I need that spark!

Apparently, my profile is even less interesting before, if that is even possible.  I havnen't gotten very hits this time around, and the ones I have gotten aren't even worth making fun of lately:)  Okay, you guys know me, I am a horrible person.  I have been emailing a Wells Fargo collection employee lately.  He sounds okay....we've been emailing a lot, which one of my friends warned me against.  (Then what will we talk about on our date?)  Sound advice, I think, but I am kind of lazy.  As one of my friends figured out last night on her first blindish date, it is hard work!  Yes, you might have a good time and yes, you might have a lot to talk about......but what next?  Who calls whom?  Do you kiss?  Do you hug?  Do you shake hands?  (Yes, I did do that with extremely boring Triathlon guy.)  It's not easy.  Isn't it supposed to be? 

By the by, (old saying one of my co-workers uses that makes me chuckle), I did go out to dinner with Alaska guy last Thursday.  Since I am a numbers sort of person, I can tell you that this is the 5th time we have hung out.....2 lunches, 2 dinners, and 1 random outing.  I am sure you are dying to know....was there a kiss?  Why yes, there was, but it was very chaste!  I.E. No tongue.  Oh well, maybe the distance is making him want to take things slow.  I don't know.  I just know that I will never be in a sort of intimate-less situation like my last relationship.  Those of you who heard me gripe for 3 years, you know what I'm talking about!  So that is still running its course.  No idea where is is going, but that's okay.

Here is my challenge to you....I need to spice up my profile.  What are some words or phrases you would use to describe me?  Nice ones, of course!

Technical difficulties are annoying!

So, I got my hair colored yesterday, and I thought I would put an updated picture of myself on Match so any prospective dates wouldn't be shocked when they met me.  That stupid website won't let me put it as my primary photo!  I don't know why.  Usually, if you are with a friend or something, it won't.  However, I am by myself, and I assure you, it is me.  Maybe that is the problem.  I don't know.  So much for that. 

Nothing beyond a few more winks lately.  I did get an email from a guy saying he would love to hear more about me.  I told him that was pretty broad, what did he want to know specifically?  I am not screwing around this time.  I'm half tempted to email people with pointers on why their profiles suck or are a huge turn off.  I just got winked at by a guy whose screen name is mydogtip.  First of all, I can't understand why MY new picture can't be my primary when HIS is a guy with a hard hat, reflective sunglasses, and a bushy beard.  I just read his profile.  I HATE bad spellers.  Plus, he looks waaaay too much like my sister's ex-husband for me to EVER consider it. 

Curiousity killed the cat, and I can understand why!

What was I supposed to do?  I was hounded by Match.com, getting emails nearly everyday about how I was missing out on matches that had emailed me.  What if he was the one?  Was I really going to let him get away?  I know, I know, I KNOW!  I am a sucker.  Not to mention they also offered me a discount to rejoin.  What's a girl to do?  Especially since I don't have much going on right now and could use a little entertainment. 

Let me see....what has happened in the last week?  Well, it's been pretty G-rated, let me tell you.  I went to the World Food Festival last weekend, and who did I happen to run into?  The Alaska guy, of course!  I was supposed to have a lunch date with him the following day, so it was totally random to run into him on Friday night, especially when he doesn't even live here.  So we hung out and drank beer all night.  I tried to initiate a good night kiss, but I got more action from my 18 month old nephew the last time I kissed him.  Maybe it was the beer....maybe it was because his friend was standing right there....I don't know, but it wasn't good.  I half expected him not to call the next for lunch, but he did.  We ate, we talked, we laughed, we hugged like brother and sister at the end.  What is up with this?  I've seen him 4 times now.  I would think that if he was traveling nearly 2 hours and buying me meals all the time that it isn't just friendship he's looking for, but what do I know.

So yesterday was my first day back.  I got 4 winks and 1 email.  It made me realize right away that I was a crazy person to sign back up in the first place.  The first guy smokes daily, and his income is less than $25,000.  And he's 40, I think.  I'm not trying to be a gold digger or anything, but come on!  I'm pretty sure I didn't even read his profile.  I DID read the next guy's.  It was very informative.  I learned that he was a terrible speller, left whole words out of sentences, and was grammatically incorrect as well.  Don't these people proofread?  The next guy's profile starts out with this as his headliner: "EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IM AN ATTRACTIVE MAN IM NOT PUTTING A PICTURE UP UNTIL I FIND A GIRL THAT ISN'T SHALLOW! :)"  Yes, that smiley face is at the end of it.  I'm sorry, but be realistic.  This is the age of the computer.  No one has to go out on a blind date anymore, and I am certainly not going to go out with someone who doesn't have a picture.  You could write ANYTHING on the computer.  For all you know, I could be a 84 year old man who is paralyzed.  Anyway....last but not least, I got an wink from a guy who seems all right.  However, when he stated his loves, God was first.  Fine, I can deal with that.  Later he states that he wants a woman who believes in God.  Pretty sure my profile states that I am agnostic.  Dude, look it up!

Well, that sums up day 1.  Stay tuned.....

Do You Have Sucker Written on Your Forehead?

This is what my uncle asked me last weekend after I told him TBD texted me....and I texted back.  I know, I know!  Have I learned nothing about slimy guys??  Apparently not.  Here is a relay of our texting conversation for your reading pleasure:

Him: Hey. I'm sure u have prob deleted my #. How's the dating scene?
Me: I quit Match for awhile.
Him: Does that mean u r engaged?  Congratulations!
Me: You're so funny.
Him: So how much groveling do I have to do to get you to go out with me again?
Me: I don't see that happening.  Especially after standing me up for a lunch I only reluctantly agreed to in the first place.
Him: I'm sorry!  I wasn't sure you actually agreed to it.  I'll make it up to you.
Me:  I can see how me asking where do you want to meet for lunch would be confusing.  The thing is, I am not a fan of mixed signals or drama.
Him:  I know...me either.  You're right, I deserved that and I apologize for the early morning text too.  But do I get any points for thinking about you?
Me:  I don't know.  I haven't quite figured out why you are so persistent in the first place.  Bad luck on Match?
Him:  You could cut me a little slack.  I mean I haven't dated in 12 years.  Just made a bad decision.  And trust me my "luck" is fine on match ;)

So yeah.  That was last Friday.  Haven't heard from him since.  Made it almost 3 weeks until last Friday.

Moving on.....lunch with Gray's Lake guy....went well.  We had a good time, laughed, etc.  Haven't heard from him either, and it's been over a week.  I haven't quite figured that out yet.  He was pretty persistent in meeting me, and then we did, and now nothing.  Oh well....I'm not too worried about it:)

The 25 year old seems to have fallen off the face of the Earth.  Can't even remember the last time I heard from that guy.....

Which brings me back around to the Alaska guy.  (One of my friends thinks he needs to be renamed the Fish Hatchery Guy since he works at one.)  I talked to him on the phone last night, and we are meeting for lunch tomorrow.  He sent me a picture mail over the weekend when he was in Minneapolis.  Hmmm....