{"id":2276,"date":"2012-05-07T12:46:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T20:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2012-05-07T18:15:14","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T02:15:14","slug":"adventures-in-webfooted-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=2276","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in web(footed) dating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"326\" alt=\"[IMAGE] gull love\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font color=#4F4E81>&#8230;click to listen:<\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/RealAudio\/SlyJazz.mp3\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/ASJazzFilmTV.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/moregn.jpg\"\/><font color=#4F4E81>&#8230;about the music<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><font color=#346513>One bird&#8217;s effort pursuing the gull of his dreams.<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"alex_shapiro\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove2.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"356\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Ok, I&#8217;ve gone all out. THIS is a great gift. I know she&#8217;s gonna love it!<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove3.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"337\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Hey, beautiful: this is for YOU.<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove4.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"361\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Uh, beautiful? Hello?<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove5.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"421\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Hmmph. Man, I look like an idiot.<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove6.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"330\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>All right then: I&#8217;ll boldly take the initiative, and bring her proof of my love. And, my bank account. This stupid thing cost a fortune&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove8.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Yes! I got her to look! Success! She notices me! Ahem: I HEREBY PRESENT YOU WITH&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove7.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"334\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>&#8230;THIS PROOF&#8230; OF&#8230; Wait! Where&#8217;re you going??<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove9.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"285\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Whoa! Beautiful! Hold on! Come back! It&#8217;s your color and everything! [Geez, this thing is heavy. Next time I&#8217;m just getting flowers like the cheap gulls. None of this root-ball-o&#8217;-sincerity crap&#8230;].<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove10.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"246\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Oh, bea-u-ti-fuuullll..?! Come heeeeeere?! I got this for youuuu&#8230; Huh? What? You like it? Really? Oh, wow&#8230; oooh&#8230; ohhh&#8230; mmmmm&#8230; you DO like it! Ahhhh&#8230;.<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove11.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"249\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>(intentionally blurry for a PG-rated blog post)<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/gulllove12.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Gull love\" \/><br \/>\n<em>And this is all I&#8217;m left with. She had her way with me. She took everything. Geez, I&#8217;m so, um, gullible&#8230; But the promise of love is worth it&#8230; sigh&#8230; well, at least I think it is?&#8230; maybe?&#8230; wait, how much did that thing cost&#8230;?<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;click to listen: &#8230;about the music One bird&#8217;s effort pursuing the gull of his dreams. Tweet Ok, I&#8217;ve gone all out. THIS is a great gift. I know she&#8217;s gonna love it! Hey, beautiful: this is for YOU. Uh, beautiful? Hello? Hmmph. Man, I look like an idiot. 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