5:05 p.m: My day’s labors’ complete – although, truthfully, I did not labor much that day – a weary bellman heads home to his loving family.
5:20 p.m.: VampireLover (the wife) prepares my favorite dish – pork chops – and I enjoy a lovely meal with my girl.
8:10 p.m.: I’m clean, full and ready to settle in with the family in front of the tube (or more accurately, the flat-screen), when I realize everyone has something to occupy themselves with, like knitting and a tablet.
8:12 p.m.: I fire up the laptop and surf Twitter and a few blogs. I head over to one particular blog that always brings me comfort and a few hearty laughs – and the wind goes right out of my sails, to say the least. After I process the ramifications of yet another failure, I shut the laptop down and head upstairs to find something cheap to smash. I catch this conversation as I go…
THE DAUGHTER: Why do the guys on The Big Bang Theory have such trouble talking to girls?
VAMPIRELOVER: Because they’re comic book geeks – like you’re father.
THE HOOK: Nice.
VL: Well, it’s true.
THE HOOK: I snagged you, didn’t I?
THE DAUGHTER: I still don’t understand that…
THE HOOK: Even nicer.
THE DAUGHTER: Well, it’s true, I just don’t get it!
At the end of the day, all a man really has is the love and support of his family.
I am well and truly screwed.
TIME FOR OTHER BUSINESS..
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ONE LAST BIT OF NEWS…
The next chapter of my first foray into fiction is up and running at Wattpad. I have a long way to go as a fiction writer, and I could use all the constructive criticism I can get, so help me out, okay?
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I am so happy I will not be having that problem. I myself am the computer kind of geek and I’m happy that I gained a son who is showing the same symptoms of geekofilia as me at his early age! So if anything my wife is going to be the one made fun of for, uuuhm, I can’t really think of anything…
Nice save! My daughter actually likes some comics (Archie, Tiny Titans), but she just doesn’t understand how I ever snagged her Mom…
Well, a real magician never reveals his secret 😛
Fair enough…
lol, good one. Opposites truely attract and the rights ones stay together. 🙂
Well said!
Well I’ll be…….
Never figured you for a Geek.
Thank you, Granny!
You might be screwed but you’re screwed in the best possible way! 🙂
Great way of looking at it!
I always look at the crazy positivity 🙂
That’s why you rock!
hehehehe … I know 🙂
Ah, Mr. Hook, I really feel and think I’m a geek. I passed up so many hot dates coz I preferred to come home from school, rest, study or play my video games. That’s not what a normal young ‘un like me should do. Ha ha ha !
You’re perfect just the way you are!
Way to go Sherminator! Sorry about the failure that made you want to smash something. L.
Me too! But I’m feeling much better now…
I think I like your family. 🙂
They’re something else, all right! I’ve truly been blessed. Seriously!
She’ll get it one day. Oh, kids!
Yeah, kids rule! But I don’t think she’ll ever get it…
Comic book geeks are the best!
Can I quote you on that?
My husband and I came from two different worlds too… oh well, makes life interesting! I will head over and check out your fiction…
I appreciate it, Tiffany. You rock!
Very funny. Now there’s a lovely denouement. I like VampireLover 🙂
Me too.
This is from Insatiable Booksluts, a blog I follow and I thought of you when I read this post. It may depress you, it may encourage you but I hope its the latter. http://insatiablebooksluts.com/2012/11/05/so-you-want-to-charge-more-than-99-cents-for-your-ebooks-heres-how/#comments
Thanks for the help, young lady! I definitely need it…
Good for you Hook… you nerd ;).
Nice. Thanks for the support.
you can always rely on kids to burst your bubble
That’s for sure, Jo!
A conversation containing the words ‘like your father’ never ends well!
Just had a few hearty laughs at your expense 😀 thanks Hook!
Enjoy the laughs, Val!
Sweet…! Let’s not rush the ‘growing up’ process..!
It happens soon enough, my dear Hook… 😉
I believe you!
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Another great post, yo! 🙂
I think comic book reading, ComiCon nerds are the sexiest (my husband is one), but like your daughter, I don’t get the guys on THE BIG BANG THEORY. Oh well – I get you & I’m still HOOK’ed. Ow!
I hope I didn’t hurt you, young lady!