Misc Ramblings and CDG

What's with guys and their motorcycles?? Seriously? Many of the guys on this dating site have photos of them with their bikes, with their boat, or even better, they're wearing a wife beater trying to give the come hither look (GROSS). I think it should be a rule that I don't reply to anyone that has photos of them with their toys. The come hither look is definitely a big creepy no-no.

I finally cleaned out a bunch of mail I had from my "prospects". Doppelganger sure does get a lot of crap from weirdos. I saved a few thinking I would reply after tonight's meet. That's silly though, isn't it? The weekend is coming up and as of now I have zero plans. I went ahead and responded to someone. He's since added me to IM. We'll call him ... "Cowboy" since he's told me how much of a country buff he is.

So far Cowboy seems nice. He's new to the area - only been living here for about two months. I've been online with him for all of two seconds and he asks me what I'm looking for. I told him I was just browsing ... like at the mall. He proceeded to ask me if I wanted to watch a boot leg and grab a pizza. I'm down with the pizza, but a boot leg? I'm not ready for that yet - not with a total stranger. I'm not ready to be alone in someone's house with a potential weirdo and I haven't even given him my last name yet. He could be really nice, I'm just being cautious. I really should buy some mace ...

He proceeds to tell me he's a really good catch, not to toot his own horn. So I replied with "So am I." I don't think I'd start with that, but maybe he's just lonely because he's in a new place. Who knows? He seems nice enough. So far he's said I'm funny and wants to know when I can hangout so I can make him laugh in person. I told him I could meet on Tuesday at the earliest. Per the trying to make myself not so available rule, that seemed like the best day. Besides, I don't want AG to come back with another last minute meet.

We talked a bit more and he proceeded to mention that he's a good kisser. Well all right. Again, I don't think that's something you open with. I mean, if we're even going to get to that level, wouldn't you not want for me to get my hopes up? I'll tell you if you're a good kisser or not. Why would you want me to think you are and then be utterly disappointed if you're not? That hardly seems fair.

Some miscellaneous messages from the last couple of days: "hello,hello i like what i have readed and would like to know a lil more about you if possible." Ummm ... I don't know about that. I can forgive a bad speller, I'm not sure how I feel about proper English. I shouldn't really be so mean though, should I? One guy asked if he should dye his skin because I prefer Caucasian and he's African American. lol At least he has a personality! I also got a "You look fine" and my favorite ... " I can only imagine what it would take to please a woman like you! God help that bastard whos attempting to try!" Wow ... how is that at all relevant? By him sending me a message, isn't it implying that he's trying? There are some weirdos out there!

On the other hand, CDG bbm'd me confirming time and spot for our meet. Unbelievably excited I could hardly get through my workout without looking at the clock. I was running so late that I didn't even have time to shower. It's a good thing I don't sweat much! I had just enough time to come home, toss my hair around, do a quick towel bath, throw on some perfume, some jeans, and a cute top and shoes. I was only two minutes late.

We met at a restaurant/bar. He gets extra points for taking me to a place with grub. He had asked me earlier if I wanted to go to a restaurant in case I was hungry after my workout ... total extra points for being considerate. He also got points for having a couple of beers and allowing me to drink a couple of glasses of wine. I like wine. :)

He's about as cute in person as he is in his photo. He looks just a tad bit different, but he's still cute. I'm not sure what crazy hair style he's got going on, but he's got a nice smile, nice teeth, and some pretty blue eyes.

We sat and started talking about what kind of work I do. It turns out that the kind of job I do ... well, his company is getting ready to have a need for my kind of services. That's pretty cool. It would be crazy funny/interesting if I ended up working at his business. We talked about all the places we've traveled to with work. He's been to many of the same countries that I've been to so we had quite a few stories to share on that front. He mentioned that one of his favorite places/countries is the same as mine and he's been to just about every continent that I've been to ... way cool.

We got the why we got divorced talk out of the way. I was comfortable. We had a great "meet". He asked me what I was looking for on this site - why I signed up. I told him it was sort of by accident and honestly I wasn't "looking" for anything. I was just going through the motions seeing what was out there and that I was perfectly content being single. I wasn't looking for a husband - been there, done that. I wasn't looking for a "good time" either ... I was just out and about trying to be social. He accepted that. He told me I was his fourth date from the site ... that his mother actually got him on to the site because she had met a few people on there.

We ended the evening after a good two and a half hour non-stop conversation. I think he's definitely worth seeing again. Any questions, feel free to ask. I'm not sure I covered everything. I forgot to ask him what kind of music or movies he liked. Next time I suppose. Like AG he's divorced with no kids. We talked about his bonus points for posing with the dog and he showed me a picture of his "baby". All was good and positive. He said he was having a friend come into town this weekend, but maybe next week we could get together. I said that sounded good and he leaned in for a hug. It was a good, tight hug, too.

I'm looking forward to see what tomorrow brings with all this business!