The Wonderful World of OnLine Dating

I completely blame all my dating mishaps on Katie Culbertson, my lovely best friend who thought that I should get on Match.com.  I paid for a month of it and have now decided that I am going to pay for that month through free lunches and coffee.  At this point, every guy that I have been out with is odd, weird, and has horrible teeth. Oh and they're all clingy.  Whatever happened to the dating game? You know, where they make you sit by the phone and wonder how it went and if they liked you? Yeah, I don't get them.  I get the "hey, it's the end of the date....want to see a movie tonight? how about lunch next week??" dates or my favorite the "let's just give Sarah coffee on her lunch hour because I obviously don't know that by not feeding her, it makes her hate me".  Those are my dating experiences. OH or today, the guy that looked awesome and turned out to be super weird that barely talked, but he loved how easy I was to talk to. Thankfully, this one did not try to hug me.

So now I move on to my next dating site.  Please understand that I am still using my $35 that I paid for one month of Match.com to find more guys to buy me lunch and/or coffee (as long as it is not on my lunch hour).  I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere with them. So, I've moved on to trying OK Cupid, which Sarah suggested. 

Reasons why I like them:

a) They're free

b) They have lots of random questions that you ask and can make your key questions

c) I love their tests

d) They'll show you people that match you as a date, friend, and enemy

e) Did I mention they're free??

I obviously don't mind putting myself out there and there's a part of me that likes going out and doing this whole dating thing because I never really dated. Ryan and I just kinda happened and when from BFFs and acting like we were dating to actually dating. Bryan actually took me on dates, which was nice, but I didn't really have to do any of the work.  Now I do.  Not so sure how I like all this.  It's fun and I like the free food, but I'm getting tired of the wierdos. Plus, I really don't want a relationship right now. I just want some people to hang out with, go out with.  Really, is that so much to ask??

NORMAL! 

Yay for First Dates, Boo for No Food

As you know, yesterday was supposed to be my date with match man, but with the whole windshield incident, it got pushed to today. Not a big deal. I thought it would actually work out pretty good being the middle of the week and all and my other date is on Friday. And since I had to pay for my lunch yesterday, I knew I would appreciate getting free Starbucks! Who doesn't like free Starbucks?

Me when all I get for lunch is coffee. Don't get me wrong, I love me some coffee, especially Starbucks, and I am very grateful that he bought it and it was a nice lunch...I mean coffee break! I was expecting lunch since it was my lunch break and he asked me out for lunch. To me, that means you feed Sarah. And a fed Sarah is a happy Sarah. Rule number 1 in knowing me and keeping the Sasha away. Thankfully, Nat is awesome and got me CharGrill for lunch. She obviously knows the rules of keeping a happy Sarah.

About the date. He was nice, the conversation was good. Bad teeth. Not a good sign. He's going a little bald...but he has a nice car!! The teeth were killing me though. But I have another one on Friday with Mumbles. We'll see how that one goes. It's at a Mexican place, so I will be sure to get food. HA!

Type A Craziness mixed with my bad luck...

So about a month ago, I got hit by a rock and it created this cute little hole in my windshield. I kept doing the "I'll get it fixed....later" routine and never did. But nothing ever happened, so of course, I forgot about it. Imagine my surprise, and horror, when this little lines goes streaking across my windshield on my way to work in rush hour traffic! Here I am in downtown, bumper to bumper traffic, not fully awake because I thought I would attempt to come in earlier in order to shorten my 10-hour day, trying to figure out what the hell is going across my windshield, screaming "Stop! Stop dammit!" at the top of my lungs. I'm sure the people in cars beside me were greatly entertained by this show as I was also swerving a little because my ADD self just HAD to know what was doing it.

When I get to work, I look up AAA auto glass and am suprised to find out that they have no locations in my zip code (but of course). So I ask Mimi what she used when she had to get hers fixed and she said Safelight. I call dad to see if I should bring the insurance into this or if it will make my premiums go up. He says to call Mark, our Allstate insurance guy and family friend. Mark isn't there, so I leave a voicemail for him to call me back, talk to Safelite and get everything worked out. Innocently, I mention to mom that I have to replace my windshield (because it couldn't be smaller than a dollar bill. NOOO it had go half way across the freakin windshield!)

All of the sudden I get a text saying she has called Mark and emailed him about the incident and we should wait and see what he suggests to do. I look at my phone confused. Then, I get the email she sent him. At this point I've told her what I've done and that it is taken care of. I love how I move to a completely different city, handle it on my own...but my mom still thinks that I am clueless. Yes, I know she's doing it out of love. But good lord, I'm a big girl.

The worst part of all this is that I was supposed to get free food and have a lunch date! I even look cute in my new shirt and hot shoes! Now I have to find an equally cute, or cuter, outfit for tomorrow and dammit Friday is laundry day. I have no clean clothes (at least no cute new ones). I had to pay for my own lunch, since I didn't bring one, and on top of everything I managed to get lost (with the navigator cause I hate Hillsborough) getting lunch. So the glass man almost left, but I pulled in when he was leaving. Sighhhh. So much work. So much effort. And it's only 1 PM! I'm here until 6:45 tonight. Sigggghhhh again.

I need to go buy shoes...or wine....or sushi...

Ok, ok, so I finally did it!

I have avoided doing this whole blog thing for quite a while now, despite the demands and wishes of others. But, after finally moving from my hometown with a big girl job and place of my own (and after my friend started HER blog), I figured it was time to give in. So, here I am!!

Now that I have started a blog, it kind of irks me that I am going to actually have to keep up with it. Seeing as how I don't know anyone here, though, and have no life, I don't suspect I'll have much of a problem with that. Hopefully, that $35 I paid to match.com will help me find a life (and a decent guy!) and then I won't have to blog! By then, though, I'll probably be addicted to it. It's how I roll.