovely girl out there :)

i'll be your opwn personal cheerleader!

p.s. cypm.

[Longgrain]

37. I do hang around libraries often...

Opps i missed you in the P.M. I'll go check it out...tho it might take me an hour or so to respond...if you'll be around.

(And clear headed enough to read it;-) )

[fluffernutter]

39. i'm clear, are you clear?

whenever you get to it is fine, i'll be around for a little longer, in and out.

go back to your regularly scheduled flirting now, hun :P

[Longgrain]

42. Give me about half an hour more...

You go back to your own flirting now my little Tantum O'Neal clone...:P

and I'll see you soon...;)

[steve2470]

9. I can empathize nt

[hickman1937]

18. Fraud

Didn't you tell someone earlier today that you were in a commited relationship with a jealous woman? Don't make me search these threads, because I will. How many choices do you need!?!:P

[Longgrain]

24. The committed relationship comment

was a joke... she's only a poster here on DU that I've been palling around with, someone else was flirting with me, so i thought I'd just mention it AS A JOKE...if she wants to step forth and confirm this, as well as my marital status, I'll let her...

But otherwise... I noticed you're a female, and I know we've met before, you shrub voter you ;-)

[hickman1937]

31. I'm old enough to be your mother

so you can stop flirting. Or bend over:spank:

[Longgrain]

41. I kind of like the older woman thing...

;)

kinky...:D

I'll lay off now...

Jus' keep it clean in the future Kay?

The Mods are watching us. :hi:

[stellanoir]

23. don't despair Longgrain,

The problem is cultural. After our first Disney flick we're collectively finished by unrealistic expectations.

According to some ancient texts, the coming together of two appropriate souls is as unlikely as it was for the Red Sea to part.
Yet it happens nonetheless.

It's a miracle. Bank on that. But don't expect it. I've been alone for ages and just got dumped by a friend of 24 years. It ain't easy but god willing, you'll make the connection your looking for. Till then create as much happiness as you can and you'll radiate good will and when you expect it least, magic will happen. I promise.

[liberalhistorian]

38. Hey, Longgrain, you're

not alone, believe me! Normally, I don't mind being single at all, but this is the time of year when it really bothers me and when I really feel my loneliness.

And it also seems to me that every good man I know is either taken/engaged/married, dating my best friend, uninterested, gay, too far away, or unwilling to date/have a relationship. Or they don't want to date single mothers like me. So here comes New Year's Eve, and I don't yet have a date. I don't even have a fireplace I can sit in front of. So, I'm commiserating right along with you, pal!

[Longgrain]

55. I'm not depressed...lest i mislead you...

I'm a mature, yet fun loving adult...

But yeah I empathize...it is hard, especially this Time of the year...

[NewJeffCT]

46. Try something different

Change the pace - if you work-out at a gym, change the time of day you go...

Go to a different service at your church than normal...

If all else fails, follow the advice I have been giving to a lot of my single male friends - Extended Vacation in China. I'm married & was with my wife and baby and I still had women coming up to me in the Beijing airport and asking me (in English) if they could help me. Be prepared for a lot of stares at the 'Lao Wai' from both men & women, though.

I haven't tried other Asian countries, but I bet it's not too different than the Philippines in that regards.

[Left Is Write]

47. I'd give you a hug, but

I'm of the "married" and possibly "just a friend" variety, so I don't want to tick you off.

Ah, heck. Here's a hug anyway.

:hug:

[Longgrain]

50. That's okay...I understand...

I'm not easily "ticked off"...

Here's a :hug: for you my friend...