Mr. Lonely....

By John Coston

Let me start by telling you my new project: Building an ark to combat the ridiculous amounts of rain we've been receiving in Georgia as of late!! If you have any unwanted pets, bring them to me (Only in pairs, though). Hehe....

Ok, got the bad rain jokes out of the way. Now let's get to the topic at hand: Loneliness. It's a shame what some of us will do to combat loneliness. Some of us will visit the strip clubs and make it rain paychecks if it means we will be shown a little bit of attention (Ok I may have made it slightly drizzle on a few occasions. Don't judge me!!)

It's why people date murderers in jail, wear clothes two sizes too small, and why people update their Facebook status to "in a relationship" when they're still single (Shots fired, son!! Lmao! Inside joke). Loneliness and attention go hand in hand in that, if no one is paying attention to us, we feel inadequate, which causes us to shun our social circle and, eventually, leads to being lonely.

In my opinion, people look at being lonely the wrong way. Don't look at it as a time to hop into a bad relationship with the janitor at work because he picked a flower out of trash and gave it to you. Look at it as a time to work on self improvement. How about losing those last 10 lbs hanging off? What about taking that class or reading that book you've been putting off? Loneliness should be looked at as an opportunity to reset your life a little bit so that the next time an opportunity presents itself, either for love, work, etc., you're ready to take it on. Like the saying goes, "If you are ready, you don't have to get ready." Umm, something like that.

 I would be lying if I said I don't get lonely at times. I'm human. But to me, this is just downtime. I need this alone-time to accomplish the goals set and, in due time, I'll get back on my "Master of Seduction/Every Woman's Fantasy" deal. (Even I had to laugh at that foolishness!) I'll be damned if I give another stripper my ATM card and tell her "take it all!! I love you!!" Just kidding about saying "I love you." www.twitter.com/thefakejcoston www.facebook.com