1. i'm pretty sure i've become more socially "awkward" as i get older. i can't tell if it's because i interact less with (new) people, or if it's because i care less about what people think... but really, i'm losing my touch.
1b. ok, now that i've thought about it some more... it's not when i'm around all people. i'm good around children, gay men, some women, and oddly enough -- married men. i'm really awkward around single (available, straight) men and aggressive lesbians. neither populations with whom i'm in frequent contact... which could be the reason why i'm awkward around them.
2. online "dating" is a crock of shit.
2b. perhaps i'm not being open-minded enough.
2c. apparently the only profiles i find "attractive" are not within a 50-mile radius of my current location. in fact, there are significantly MORE profiles i find attractive on the west coast than anywhere east of the mississippi river that i'm wondering if a. i need to move out west, or b. am i intentionally sand-bagging these poor suckers in atlanta because i'm afraid to give any of them a chance?
i'm inclined to say it's a. but really, far too many of the profiles i come across in atlanta either a. reference god/the Bible/religion/being pro-conservative/want a family!/etc.etc.etc. or b. are just really NOT at all physically attractive or c. are so similar that i swear everyone has copied/pasted everyone else's profile...
am i being too judgmental? are my standards too high? i mean, i know my profile isn't *that* interesting either, but at least my "what do you do on a friday night" answer doesn't involve "pre-gaming at a friend's house," "going out to buckhead," "drinking in the highlands/midtown/L5P/EAV," or "going to a show (that no one's heard about because i'm super hipster and cooler than you)"
2d. i'm trying not to read into it, but the only interesting person i went on a "date" with changed his profile in the days following to basically say something about how he's interacted with too many people who sound interesting on paper but are really uninteresting in real life.
OMG! AM I BORING?!
friends - help me out here.... what gives? am i boring? is my self-image so skewed that i might think i'm interesting, but in reality... my conversation sucks? (actually, you know... he might be onto something here. reading back on some of these entries...i'm really not that exciting.) but how can i be that boring after one one-hour conversation?!
also, how does a nice single girl meet a nice single boy here in atlanta without going online or being drunk? because apparently i'm not capable of either, but i don't seem to be having any luck just making things happen "organically"...
however, i'm very good at making friends with children, gay men, some women, and oddly enough -- married men (see 1b.)
*SIGH*
and now i'm going to go home, eat dinner, read, and go to bed.
i.
am.
so.
boring.
20 February 2012
12 February 2012
playing catch up
oh let's just post monthly, shall we? also, i won't lie. i've missed a couple of days. yikes.
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| loud and proud :) |
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| how i spent MLK, jr. day... i know, i'm a terrible person. but the hot tub + book + coffee was lovely... staycation's are the bomb. |
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| trees on the quad... oooooh |
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| there's something so nostalgic and wonderful about original century-old exposed brick note to self... in your next house... |
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| rolling into work from houston mill / clifton |
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| date night w. franklin! jct = delish coconut rum cake? decadent. yum. |
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| good morning parker... nice to see you too! but you sure do need some mouthwash... |
the greatest love of all...
ahh... a sad day for the music world indeed. RIP, whitney. you will be missed.
that said, only at an AV200 training spin class the VERY NEXT MORNING will the instructor have been SO dedicated the previous evening (at 3am) to put together a whitney houston tribute for class. oh man... LOVED IT. i really am channeling my inner gay man / diva... no? i will say though, at least i kept it together (unlike wesley) for the greatest love of all finale... ;) j/k boo. i wouldn't call you out like that.
this morning was tough. though i've done some double duty back-to-back spin classes (for the past 4 weeks) something about the cold reallllly didn't "jive with me" so to speak. as in, i really just wanted to stay in bed, and keep massaging my legs. ouchie! a HUGE difference from last week, that's for sure. mother nature decided she wasn't quite ready for spring after all... 70 to 20 + snow flurries in one week? booo.
then again... that bodes well for targhee... IN THREE WEEKS! yikes! i CANNOT wait to see the girls (and adam. and mara's man who i haven't met, but i trust that he'll be able to hang with us). i just hope my quads are ready for all that... i'll just call it "extra training" :)
(side note... just saw it come across my twitter feed... lance armstrong is a beast. 2nd place at panama ironman 70.3 in his pro-triathloning debut? not. ok. WOW.)
so anyway... for my one (maybe two) reader(s)... this weekend's training rides were dedicated to my last two donors... thank you meg & lanny for your support! hope to make you proud in may!!
alright. off to enjoy the deceptively cold (twenty-nine degrees?!?!) yet so happily sunny day!
that said, only at an AV200 training spin class the VERY NEXT MORNING will the instructor have been SO dedicated the previous evening (at 3am) to put together a whitney houston tribute for class. oh man... LOVED IT. i really am channeling my inner gay man / diva... no? i will say though, at least i kept it together (unlike wesley) for the greatest love of all finale... ;) j/k boo. i wouldn't call you out like that.
this morning was tough. though i've done some double duty back-to-back spin classes (for the past 4 weeks) something about the cold reallllly didn't "jive with me" so to speak. as in, i really just wanted to stay in bed, and keep massaging my legs. ouchie! a HUGE difference from last week, that's for sure. mother nature decided she wasn't quite ready for spring after all... 70 to 20 + snow flurries in one week? booo.
then again... that bodes well for targhee... IN THREE WEEKS! yikes! i CANNOT wait to see the girls (and adam. and mara's man who i haven't met, but i trust that he'll be able to hang with us). i just hope my quads are ready for all that... i'll just call it "extra training" :)
(side note... just saw it come across my twitter feed... lance armstrong is a beast. 2nd place at panama ironman 70.3 in his pro-triathloning debut? not. ok. WOW.)
so anyway... for my one (maybe two) reader(s)... this weekend's training rides were dedicated to my last two donors... thank you meg & lanny for your support! hope to make you proud in may!!
alright. off to enjoy the deceptively cold (twenty-nine degrees?!?!) yet so happily sunny day!
08 February 2012
show me the love!
i know i keep saying it, and perhaps now it's a self-fulfilling prophecy, but yes. i do suck at this blogging thing. but at least i know that i shouldn't find a job where i have to update things on a regular basis....
oh wait. right. but maybe that's why i'm not good at it for my personal things...? because i do it all day at work? i'm going to go with that.
also, since i posted my new fundraising page on FB today that has a link to this blog, i figured i should at least do a bit of updating for what's been happening the past 3 weeks. in short, nothing exciting. HOWEVER, i have been getting back in the saddle (ho ho ho i'm so funny!) and gearing up for this May...whoohooo!
things that help? the random 70 degree weather in january/february.
things that don't help? krispy kreme doughnuts. (and mark's KK doughnut bread pudding.... yeah, you read that right.)
on those not-so-pretty weekends, though, i've been heading to spin class... last saturday was torture. 2 hours...new wave 80s remixes...no windows...sitting. spinning. 85 rpm. no, don't get out of your saddle. stay seated. THE ENTIRE TIME. MOVE YOUR LEGS. TORTURE!
and then mommy needed a hamburger like nobody's business. (side note, i really actually JUST TYPED "handburger"....wow. that's embarrassing.) even though it was horrible, i know i needed it. but spin class is getting to a point where it's like running on a treadmill for me... i find myself spacing out and drifting off, almost to the point of...ok, actually falling asleep (this should surprise no one who knows me), so i can't wait to get back outside. and as much as i keep saying i'm not ready for it to be warm yet (because where was winter? NOT IN ATL.) i'm ready to be back outside on my bike and not in 3 layers of clothing.
anyhow, valentine's day is next week and i don't really "believe" in this "holiday" (not because i'm bitter, but really... where did it come from? adam - i'll wikipedia it. or you can tell me later) BUT... if you care to show me you LOVE ME... please do it in a monetary format on my fundraising page ... pretty please? every little bit helps!
in return, i'll ride an extra mile or two for every dollar you put up. and i won't cheat. promise.
xoxo
t
oh wait. right. but maybe that's why i'm not good at it for my personal things...? because i do it all day at work? i'm going to go with that.
also, since i posted my new fundraising page on FB today that has a link to this blog, i figured i should at least do a bit of updating for what's been happening the past 3 weeks. in short, nothing exciting. HOWEVER, i have been getting back in the saddle (ho ho ho i'm so funny!) and gearing up for this May...whoohooo!
things that help? the random 70 degree weather in january/february.
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| another pretty day at the park... |
things that don't help? krispy kreme doughnuts. (and mark's KK doughnut bread pudding.... yeah, you read that right.)
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| mmmm...."we can help you". lies, all lies! |
on those not-so-pretty weekends, though, i've been heading to spin class... last saturday was torture. 2 hours...new wave 80s remixes...no windows...sitting. spinning. 85 rpm. no, don't get out of your saddle. stay seated. THE ENTIRE TIME. MOVE YOUR LEGS. TORTURE!
and then mommy needed a hamburger like nobody's business. (side note, i really actually JUST TYPED "handburger"....wow. that's embarrassing.) even though it was horrible, i know i needed it. but spin class is getting to a point where it's like running on a treadmill for me... i find myself spacing out and drifting off, almost to the point of...ok, actually falling asleep (this should surprise no one who knows me), so i can't wait to get back outside. and as much as i keep saying i'm not ready for it to be warm yet (because where was winter? NOT IN ATL.) i'm ready to be back outside on my bike and not in 3 layers of clothing.
anyhow, valentine's day is next week and i don't really "believe" in this "holiday" (not because i'm bitter, but really... where did it come from? adam - i'll wikipedia it. or you can tell me later) BUT... if you care to show me you LOVE ME... please do it in a monetary format on my fundraising page ... pretty please? every little bit helps!
in return, i'll ride an extra mile or two for every dollar you put up. and i won't cheat. promise.
xoxo
t
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