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- Thread starter ddrueding
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The bag was finally located and should arrive on Tuesday. I was beginning to give up.
ddrueding
Fixture
An airline has only lost my bag once. It ended up in Pyongyang, and was a bugger to get back.
mubs
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Zelda's a beaut. Pics of the little one?
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I've been trying dating sites for years. The best explanation I have for when they work is whether or not someone has a zillion other ways to meet people. People who do find that dating sites work better.
People I have met via eight years on dating sites: 16 year old, borderline psychotic college professor, bi librarian who hadn't been with a guy in a dozen years and subsequently dated another chick, gay librarian (and both of those are different from the one I met from speed dating!), chick who said her mother died the same night she started talking to me and then wanted to hot chat anyway.
So anyway, you really lucked out if it worked for you. I can tell stories of what happens when it doesn't.
Howell
Storage? I am Storage!
Got engaged today.
Congrats!
I never felt like I had a zillion ways to meet women. I'm sociable, but bars and sports are not at all on my interest level. I did join photography groups and got outside to do meetups from meetup.com. That was a nice way to meet people in general, but I never did it as an actual dating resource. I was just keeping options open and finding people with similar interests.
I also tried a few of the free dating sites for a while. You were the one who mentioned okcupid to me before I had ever heard of it and I did try that site for a while. I dated a girl from okc for a about 6-8 months before we split up. I didn't like the way things were going and ended it. I dated another girl who I knew from high school (who I oddly reunited from a brief time being on MySpace) for also about 6 months before she went a little crazy and we broke things off. Then I took a break for a little bit and tried the online thing again. It seemed like there was nothing for a while and then there was 3-4 people that were all interesting and holding conversations all at the same time.
One girl on okc was about 6 years younger than me at the time (24y/o) another was a few years older than me (38 y/o) and then there was Nora who is one year younger than me (29 y/o). The girl who was 24 was very nice, but I felt like she was still in the younger crowd (rightfully so) and I would feel like the old weird guy, even though I'm not that old. I met her online first before the next two girls. Then I met Nora and the 38 y/o girl both online at about the same time. She was on okc, Nora was on PoF. I went on one date with the girl on okc roughly at the same time I started having good conversations with Nora. The girl on okc was nice, but I found her to be ultra competitive on everything which was a turnoff. Plus there was a distance thing with her, she was a little over 100 miles away. I ended things after the one date with her and dated Nora ever since. Nora was also much closer to me being roughly 20 miles away. The online dating scene was interesting but it went on for a while. There were times I didn't really do much or participate because I felt like there wasn't anyone I was that interested in and then near the end when I met Nora, it seemed to blow up with multiple people being interested all at the same time. Normally that sounds wonderful and awesome, but keeping track and writing/chatting with 4 girls at the same time was not easy.
Coincidentally, I was just planning my first date with Nora the time I went out to San Francisco for a vmware conference and I met David for the first time. Nora and I went on our first date shortly after I returned home from that trip. I did luck out with the online dating thing with Nora. I know there are lots of horror stories of things that don't work out, but this one did for me. All of her family is great and I love her mom like if she was my second mom. Sorry to hear you've not had much success with the online dating scene. I have another friend who has also tried using it for a while without success. He's also been trying several of the different paid sites. I only tried Match.com for the first 15 or 30 days they give you for free, but canceled after that. The other paid sites I know little to nothing about them.
Here's a few. One with me in the picture making a strange face while the kitten is sitting on the adoption forms and clipboard asking me to take her home. I jokingly called her Booster the other day, since she's been rocketing off the floor like a maniac and the name has kind of stuck. That might be her new name.
Her and I.
She kept reaching out to hold my hand on the ride home.
Sitting in Nora's lap.
Stereodude
Not really a
Awww... How cute...
No, not you Handy...
No, not you Handy...
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
I had to put our minature Schnauzer to sleep Monday. He had been my best friend for the last ten years. I really miss him.
ddrueding
Fixture
Sorry to hear that, Bozo. Ten years is a long time to have a friend.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I'm sure he had a far better life with you as his person, Bozo.
mubs
Storage? I am Storage!
She's cute! How'd you guys take the middle pic? It's interesting how they reach out to you and make friends. There's a connect that can;t be described. I guess that's why you took her home.
mubs
Storage? I am Storage!
Sorry to hear that, Bozo. What Merc said is true, but you'll miss him nonetheless.
Sorry to hear that Bozo. :-(
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I can't remember if I posted this or not. Whatever. It's a funny picture.
ddrueding
Fixture
That is very funny. It reminds me of a musing from earlier in the month.
The cover of this months Cosmopolitan magazine declares that it is "The Sex Issue". Now I'm confused on what the others were about.
The cover of this months Cosmopolitan magazine declares that it is "The Sex Issue". Now I'm confused on what the others were about.
:rofl:
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
You might want to have those looked at by a physician.
Sad to read about that Bozo. Its never easy that's for sure.
ddrueding
Fixture
Stereodude
Not really a
Is Lindsey lost in the wood by his house? :scratch:
Stereodude
Not really a
Clearly someone didn't click the link and watch the video.
I have three different doctors in May.
I see a goofy-looking woman fiddling in the forest.
No, not unless you enjoyed playing the original Legend of Zelda on the NES and would feel nostalgic to the 8-bit theme music.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
I get that "Zelda" is a Nintendo reference, but I never had or got to play with a Nintendo until I got a Wii... that I gave away to a neighbor because I didn't use it for two years.
But the same chick did this, which I like quite a lot more.
But the same chick did this, which I like quite a lot more.
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
My buddy Max
Howell
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He looks like a great pal.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Everybody's dog is their great pal.
My community turned a disused baseball field by my apartment into a dog park. I love going over there to say hi to all the dogs. Sometimes I bring them treats, and I keep a ball in my coat pocket. My apartment complex doesn't allow dogs but at least I can go see the ones who are there. A lot of them remember me from previous visits. I can't have a dog but at least I can be popular with other peoples' dogs.
Last time my parents visited, they brought their dog with them; a 60lb. 3/4 lab mix who spent the whole visit cowering on my mom's lap because my 13lb. cat took an active dislike to the canine invader. My parents take their dog everywhere. They've learned that he'd rather sit in a car and be with his people than be at home by himself. They even have a Honda Element that they've tricked out for optimal dog-transporting purposes.
Some day I'll get a black Lab of my own. And possibly a Corgi. And probably some extra cats while I'm at it.
ddrueding
Fixture
I get serious time with my boss' dogs every week. Two corgis, a lab, and something very mutt-like (and very cool).
I do enjoy the fact that they are someone else's concern. It's like what I imagine being a grandparent to be.
I do enjoy the fact that they are someone else's concern. It's like what I imagine being a grandparent to be.