I don’t know what it is about Spring. The air is fresh, the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and couples…well, they’re breaking up. Maybe this just happens to people I know, but every spring, like clockwork, I see relationships end, leaving my friends and/or their significant others unhappy and frustrated, making for a very interesting contrast with the gorgeous and overly cheerful outdoors.

This Spring unfortunately, has been no different. My sister Amy just broke up with Jeff, the person that she’s been seeing for a year now. Needless to say, she’s pretty torn up about it. Breakups suck. Especially breakups that involve first loves. I probably don’t need to tell you folks about that, though. Most of you have probably experienced it for yourselves.

Nick hasn’t been so lucky either. This isn’t a surprise, since Nick has always been gifted at scaring away the ladies. Still, e-mails from pseudo-girlfriends-but-not-really-girlfriends ending something that was a relationship but not a relationship can still suck. Especially if you’re a person that’s used to excelling at just about everything you do. That’s the funny thing about love, isn’t it? You can be the most well-adjusted, super-prepared, cautious person ever, and it can still catch you off-guard and leave you a mess. Again, I guess I don’t really need to tell you folks about that either.

Now, some of you must be wondering, “Hm…all this talk about breakups seems kind of ominous. Are ‘Blash and Mel having issues?” I’m going to dismiss those concerns right now. Mel and I are fine. This story isn’t about Mel, though. It’s a story about Nick, Amy, and myself, and really a story about how breakups can really open a Pandora’s Box of stupid crap that can consume a person entirely.

*sigh*

I guess I should start from the beginning.

( That's it. I give up. I'm never going on another date again. )

Oh, and minimoose350, here's my enigmatic LIA rip. The album is in its original megamix format, but if you want individual songs from the megamix, just ask. I can also provide you with a songlist if you'd like.