For those of your unfamiliar, an "exit strategy" is something that JMS recommended all writers have, especially when trying to write for a prolonged TV series. Specifically, I'm referencing Babylon 5 here. He actually had to use exit strategies a few times throughout the show, and he pulled it off without a hitch.

This page was obviously brought on by the pain of the situation between Laura and I currently, but I came to a decision during it's inception: I don't want to get rid of her character. I mean, sure, if she asks me to, I can take her character out of the story no problem. However, I've always said that the Trevor and Laura in this comic are fictional characters (granted, losely based on real people), but they act differently and live different lives. I mean, I can't remember the last time I fell into a hole and blinded a gnome king with my bald head....

So the point is, while this page represents a funny "what if?" situation, it's in no way reflective of what I want to do with her character. Mostly, I wanted to poke fun at Bendis "Secret Invasion," and this was a good opportunity to do just that.

As for life updates, I really have nothing new to report here. My attempts to close the gap have either failed miserably or blown up in my face. I've decided to change my attitude about the whole thing, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt still - you don't get over 2 years in just 6 weeks. I'll probably be affected by this for a long time (the last time something like this happened, I didn't get over it for 2 years or so). There's currently no closure, nor does there appear to be an effort towards closure on the other persona's part - and why should there be, when they hold all of the answers and have the ability to close the book on their end and move on? It sucks for me, but I have to think about her. I look at the situation like this: I could be a bastard and post songs like "Rascal Flatts - What Hurts the Most" on my MySpace page and feel sorry for myself and continue to question everything that ever happened during the 2 years that we were together, or I could accept what's happened without explanation and understanding and move forward. I've been reveling in the first one for a while now...maybe it's time to try the second one....

I just hope she's happy and able to move forward from this decision. And I plan to try to do the same...in time.

In any case, until I hear otherwise, expect to see plenty more Laura in the story (I have some damn funny stories planned for her coming up). Also, I'm still working on getting Waffles the kitten - I should know by this weekend if Danny wants to give her to me or not, as a few other people have approached him as well. I'll keep you all posted. Have a great weekend!

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