Update on my Craigslist Posting:
Never heard from the guy I spied on 3rd Avenue last Thursday - but I did get responses from 8 other guys. Going out with 2 as a result, proving that Craigslist Missed Connections is way better for date-baiting than match.com or any of the other dating sites. Heck, you can even totally make up a missed connection and, I predict, get tons of responses. Try it!
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Ninja Attack
Ninja breaks into home, attacks people
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A man dressed like a ninja broke into an Orlando home, smashed furniture, attacked two people and then vanished without a trace.
Three people were inside the home watching a movie Sunday afternoon when the ninja ran in, punched one man in the mouth and then kicked another man.
The victims -- who did not want to be identified -- reported that the costumed man slammed the D-V-D player and V-C-R into a dresser. Then he pulled out a knife and started waiving it around. The victims say the intruder didn't steal anything from the house but took several pictures with his cell phone camera.
When it was time for the ninja to make his escape, he didn't disappear in a cloud of smoke. The victims say the man ran down the street to a black B-M-W and drove off.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A man dressed like a ninja broke into an Orlando home, smashed furniture, attacked two people and then vanished without a trace.
Three people were inside the home watching a movie Sunday afternoon when the ninja ran in, punched one man in the mouth and then kicked another man.
The victims -- who did not want to be identified -- reported that the costumed man slammed the D-V-D player and V-C-R into a dresser. Then he pulled out a knife and started waiving it around. The victims say the intruder didn't steal anything from the house but took several pictures with his cell phone camera.
When it was time for the ninja to make his escape, he didn't disappear in a cloud of smoke. The victims say the man ran down the street to a black B-M-W and drove off.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Date/Non-Date
So Sarah kinda sets me up with this guy... a super-talented cellist she knows. 
I met him on Thursday night. Below is a breakdown of the Date/Non-date:
We meet at a corner and duck into an english pub south of St. Mark's Place. He's super-cute with great eyes, tall, has a cello strapped to his back - extremely friendly. We find a corner booth - he buys us drinks - and we just dive right into discussion. We exchange info on work - hometowns - typical days - blah, blah. I like that he's very personable - and that he's well travelled, and well cultured. All throughout, however, I get an immature vibe that I couldn't get a grasp on. Maybe it was his "I don't believe in marriage" blanket statement, or the fact that his opinions didn't really include advantage of experience. He was making a lot of blanket statements.
Then he told me he was 24. Yeah - 24. My brother's 23. My BABY brother is 23. This dude could've been my brother's friend. In fact, this guy was talking and acting like one of my brother's friends.
This is the point in the evening when plate tectonics takes over, and we get a 6.2 on the Richter Non-Date scale.
So, now I'm COMPLETELY comfortable talking with this guy because now it's like talking to one of my brother's friends and we're no longer on a date. He's seeing some French lawyer girl in his neighborhood... he tries to figure out where he'll be in 10 years (remember wasting time on that question??). He gets pretty personal and honest with me - which I appreciate - and by the end of our time together - we part as really good friends. Yeah, I think we'll be friends. He's a neat and talented guy to have in one's lot, and I'm going to hear him play one day.
I met him on Thursday night. Below is a breakdown of the Date/Non-date:
We meet at a corner and duck into an english pub south of St. Mark's Place. He's super-cute with great eyes, tall, has a cello strapped to his back - extremely friendly. We find a corner booth - he buys us drinks - and we just dive right into discussion. We exchange info on work - hometowns - typical days - blah, blah. I like that he's very personable - and that he's well travelled, and well cultured. All throughout, however, I get an immature vibe that I couldn't get a grasp on. Maybe it was his "I don't believe in marriage" blanket statement, or the fact that his opinions didn't really include advantage of experience. He was making a lot of blanket statements.
Then he told me he was 24. Yeah - 24. My brother's 23. My BABY brother is 23. This dude could've been my brother's friend. In fact, this guy was talking and acting like one of my brother's friends.
This is the point in the evening when plate tectonics takes over, and we get a 6.2 on the Richter Non-Date scale.
So, now I'm COMPLETELY comfortable talking with this guy because now it's like talking to one of my brother's friends and we're no longer on a date. He's seeing some French lawyer girl in his neighborhood... he tries to figure out where he'll be in 10 years (remember wasting time on that question??). He gets pretty personal and honest with me - which I appreciate - and by the end of our time together - we part as really good friends. Yeah, I think we'll be friends. He's a neat and talented guy to have in one's lot, and I'm going to hear him play one day.
Missed Connection
So yesterday, I posted this:
Lingering Eye Contact - 3rd Avenue - w4m (Lower East Side)
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Reply to: pers-324430084@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-05-04, 4:23PM EDT
Can't resist doing this... because I felt such a pull. We were passing each other on 3rd Avenue - area of E. 7th - last (Thursday) night. I was girl with dotted jacket and jeans gabbing on a cell phone. You, walking south, had a light-colored shirt on. Our eyes met... and I think we had a moment. I also think you looked back before I looked back after passing... but we both kept walking and I kept gabbing. Interested in another stare down - sans the street walk?
And today I got this email:
What time of night was this? Can you describe the man you saw in any greater detail? I made eye contact with a fetching woman in a dotted jacket. how exciting if it turns out that it was you.
Intrigue abound! Hope it's the guy I'm thinking about, and not the hairy fella who creepily stared me down at a corner. Will keep you posted...
Lingering Eye Contact - 3rd Avenue - w4m (Lower East Side)
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Reply to: pers-324430084@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-05-04, 4:23PM EDT
Can't resist doing this... because I felt such a pull. We were passing each other on 3rd Avenue - area of E. 7th - last (Thursday) night. I was girl with dotted jacket and jeans gabbing on a cell phone. You, walking south, had a light-colored shirt on. Our eyes met... and I think we had a moment. I also think you looked back before I looked back after passing... but we both kept walking and I kept gabbing. Interested in another stare down - sans the street walk?
And today I got this email:
What time of night was this? Can you describe the man you saw in any greater detail? I made eye contact with a fetching woman in a dotted jacket. how exciting if it turns out that it was you.
Intrigue abound! Hope it's the guy I'm thinking about, and not the hairy fella who creepily stared me down at a corner. Will keep you posted...
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Thrice Dumped
I had orchestrated yesterday perfectly. I would get out of work at 3pm - meet up with Daniela for a walk and coffee, link up with Aaron for a drink, and then meet with Sarah for dinner. Daniela called 20 minutes before we were supposed to meet up and cancelled... something about her husband's friend. Aaron called and ducked out of plans too to help a friend. At this point, I'm wondering my friend status with these folks. So that left dinner with Sarah, and I knew I could count on her. In the meantime, Frenchy called and wanted to meet up after Sarah dinner. Then, during dinner, Frenchy texted that he had a date at 10pm "so we'll have to meet up another time, Sexy." Blah. No response. Ever.
Seeing as I was dumped 3 times yesterday - my self-esteem should be shot. However, I'm feeling quite fantastic today... and I have a fantastic blowout to boot.
Possible date/non-date tonight (will explain later), and then meet up with Alex for drinks downtown.
Seeing as I was dumped 3 times yesterday - my self-esteem should be shot. However, I'm feeling quite fantastic today... and I have a fantastic blowout to boot.
Possible date/non-date tonight (will explain later), and then meet up with Alex for drinks downtown.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Snarks & Shopping
MONDAY
*Snarked up a storm with Heather watching The Bachelor at her apartment. We've turned the hot mess into a drinking game, taking a swig every time someone on the show says "connection," "journey," or "tough." You'd be surprised how many times they really do use these words.
*Before Bachelor, we tried a crash-course in French off a DVD. We learned pointless phrases like how to say "I hate John Tesh" (seriously - we did, Je deteste John Tesh) and "I like nothing." We did okay, until realizing we'll NEVER need to know these phrases while in France.
TUESDAY
Bought a Yansi Fugel spring jacket. Originally $320 - I bought it for about $50. Rock out! My mood was in fantasticland until I watched Work Out and found out Doug died. Buzz kill.
ON THE RADAR
Want to catch Spiderman 3 soon. Who's in?
*Snarked up a storm with Heather watching The Bachelor at her apartment. We've turned the hot mess into a drinking game, taking a swig every time someone on the show says "connection," "journey," or "tough." You'd be surprised how many times they really do use these words.
*Before Bachelor, we tried a crash-course in French off a DVD. We learned pointless phrases like how to say "I hate John Tesh" (seriously - we did, Je deteste John Tesh) and "I like nothing." We did okay, until realizing we'll NEVER need to know these phrases while in France.
TUESDAY
Bought a Yansi Fugel spring jacket. Originally $320 - I bought it for about $50. Rock out! My mood was in fantasticland until I watched Work Out and found out Doug died. Buzz kill.
ON THE RADAR
Want to catch Spiderman 3 soon. Who's in?
Personal History
Visited with my grandmother this past weekend, and as always - our conversation turned to my late grandfather. I forgot I have pictures of him I need to print, frame, and hang. They're of his service in WWII. My brother in the Navy dug them up in archives. Hard to believe most of these vibrant young faces are now dead.
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