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i've been here before and i deserve a little more

  • Mar. 23rd, 2008 at 5:12 PM
lion, ivoted, me, sadie
This guy on okcupid just sent me an email saying, among other things, "you clean up really well."

No, right? No. I think perhaps [info]jessica_dwg and I should circulate a helpful pamphlet: Things Not To Say To Girls You Have Just Met (On The Internet).

I made my first cup of coffee in the new apartment this afternoon. The apartment is hereby christened. Now, I'm going to take a shower (yes, at 5 in the afternoon) because I was up at 7am, flea-marketing and grocery-shopping and completely-unplanned-detour-hardware-store-plant-shopping.

Oh, and on one of the parallel streets to the hardware store, there was this street fair thing, complete with rides. And around 3 pm, when I was at the store, there were a total of two visitors for the whole fair. And they were just going around the tilt-a-whirl thing by themselves. It was a depressing scene. The operator of the mini-ferris wheel looked like he wanted to punch someone.
  • Music:"Rain King," Counting Crows

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[info]gfrancie wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 12:14 am (UTC)
When my husband and I were first dating he said out-right, "plase tell me when I say oblivious and stupid things. I sometimes don't know if I say something dumb."
That took a fair amount of intelligence to realize that sometimes as a guy he said dumb things.
He is still alive.
This is a good sign.
But you are right, there needs to be a pamphlet. "Don't ask about fillings and other comments to think about"
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[info]worldforawhile wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 01:12 am (UTC)
That is really good of him. I've debated telling the guys I date that, unbeknownst to me and unintentionally, I can come off as aloof and hard to read. And that if they feel I am being hard to read, they should a) just assume I'm not and b) feel free to ask me for clarification. But I've decided against it, thinking that a) it's probably a bad idea to put a guy in the position of asking, "what are you thinking right now?" and there's no need to be all Here Are My Issues with someone I've just met.

PLUS, I really had no idea I was hard to read, but then my BFF of over ten years (some of those living together) said that recently, and I was like, wow, perhaps this is true. So now. . .you know what, this comment needs to become another blog post.
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[info]mnemo_syne wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 12:14 am (UTC)
Hi, I just added you, hope that's OK. (I'm Mnemosyne on Snarkfest.) No real reason, I just felt like it!
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[info]akathorne wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 12:45 am (UTC)
Aww, this makes me happy, because you are both completely awesome. Also, I have not forgotten about the Avatar spam I promised. Massive sickness got in the way.
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[info]worldforawhile wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 01:13 am (UTC)
You were massively sick? I am so sorry!

And why yes, YOU are also made of awesome.
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[info]mnemo_syne wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 03:28 am (UTC)
:) Thanks.

I already added the first disc to my queue, while I wait for you to sell me on it, heh. Hope you feel better soon!
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[info]worldforawhile wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 01:13 am (UTC)
Hi! It is always okay to friend me!* And now you have akathorne vouching for you, which means I will eagerly anticipate your posts and comments. I will friend you back right now!
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[info]mnemo_syne wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 03:25 am (UTC)
Well hooray! Excellent, thanks.
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[info]akathorne wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 12:46 am (UTC)
"You clean up well"? Really? Not ok. You two should totally write that pamphlet and post it on the internets.
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[info]worldforawhile wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 01:14 am (UTC)
It would be a public service. Let me know if you have any phrases to add!
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[info]sunshine95 wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 12:53 am (UTC)
OkCupid guy? Very much no.

And I second [info]akathorne's suggestion that you and [info]jessica_dwg write up the pamphlet and post it on the internets.
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[info]worldforawhile wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 01:15 am (UTC)
Maybe it could be a series of pamphlets, and the second could be The Very Baseline Guide To Not Being The World's Worst Roommate.
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[info]sunshine95 wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 01:20 am (UTC)
Excellent idea! [info]maliekai and I can work on that one together.
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[info]maliekai wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 01:48 am (UTC)
HEE!
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[info]jessica_dwg wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 02:38 am (UTC)
I think we could even make a proper book out of it, make millions, and then use our wealth to attract sexy younger men who won't say stupid things. Because we'll pay them not to.

I just got an email from a guy on OKCupid who showered me with compliments and then extolled the virtues of open relationships (pointing me to his primary girlfriend's profile so I could see if I thought we'd all get along). That's maybe my tenth polyamorist contact since November. It's to the point I'm thinking about adding a note to my profile: "I have nothing against polyamory, but it's not for me, thanks."
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[info]worldforawhile wrote:
Mar. 24th, 2008 02:59 am (UTC)
OMG! I had been emailing back and forth with this one okcupid guy, thinking he seemed very promising, when I re-check his profile and read this at the bottom. "I'm in an open relationship."

ERROR ERROR TILT

One relationship is hard enough. Why do these people want several? And why did I decide not thoroughly reading the profile initially was a good idea?
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[info]jessica_dwg wrote:
Mar. 25th, 2008 03:08 am (UTC)
All the damn polys seem promising! Screw it, maybe I need to just get over my jealousy/territorial issues and join the free love revolution!
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