Tumbling, hang in there, and don't worry about the sad feelings showing up again, and again. It's the way it goes, I guess.

It sounds like you had a nice time with your friend.

The EA guy is good as a friend. You're right about keeping things that way.

It stinks that PM are disabled! I'd love to read your blog. I'll check my settings again. Worse case scenario, I'll set a temporary email account so you can send the link to me.