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The Commitment Issue

Last Thursday I was standing outside of Starbucks with the intent of smoking a cigarette when I realized that I had left my lighter at home. I walked over to a guy named Rodney (who coincidentally looks a lot like Rodne…
What is Really Going On

I have a photographic memory. I have an uncanny ability to not forget things. This “talent” has been, for the most part, beneficial to me. This single quality of mine is the only reason why I was able to successfully…
Understanding White People, Part 2

(For Understanding White People, Part 1, go here.) I recently took a Facebook quiz entitled “How White Are you?” and I got the result “25%”. Without even considering the sociopolitical ramifications that arise from posi…
The Reconstruction of Shane Varnet

Ten years ago Lauryn Hill released a song called Everything is Everything. I assumed that this song was about a concept that angsty college poets and coffee shop philosophers like to talk in excess about. It’s the conc…
Every Year Has Thirteen Junes

It’s June and that traditionally heralds the beginning of wedding season. If you were born between the years of 1974 and 1980, then that probably means that you will a) be getting married sometime within the next three…
Sarah's Encore

Three years ago I started this blog as an outlet to express the emotive reactions I was going through at that time. This was the direct result of the disastrous ending to a relationship I had with a girl named Sarah, a…
Lost Ones

After work last Monday I got in my car, turned the ignition, and fired up my iPod. The first song to play on the shuffle setting was Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill. I smirked when I heard it because it seemed like this wa…
Blood, Sweat, and Years

On Saturday night I found myself overlooking northern Orange County from atop a hill, and this immediately reminded me of the view from atop Mt. Soledad in San Diego. When I was in college Mt. Soledad was generally a pl…
My Relationship Advice

(This post was inspired by Jay-Z's 99 Problems.) I don’t know exactly what the purpose of being in a relationship is, but I have an idea. It’s nice to have someone to have dinner and go to weddings with. It’s good to…
Fantasy Football Erotica

I have two television sets. Considering that I’m a single dude who lives alone, this is one more television set than common sense would dictate to be necessary. Normally, this is true, except for Sundays in the fall and…

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- Name: Shane Varnet™
- Country: United States
- State: California
- Metro: Los Angeles
- Gender: Male
- Member Since: 4/13/2006
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