even me =[ teach me your ways!!!

Dude. I lived in Reno, NV before. That's all I used to date. I have been with almost every race on the planet. Fillipino, Chinese, Vietnemese, Indian, Fijian, French, Native-American, Irish, Indonesian, Afghani etc etc...

Let's not forget fox-ass.

I dunno, I think Mantra got me beat there.

i have a girlfriend of 4 years...

DUDE....i dated a chick from reno... got her knocked up, then she had an abortion lmao :(

Hilarious.

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No-one for poor old Lennykins. Ah well.

At least you'll always have that emu, old chap.

That I shall. :) He's kept me warm on cold, lonely nights before now, and he'll continue to do so, or there will be a reckoning, so help me God!

Well, I had the conversation with her father at lunch today, and it went really great! I've actually only picked out the diamond itself right now, and it's very expensive - lets just say its over $10k...

10 G's? Nice dude. I was thinking of upgrading her ring when I get my first Firefighter job and can afford it, as well as buying a Mercedes.
Glad it went well with her Father. I was scared to death when I asked my girl's Father... What with them being Indian and what not but they love me, so it was no sweat. :)

Oh wow, dude. Best of luck with all your endeavors.

Will she not love you anymore if you only fork out $1,000 - 2,000?

Not at all, but why spend that much when I can afford more? Then again, I tend to over-do a lot of things, but this is one of those situations that need to be over-done. Hell, I only plan on getting engaged once, and she has to live with it for the rest of her life. Sure I can always upgrade it later, but why not go big now?

I just think $10k on a ring is a little impractical, but congratulations if you guys are happy (Hell, I'm sure she will be when she sees it). I'd rather put the excess money towards a house/family affairs, assuming you guys are hoping to start a family.

Either way, congrats and good luck.


(do you play Live anymore?)

Well, we've already bought a house, have pretty much everything bought in it that we want, both have new cars, and relatively no debt (house mortgage obviously). I happen to have a pretty damn good job and make good money. On normal jewelry purchases, I wouldn't spend that much, but if you know anything about diamonds, there is a WIDE variety, depending cut, clarity, color, and carot (the 4 C's). For an engagement ring, you typically want to get a better rock, which means you're going to have to spend the money.

I guess different strokes of life take different things as impractical. Then again, when I was 20 or 21, if you would've told me that I was going to have to spend $10k on an engagement ring, I would've had the same reaction, but things change.

I do play Live, but not very often anymore. I play too much damn Guitar Hero 3.

It's a shame. I'd love to own you at Halo 3. :) PeeEyeEmmPee is the name should you ever decide to get on Live again.