RubyMars: You think I shouldn’t bother then?
AHall80: I’m thinking about it, and I think you got it right the first time. It’s basically wasting your time and their time if you aren’t interested like that. There has to be at least a little something there if you want it to last longer than a day.
AHall80: I wish I’d known that. It would’ve saved me a lot of crazy girlfriends.
RubyMars: Lessons with Ruby at 1 p.m. central time. Stay tuned.
AHall80: No
RubyMars: :) AHall80: What happened with your dating profile?
RubyMars: I haven’t finished it yet. I keep putting it off and haven’t felt like doing it. I might get back to it soon. I have more important things to worry about than dating.
RubyMars: If you say something again about me going to church or volunteering at a dog shelter….
AHall80: I’m not.
RubyMars: You were thinking about it, weren’t you?
AHall80: Maybe :]
RubyMars: Are you going to join a church when you decide to start dating again?
AHall80: …
RubyMars: ….
AHall80: Bye
RubyMars: Lol, that’s what I thought.
AHall80: I’m going to volunteer at a shelter.
RubyMars: You’re a freaking liar.
AHall80: :]
AHall80: Nah, I’m good, for real. I’ve had enough drama and bullshit for the rest of my life.
RubyMars: You’re over your ex though, right?
AHall80: Yeah I haven’t thought about her since the last time I msged you about her.
AHall80: I gotta go. Message you soon?
RubyMars: That works for me. Be careful.
AHall80: You too. Bye, Ru
April 6, 2009
AHall80: Hey you
RubyMars: Hey stalker RubyMars: How are you doing?
AHall80: All right. You?
RubyMars: Good. :) AHall80: I started packing today. I wanted to figure out what else I’m going to leave here.
AHall80: It’s too soon, but it isn’t like I have anything better to do.
RubyMars: What are you considering?
AHall80: Some books, cards, my shower bag.
AHall80: My worst underwear RubyMars: Would anyone want your old undies?
AHall80: Not willingly RubyMars: Lol, did you take a lot with you?
AHall80: Yeah
AHall80: Learned my lesson the hard way that it’s better to have too many than not enough.
RubyMars: Might as well leave the ones with skid marks while you’re at it too.
AHall80: Skid marks??
RubyMars: Are you crying or am I the only one?
AHall80: You’re the only one.
AHall80: I can promise you there’s 0 skid marks on my underwear.
RubyMars: Zero, really?
AHall80: Maybe not 0… maybe 2.
RubyMars: That sounds more like it.
RubyMars: Lol
RubyMars: How did we even get to this point?
AHall80: You telling me about peeing in public RubyMars: ….
AHall80: You talk about skid marks with all your friends?
RubyMars: Only with the ones I like the best. :) AHall80: Lucky me. :]
AHall80: I had a few old whities that aren’t so white anymore.
RubyMars: They’re brown now?
AHall80: ….
AHall80: Yeah, but not for the reason you think. They’re dirty because I don’t get to shower every day. I know better than to buy white ones.
RubyMars: Eww. Yeah, leave those.
RubyMars: Do you have to do anything right before you leave?
AHall80: Nah, not usually. Our replacements will start showing up soon, and then it’ll just be us sitting around, waiting for our turn to fly out.
RubyMars: I want to ask how long your flight is, but maybe you can tell me afterward.
AHall80: Yeah. If I disappear randomly, it’s because I’m gone, but I’ll try to let you know so you aren’t expecting the worst.
RubyMars: You’ll let me know at least when you get back to base? Just so I know you’re okay?
RubyMars: You don’t have to or anything.
AHall80: Yeah, but we still have time till then
AHall80: I’ll tell you
RubyMars: What are you doing after you get there?
AHall80: I got about a week of reintegration before I get 30 days of leave. I left my truck with Max, so I’m going to fly to Louisiana, then go to Scotland for a week, then Florida another week and back home for a couple days before I drive back to base.
RubyMars: I’m so happy for you going to Scotland. I think you’re going to have a great time with your friends. I’ll live through you.
AHall80: :]
AHall80: We got the beach house situation sorted too.
RubyMars: Where are you staying? South Florida?
AHall80: Nah. We just want to fish and stuff. We’re staying at a place in this town called San Blas.
RubyMars: I’ve never heard of it.
AHall80: I’ve been there a few times AHall80: I gotta go, but I’ll msg you soon.
RubyMars: Okay, bye!
April 9, 2009
AHall80: Hey
RubyMars: Hey. How are you?
AHall80: Just got an e-mail from my brother that’s stressing me out
RubyMars: Everything okay?
AHall80: Some asshole was picking on my sister and she hadn’t told anyone RubyMars: Picking on her how?
AHall80: He works for my dad. From what my brother knew, he’d been coming on to my sister… touching her even though he knew she doesn’t like to be touched AHall80: I’m shaking from how fucking pissed I am
AHall80: I’m all the way over here and I can’t do anything, you know
RubyMars: This is going to sound stupid and presumptuous, but I’m getting pissed off and she isn’t related to me. How did he find out?
AHall80: My dad was looking through security film after someone fell and saw it. He asked my sister about it and she admitted he’d been doing it for a while. It wasn’t anything… inappropriate because he’d be dead by now if that was the case, just her arms and shoulders, stuff like that. Not a big deal for most people, but it is for her. I’ve gotten two hugs from her her whole life. She doesn’t… know how to react to people… what to say, how to interact, so she gets pretty quiet and doesn’t make eye contact… that kind of thing.
AHall80: That’s my little sister, Ruby.
AHall80: I’m shaking AHall80: I can barely type
RubyMars: If that was my little sister, I’d feel the same way.
RubyMars: What did your dad or brother do?
AHall80: He fired him, but that doesn’t change much. Everyone knows she’s autistic and this asshole took advantage of her.
AHall80: I’m sorry RubyMars: For what?
RubyMars: What can I do?
RubyMars: I’ve been taking kickboxing for almost a year now. I know how to booby trap an airbag, you know.
RubyMars: You tell me and I’ll do it.
RubyMars: No one will ever know it was me.
RubyMars: Strangers on a train, Ruby and Aaron style.
RubyMars: Are you there?
AHall80: Yeah, I’m here
AHall80: Just busy
AHall80: Shaking my head
AHall80: How you can make me laugh even when I want to kill someone is beyond me
AHall80: Thank you
RubyMars: :) I wasn’t trying to make light of the situation, just offering up my limited skill set for revenge since it couldn’t come back to me.
AHall80: I know you weren’t, Rubes, but thank you
AHall80: For real
AHall80: “limited skill set”
RubyMars: :) RubyMars: I stole part of it from a movie I watched a few months ago.
RubyMars: Joking aside, is there anything I can do? I really will booby trap an airbag. You can look up a video on how to do anything nowadays. I’ll do it for you. Because if that was Jazz, I’d kill someone.
AHall80: Thanks, but I already feel better. I don’t need you getting into trouble for me.
RubyMars: I wouldn’t get in trouble because no one would find out.
AHall80: ….
RubyMars: I really am sorry, stalker. Between my brothers, my sisters, and me, I’m confident we can do just about anything. You don’t mess with someone’s family. They’d help.
AHall80: :] I’ll tell you if I think of anything.
RubyMars: Don’t forget I took aikido for a while.
RubyMars: I said that to make you laugh.
AHall80: You did.
AHall80: I need to go, but I’ll msg you soon.
AHall80: Thanks, Rubes RubyMars: You’re welcome.
RubyMars: You’re a good brother for being upset.
AHall80: I could be a better one.
AHall80: :] bye
RubyMars: Bye
April 11, 2009
AHall80: Hey
RubyMars: Hey.
AHall80: We had another blackout.