no. i am not a masochist.

i assure you all torture mentioned below is self-inflicted.  and for the greater good.  so friends, when it rain, it pours... anytime i suffer through life's fun trials and tribulations, i either let myself go, or i get serious about self-improvements.  and i don't mean reading self-help books or seeing a therapist.  no... i don't put myself through the things some guys may put themselves through... like... drinking too much...

or crying about it (not that there's anything wrong with that)...

or put myself through some kind of lame/nuts self-torture such as self-flagellation like one of these guys.

no.  i choose a whole different and exciting method.  instead, i decide to make myself into THE ULTIMATE WELL-ROUNDED WOMAN!  i choose to learn new skills which were previously neglected.  like... acting like a girl.  or sexy lady type.  with this mindset, i signed up for my first waxing.

enrolled in a skanky dance "fitness class" (i plan to learn this maneuver in the first class)...

and learning to walk in these...

and perhaps most terrifying/troublesome of all... i have purchased this:

without owning one of these:

ahhhh yes, i feel like a more complete woman already.

lesson for guys: if we date, i will use NONE of the new skills i've acquired with you.  suck it.  after all... i'm doing this for me.  not you.