Lest I Forget

I have hesitated for a long time in writing this down, or more accurately writing it down publicly.  Last night, I lay in bed, the gears in my mind straining and smoking as I tried to recall all the names.  It gives me some joy to know I'm forgetting some things but also, I feel like I need to remember.  Each name carries a lesson, something I earned.  More than just a notch on my bed post, each name was a lesson, a step for growth, something to move forward and upward from.

Some of the names are associated with great memories, some with awful ones.  Some names are best forgotten but they're the ones that will never escape my memory.

So please forgive me, but I need to remember, I need to be able to look back and recall each piece of my growth, each portion of my progression.

Nicole - The First
Greg - The Honeymoon
Ben - The Rebound
Bryce - The Car
Melanie - The Bi-Curious
Sean - The Soul Mate
Jordan - The Beanbag
Kevin - The O face
David - The Midnight Toker
Brandon - The Oil Up
Jason - The "You're the one"
Valarie - The Misery
Morgan - The Sociopath
Allan - One Night Stand 1
TJ - One Night Stand 2
Chris - One Night Stand 3
Matt - The Drunk Attack
Anthony - The Lazy Fuck
Shelsie - Madam Craigslist
Shane - The Ex-Girlfriender
Vard - The Vacation
Bri - The Blind Girl
Carlos - The That's What She Said
Jeff - The Affair
Joel - The Youngin'
Jane - The Pseudonym
Kofi - The African

This list will evolve as I, in the shortest hand I know, pin down my growth to a few bits of data in the cloud.