I guess I should disclaim at some point that this is at least half my fault, as well as being half that of my roommate.

And, okay, not literally in the sense that I'm talking about getting a girl that that I'm attracted to into bed, though I suppose it's worth noting that that particular set of challenges are certainly a subset of the issues I'm going to be talking about. Or, at very least, very strongly related.

( Cut for whining and self-pity )