Archive for January, 2006

The Date (Final)

So…when I left off, my wine was sucking but my car was ticket-free. I suggested why don’t we plan a time in advance to end the date no matter how well it might be going to avoid any awkwardness later. He liked the idea. I would have been generous and suggested 9:30 or 10:00 but [...]

The Date (Part One)

My three day delay in recapping my date with Mr. Engergetic wasn’t due to us falling madly in love and eloping in Vegas. I think I just need some extra time before reliving the boredom of it all. I’ll start with the pre-show activities. I’m the rare woman who’s always either on time or early [...]

FINALLY!

I have a date tonight. It’s with Mr. Energetic, whom I put on hold about a month ago. I have to admit, I’m not particularly enthusiastic about the date. In fact, I think I’d prefer to stay home and watch “Lost.” He lives at least 30 minutes away and when it was time to make [...]

Days 59-65: Match Hasn’t Killed Me (Yet)

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 2163 (86 since day 58) New received emails: 3 New winks: 5 Optimism level: Maybe I shouldn’t have downsized from the six month membership. It’s been so long since I’ve posted, some people probably wondered if I was lying in a ditch somewhere (and thought, “Yay! That means she finally [...]

Days 55-58: It’s Always Something

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 2077 (69 since day 54) New received emails: unsolicited, solicited New winks: 1 Optimism level: It’s not over yet. Due to some travelling, I’ve fallen seriously behind on both this blog and my Match searches. I’ve noticed that I receive a lot more page views, and consequently more emails, when [...]

Days 53 and 54: The Stuff I’m Leaving Out

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 2008 (47 since day 52) New received emails: 0 New winks: 2 Optimism level: I guess I don’t deserve any better than I’m giving right now. I just received a comment for day 52 that I think is worth exploring in detail. It’s basically in regards to how quickly I [...]

Days 51 and 52: Dating Games

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 1961 (55 since day 50) New received emails: 2 unsolicited, 1 solicited New sent emails: 2 new, 1 reply New winks: 1 Optimism level: They’re all either too anxious or not anxious enough. Goldilocks not happy. I fell behind a bit because Friday’s migraine never quite went away and came [...]

Day 50: Fifty?? Seriously Fifty????

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 1906 (54 since yesterday) New received emails: 1 unsolicited, 1 solicited New sent emails: 0 New winks: 1 Optimism level: This is giving me a headache. I didn’t send out any new emails today because I had a migraine most of the day and couldn’t bear to look at my [...]

Day 49: Putting Myself Out There

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 1852 (12 since yesterday) New received emails: 1 unsolicited, 1 solicited New sent emails: 2 new, 1 reply New winks: 3 Optimism level: Does my profile say I’m a hooker? At the point that I’d received three winks and one email, my profile indicated I’d had four page views. It’s [...]

Day 48: Emails and IMs and Phone Calls OH MY!

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 1840 (12 since yesterday) New received emails: 1 unsolicited, 1 solicited New sent emails: 1 new, 1 reply New winks: 1 Optimism level: Interestingly, I think this whole process is making me LOSE interest in meeting a guy right now. SENT EMAIL OF THE DAY: This guy viewed my profile [...]

Day 47: Sticking to my Word

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 1828 (36 since yesterday) New received emails: 0 New sent emails: 0 new, 1 reply New winks: 0 Optimism level: Happy to see the profile views picking up. Though I guess it’s meaningless if nobody writes me. After putting it off for a few days, I finally replied to George [...]

Day 46: Getting Back into the Game

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 1792 (30 since yesterday) New received emails: 1 New sent emails: 1 New winks: 5 I sent an email to Adventure Man. I didn’t feel like it was a great letter but then again, the best email I’ve sent anybody (the one responding to the guy’s bird analogy) didn’t get [...]

Day 45: No More Excuses

Match.com stats: Total profile views: 1762 (16 since yesterday) New received emails: 1 New sent emails:0 New winks: 0 Optimism level: New year, new outlook: I WILL find a man. The holidays are over and my schedule’s pretty relaxed for the next week or two so I’m back to being a woman on a mission! [...]