  To block or not to block, that is the question ... of the evening anyway. So I'm trying to get rid of all the evil forces in my life. I figure my buddy list is a perfect place to start. But I'm finding it more difficult that I expected. Why start with the buddy list? Well, I figure there are a few people on that list I shouldn't be talking to.
In fact, it would be better if I wasn't aware of their online presence. Because when they are online I become consumed with the question of whether to message them -- or whether they'll message me. It's a huge distraction. Plus, it's not normal or healthy. So I'm torn. If I simply remove them from view, there is still that chance they could message me, while at the same time removing the nagging question of whether I should message them.
But really that's cheating. If my goal is to get rid of the evil forces in my life, then that's what I should do -- get rid of them, block them for good. So yesterday, I took Aaron off my buddy list. Then, I put him back on. Then, I blocked him. Then I unblocked him.
Then I only blocked one of his names and left the other one unblocked. Not sure why I did that, but there was a good reason at the time. (Side note: I do all of this blocking/unblocking on three different AOL names I have for myself. So it's actually a pain in the ass. ) Then today I decided Aaron wasn't enough. So I took every person I ever met through Craigslist off my buddy list.
And then I took off every person I ever had romantic/stalkerish impulses toward. I didn't block any of them, just removed them. I didn't have very much trouble with that. As of right now, they're all still off the list. But Aaron's back on ... can't figure out why he won't go away. Maybe I'm not ready to let it go yet. 
