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Bring Back Ridiculous Raver Girl.

The other day, as I drove home from work, I heard a song. It was one of those songs that you hear that floods you with good memories the second you hear it.  Do you know those songs??  Those songs are the best! I listened....I sang......and I danced, as I drove my little Mazda home that day. But, as the song played on, I soon realized that this memory may not be so fabulous after all.  I suddenly remembered being frustrated the first time I heard this song. But I couldn't quite pin-point the memory. But it all came back to me as I fell asleep later that night. And as I drifted off to la-la-land, my mind wandered back, way back to my university days. Where days turned into nights…...and nights turned into very early mornings…… It was March 1999. I was 23 years old and I was in my 4 th  year of Honours Biology at Western U. For those of you who have attended university, then you know that there are 2 prerequisites for getting in.

It's a state of mind.

A song once said that “ B reaking up is hard to do ”. But it didn’t quite specify whether it was harder or easier the second time around? After getting back together again with Handsome Guy, I realized that although we had something pretty amazing, we were again unable to take things to the next level.  And it was very clear to me that  despite all of our best efforts, our relationship had unfortunately reached another dead end. Once I finally realized that “us” couldn’t work, I needed to end things with him, immediately.  For my sanity….and for my heart. And I knew that this time there was no turning back.   This time was for good. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was asked many times after our second break-up if I regretted getting back together again with Brad.  And my answer was always “no”.     Because for those of you who really know me, know that I always need to be 100% sure about any dec