So, last night, Steven (does he spell his name with a 'v' or a 'ph'? I thought it was the latter) tried to tell us that this September would be his 7 year anniversary with Heather.

me: How can that be, Steven? This year was our 6 year, and I knew you before you were with Heather.

He proceeded to explain starting with "I graduated in '96..."

me: No, you graduated with KC in '97

He went on to count how many years he lived places. "...and then I lived on North Street for..."

Scott: That was '99. I lived there at the same time.

I can see how it can get a little confusing if you didn't live in every apartment for a full year. See, this is (or will be) my 7th summer since I met Steve, but it was 1998; 6 years ago. Does that make sense? One: '98, Two: '99. Three: '00, Four: '01, Five: '02, Six: '03, Seven: '04.

Steven and Heather have been together 5.5 years, NOT 6.5. I know this for a fact, but had trouble convincing him. See, I met Steven BEFORE the incident at the prom party that resulted in a broken nose. I knew Steven when he and Heather first started hanging out and going to the beach and taking photos together. He only brought it up because of a little secret he was going to tell us, but he had trouble getting that far because we kept picking apart his facts.

Finally, dear ol' Cynical Steve (drunk by now) yells "Well, I don't know if we've been together 6 or 7 years, it doesn't matter, but ...........[this is when he told us the secret]."

Also, it looks like I'll be seeing Jowed more often now that he is without ball 'n' chain.