Walking the Dog

"After all the shows,
after all the boys of summer had gone,
amid all the confusion
and friends I've been losing
I always thought from the start
I'd be the one moving on.
I guess I'll never know
Where all the boys of summer will go
but I'll miss what we made
and the days were not wasted.
There are some things I may never know."

3 months later. I am finally able to revisit the craziest summer of my life. I have bittersweet feelings about the whole ordeal but felt the best thing to do was focus on what I can take from it. So what I have learned this Summer is listed below:

• If he acts nervous and can't put on a condom, he's probably a virgin
• The best part of a leap of faith is not the safe landing, but the free fall
• The Summer of '10, like Ke$ha, may have seemed good at first, but you soon realize it's nothing but fake sentiment, lowered inhibitions, and void of all intelligence. 
• It doesn't matter if you're 19 or 41. Men of ALL ages act as immature as a 16 year old. 
• I must have good taste because every one's after my sloppy seconds
• If you're too mature to work you problems out via a phone conversation, rather than text messaging, then you should reeducate yourself on the definition of the word "mature."
• Stick with people who have your back, not a knife to your back. 
• Hold strong to your morals. If someone is really your friend they will respect you for that, not turn you away.
• Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me....but after that, don't try to fool your job.
• You don't have to say too much....
• The scars from the rocks will always remind me to live for the moment but also remember that every action has a consequence. 
• Sometimes, paradise is closer than you think. Mine was Lake Fontana. But I've also realized that nirvana comes with a price.
• Blind dates are awkward as hell and some people REALLY shouldn't play match maker.
• I don't know what idiot invented the two-person kayak but they should have known, it's really a solo sport for lonely souls.
• If you know your Achilles' Heel, then why don't you work to fix it?
• A rum cake can feed a small African nation but the money some people spend on a pair of designer sunglasses can feed a large one.
• Irony is when the creator of the NDC is the person who thrives on drama

I learned that this Summer has made me the most jaded I've ever been about people. I am feeling that I really can't trust anybody anymore. This is painful because, although I was always cynical, I did like the part of me that gave people the benefit of the doubt. But now I am learning the hardest lesson of all. That people's actions rarely make sense and even if they have a valid reason, they will never tell you. It's like an episode of unsolved mysteries. "There are some things I may never know..."