Recent content by EternalOptimist

My brothers used to use their elbows to remarkably surprising effect when we were kids. Sitting in the back of the family car was almost always a nightmare, since as the baby / smallest, I sat in the middle. My brothers enjoyed wriggling their elbows into my ribcage, which when done lightly...

Thank you all! What fun the last few days have been!

The outside of my arms, when lightly stroked, will put me to sleep within minutes. The inside of my arms, when lightly stroked, will cause immediate giggling and squirming. Weird how a few centimeters makes all the difference.

I believe I was in a marching band for the amazingly long extent of 3 weeks before I ran screaming for the hills. Even so, that was pretty cool.

I'll throw my voice in with the chorus and say Yes, men and women can have a platonic friendship. Having worked in a restaurant for much of the last decade, I am most definitely "one of the boys", and I'm almost positive I stopped being looked at sexually by many of them long ago. The gender...

Hmm... You know, when I decided that I was going to introduce myself, I figured it would be easy. I mean, how often do we introduce ourselves to people in our daily lives? It's simple, isn't it? Yet here I sit, blathering. This is harder than it looks. Ok, here goes. ... Greetings. My...