I promised that I’d tell you all about the fabulous weekend I had, but first I want to tell you all about something funny that I just have to post here before I forget. So bear with me while I indulge in a little silliness; I’ll blog about my fabulous weekend soon, I promise. 🙂

    Have any of you ever thought about just how funny it is spending life as a nudist? I bet you haven’t; let me explain. It’s hilarious! Suddenly your whole life becomes that infamous fortune cookie joke; you know, how every fortune cookie sounds so much funnier if you add “in bed” to the end of it. Well, in the case of nudism, you can add “naked” to the beginning or ending of any sentence, and it instantly makes it funny. And not just funny “he-he”, but full-on, split your sides, funny “Ha-Ha.” Don’t believe me? I’ll prove it.

    A few days ago, I was talking to my friend Jimi. He’s a great guy, always there when I need him, and he’s been fantastic throughout the most recent surgery. He’s darn good at keeping my spirits elevated. In fact, one day when I was going through withdrawal really, really badly after forgetting my meds, he kept me smiling by keeping up this pretense that he was my Pretend Online Boyfriend. I’d thought of it because several female friends of mine have mentioned on their blogs that they all have Pretend Celebrity Boyfriends, a certain celebrity that they claim as their own, and – since all of these girls are married – their husbands laughingly agree to let them have their silly little bloggy fantasies. Well, while dealing with withdrawal, I thought to myself, “I need a boyfriend…” Granted, that thought came about simply because my feet hurt and I wanted some cute guy to come and take the pain away. But anyway. 🙂 Silly reasons aside, I mentioned this to Jimi, and we started to laugh. Before I knew it, I had my very own Pretend Online Boyfriend. Personally, I think this is much better than my friends’ Pretend Celebrity Boyfriends, because no matter how attractive Clive Owen is, I bet he never sends them care packages, racing DVDs, or makes them laugh when they feel like crap. (Of course, if he did, woohoo for them! But I digress…)

    Anyway. 🙂 To bring this back to the fortune cookie analogy, this was the first time I realized just how funny it is to be a nudist. How so? Well… at one point in the midst of our giggles, Jimi mentioned, “You know, no one’s ever going to believe me if I say that I have a Pretend Online Girlfriend that I talk to while she spends all her time naked in bed. They’ll think I’m a perv!” We both got a great laugh out of it, but I’ve been thinking about it. It’s really funny. Just now, my brother and I started giggling about the very same topic while watching ‘Dirty Jobs’. We’d come up with some silly letter we were going to write to the show’s host, Mike Rowe, and then suddenly Steve added, “Oh, and don’t forget to mention that you watch the show in the nude, with your brother in the same room.”

    It’s funny, right? Well, okay, that might be a bit disturbing, if it weren’t for the fact that you should all know that I am completely covered by a blanket at all times. But still, laugh with me, nudism is funny! If you still don’t believe me, the next time you go out for Chinese, be sure to add, “naked in bed” to the end of your fortune. I promise, you’ll be laughing so hard you’ll have wontons coming out your nose.

    As for me and my Pretend Online Boyfriend, life is good. It’s all in good fun, and I’m happy to say that Jimi is a fine new addition to my wonderful group of male friends. You guys rock, and now, that officially includes you, Jimi. 🙂 (And of course, since I promised I would, I’ll mention that you’re “Dashingly Handsome”, for the benefit of all those single girls out there who might want him for their very own Real Boyfriend. I recommend him highly, hehe.) 😉

    So in conclusion, here’s to nudism, and to silly pretend relationships. Isn’t life grand… when you’re naked? Hehehehe… sorry, I just couldn’t resist. 🙂