Yay, BulletPoints!

[jackofallgeeks]

I keep meaning to post and I never do. So, a quick run down, with bullet points!

This past weekend I felt inexpressibly happy. I think it has to do with the sun's return.

Tonight I'm feeling a touch sad. I'm not sure why. Part of my knows it would have been Amanda's birthday today, and I think that plays a part.

I still have no groceries.

I joined a dating site again probably about a month and change ago.

Dating sites seem to be accelerated, concentrated rejection.

I don't deal well with rejection.

This is, of course, focusing on the negative: I have a dinner-date tomorrow.

That's my first date since Laurel. Two years ago. And she initiated that one.

The last time I initiated a date was, like, four or five years ago.

Still, that's one connection out of 33 attempts. Poor hit ratio.

Yeah, I've tried contacting 33 girls in a month. What of it?

Like I said, accelerated. Leave me alone.

Talked with my informal mentor today about my potential career path. This made me very happy with my lot in the world.

My brother and his girlfriend 9who's awesome) are visiting this coming weekend.

I should sleep.

Comments

[otakulk.livejournal.com]

I agree about dating sites being accelerated rejection. I have a lot of prejudices against them actually, but at the same time often consider joining them. They just feel like empty promises to me, and I fear joining them and then feeling like I was conned. Granted I wouldn't loose anything (probably wouldn't join a paid one), but I would still feel conned. Then ontop of it if I didn't go on any fun dates I would just feel like a failure. Not that YOU should feel that way.

On the dating side, I've realized a new hobby I am going to try to pick up: practice dating. Its based on my experiences in public speaking. It starts with a weird idea: date someone you aren't interested in. My theory is by going on a date thats note really a date, and with someone you aren't really interested in, then eventually it will become routine. Then when you are on a date you care about, just put on the auto pilot!

Now, granted you have to be careful about these things. Primarily you need to make sure that the girl you're practice dating knows that you aren't interested, just want to go out for fun some night. This usually results in a new friend too, so its bonus feel good points. I would avoid specifically saying practice dating since it brings up memories of terrible sit-coms where the nervous guy asks his friend to help him date some crush, then the friend falls for him. Thats not a practice date, thats a practice lover. Secondly you need to have fun.

Anyway, I'll let you know how it works for me. I don't feel like dating anyone right now, but I like having nice evenings out, so lets hope this works :P.