weekend report

so i can apparently only manage posts that involve lists these days.

a few random reflections/thoughts/observations from the weekend:

• while out walking to meet some friends, i saw an attractive man carrying an ornate bird cage with no birds in it. for some reason, this snapshot completely caught my eye and i've been contemplating the picture ever since. what was that man doing with the bird cage? did he have a bunch of chirping friends that needed a new home? was his girlfriend or fiance into the bird cage decorating phenom? he didn't strike me as the type that would've chosen this on his own (and i'm clearly qualified to be making these types of judgements about people at busy intersections) so instead i'm left a little bit wishing i'd followed him so i could stop thinking about it.
• i had never really given much thought to the idea of wine paired with cupcakes, but after a cupcake related sugar-high, i've decided i might indulge in this activity again soon.
• crazy weather makes me tired. when it rains and snows and hails and sleets and suns all in the span of a few short hours, i mostly just feel tired b/c my body can't make up its mind about what its supposed to be doing.
• a man who will call you out on all your bs and still want to hang out with you can be incredibly attactive, especially when there are fresh caught salmon steaks involved.
• i spent some time yesterday w/ T. an interesting tidbit about T. he wears a very large watch with a gold dial so you can't miss it. this in and of itself is not that bizarre. however, i spent a good portion of the evening staring at the watch b/c it was so ginormous and it didn't work. i'm not sure what kind of show T was putting on, but if he ever wears that thing again i'll be asking.
• an overactive social life makes for a tired girl. looking forward to a few days off work.

random tidbits

just thought i utilize your friday time and regale you with some tidbits that are all things "the link".

um, maybe i mentioned, in ohsaymypreviouspost (ahem) that i was maybe taking a break from the dating. apparently i am a liar. a big fat liar, people. b/c um, i'm not. activities relating to men that have occurred this week:

• twice randomly tried to meet up with my new friend T (in my defense i also wanted to support a new local establishment and since T lives appox. 2 ft. from my door {not really} it made sense in mind). for one reason or another didn't actually see T either time so we will be dating on sunday.
• made plans with the hunter for saturday - my goal here (apparently) is to spend my bday weekend with people who don't actually know its my bday. b/c, um, that makes sense
• turned the corner while driving home from work the other day and made crazy eye contact and smiled at the guy going the other direction. help me gods, what am i supposed to do with that tidbit?
• was shamelessly hit on by my banker yesterday when trying to remedy an issue with my account. scary - this man has access to my financial information....again, what am i to do with that?
• met one hairy scary last night while out with girl doctor.

HMPFH!!

in other news, just b/c i haven't embarrassed myself in front of the innernets lately, i'll leave you with this:

yesterday i wore jeans to work (i do this about once a week when clients and meetings permit). i was rocking this current pair of favorite jeans (ever since my other favorite jeans became un-work wearable due to a freak accident that left me with a hole in the right knee) and trotted around in my cute sweater all day.

last night as i'm getting ready to meet girl doctor, i take a quick peek at my rear in the mirror (you know, just in case i ran into T) and notice that there is a gigantic tear down the back of my pants. um, a tear! that i, um, had no idea was there and wore around work all day! seriously, how did this happen? normally when things rip you hear it and i haven't gained a ton of weight so it's not like these jeans were straining against my ass or anything...so seriously, what?!

if you're my work colleague and you caught a glimpse of this yesterday 1) i'm sorry, 2) shame on you for not telling me and 3) thank goodness for black under garments - maybe you thought it was shadow?

anywho, that's me in a nutshell.

turns out i do live in the real world

i lived this last week as if i was in an episode of Sex and the City, maybe it's me channeling my inner SATC in excitement for the upcoming flick.

either way, it was fun while it lasted but no real person can sustain that sort of behavior....


or at least not me.

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working to behave like career-minded person...

it was good while it lasted...

alternately titled "i'm quitting."

i've been thinking about this blog a bit lately and how it's really just turned into a recap of my dating life, mostly b/c that shizz is just funny. wonder if the fact that i find all of it to be humorous has anything to do with the fact that i'm single?

i started the online dating thing as a way to meet people last fall. oh, i've met people alright - somewhere in the ballpark of 350-400. the experience has more than paid for itself in both good and bad dates, blog fodder, crushes, etc. i've known for awhile we need to "take a break" or call it "over". and am just waiting for the latest payment period to run out.

i just checked my site for the first time in a week or more and two things made me laugh out loud.

1) a match with someone named "swade"
2) a guy who wants to communicate with me who made this statement in his profile "I have always wanted to explore hot springs with the woman I love."


i just spent 5 mins laughing at those two things which, funny as they are to me, is not really fair to either of these two fellas. so as i said, it was good while it lasted. thank goodness it's almost over.

now....i'll just have to think of something else to fill these pages with.

so funny...

this literally made me laugh out loud!

my friend's dog is having expensive surgery and the dog's trying to raise money to pay for it. it's worth $5 just for how much i chuckled in my chair.

oh no

i was just totally that girl, the one i always complain about.

i just walked into the same ladies room i've been using all week - never been another person in there once since i've been there. it's a big one w/ eight or nine stalls but on day one i found the one i like.

just now i strolled in only to realize after i'd already started my business that someone was in the stall next to me. in that huge restroom, i just used the stall next to someone else! eek! sorry world.

pimped out...

not as in set up with the bling, i'm talking about me. being pimped out. by my pimp of a boss.

on her way down to our work trip this week, she met a man on her plane and decided he was perfect for me. i now hold, in my hand, copy of said prince's business card and a promise that i'll email to introduce myself.

hmmm, i'll keep you posted.

beginnings and endings...?

i've seen both in my brief return to portland this week.


beginnings: on my way to the airport in las vegas, i was propositioned by my cab driver who, as it turns out, has a son just a couple years younger than me. he was looking for a sugar mama (his words not mine) and when i told him that i was neither rich nor interested, he gave me some great tips on places to go in vegas if you want to get away from everything vegas.

endings: sitting in the pdx airport this morning, the guy next to me gets on the phone. i wasn't really listening to his conversation until he started in with something along the lines of "well then i guess i won't be calling you anymore - good luck with your life." in my mind, this guy just did the classic online dating follow-up and was told that his lady friend wasn't interested. one of the most interesting things about the dating are the endings. it's complicated to end something that never really began...

i'm traveling for a week, but will be sure to update if anything interesting happens.

something rad about my job...

sitting at a conference with about 1 million tech geeks (sorry if you're one of them) and listening to them rock out like they've never rocked out before on the xbox game, rock band.

it's like karaoke gone wild!

lovin it.

patsy cline kind of morning

completed the 3/3/6 in more like a 3/3/18

things that suck:

• having the one boy that you actually liked break up with you over email. "i love talking to you and you may be the one person in the world who actually understands me, but i don't think that's enough to build on."

things that suck more:

• responding to said boy's break-up mail in a real and honest way, having your computer crash and only sending part of the email so having to resend email with a note at the top explaining why there are two. awkward.

thank goodness for patsy.