Monday, October 17, 2011

Meeting the parents..... YIKES!!!

Soooooooo........ ok. I know this blog started out as the big funny that is my dating life... but things are gonna change up just a little.
I think I mentioned a couple of blogs back that I went out with an old friend, we're still dating. YAY! It's going pretty good so far, at least I think it is. He really likes me A LOT, and I'm getting there..... you know me! Baby steps!!
Anyhoo....
Next weekend I'm meeting his kids. For all of you who know me, this is going to be VERY TRAUMATIC!!!! Don't get me wrong, kids are fine especially other peoples kids, its really just the babies I have issue with. As long as they can tell me exactly what they want and can wipe their own asses, I'm good. His kids are there, so shouldn't be an issue, right? RIGHT?!?!?!?
Oh Sweet Baby Jesus.... ok so we are taking them to the pumpkin patch. Lots of distractions going on, and they will hardly know I'm there. Its gonna be fine..... just fine.... ok, I'm breathing.... I'm breathing....

So as if this part of dating isn't stressful enough for me.... I had a little surprise this weekend.

I met his mother

HIS MOTHER!!

Can you hear what I'm saying people?!?!? HIS MOTHER!!!!!!!!!!! oh yeah and his step dad....

I was so not presentable either. At least I had taken a shower that morning and packed a bag before i went over to his house, so I had some clothes to change into. But my hair was all jacked up, my shirt had a hole in it.... barely any make up on. Better than sweats and a tank top tho right? And of course he was no help... " you look fine babe, really, she's gonna love you. Stop fussing, you look fine"

FINE?!?!? I'M MEETING YOUR MOTHER!!!!!!!

Luckily!! She was awesome, very cool, laid back, super nice. She called me sweetheart and gave me a huge hug. I think it went well. I hope it went well.

Do you think it went well???!!!!????

Kids next week.... god help me.


XOXO
Darla

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The 4am

"The 4am" goes by many many names..... there's the "Your cab is here", the Walk of Shame, "College Time", and "So am I a convenience?" just to name a few.

The very first time I pulled a 4AM, was actually a "So am I a convenience?" and a "College Time" combo. Very tricky... should only be done by a professional..... wait that sounds bad.... should only be done by.... um..... yeah it all just sounds bad. Moving on.....
I was having "College Time" with this guy when I actually WAS in college believe it or not and he had a girlfriend back home. He was trying to be all smooth and "it's OK baby", you know what I mean.... and here's me, who knew full well there was a girlfriend back home....
Me: So can I ask you something?
Him: Anything baby
Me: So am I a convenience?
Him:Um........ what?
Me (a little slower this time so he can understand): Am I a convenience? I know you have a girlfriend, so I was just wondering if this was just a convenience thing?
Him: (after a long pause) So I should get going, I have an early class tomorrow.

The second time was MANY MANY MANY years later..... It was a friends wedding OK! The wine was free.... and there was A LOT of it.... Whatever... like you haven't done it?!
Anyway, it was a co-worker and he came home with me and there was some "College Time" and it wasn't actually 4am more like midnight....
Me: Sooooooooo..... are you gonna spend the night?
Him: What?
Me: (slower) Are you going to spend the night?
Him: Um........
Me: Cause I'm kinda tired and if you're not gonna spend the night then you should probably go now
Him: Um..... OK
Me: (a few minutes later) Sooooooooo....... was that OK you're gonna spend the night? Or OK you're gonna go?
Him: Yeah I think I should probably just go
Me: OK see you tomorrow!

The next time actually was about 4AM (which is when this little move got its name) and the conversation was pretty much the same as the one above, different guy tho.... what?

Now the "You're Cab is Here" was actually not me, believe it or not. Homeless called himself a cab the next morning. But I am totally gonna steal that one from him. That one takes a lot of pre-planning and cannot be done on the fly like the "4AM" or the "So Am I a Convenience?", you gotta make sure he still has enough money from the night before to PAY for the cab fair back to where ever it is he came from.

"The Walk of Shame" is a well known tried and true and needs no explanation. I have NEVER actually done the "Walk of Shame" myself, but have sent them on their way a couple of times.... and of course every time is "Are you sure you don't want me to give you a ride?" in my most sweet and innocent voice I can muster.

I guess the moral of this story kids, is to always have an out. Either call them a cab, or say something that will get them up and moving so that YOU can get a blissful, sound, full night's sleep in your own bed....


XOXO
Darla

Friday, September 9, 2011

Stalkers

OK lets talk Stalkers for a minute.
Is it a good thing to be Stalked? When does Stalking go from being creepy to being "aw isn't that sweet?" or visa verse.
I've had a couple stalkers in my day..... mostly co-workers.
One used to sniff my hair when I got in in the morning and if my hair was still damp would offer to get me a hair dryer.
One told me "I drove by your house last night and noticed your bedroom light was on."
Yeah I lived on a dead end street... there's no "driving by"
Please keep in mind that I did not date nor show any interest in dating either of them.

Homeless once told some chick that I was his Stalker. Yeah that didn't go over well. Haven't really talked to him since.... Hard to have a Stalker when they don't actually Stalk you!! (not that I was anyway)

So this new guy... don't you fret my followers I'll come up with a nickname for him too... has apparently driven by my office a couple times..... googled where I work.... and checked out everything on my FB page.
Creepy? or Sweet? Is this some one who just wants to know everything about me?
What's the line?

T said she married her Stalker.... so..... I think for right now I'm gonna assume this is a good Stalking not a creepy one.

You know what happens when you assume tho...


XOXO
Darla

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Date Like Qualities

Ok so many many many months ago I was hanging out at my fav watering hole with Homeless and getting drunk texts from my girl T (heeeeeeyyyyyy!!), and she said something about making him take me out on a REAL date.
Unbeknownst to me he was reading over my shoulder... this is how part of that conversation went....

Homeless: HEY!
Me: What?
Homeless: I just took you out on a REAL date!!
Me: Um....... you did? And don't read over my shoulder.
Homeless: Yeah we went to that one place and had steaks.... remember
Me: Holy Shit! That was a DATE?!?!? I thought we were just hanging out
Homeless: Well it had date like qualities.....
ME: Oh....... I'm sorry
Homeless: Whatever

Not to toot my own horn or anything here (toot toot baby!) but I have to say that I'm usually pretty good at reading people. However for some reason when it comes to being asked out on a date, I'm totally clueless.

There was this one time (in band camp) when a co-worker asked me if I wanted to go see some movie with him. We had a pretty friendly relationship, kinda flirty, I called him my husband.... So about half way thru the movie I realized we were actually on a date. And sadly at the end of the night he moved in for a kiss good-night and I "gave him the cheek". I thought we were just friends.... apparently not.

(For those of you not aware "giving the cheek" is a similar move to the "pat pat". It lets them know without coming right out and saying it that you're not really interested, unfortunately sometimes they don't get it and you have to pull out the "double pat pat" not to be confused with the "double tap" which is only to be used in zombie invasions.)

Anywho.... the reason I bring all this up is because about a week ago I got asked out via FB.... I had to text T and ask her to read it and verify that yes in fact I was asked out. She agreed that I was. DUH! It was totally out of the blue, unexpected and all that. So you can see where I would be unsure.

And yes I went, and yes it was an ACTUAL date, not one with "date like qualities"

I was talking to my Hetero Life Partner the other day about it and she was congratulating me on the fact that he paid and was a gentleman, holding doors and pulling out my chair and all that. Its sad to me that this is no longer the norm.

Aren't boys SUPPOSED to try to impress you with good behavior and pay for stuff?


XOXO
Darla

PS.... Still going on dates with the FB Guy..... YAY!

Monday, August 22, 2011

The List

I think every girl has a list of her perfect mate. Tall, short, chunky, thin, rich, poor, Porsche or VW.
That list evolves and gets longer or shorter as you get older and wiser.
My list started off like this...

Luke Skywalker - I had the biggest crush on him growing up. He was the perfect man for me.... He was tormented just enough and all he ever needed was a hug from me to take it all away.... whatever I was 9.

Then the list changed to...

George Clooney - Do I really need to explain it? Come on IT'S GEORGE CLOONEY!!!!

Or if that didn't work out (a girl can dream)..
Under 6 feet
Has a job
Doesn't live in his parents basement
I don't weigh more than he does

My girlfriends like to add to my list every time I break up with some one... so the list evolved to..

Not married (should be a no brainer, but yeah some times we let our vajays do all the thinking)
Doesn't pass out in his car or sleep on a picnic table
Isn't 14 years younger than you
etc.....

Sadly today, the List is even shorter.... I think I would almost settle for...
Has a penis
Is breathing

Or George Clooney

XOXO
Darla



Side Note

So I watched "Definitely, Maybe" this weekend. For those of you who have not seen the movie, it's about a father (yummy Ryan Reynolds) telling his daughter the story of how he and her mother met.
In this day and age of Internet dating and social networking, it seems to me that we've lost all romance. What happened to... "We saw each other from across the room and our eyes met and I just knew"
I mean really? what are you gonna tell your kids? Daddy liked my profile and "winked" at me? Then we spent the next 2 weeks emailing each other with "LOL" and "OMG"?

Is it just me? Or is that really really really sad?

XOXO
Darla

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The Internet Boyz

I have a couple of friends that swear by Internet dating. One of my really good friends found her partner there (Heeeeyyyyy!), another friend always had fabulous luck going on dates, another friend of a friend found his wife online, one of my YAYA!'s found her hubby.... the stories go on and on... every one has a friend or a friend of a friend that found their significant other online and are extremely happy.
I on the other hand have had nothing but crappy dates and losers. Maybe its me, I don't know. I even had a friend write my profile for me, and still nothing but crap. I know some one reading this will say.. "You should try such and such site. My sisters cousins brothers dog walker found her husband on that site"
No people, I have tried many many many sites.... ones you pay for and ones you don't. I am a major online loser magnet.
Let me give you some examples.....

There was the first guy i talked to over the phone, we had emailed a couple times and then finally gave him my number.... We were talking about our favorite movies of all time and his was about these sexual deviants, like child molesters and peeping toms.... um...... thanks but I'll pass.

Then there was the guy that had visitation with his "nephew" , every day after school and every other weekend. I'm sorry, what? Your NEPHEW?! Really? How dumb do you think I am? No one has visitation with their nephew... it's your kid, be honest about it. He also sent me a poem about 3 dates in about how he had found the "light in the darkness... his soul mate"..... NEXT!

One of my favorites was the guy that I was supposed to meet for coffee, only to find out that the place he chose to meet had been torn down so we ended up in this fancy restaurant. I was soooo not dressed appropriately for fancy restaurant. Anyway. This was the first and thank god last time I have ever excused myself to the bathroom and seriously pondered if I could fit thru the bathroom window. He talked AT me for 20 minutes about the difference between the Batman comic books and the Batman movies. Apparently the comic books are waaaaaaay better. He actually tried to kiss me in the parking lot when we were leaving..... WHAT?! Really?! You thought that went well?!?!?!?!?!

And the all time #1 Internet Guy was the one that actually had a lot of promise! Until he opened his mouth and told me that he thought the women's movement was the downfall of society. This was after I had cooked him dinner at MY HOUSE. Yup, the downfall of society. Nuf said.

More recently I have received 2 emails.... please see below


I'm **** like you already know,I am 46 years old, Live in Oregon City, OR..I'm single and I have been Window for a year now ..Your profile and pictures caught my attention.Though we might be miles apart and I don't want you to think about the Distance between me and you.I'm charmed with the reply you wrote to me. I am a God fearing man, with good morals and values am honest I do not cheat or play games, I can't stand seeing some one been intentionally hurt I have had my heart broken before and will never pass that kind of pain to a woman... I'm a simple man with a big heart you will find that i am very caring, understanding, patient,loving and kind. I am full of passion and romance, and have an endless amount of love to offer the right woman..I'm searching to find that one woman that will take my breath away,the one woman that I can never stop thinking of for any reason, the one woman that the mere whisper of her name brings a smile to my face.She must be not only my best friend, but also my soul mate. My commitment to this woman will be till the end of time when i find her, asking her hand in marriage is all i ever hope for, I must tell you that I am also old fashioned in my beliefs and would defend and protect this woman at any cost for any reason. I believe that a man should be able to look up to her woman for protection, for well being, and for strength. I intend on fulfilling these roles without failure, I will be this one special woman's knight in shinning armor. This special woman will know that I am deeply in love with him, for I am the type of man that showers him in my love, Whether it be flowers, gifts of candy or jewelry, or just a simple "I love you" and a kiss, she will always know she is loved and appreciated. I hope to have caught your attention with this letter, and would like to discover who you really are, and how much love you have inside of your heart after been heart broken, For you could be the man i am searching for. The only person that truly knows that answer is God himself. I am willing to take the chance and see, if you are willing to get along. Someone once told me "It is better to have lived life and regret what we have done, than to never have lived and regret doing nothing." I believe this to be true. If you decide that you are interested in discovering the real me and seeing if I'm the man you are searching for, please write back tome. I'mcompassionate,matured,considerate,Honest,Caring, and Romantic.I enjoy boating, hiking, camping,fishing, nature, walks on the beach, sunsets, movies, music, cooking,fishing camping walking holding hand's horse back riding and quiet nights at home.I am looking for the love of my life. The one I cannot stand to be without for even a second. I'm looking for the dreamy type of love, few of us ever get to know. I am a gentle man, but I can be very intimidating if needed to be. I would like to know the kind of beauty that is expressed in all ways,spiritual,physical,emotionally and intellectually. I am not very demanding, I believe in letting life flow naturally, I don't force things. Life is a dance and I am seeking my dance partner. A relationship should be 50/50 anything else isn't acceptable. I am not pretentious, nor do I like people who are.I would like to add that I only seek serious inquiries .Willing to invest myself in getting to know you. I feel after talking,then meeting in person you can tell if there is chemistry and common interest. When you look people in the eyes you can tell alot about them and if they are being truthful..If you don't mind we can be chat mate you can add me at ******@yahoo.com..Thanks and I will be awaiting for your response.

All I did was ask him to tell me a little bit about himself
Maybe you should make sure your emails make sense.... what?!

Next one.....

Hello. ***** here in SW Portland. Me(briefly):College Degree, no kids, single, professional, creative, witty, honest, genuine, trustworthy, friendly, energetic, passionate,entertaining, dependable, caring, loving, focused, and searching for similar. I'd love to chat some time. I'm on f a c e b o o k (********, Portland, OR) or a t : ********** (a T ) g M ai l. c o m . My number is 5 0 3 . ******** . Hope to hear from you soon Diana. Sincerely, ******* ; ) Sent from my iPhone

Pretty sure my name isn't Diana.......

Come on guys. This is the best you got?

XOXO
Darla