Sunday, February 6, 2011

The Truths and Lies About Big Ash


Let me go back in time about two years ago:

I was on a date (don't act so shocked) with a guy who has since been married. We had gone to a comedy club and then headed to get some ice cream after. On the way to ice cream, we were stopped at a red light at a busy intersection. It was around 9pm. I looked to my right at the sidewalk next to us, and to my dismay saw a large dog all alone and wandering dangerously close to the road. I let out a gasp of panic and asked if we could pull over to get the dog. I am prone to this kind of animal rescue (please refer to my post entitled "Thelma & Louise" for more information), and many people may find me crazy for wanting to pick up stray animals and put them in my car (or my date's car, in this case). But hey, it is just what I do. So anyway, like I said, I asked if we could pull over and my date looked at me like I was a freak, and said no and drove on through the green light. I was kind of shocked. And afraid for that dog. In my head I thought "there is no way this is gonna work out. I could never be with a guy who wouldn't rescue a dog." But I didn't let him know that I thought he was a heartless jack*&%. I mean, even if he didn't care about animals, dating is about lying to each other and pretending we care about each other and acting nicer than we normally would, so you would think that he would try and be extra sweet to me and pick up the dog! But we finished the remainder of our date, and it was fine except for the gnawing anxiety about the dog in the back of my head. And needless to say, that was our first and only date.

So let's get back to present day 2011. Last week my eldest brother told me he heard something about me from a man I have never heard of in my life. He said that I had gone on a date with some guy, saw a dog on the side of the road, asked if we could pick the dog up, and after my date said no, I told him to take me home. My brother then accused me of being a crazy fool and I am sure that in his head he was thinking, "now I know why Ashley is not married...."

I was shocked that such a story was circulating about me after TWO YEARS, and was told to my brother by someone I have never met. And I began wondering what other stories are floating around about me.....

Well I did some research and found two possible connections to this man, and I decided that it had to be Breba who was spreading lies about me. So I confronted her about it, and she said it wasn't her. So my next guess is my hero and mentor Shelly Rowlan. But I have yet to ask her about her betrayal. But I just wanted you all to know the truth about this event, so that if you are confronted with any type of falsehood about me, you will stop and think about this blog, and the truth shall set you free!!!!

7 comments:

Jessica P. said...

HAHAHAHA!! I wish you blogged more! I can't believe he just told you no, thats kind of weird for a first date. :)

Anonymous said...

I agree with juice. What a bum! Did your brother set the other guy straight??

Amber said...

Thank you for making my day Ash!

Selena and Russ!! said...

ASHLEY! I AM THAT PERSON! I PICK UP STRAY ANIMALS ALL THE TIME! Russ is never all that excited but we have rescued a few stray dogs since we have been in Utah and returned them to their owners. I LOVE that you do this too! We are soooo buddies! Those poor dogs needs some savin! Good job ashley!

Cheryl said...

Well, today was a 'doggy rescue' day, so I must comment. I'm all for your sweet tender heart for stray dogs... I wish you would have picked ours up INSTEAD OF THE FREAKIN DOG CATCHER!!! You wouldn't have charged me $180 to get my dog back!

As Ava would say "tupid date!"

Christy and Petyl said...

I am here to tell u that I have heard this story AND it was...indeed from Shelly Rowlan! And I do think ur kinda crazy! But I picked up a stray on a best friends date once...does that count?

Shelly Rowlan said...

In order to adequately defend myself I will have to know the name of said man in the gossip chain. Then, Ashley, you know my tenacity, I'm calling him up and finding out if I was the person who told him this story. I will not rest until justice is done. I will ruthlessly trace this story to its core. However, now that the entire blogging community knows the story, I'm kind of losing motivation as the secret (which was never a secret), is certainly now NOT a secret. Where are we going with this?