A.J.

I don't answer the door unless I know who is on the other side. If I am in public and I see anyone approaching that I don't want to deal with I pull out my phone and pretend I'm talking to someone and walk right past them. I have a funny story I could tell, but it would break the moderator's rule.

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Happy Birthday Michael!

Kitt, thanks for reading it and leaving a review. It did hurt a lot to write this, but I'm so glad I did.

Steve, I hope you rustle up some grub and have a happy birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOTALLYY

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I really liked this short story. First, because it is so easy to mistype an email address, and as an admin I have seen that people mistype their addresses all the time. Second, because I have also used my writing to help deal with the pain of a situation. Sometimes life is out of our control and we are never able to reconnect with those with whom we no longer talk. Third, I sent an ex a message a few months ago. I had all this emotion built up and needed to release it. The minute I hit send I started to regret sending it. I wish I had screwed up the email address like Joseph in your story. I wonder now what Joseph is thinking. Will he re-send his message, or will he do nothing? Why did he push him away? Will Brandon respond and is he also feeling the same way? I LOVE it when an author makes me ponder what happens after the story ended.

This is just awesome, and it doesn't hurt that the guy is so adorkable.

How about suggesting some ideas for the levels?

At 500 forum posts, members can change their own title. That being said, some members have been given titles by an Admin prior to reaching that milestone.

I'll start I guess. How about Elite Member for ranks and either I'm Unstoppable or I'm Awesome for reputation levels?

We are thinking about adding some new member ranks and reputation levels and would like your input. Please list your suggestions for new ranks and levels in this thread. Some current ranks/levels may be removed or changed when the system is adjusted. Member Ranks are tied to the number of posts you have in the forums. Member Reputation levels are tied to the number of likes your stories, forum posts and gallery pics have received. As an added bonus, when you post your ideas in this thread you will increase your forum post count AND someone might like them increasing your reputation level. See, this is a win-win situation. Member Rank Number of Posts Validated 0 Newbie 1 Member 5 Active Member 25 Gold Member 50 Diamond Member 75 Prolific Member 100 Cool Member 250 Manic Poster 450 Member Reputation Level Neutral 0 Moving in the Right Direction 10 A Little More Kick Ass 25 Cleared the Mod Hurdle 75 I'm Almost Peer Reviewed 90 Moving On Up 100 Getting There! 200 Winning the Popularity Contest 500 My Name is DomLuka 1000 Cheat So Good 1750 I'm Definitely Not Kitty 10000

Happy Birthday TJ!

This is such a departure from your usual stories and I loved it! I liked how you used the theme, and I couldn't wait until he found out what was inside the diary. The part that threw me a bit was towards the end where he expects the surprise party and finds out there isn't one. I kept wondering what Pandora was hiding from him, but apparently what you hid was a beautiful ending. Seriously though, they are both seniors in high school who just lost their virginity. Maybe they should wait a little bit before getting married. Just sayin...

This was my second time reading this story. Even on the second read I still felt Brandon's emotions and empathized with him. The way you wrote his character seems so real to me; almost as if he told you how he felt and you wrote it down. I was really moved by this story and I need to read more of your work!

I see a little bit of myself in Ayiwyn. I need to learn to take more chances and be positive about potential relationships instead of worrying about what happens if they don't work out. I really liked the message of hope and how you wove the mythology surrounding Pandora's box into the story. As usual, an excellent submission.

YAY!

Harsh. I'd like to disagree with you, but... I can't.

I'll be honest, I have a feeling this is going to suck. I'll still watch it of course, but I'm sure I'll come out of the theatre bitching about it. It will be hard to rekindle the magic of Harry Potter.

Thorn, I enjoy looking at Robin Thicke so I'm going to focus my disgust on Miley.

My co-workers seem obsessed with both football and Johnny Manziel. We went out to lunch yesterday and the spent the entire time talking about football and making fun of Johnny Manziel. When we got back to the office they showed me the animated gif below. I must admit, it was fairly well done. I haven't really been here long enough to care about Texas sports yet. Go BRUINS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROBERT!