Will You Marry Me? - Repost

Date #2 with Romeo. We meet for lunch at a little Mexican restaurant downtown. He's in a t-shirt, jeans and boots. Apparently he took the day off. I guess he took the day off from trying to impress his date also?

Romeo orders his food, pays at the counter and then looks at me. Eeeeekkkkksssssss! I guess I should tell you that I'm old fashioned. In every way. I think women should work and get paid what men do and all that, but when it comes to dating try to court me just a little bit okay? It's not asking much. We don't have to go to the Four Seasons. Just wine and dine me for a few weeks and then when we decide to be a couple I'm happy to treat you sometimes too! I will cook for you and even iron your shirt if you have trouble with that. Just let me feel like a princess for a little while. You know?

Romeo then proceeds to start talking about how his ex-wife cheated on him with their next door neighbor. She is still with him, and there is a huge neighborhood battle taking place about the whole thing. (everyone sides with him of course!) On and on and on. I wanted to slit my wrist before my enchilada even arrived.

I decided this was strike 3 for Romeo. I'd tried. Really, I had. I couldn't wait to get away! Then again, I was hungry and wanted that enchilada. So...I suffered through whatever it was that he continued to talk about. Here's the thing. I wasn't even listening. It had to be obvious. Why wouldn't he write me off? He wasn't unattractive. Couldn't he find someone else?

After lunch he INSISTS on walking me back to my office. Ugghh! The entire time saying things like this:

"Your schedule is too busy. When are WE going to spend time together?"
"Why don't you take some time off and we can take a trip?"
"Let's snuggle on the couch and watch movies one night this week?"

OMFG! IS THIS GUY FOR REAL? Yes, my friends...Romeo is for real. Over the next week or so he continues to call me and leave me voice mails getting angry that I'm not calling him back. I blocked his number. Goodbye Romeo.

T

Guitar Hero Unleashes His Inner Rock Legend - RePost

I decided that while I'm away in Boston this week I would re-cycle some old posts.  Some of you are new friends, and we weren't reading each other's blogs back in the day when I started ol' DSS.  For those of you who don't remember...I started this blog to document the ridiculousness of my Match.com experiences.  This is the first of a series of my favorite posts from that time......

Finally! Guitar Hero and I make a date that works for both of us. How exciting:) There's some background here that I need to fill you in on, so sit back and get comfy because it's apparently a very small world.

About 2.5 years ago a good friend of mine was on Match.com. She was coming up from Richmond and stopped off in Smaller than my Smalltown, VA to have a drink with a guy she met online. She thought he was super nice, so she brought him the rest of the way to my house to go to the Tech game. It was supposed to be a girl's weekend, so I was a little irritated. They didn't really hit it off for a long term thing and quit communicating. No biggie. He did, however, spend the night in the spare bedroom at my house with us (this is relevant later!).

Flash forward 2.5 years....Guitar Hero and I connect. I'm telling my good friend about him and she says "OMG! You know who that is!". Sure enough, the more I tell her the more it matches up. My good friend is convinced that I should go out with him because she thinks he's really nice, and quite attractive. The problems are:

1. I was completely rude to him when I met him before. (at one point I said "could you please just stop talking?")

2. If I couldn't stand him then, am I going to be able to stand him now?

3. Is it weird to go out with someone your friend has gone out with? Even though nothing ever happened with them. Still....

I've got to say something to him, right? So, I e-mail him and he's completely aware of who I am. Okay, he must not remember me despising him. I'm going to meet him for a drink.

****Side note - the main reason this blog started is because of an e-mail I sent yesterday to my girlfriends who wanted to know how my date with Guitar Hero went. I sent them the following;

Well, he is nice and funny. We met at XXXXXX and stayed there until 9. Everyone left and I got the feeling they wanted to close, so we decided to head to XXXXXX. There were zero cars in the lot, so we headed on to my house for a few drinks. I thought he would be needing to leave soon b/c he had the drive back to Smaller than my Smalltown, VA. WRONG!


When we get to my house he pulls a guitar out of the back seat and heads to the door. (Yes, I did say he pulled out a guitar). We go inside, I make us each a drink and he proceeds to start playing the guitar. Not really my thing, so I said "hey, let's play name that tune" thinking it would be a bit more exciting. It was fun for a while. Then we talked about other stuff.


I don't know. I don't like the way he dresses, and he sure does talk a lot. I mean A LOT! He didn't ask a single question about me :( Anyway, he's coming in for (a bachelor and bachelorette auction for a local charity...great fun!) because I'm not messing around here with these guys anymore. I'm going to expose them to my friends, get feedback and then go from there.


So, he leaves my house and texts me. He had a great time. Blah, blah, blah. THEN...he texts "I think I will even let you kiss me this weekend". Gross. Tacky. Inappropriate. Then, he texts me "Get my room ready". Is he serious? That I am going to let him stay at my house? I know he has before when (my good friend) brought him to that stupid football game, but I wasn't happy about it then and I'm not happy about it now. So, I'm going to e-mail him and tell him that I think he is nice, and he is welcome to come in for (bachelor/bachelorette auction). However, I'm going to tell him that I'm a bit old-fashioned and I don't really think it's appropriate for him to stay at my house. I realize he has a 1.5 hour drive home, and if that is a problem then perhaps we can get together another time. I am not having a stranger stay in my house!!!! Too much, too soon. What is wrong with these guys I keep going out with. Or.....is something wrong with me?

So there it is folks. I'm taking him to an event. Yes, even after all of that creepy stuff. I did e-mail him and tell him my thoughts. He replied with the following:

T!!! No problem!!! I am still planning on 7:30 at your house, right? We can go, have a blast, and then if I am too tired to go home, I will grab a room. If not, I will drive back. It's that simple! I know you are secretly wanting me to stay there and are just using this as a cover, but the answer is NO!!! I am not staying there for quite a while I am afraid and you will have to get used to it!!! Sometimes, I just kill myself. Going to play tennis, call you after!!! Guitar Hero

He's a weirdo, right? Now he's going to call me tonight and I don't even want to talk to him. Was he trying to be funny with his response? That he assumes there we will continue to see each other for "a while" and there will be time for sleepovers later? Can't he even fathom that I won't like him? Isn't that possible? Icky! I don't like it. Why then can't I just tell him I've changed my mind and I'm not interested? I'll tell you why, because everyone has convinced me that I'm too judgemental and I need to give people a chance. Really? Do you think so? Ughh!

If tomorrow night is a bust I'm ditching the 3-strike theory and settling on 1-strike. Seriously.

T

Zzzzzzz....

I sat down and tried to come up with something witty to say for today's blog post.  Something fabulously charming to leave with you, while I'm gone next week. 

Well, I don't have anything exciting to report.  And, I don't feel like struggling to think of something charming to say.

Nothing is wrong or anything.  I'm just dreading this week long work conference I'm facing :(

Have a great week, and I'll be back on Monday, November 14.  Maybe by then I'll have been able to muster up an "I'm Thankful For" post.....

Until then.....Toodles!

T

Let's Talk Toothbrushes

For years I've used a standard toothbrush.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm a bit of an over-brusher.  My preference would be to brush my teeth about 5 times per day.  I've always been that way, and I have really, really white teeth.  So white that people routinely  ask if I've had my teeth bleached.  (not that there is a damn thing wrong with having your teeth bleached...i simply haven't)  I think I've always credited my white teeth to my  diligent brushing.

I also am a "hard" brusher, from what my dentist says.  I brush too hard, and he can literally see grooves (with a magnifying glass) on my teeth.  This was the latest news at my last dentist appointment.  That, and the recommendation that I purchase a "spinning" toothbrush. 

TEN uses a spinning toothbrush.  So does mrs.mfc.  I think lots of people use them.  I have never felt the need.  But, it seems that I am not to be trusted on my own with brushing.  I cannot be relied upon to brush in smooth circles that will not grind my teeth to pieces. 

I am now the proud owner of one of these....

I've used it for about a week.  I can't quite decide what I think.  My teeth DO feel more "slippery", like they do after I leave an actual dental cleaning, which is good :)  I'm also using mouthwash 2-3 times per day.  As a replacement for brushing.  I'm only brushing twice a day. 

What type of toothbrush to YOU use?  Are you a standard type?  Or a spinning type? 

Is it crazy that I dread brushing my teeth with the spinning toothbrush?  I almost want to go back.  But I can't :(

Yes, I do realize this this entire post can be classified under #stupidwhitegirlproblems.  But you know you have an opinion.  So tell me.

T

Bundle of the Chicken

Did I mention that I'm going to Boston for a week?  It's for work, and will be full time, non-stop, grueling work.  This conference exhausts me every year.  So, in preparation for the nightmare week ahead of me I've decided to do NOTHING this week.

No hanging out with friends.  No cocktails.  No chores.  Just laundry, packing, eating, working and going to bed by 10pm.  Today is Wednesday, and so far I've been successful.  Yay for me!

I have been couponing like crazy over the last few weeks...

and my stockpile is getting a bit out of control.  I've got so much meat, chicken & frozen veggies that I can't really justify going out to eat.

I've gone back to my recipe book, and last night TEN and I made a recipe I've had earmarked for a while.  I found the recipe on http://www.quick-and-easy-dinner.com/.  I found my way to this site because although I LOVE/ADORE/ADMIRE/WANT TO BE Gina from Skinnytaste, there are some nights when I just need something, anything, that can be made in 1.5 minutes.  Even if it isn't the most flavorful, fantastic, tasty thing I've ever had.

That's how I found this recipe, and although it is quite simple...there was dough and bundling involved.  And that sounded like fun :)

Chicken Bundles

• 4oz. cream cheese, softened (I used Neufatel - 1/3 less fat!)
• 1- 13oz can of chicken (we could only find 10oz or 15oz.  we used 15oz.)
• 1 Tbs. sesame seeds (honestly...i forgot these.  oops!)
• 1/4 tsp. parsley
• 2 cans Pillsbury crescent rolls - leave in fridge until ready to use
• 1 Tbs. finely chopped onion or dried minced onion (we used fresh, finely chopped)

Please click the title of the recipe above for directions.  I will share a few things with you that are notable though.....

(TEN was the "official" Chef of the evening :)

I forgot to pick up sesame seeds, so TEN suggested using a stalk of celery to add some crunch. We added it to the filling, and it was delish!

I think this mixture is some sort of chicken salad almost, so I'll bet you could add nuts or any other such thing you like in your chicken salad if you wanted to. It almost might help to make it more "exciting" to eat :-o

I have no idea what this recipe author is talking about regarding the crescent rolls. Unless we forgot to do something, 2 cans are always going to be needed. We were left with 2 strips of dough, and made 2 crescent rolls so we didn't waste anything.

Thank goodness a reader wrote in, because apparently we missed a step too. Although what that step is, is beyond me. Buy 2 cans of crescent rolls. Trust me.

The chicken bundles weren't bad, they were just.....there.  Pretty healthy, but pretty bland.  Perhaps using fresh roasted chicken would help?  And maybe some peppers or something to take the spice up a notch?  As I said....I'm pretty sure you could enhance this recipe anyway you like, and it could only make it more enjoyable! 

The pouches were warm and crusty.  The concept was great.  The filling needs some work :)

T

Westie Wednesday....It Is...

We still don't know who won the costume contest at day care, but in our book this guy did:

May the force be with you!

Westie Licks,

T & Louis

Spooky....

I've heard quite a few people talking about it.  Most of them seem to like it.  I wasn't familiar, and thought I probably should be.

American Horror Story.

Are YOU familiar?

I found the first 3 episodes through On Demand for free, on FX's On Demand channel.  I watched them.  One after the other after the other.  I think I like it :) 

Not to insinuate that the show makes any sense.  Because it doesn't.  I mean, parts of it do.  But I'm to the point now that I can't really figure out what is real, and what isn't.  And then I found myself really happy that girl was killed by that man.  With the shovel.  I don't feel good about that.  Me being glad someone is dead. 

But I am glad.

Do I need to worry?

I looked high and low for a good description of the show.  No luck.  Here is the best that I could find.  Yes, I'm serious...

"A family of three move from Boston to Los Angeles as a means of reconciling their past anguish. They move to a restored mansion, unaware that the home is haunted. " -IMDb

I'm going to leave it at that, because I'm afraid that if I try to expand I'll end up giving something away.  Seriously.  I just have no idea how to paraphrase any of it.  I tried to tell mrs.mfc about it, and failed miserably :(  Because I want her to watch it, but I want her to discover things (just as I did) along the way.  Because no one paraphrased it for me.  Which I found irritating.  But now I understand.  They really....couldn't?

Here's another little blurb I found.  It will either entice you, or irritate you.  Because you are probably going to want to run right home and watch this show to figure out what in the heck I'm talking about.  And that's okay.  Go for it :)


"American Horror Story is truly bizarre. In fact, it’s strange enough that you can barely go to a bar without overhearing people talk about their theories as to what’s going on with the characters and plots. And there’s a lot of characters and a really vague plot.


However thin the plot appears to be, the show’s creators, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, have managed to weave together perfectly balanced elements of shock, horror and storytelling to accomplish what many thought would fall flat. And in a way, the doubts people had about the show actually ignited the fury behind trying to figure out what Murphy and Falchuk are planning. "

See what I mean? 

T