So the big news is Casey and Taylor breaking up. Those two have definitely had their ups and downs and have even taken a break from each other, but they hadn’t ever really broken up. I guess that’s also why it made it harder for Casey to just let it go because he was thinking this was just a fight and it would blow over and everything would go back to normal. But it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. That’s why I asked Taylor if she was officially single. Her saying that she was proves that their relationship is over. And it sucks. It sucks for Casey, it even sucks for Taylor. I’m just hoping that it doesn’t mess up the chill vibe the rest of us have with Casey and/or Taylor. I guess time will tell.

As you know, Casey and I are close friends. We do a lot of the same things for fun, we go after the same kinds of girls, we live close to each other, and our birthdays are only 16 days apart. Our lives are so similar that we even had to deal with our parents getting divorced on the exact same day. But one thing I never get about Casey is how much he keeps inside. When I’m mad or stoked or whatever, I’m telling the whole world, but he’s like, more secretive or protective or something. Knowing C-Feit as well as I do, I know when to stop pushing him to talk. Lately, I’ve been learning to just let him handle his situation the best way he can, but also letting him know that I’m there if he needs me. It’s tough for me to just sit back and watch him deal with heavy stuff alone, but I have to respect that as close as we are and as similar as we are, we still are different people and don’t always do everything the same way.

I have to admit that I was not happy having to hear about the breakup from Taylor before Casey. Even though I’ve known Taylor longer, I thought Casey being my boy would mean he’d step up and say something first. A bunch of us had actually gone and played a few games of pool and Taylor and Casey were there. This was like the day after they broke up, but they never said anything. When we were playing, I remember thinking something was weird with Casey and Taylor. They weren’t acting the way they normally do around each other, and I just thought they had gotten into a fight or something. But my dad says hindsight is 20/20 and he’s right because all the clues finally added up as to why Casey was being so quiet.

I think the breakup has hit Casey pretty hard. It wasn’t his choice and I can tell he’s having a hard time with it. He kept saying that he was fine and everything was all good, but it’s not. Maybe he’s in denial about the breakup or he thinks he and Taylor have a chance to get back together. Might just be as simple as he really doesn’t want to be talking about it.

It’s a good thing that at least we have something awesome to look forward to: being roommates. For a while there, I wasn’t sure if Casey still wanted to be roommates with me because he’d gone into shut-down mode. It was a big relief to hear that I could still count on Casey to be my roommate, especially since that’s all we talked about since the first time I mentioned getting my own place. But now he’s officially on board and has a nice little deal to look after the house that’s gonna help him and me. Now, I just need to get the damn house! And I’m getting closer and closer to getting it.