Taken

The Boytoy and I made plans to see each other on Thursday night. He called me the night before, at 10:30 pm. I was surprised to hear from him. He wanted to share with me that he'd received a job offer. He was really excited about it. I thought it was kind of adorable that he wanted to call me that night with the info, considering I'd be seeing him the next day. He also wanted to ask me if it'd be OK if he stopped by the office to see me. I said sure, I'd be in all afternoon. He had a lunch meeting in downtown.


He came by the office at about 4:30 pm and hung out in the reception area, chatting with my work friend and me for about 15 minutes. He got ready to leave and I wanted to talk with him about our plans for later, but couldn't do so there. He said he was going to get a beer with some people we used to work with. I knew he had a b-ball game at 7:30 (he asked me to come watch) but I didn't know if he was meeting me before and/or after the game. I was somewhat irritated because I really need to have my time planned and scheduled. What can I say, I'm a busy girl! If we weren't going to hang out after work, then I would have time to get my nails done. We exchanged a couple of text messages and I told him I wouldn't have time to go to his game, but I confirmed he was coming to my place after. He told me he'd like to watch a move and I said I'd rent one. I went to Safeway after my nail appointment and got a movie (Taken) and I bought a frozen pizza for him. He didn't come over until a little after 9:00 pm. I was relaxing, watching the season finale of Grey's Anatomy. He took a shower and I cooked his pizza. I started the movie. We watched about 3/4 of the movie before I leaned over and gave him a kiss. The kiss kept going and I suggested we pause the movie. He didn't protest.

We went upstairs - no need to share details, but I would like to say that I was very impressed and I had a great time. He was still in my bed when I left for work. I told him he could hang out and that the front door was locked, so he could leave whenever. He still isn't allowed to drive. I didn't bother asking how he was going to get home, I figured he had a friend or family member to call for a ride. He had plans to play golf at 3 p.m. He's got it pretty good for an unemployed guy.

I am fairly certain that we'll see each other again, I don't see why not. So far, everything's going according to my plan (of what I want, that is).

What's a Colorado Dingo, Anyway?

My most recent ex-boyfriend is on Match.com. I know this because one of my friends informed me that her friend saw a photo of her on some guy's profile on Match. She asked me to guess whose profile it could possibly be - she told me the screen name was "coloradodingo". I had no idea. Well, it turns out to be Rob. And who else is in the photo with Rob and my friend? ME. I was first a bit amused, then shocked, then downright mad that he would use images of me and my friends in his efforts to meet ladies online. That is just wrong. My friend said maybe he was trying to make it seem like he has friends (he doesn't). I was definitely prepared to contact him and politely ask him to please remove any and all images of me and my friends from his online dating page. Luckily I didn't have to - when I got home and viewed his page, those photos weren't there. Maybe he thought about it and decided it wasn't such a good idea after all.

So of course I checked out his profile. He had 4 photos posted - two of which were taken by me in Lake Tahoe last September. The other two were of him and his Harley. Nice. It's kind of funny because I had remarked to myself and others that I didn't think Rob would have much success with online dating, if he were to try it, because the guy is just not photogenic. I mean, he's very attractive in person, but it was impossible to get a good photo of him. I have one - in three-plus months of dating - that turned out really nicely. My sense of this was proven true in the four pics he chose - they don't do him justice. He's also wearing shades in every photo.

Then there's his written profile. I knew he wasn't a gifted writer from the e-mails we'd exchanged. But the poor grammar and bad sentence structure in his profile made me cringe. OK, so I'm a grammar Nazi and this kind of stuff is important to me. But still. The content was also unimpressive. Essentially, if I hadn't known the guy and was just reading his profile, perusing through guys I might be interested in meeting, I'd never in a million years want to contact him based on his Match profile. Kinda sad, considering the huge amount of time I spent with the guy. Oh well. I had fun and now I've (we've) moved on.

I do think it's a little funny, though, that now I'm "spending time" with the Boytoy, who Rob met several times. Back then, I never would have thought that would happen. Naturally I fantasized about it...often...but not when I was with Rob (honest!).

Moral of the story - it's not OK to post photos of your ex (and/or their friends) on your online dating page. Oh, and guys? Maybe have someone read your written profile to check for errors before you post it.

Food I Eat

Thursday, May 7, 2009
1. chocolate croissant from La Bou (evil but delicious)
2. English breakfast tea (good)
3. pink grapefruit (good but sugary)
4. breaded chicken breast (not great b/c of breading)
5. rice pilaf (neutral)
6. carrots (good)
7. broccoli (good)
8. bread roll w/butter (I eat way too many carbs)
9. iced tea (fine)
10. carrot cake (evil, needless to say)
11. half cup of coffee with cream
12. Fiber One bar (good)
13. black bean Morningstar Farms brand veggie burger (good)
14. english muffin (bun for burger) - fine
15. romaine salad with broccoli, cannelini beans, cucumber, carrots and olive oil/balsamic vinegar for dressing (good)
16. mint chip ice cream (evil)

I think a small village in Africa could survive for a week on the food I ate in one day! Yikes. Must do better tomorrow.