Busy, But Updating

Sorry for the lack of posts.....been busier than a three legged cat burying a turd on a frozen lake for the past several weeks....

The Cubana Saga ends tonight,....as soon as I can blog about it I will wrap it up,....it has all of the tales of misfortune, great luck, bad luck, miscommunication, irony, fun, and torture that all good dating/love stories should have.....no not in love, never made it that far,.....but it has certainly turned out to be a tale of damned if you do, damned if you don't. I pick her up at the airport at 11 and we have agreed that this has to be the last time we see each other most likely forever....sad story really....Certainly for the better. This one has been the biggest soap opera of them all,..yep even soapier (is that a word??) than "Thatgirl"

No truer statement has been made than "What a tangled web we weave, when we practice to deceive!"


Updates coming including "Introducing Lexus" newest of the dates,....it actually occurred a week ago,..but I had a b-day tossed in there as well as some drama....with a hint of passion....WTF? So I will introduce Lexus to the mix and "Shy" another new meet.....but unlikely to be a date....

MySpace Update: In my quest to at least meet as many women as possible to widen t he pool of candidates......I have now emailed 43 different women,..using all of my charm and wit errrr sometimes displayed here ;-) Most times not!!!! In writing them emails to foster communication...of those only one replied....damn I must be uglier than I think....naaaaaahhhh,...maybe I'm not as funny or creative as I think??? Naaaah can't be that, I even crack me up! Soooo what is it.....

So up to the date tally:

• 43 contacts made on my part only 1 reply

• 4 new contacts made with me by them 2 still ongoing

• plus 1 from last Myspace Exploration :The Final Frontier here

When I make contact with new women on Myspace,..its not at all implying dating however,...I do only email those who have, "Dating, Relationships" as part of their profile....but I email them friendly not "Date Me Dammit" stalker like,.....but judging by some of the women I know on MySpace,..they get bombarded by emails from men,..and I mean bombarded,....so while your email may be read it one of many,....I think I am going to try to develop a form letter of some sort,..so that I just fill in the blanks of why I am contacting them like "Hey I like that band too" or whatever....haven't decided. What I have noticed though is that like every other situation where a man is trying to meet women,....they get to decide, not you....unless you are so incredibly hot or have money pouring out of your pockets,..you have to find a major way to stand out....Thank God my poor ugly ass is funny.....at least I have my way to stand out nailed,..problem is.....I have to actually be in or near a conversation witht he target/victim,..to actually be funny....being laughed at (which can happen from across the room) is vastly different than being laughed with.

Not so long ago,..when I first began dating again, post "Indy" time frame 2002 (my live in gf or 5 years) I was tired of writing email after email after email,...I was online dating at the time, I actually developed a Dating Resume.....I must say it was one of my finest pieces of work to date,...somehow though, the best version has been misplaced. I think I may redevelop it....I'll post it here for comments once done....then I may just start sending that out,..since dating is like applying for a job, right? and First impressions, ethnicity, skills, and back ground matter even more and there is no Equal Opportunity Commission for dating to protect and give all a fair chance,...you have to be spot on first try....the interview or even cover letter must be flawless...
So I think I will get on that today if I free up.
The beauty of the resume is that it is so spoofed and satirical and most all unique it has worked every time used,..even if its just an email back from HR (potential date) that I don't want to date you,..but that was funny,..forwarded it to a friend that may......which has happened once....

Originally when I did the "Dating Resume" it was because I met a very pretty somewhat single woman who happened to be HR (Human Resources) for the local public library (I called her the Hot Librarian, She called me Hot Wine Guy, since when we met I bought her a glass of wine). I managed to get a phone number and email,..but work only,...from her.....I decided what better way to ask her out than to apply for a date.....I didn't get a date....she was living with her soon to be ex,...but it wasn't quite over yet. We stayed in touch for weeks, even as she moved out,..but there was baggage since she just left a long term live in.....anyway....had I caught her 6 months later with it,..I guarantee I would have been "hired".

i will post some other posts today, as I feel like it....still a little bummed over the end of Cubana,..so it will totally depend on my mood. Funny how we can meet all the right people, but be totally at the wrong place at the wrong time...for it to work out.....oh well thus is life....I think of how often I have been at the right time and the right place with the wrong person, and I am not sure which is worse...

GUEST BLOG Argument and Hilarity: MEN vs. Women

So a few days back,...okay a week.....or so...Wifey and El(RugbyWife *CM* and Eljay *CM* my favorite evil Comittee Members) decided we were going to guest blog. Although I love them dearly,...they are lazy when it comes to this (as you can tell by the number of updates at RugbyWife Blog....ooooooh *Poke*). So I started mine for them.....it was somewhat accurate,...very spoofed and even sarcastic....but it was a generalization about men vs. women.....
I sent it to Eljay and Wifey for comments.....then they sent it back.....it was ON after that....I commented back....this thing turned out to be hilarious,....but I will let you decide.
It goes like this:
Regular post is: White
Eljay comments in: BLUE
Wifey in: PINK
Dating Dave comments to comments in: Green
Unless Wifey or Eljay get lazier (if thats possible) This was written for their blog and will be posted there as well.....I am sure there will be additional commentary before that happens....since you know Editor has privledges.....

ENJOY! Wifey, Eljay, and DatingDave





Hi! I am Dave...from Dating Dave.
I am State side, where the women are the meanest, snobbiest, most evil creatures ever to walk the face of the earth! AAAAnnnnnnnnnddddd I love them for it! I have met women from all over the world. I have dated online, offline, underline, underfire (if psycho NAME WITH HELD gets his way - hee hee) SEEE I tell you way too much and you go in the first sentence and smack me around,......NOT FUNNY! and from the firing line. I consider myself to be pretty well rounded when it comes to their ways.....suffice to say I know even less than I did before I started dating. In fact each date I feel my IQ go down by at least a point....after 18 years of dating or so,....I am barely above a drooling mongrel caveman Neanderthal is a better word – sorry…couldn’t help it…WORD NERD rightto on Neanderthal and really right on WORD NERD…….Okay stop with the strike through its not funny just annoying.....see you have to poke the bear in the cage don’t you......I have a point here!!! ,..who has decided that hitting them on the head with a club is not really such a bad idea if it weren’t illegal.
So then I meet these two lovely ladies (OK…now obviously this guy has never met either of us! Stop laughing and get off the floor!) SEE Can’t even take a compliment without getting emotional!!.SEE can’t even take a joke!...Rugbywife (who I can only assume to be lovely) of course I am and Eljay (Who is not only cute as a button (thank you David, it has been my lives ambition to be described in terms of haberdashery!)It’s a compliment, I like haberdashery , but funny AND smart,....ohhhh yeah AND very taken) via a comment left on my blog by Eljay … Can we leave this out....No we can’t,…facts is facts ma’am!~

. It was during a conversation with Eljay that I found something very telling about women,.....of course it will be something that I will forget when it is time to remember it,..but as of right now...I know it! Okay seeee there you go again,...you’re just pushing buttons..Strike through removed...
Perhaps this conversation brought home why so few men and women get on,..and so few can keep it that way,.....or maybe it clarified why I love women sooooo much. Eljay made comment that she has basically two rules.....what is acceptable for her behavior in her relationship and what is unacceptable for him (of all the topics we have discussed, usually ad nauseam, you have to select this one…without providing sufficient right of reply….and I am not about to justify my position herein as I have already done so with you!...hmmm private conversations….Good one David…your batting a thousand so far…going off you quite quickly – in loving way- your just like a brother to me honey…ROTFL (rolling on the floor laughing!!!)) See here we go with the emotions again, I repeat something you SAID to make a point,...you are not the first or last to say it and you get all pissy with me that this, of all comments,...... stuck...I know honey truth hurts sometimes - if I was pissy with you the silence would be deafening – next time I tender a comment I will be sure to append it with a suitably long pin / javelin to ensure the content has “stuck” ;-)). Anger issues, you have big BIG anger issues,...and anger is what??? WHAT???? I CAN’T HEAR YOU!! ITS EMOTION!!!! Kind of like flipping a coin and saying heads I win, tails you lose! Man this is sooo true across the board its not even funny. Fundamental views on the world I guess are so vastly different between men and women it’s a wonder they get along at all.....I am not gay,..but hell I can see WHY it happens....Gees or as you guys say CRICKEY (man, I love that word). we don’t say that !! that’s an Australian comment !! opps…that would be me…sorry Wifey It has been said and probably proven somewhere that men are logical and decide accordingly, where as women are emotional and decide accordingly. That my darling, is TOTAL BULLSHIT!!!! Too bad I am going to have to site studies,..and I thought you were a genius! Yeah…you might have got me there…bite me!
As I have dated on line I have noticed this very thing to be true. Women have their standards on what they accept to be good behavior from a potential mate,..but it’s a bit hypocritical. As I move around the online dating world I see a reoccurring theme. Most girls post in their profile, that they get along better with men than women. Err well DUH! Ya think? Yeah, I get along better with women. As I read profiles I see the same thing. Girls like to make note that they like to hang around men. Yeah! No kidding; for those that haven’t online dated. Now if a man put in his profile that he preferred to hang around women most, one of two things would happen,...he would either start having guys emailing him because its obvious he is sharing cross-dressing tips,...or girls would think he was a player in loose terms. Toughen up buddy and run through the pain!
It goes like this. I like being around women,..not for shopping (which I hate, major ditto!! So you hate answering the “Does my ass look fat in this question too? Hmmm isn’t the answer to that question the same as “So would you like to shag my very hot best friend!” I love to shop! Thank you Wifey,.....so there pfffft and POKE* and NO its not the same as the question would you like to shag my hot best friend....because with that question, you can say no and win points,...with the does my ass look fat in this,..no matter what you say will piss off the woman.....yes means I’m fat and you don’t like me and you’re a bastard and no means I’m a liar.....it’s los- lose and I usually just change the subject, this is a fact women,...and if you do not believe it ask your significant other,...unless you have been married for a while and then he will get a certain pleasure from telling you yeah,..your ass is gettin bigger for sure....but I digress ) or make-up tips (which wouldn’t help my sorry ass anyway since I don’t wear make-up). But, because I know how to make them laugh. Making women laugh will get you much booty for sure,.. (So, what your saying is “I like being around women so I can get laid!” – no fuking kidding Einstein!) Remember I am single dufus,... Oh yes …Mr..”I just want to find the love of my life”…given the choice between Ms Right and Ms Right NOW……well in my test subjects….what? well of course I tested my theory…test results proved conclusively that said subjects would opt for SOAS (Sex On A Stick) rather than HWUFPLTH (Hard Work Up Front For Possibly Long Time Happiness) (to see test results please apply to Rugbywife@gmail.com obviously privacy and disclosure requires will be standard…you may also be required to sign a confidentiality agreement.)…obviously getting laid is an issue and being funny is a method in which to achieve aforementioned shagging! You are killing me here this is exactly the argument. Although I must admit in some,...errr most cases you may be right! it will also get your face slapped, bounced out of a bars, and probably in a fist fight or two,...with a mouth like mine you either learn to run fast or fight good! I know how to soak up being one of the dudes they hang around with...if you are good enough looking they will talk about you when you are not around. There is no difference why women hang with men than men with women. Given my paraphrasing of your above argument as to why you like being around women…– obviously, I would have to disagree with your last statement! I spend time with my male friends because…Oh yeah… there my FRIENDS, I genuinely like their company, I don’t spend time with them to make them laugh in order to get them into bed…no doubt the boys will be greatly relieved to hear that! and just quietly…owww! At some point anyone of those men has thought about shagging you,..hate to break it and they may lie,..but be it beer wine,..or the fact you had good cleavage that night it has BEEN thought about,..at some point they may give up or perhaps you have hot friends,..since you think you might be the troll, (hmmm…nope … definitely not a troll!) but it was a generalized statement sooooo there is latitude in discussion … latitude! my ass…this is a key fundamental statement to this point of your debate! In addition the rest of your comment bears no relevance to the argument and is therefore just white noise! Can’t see the forrest for the trees, huh? Truth is everybody wants to be wanted and everybody wants their ego stroked. Its just a fact. OK I’ll give you that…only coz I kicked your ass so badly in the previous debate. What? You better bring you “A” game and that wasn’t it … all this AND still delusional!...Suck it up baby, its over…I hate to see a grown man cry…too much hanging with the girls funny boy! Sucking it up is not the issue here either,....just because you married the first man that could tolerate you (sniff sniff smell that?? That’s sarcasm attitude) doesn’t mean we all settle.....so like I said bring you’re “A” game,..because sticks and stones may break my bones,..but you’re a big fat dufus!!!! So there!! Where the difference lies is in actually dating. And the fact that women ALWAYS want to be around men. Debatable! Hmmmm not always true They will use cliches like “He ‘s like my big brother” Hmmmm wouldn’t want any of my male friends to be like my big brothers Crickey the last thing Wifey or I need is more brothers! It was a simile, you might like being around this guy when you are drinking because he is LIKE your brother,..geeees defensive are we? Honey … you don’t know our brothers…why do you think we’re over achievers at arm to arm combat – not to mention fast runners!! This was a FYI comment….easy daisy… if we’re drinking….a wingman or team leader is on point … not the brothers!!!! We try not to get arrested when possible! Now, this is code for I won’t sleep with him,..but if I get drunk and start a fight or get hit on by a man I am not interested in BIG BROTHER will stomp a mud hole in the poor sucker’s ass. Dude I don’t need a big brother to do that for me – I can take care of myself in a fist fight – have also been know to thump guys if they make inappropriate comments to me - Ditto…I’m just a little more subtle…it must look like an accident…lol! Then there is “Oh he’s harmless” or “just a friend” don’t sleep with my male friends at all never nada zip that is why the are friends That’s the point,...you think of them that way and only because they have other or know they can’t have you have they resigned to the fact,..unless you’re just fugly.....you can bet you crept into their mind at some point as a MAN I WANT TO DO HER....you keep them around because they make you feel good,..they enjoy you and get to stare at your assets and keep their flirt game up....not always true,...but someone in your bunch is that way,...bet on that,...again generalizations here. this is the sweet dude,..that listens to her whine and complain about boyfriends He is the one to watch out for, because he is usually friends with “Big Brother” and when you make her mad and she goes on a bender in a pub,..he is the one most likely to get action, and you will never be the wiser! He will console her, let her cry, keep buying the shots,..and ultimately is trusted enough to get her home safe...his place or hers.…quid pro quo! …sweet dude and big brother (little sister) roles are equally prevalent in both gender groups… mute point! Move on...Okay fair enough!
The plain truth is that women always keep their options open. David David David…we’ve discussed this … if you were any more open with your options you’d have to clone yourself honey!! Okay thats just funny no comment! Men, we could learn something from this,...if we were to compartmentalize like women can. A woman will always have someone standing in line behind you holding the next “now serving” number as if you were in a Delicatessen or Government office. She can and DOES get hit on in some aspect everyday,..and if open enough would get a number any time she showed a remote interest. Guys? This is just a fact, time we realize this. A women has her choice, men only have a chance!
If a girl has guy friends you are supposed to accept it,..since she is a girl (and gets on better with guys). But if you are a guy and say “honey,..I am going out with the girls tonight”,..you can expect your ass to come home to an empty house. To me this is funny,.....ummmm uhhh but not really. Now this IS an interesting point and one that could be very pertinent to you singleness!...Firstly…you shot yourself in the foot with your original argument as to why you like to hang with women…you completely debugged your own argument… great work David! Your tooooo easy…on sooo many different levels! Secondly…and this is just an observation but I see nothing attractive about a man who likes to hang with women - I don’t see that this would ever be on the list of characteristics that would attract me to a man! ... come on honey…honestly…you and I both know … your chromosome away gay! ROTFL!!!! Exactly my point silly,...its OK for women to hang around the opposite sex as “friends” but if a man does it,..something isn’t right..See 4th or 5th paragraph,.. and thank you for proving a point you debated,..talking about easy!!!! Sweetie…you conceded the point that you hang with women to get laid, defus! That’s means you could potentially quality as a “player”… you didn’t say “I hang with women as I enjoy the intellectual stimulation”…but I’m sure you do! In addition….and there is always an addition….your prima facie argument is that women’s “standards” are hypocritical…by conceding the player point you’ve kinda proven that their concerns may have some relevance in some cases!. This is a debate....you brought a knife to a gun fight! Good line…a bit old…but good nonetheless!

I like my men…you know…rugged and manly.. I’m not interested in some pussy who likes to hang out with girls…so to me…it’s a mute point…but this is from my personal perspective only - what say you real women? See here again,..you like your men (here’s where we need to add a definitions / glossary page – when I say men I am referring to significant other / potential victim as opposed to “the boys”)… you hang around with to be exactly what you would date? (if we hung around with men we wanted to date…why wouldn’t we be dating them?), you select them as friends based on their worthiness of dating, you wouldn’t date a big pussy, but he could be a great friend,.Yes … .you are saying that you select friends based on manliness, ahhhh No – I select partners by manliness… because its what you prefer,..now seeing as how you have been married so long, this doesn’t really apply to you since you already have a permanent basis for comparison,..but thank you for once again proving my point. Your loosing it now aren’t you! But herein lies the fundamental difference. Girls know if a guy is getting laid.....hmmm tell that to my friend who just found out her boyfriend of two years … was married! She still slept with him and she knew she would before he knew she would. Takes two tot tango, he had nothing to lose and apparently she thought she had something to gain,.....she knew when, he was just testing his luck since he DID have a back-up plan...errr marriage - that’s a bit obscure….but OK I’ll give you that – I think we may be talking at cross purposes here! …a guy can only guess,.....unless he is paying for it....(well don’t we all pay for it at some point both figuratively and literally)
Even Rugbywife isn’t sure of this theory as we have discussed it before, however its only because she doesn’t believe it. what don’t I believe in ? That you as a woman at least here in the states,..could walk into any place and sit down,..and if (and I know this is tough for you Wifey), had an open and approachable posture,...would have your choice of those that will definitely approach you,...we hunt,..you gather,..its in our genes......we look for you,...you decide who you keep,..c’mon don’t you ever watch David Attenborough?? All she has to do is walk in a place, where there might be potential mates. Set up camp. Have some open approachable posture. And wait. Last time that happened I met Gigantor and that was very funny for my friends but not for me sorry honey…I might have had hand in that…the one saying…”Hi..Gigantor. this is my friend Wifie”…it was all good until Monday! But yeah…again … really funny! See Wingman Within a few hours she will have as many phone numbers or conversations as she pleases. A man does this and unless he is SUPER HOT, will just appear as a lonely stalker seeking a victim. Yeap…I’ll give you that…
So with all this said, here’s my theory. Women are GOING to hang around men and probably prefer them to women, especially if they are single and even remotely like sports (they may actually like sports,..but its probably a man that turned her on to them,...man that was chauvinistic, wasn’t it? But alas probably correct in most cases…but that includes brothers…biological not metaphoric!). .hmmmmm I have always liked sport & tend to watch most of it with my sister Rule of thumb,..and that maybe true,...but what are you seeking on your own site????? Hmmmm? A Rugby Hubby for Rugby! And we both know that there are plenty of women who do not watch sports,..BUT will go to a sports bar to watch sports with men,..and have zero interest in it.It’s not like I have have not had them in my groups......Women can be ultra competitive with each other and this may cause bigger problems if single, barring the girl’s night out with her pals. If a women hangs out with another women it will be someone she more than likely feels either smarter than, prettier than, slimmer than, or more single than to make herself look better. Jesus…that’s fuked up…could it be true?…but it does explain why I have so many friends! LOL!!! You bastards! LOL!! Not true for me baby Women will surround themselves with men for protection from other men, nah not true for me (please see above – thank you, I’ll do it myself) I used the wrong terminology there,..hey not a professional by any stretch,....I think it WARDS off advances from others,..so that when you are watching the game,..you are not approached,..that can be intimidating,..otherwise you would watch it with your bunch of girls which you may,..but I have rarely run across a group (more than 3) girls watching a game by them selves,..there are always men involved in the group,..couldbe somebodies hubby too,..but the more men the better the likelihood of not being approached,..sometimes you got hat way for that reason! Towatch the game and that’s it!!! Thats was my poorly worded point. But, you still get to be with guys which will act like you are that way,..they may punch each other in the arms,..but won’t you,..SO NO you aren’t one of the guys,..even if you think you are....and may somewhat get treated that way,..you don’t get the full treatment..... to get told they are funny, sweet, pretty, and just general slap and tickle fun (harmless flirting).
Men take note,...you too can be one of these men, I mean someone has to do it. But if you do, pick the hottest women you can to hang around. It will increase your stature among competing females, because they will eyeball the women you are with (up and down and real catty like, which may get you some entertainment as the process unfolds). It also shows that you have no problems with women. Have you read what you’ve written!!!…you have serious issues with women honey…it’ll take a truck load of counseling to sort you out! In loving and supportive way! J So you are telling me women DO NOT SIZE EACH OTHER UP? Hell YES…we sooo do!…that’s when you know your looking hot…all men look… can’t help themselves… you get eye fuked by a women… you KNOW your looking HOT!! Biggest compliment you can get…apparently women do dress predominantly for other women…unless of course their slappers…This isn’t an issue, it’s the truth. Next time you go out,..sit where you can watch a woman on a date watch other women come in,..she will look at shoes, hair, make-up,..and sometimes even comment to her date about it....I have been on way tooooo many dates to say that this is not only a fact,..but a fact of life!! There will be the potential for a shag if you’re the sweet guy or the funny one, but it won’t last. Be the pal if you must, but be prepared. If she even remotely likes you more than a friend,..don’t expect her to hook you up with her friend, unless it’s the fat stupid one that makes her feel better. Women don’t share well. And don’t expect her to not smooch on some other dude in front of you either. Hot women will also help you dress better and have better hygiene, since it is inevitable that you want her in some sort of way (because we men are pigs). Ok …that’s funny! This will also increase you chances with other hot women. And it may inadvertently increase your chances with this woman too, especially if she sees other women interested in you. This is not fact,..just rule of thumb! So Dudes, find the hottest girl you don’t have a real chance with and hang out with her, it may not do your sexual health well, but in the long run it may.
In closing I say this: the battle of the sexes is lost at the first shot, women have half the money,..and all the poontang. Men are not seeking the other half of the money.....you do the math. If women can do their little tricks, then we must in turn do ours. It’s the only way we even get along. The first shot in this battle has been shot and men,..your damned lucky it didn’t take off your bow. Now shoot back! Good luck and happy dating....personally I think it sucks and will glad to be done with it. Mrs. Dating Dave, where are you? I would love to be Married Dave!
This should get me all kinds of comments and great debate with Rugbywife and Eljay....stay tuned in!
Dating Dave, reporting from State Side
Eljay you rock,..this was fun

David I could happily argue with you for hours…oh yeah…we already do that! Loving your work as always, funny boy.

Heeeeeyyyy above the term "Funny Boy" was used reference gay.....so I will assume this to be a double term and I AM actually funny as in HA HA funny..... ;-))

Well there you have it,...thought provoking?? Perhaps! Scientific? Doubtful! Full of insight into the fundamental difference between the sexes? You bet!!! I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed putting it togehter.......

Dating Dave

My Space Exploration...The Final Frontier

Okay,...so I have been on MySpace for a week now....I have assembled a mostly funny profile,..with a little of everything. I have posted my pics and I have cruised around. This is more an expreiment than anything,..but it will give you insight into online dating.....MySpace, for those of you that do not know, was developed to help local bands get some air time and noticed. Initially the set up allowed for a band to post songs, their profile, their pics,..tour dates...posters, and so forth. The idea was that the general public could browse by genre or area to find local and house bands. It also was a chance for the bands to play some music outside of their tour area and without being on radio....MySpace evolved into a place for the general public to do the same....now all it reuqires is an email address and off you go. Since the site was designed with HTML in mind it is very workable and you can completely personalize it as you wish. MySpace name is perfect,..its like a cyber apartment. Postes on the wall,...music playing,...personality info,...wants,...likes and so forth...its kind of a cross between an online dating site, an apartment that you invite random friends to, and a view into your pysche. I love the idea,..but the internet is still what it is.....two dimensional. Meeting people this way is a bit unnatural,...but natural selection still seems to work. A hot picture will get you noticed, but a picture may get you passed by....I guess the same is true in a bar,..but there you have tone of voice and inflection in comments or when you ask to buy someone a drink. You have pherimones and the likes to assist you in finding a mate (for lack of a better term),...you have the option to be a little tipsy and ask someone who is tipsy to dance,..only to find out you went to the same high school in bar.....BUUUUUT MySpace has advantages that a bar cannot have. Like you can stare someone up and down and not get thrown out for being a perv by the 6'10" bouncer who's favorite movie is Roadhouse. You also get the advantage of knowing more by a simple read than you would in an hour of conversation based on what people put on their profile. As well the usually shy are not so introverted when separated from the world via Tri-W. Two nights ago for instance I could not sleep and at 4 a.m. I was able to cruise around "Trolling" wayyyyy after the bars we shut and not that you need the visual,..but I did it in my PJ's eating a frozen burrito (probably whyI was unable to sleep after that too!!!).
So to tell you what its like in simple terms is this. I am a pretty creative guy, pretty smart (although that may rarely be displayed here,..I have my moments). I think I put together a pretty decent page....a little salty, a lot funny, and just all around cool.....at least I think so,...but you never know what will turn another person off,...and without the benefit of seeing an expression or hearing comments from them,..you never really know what will turn someone away from answering your email or whatever....
So the experiment goes like this,....set up a good page....then do a search; much as you would on Match or Yahoo personals.....since this is free,...its definitely more diverse.....but with that said,...it also isn't singles exclusive,...and there are plenty of people seeking only friends that are involved in relationships or whatever....its a varitble plethora of people though,..much like a bar...you may still go home with a married woman,...who as it turns out is hot at 2 and fugly at 7...

Here is what has happened thus far......
I have emailed girls that I thought were attractive AND their profiles had things in common with mine so there is something to talk about like: is attarctive and likes outdoors or native to Jax or things like that:

Contact made by me via email # sent: 18

You can see if they read your mail or not, some read it then respond later,..I am guilty of this too, so it means nothing. It may be days before you are responded to.....so:

I have recieved thus far: 2 replies

Women are more bold here too,...so you get hit on sometimes by them....here is what I have found out during my online dating and mySpace adventures: Some women respond to little or few men,..but cruise around and pick who they want to talk to. They mostly do this because if you have tits and a profile up,..you're going to get mail from someone,..in most cases the box is full of them....everything from pervs and freaks to regular Joes. Its funny to hear these stories from women I meet. Guys do some really stupid shit here and on dating sites. A lot of dudes, take pictures with their shirts off or all cruched up like meatheads,..others send poems and virtual stalk....The ladies will do similar stuff especially when it comes to sexuality,..posting non-explicit, but revealing or erotic photos....I am sure they get the freaks and pervs to the max,..but they keep their profiles that way...but the dudes crack me up in some of the things they do.....

With that established, I get my share of drive-bys from women....so far in one week: 6

Two were so ugly I couldn't bear to even acknowledge them (Hey I may not get acknowledged for the same reason from some too). The balance of women contacting me all have kids...not what I am looking for, but I am open to it,..you just never know. I have been going back and forth with 2 of the remaining three,..one nearby,..the other about 50 miles away, both are attractive,..but I suspect the emails will cease soon. No email Chemistry with one and the other is very new to MySpace and as she gets other offers and so forth,....may move away from me to whoever else she contacted,...probably newly single as well, so is playing the field.

If you want to check out my MySpace the link is a couple of posts down,...yes you have to work for it.....

More to come.........

Happy Easter,..even to you heathens!!

Big updates this weekend,..plus the guest blog is done. I will be posting a joint post with two CM's this weekend sometime....it came out WAYYYYY better than I thought it would,..and it completely evolved into a monster, a very, very funny monster. Thanks Eljay and Wifey,....you're not so bad for foreignors ;-)>

Finally Cubana update is mostly finished,....plus MySpace details........funny what you see online.......I will post examples.........
So lots of updates coming,....until then,...enjoy Easter,..take some time to reflect and spend with families.....Spring is upon us and love is in the air......just not my air apparently! All it does is make my allergies act up and I sneeze a bunch!!! At least a pill can cure that.......
See you next week with many posts!!! Plus Live blog!!!

DD

Is It Really "My"Space?

Okay,..some situational updates,..since I have complete insomnia and have been up for 24 thus far,.....going to be a long day.

I emailed Nad (see a few posts back for details)to get the status from the other night. Just wanted to see if there was anything to her introducing me to Nf. Any answer was fine since I am taking a bit of a break. I get a rather snobby email back, saying that Nf went to see her boyfrined in Orlando over the weekend and "sorry",..and then she put in a personal note after I indicated that I thought she (Nad) was out of town. She said that she wasn't and I made a comment, that I should have called her (it was more out of politness) than interest in Nad (as I have said I already know her and I am not interested). But her response to this was rather shitty. She said her (Nad, the cock blocker's) boyfriend wouldn't like her talking to men and it was better that I didn't call. And that we wouldn't be emailing anymore.......Uhhhhhh okay....you grab my Wahoo and your boyfriend would be bothered by a call from a friend....okay,..well another set of bodies for the pile....you set'em up and I'll knock them down. Funny!

Okay almost done with Cubana post, its a long one. The other shoe has fallen with a thud.

Went back on MySpace... you can view it here
If you are a memeber,..feel free to say "hi". Not back on for dating purposes, I am doing some research,..but whatever happens happens. I made a good friend in Bellafiore that I met during my last brief stay on MySpace. As usual I will update here as breaking news happens...

Live blog will be from a place with Wi-fi on a popular night. I want to go and observe dating in action. I want to blog and watch people do the dance and report what I see as it happens....maybe see if being a player works "in real-time" I am sure I will "player" it myself, since it is my nature. It may take a me a few tried to get the blogging part right and finda good location,..but we shall see. Might try a place or two this week.

DD

MAN VS WOMAN (FUNNY....UMM NOT REALLY)

The Other Night

Well, the other night turned out to be pretty interesting.....M and I get there about the same time. So I ask for some recon on the woman Nad has decided to introduce me to. He tells me she is alright,...question #2..is she fat? Nope.....okay then rest is up to Cupid (Nad). So we walk in and there is a table full of people. Nad stands up and blocks M from siiting down where he intended,...which was next to her and across from her roommate (the victim). Nad made the introductions. We'll call her "NF" for Nad's friend. Nf was tall, slim, blue eyes, blonde hair, cute little librarian glasses, good smile,..and a pretty good personality. She was very nice and once the 6th pitcher of Margarittas arrived....she was getting even funnier......then a strange turn of events occured. Nad and I, even when we dated about 2 years ago, were always smartasses and very sarcastic to each other.....there was little chance of us ever going beyond friends because of this. We probably would have ended up killing each other. Tonight on the 11 o'clock news...a double murder on the southside,..man found with scissors in forhead,..woman found with duct tape on her mouth and nose, police say they are married,...no suspects! So her and I spend the bulk of the first hour, verbally assaulting one another,..much to everyone elses entertainment. It was quite funny. In the meantime though, I was trying to get a conversation going with Nf and also talk to M, who I haven't seen in years. She was fun to talk to and the conversation went easy enough,....except,...the more Nad had to drink,..the more flirty she was getting.....errrrr with me.....she was becoming touchy feely and kept putting her hand on my leg,....now being across from Nf I doubt she saw what was going on and that was probably Nad's intention. Nad is involved anyway,..so I blew it off....until I got fondled.......yep she flat out grabbed the boys,....YIKES......then the crowd thinned out a little and there was 5 of us at the table. Nad, M, Nf, and I, plus an older lady that was with the rest that left,..but she was having fun and wanted to stay.....Now M is married,..but thinks he is a player,..not as I put it in the blog,..but as it is in a dance club...PLAYER,....trying to get what he can where he can,...but he stops short of anything,...I think he just likes to stroke his own ego and see if he can still do it.....its funny if it wasn't so sad.....sometimes his wife gets pissed at him,..but most time she laughs.....anyway his wife wasn't there. So not only do I get "Cock Blocked" by him moving over to sit next to Nf, but I got Nad, doing it as well,..being much more obvious with her advances on me.....at some point tits came up in the conversation and Nad was showing me hers via two unbottoned buttons and a tug on the front....now I am not one to stare at tits,..but tits always seem to stare at my eyes....I just don't get it.....anyway....I look across the table and M is trying to feel up Nf,..who is so lit up by now,..she doesn't even care....I just laugh at M. Well it comes time to go and I am okay to drive, M is as well,...Nad had me worried,..and the 5th wheel was hoping Nad would take her home.....I drive Nf in her car to her and Nad's place. M follows us,..Nad takes home 5th wheel and eventually goes home. M drives me back to my truck and we joke about the night...fun stuff......
I call Nad on the way home to make sure she made it home,....she was just arriving...and asked if I liked Nf,...I said I did. She said she would look into getting her to go out with me and give me some recon.
Nf and I had a good, but inebriated conversation as I drove her home. I got a little back ground on her and learned a couple of things that may be of use later....she was very sweet and had a good disposition,....then again women are evil,.....and she was drunk,...so I may completely be wrong. I asked her if she was interested in going to a movie next week and she said yes,..but when I tried to get her number we were interrupted by M. I figured I would email Nad the next day and get the scoop as well as a number if Nf was interested. Nf apparently passed out and laid out of work the next day,..so I have yet to get the scoop. Nad and Nf both were going out of town separately this weekend so I have yet to get details or number.....so you know I will post it here.


Tonight the watering hole is having their monthly B-day party for people with B-days during the month. Mine is the 23rd......yep 36. Not looking forward to it actually and usually I enjoy b-days. This year is just another day. But tonight I am heading up the hole and getting my $10 free bar tab and have some fun. It has been one hell of a week and I have much to blog about,...as I said still waiting for another shoe to drop....I am not my normal chipper self and hung out by myself last night and basically trashed my apartment last night, like a bummed out bachelor. Lots of things on the ol noggin lately and not too happy with some of them or myself for them....but life goes on and maybe tonight I meet someone else to blog about....probably not though,..its always the same crowd,..however I did meet Cubana that way,..so who knows...

Also lately Nascar has popped back up again. She sent me an email detailing why she likes me and why she was sorry for being shitty to me and completely apologizes and explains everything...it was very telling and very eye opening,....we chatted a couple of times this week on the phone and agreed to meet today for lunch or something.....I know I am a sucker,..but as I have said I had a thing for Nascar and I also needed to clear my head of other issues....thought she might be a good way to do that. We have alwys talked well and there are usually plenty of laughs......I called her about 11:30 no answer,.....I didn't leave a message,..she rarely checks them anyway....I called back about 1 and left a message this time.....I tried again at 4 and got her,.....but she asked if she could call me back in 20....I said yes,.....she called me back and I ask what her deal is.....and there again I heard Nascar as she really is.....and suddenly it dawned on me.....her email to me was for her own conscience and not to explain shit to me....she is a user that likes to never quite let go,..play peoples feelings,..and keep them just close enough to wanting her that she retains some control.....I asked her what happened to lunch today,..and I get some lame excuse........I tell her it was her loss and asked her to never contact me again.....I have removed her phone numbers from my phone to prevent drunk dialing (and since they are programmed, I really don't know the number,..only her name shows up). I moved her email address to my spam blocker,..so Iwon't know if she does try to contact me,..and I have removed anything that reminds me of her.....last thing I said to her was,..you will now be a stranger to me.....if you see me,.... know that.......and YES I do mean it....done deal,..no looking back for DD.
I have today put to rest Nascar and she joins the pile of bodies,...like Gilf, Youngin, Thatgirl, Cubana, and anyone else I neglected to mention... now the slate is clean barring one small issue left to be decided regarding Cubana.....but it doesn't appear that is will ever be resolved....I am just giving it time.....we parted on good terms if thats what we call parting (am I leading you on about the post or what???)! So today is a new day....I cleaned up the beer cans and pizza boxes from the apartment floor. I put away dishes and finally did 3 weeks worth of laundry....I changed my sheets and the only thing left to do is take a shower and clear my head of the rest. Once that happens its back to the drawing board,..maybe back on Myspace,....maybe back on Match,..maybe back on both, maybe neither. The good thing about the watering hole is that these are my friends. And the committee Prez "K" will be there,....she finally knows the conclusion or lack thereof with Cubana....she has given her two cents and I think she is right...Most of the committee agrees,...somethings are just not going to work for outside reasons (as opposed to internal) and all but CM "Ames" and CM SIS "K" knows what happened....soon anyone reading will.....and I am sure the comments will fly. Some I told you so's,...will be in order.

Okay I will be in a better mood next post and we will be back at some fun.....I am not ready to be back on the horse yet. My arse still hurts from the fall,...but I am walking to the stables to check out the saddles (one with airbags this time, please!)...we shall see...this is EXACTLY why I say dating sucks....I suppose I should make the best of it I kind of have to.....

Special thanks to CM Eljay! You rock babe,..and you give great advice,..still adhereing to it by the way,...wish you were 8,000 miles closer,....you'd make an awesome "Wingman".

Next posts are going to be unique and I will be doing it live on location!!! I will explain later what that means and what I am doing, but it will be live dating.....I have a great idea....

Also Guest bloggers when they get unlazy will be posting....CM Rugbywife has been under the weather,..so I am simply waiting on her to feel well enough to write....

So long for now....
DD

Points Tally

(Written by a man)
In the world of romance, one single rule applies to the men: Make the woman
happy. Do something she likes, and you get points. Do something she
dislikes, and points are subtracted. You don't get any points for doing
something she expects. Sorry, that's the way the game is played.
Here is a guide to the point system
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SIMPLE DUTIES:
You make the bed. (+1)
You make the bed, but forget the decorative pillow. (0)
You throw the bedspread over rumpled sheets. (-1)
You go out to buy her what she wants. (+5)
In the rain. (+10)
But return with beer. (-15)
You check out a suspicious noise at night. (0)
You check out a suspicious noise and it is nothing. (0)
You check out a suspicious noise and it is something. (+5)
You pummel it with an iron rod. (+10)
It's her pet. (-25)
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SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS:
You stay by her side for the entire party. (0)
You stay by her side for a while, then leave to chat with a college
buddy. (-2)
Named Tina. (-4)
Tina is a dancer. (-10)
Tina has breast implants. (-80)
Really big breast implants. (-200)
=============================
HER BIRTHDAY:
You take her out to dinner. (0)
You take her out to dinner and it's not a sports bar. (+1)
Okay, it is a sports bar. (-2)
And it's all-you-can-eat night. (-3)
It's a sports bar, it's all-you-can-eat night, and your face
is painted the colors of your favorite team. (-10)
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A NIGHT OUT:
You take her to a movie. (+2)
You take her to a movie she likes. (+4)
You take her to a movie you hate. (+6)
You take her to a movie you like. (-2)
And it's called "Death Cop". (-3)
You lied and said it was a foreign film about orphans that was
featured on "Oprah". (-15)
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YOUR PHYSIQUE:
You develop a noticeable potbelly. (-15)
You develop a noticeable potbelly and exercise to get rid of it. (+10)
You develop a noticeable potbelly and resort to baggy jeans and baggy
Hawaiian shirts. (-30)
You say, "It doesn't matter, you have one too." (-10,000)
=============================
ENJOY THE 'BIG' QUESTION:
She asks, "Do I look fat?" (-5)
[Yes, you LOSE points no matter WHAT you say.]
You hesitate in responding. (-10)
You reply, "Where?" (-35)
Any other response. (-20)
=============================
COMMUNICATION:
When she wants to talk about a problem, you listen, displaying what
looks like a concerned _expression. (0)
You listen for over 30 minutes. (+50)
You listen for more than 30 minutes without looking at the TV. (+500)
She realizes this is because you have fallen asleep. (-5,000)

Accidental Set-up?

For the last couple of weeks I have been reconnecting with friends and buddies. When you date and you go from one potnetial long term to another,..you spend most of your time with those people and thus the friends,..most of which are married and you have to schedule an appointment with anyway...get kicked to the side a bit. This has been the case with me... and them....I have the best freinds in the world.....from best buddies to committee members. I can say that all of us can go weeks, months,..even years and when we see or talk again...its like there is no gap,...just catching up on news. I am hanging with one of the best buds Friday night....first time since the camping trip in October...should be a blast.
Today I swing by a contractor's place.....indirectly a customer of mine,...I have another good friend that works there,..but he and I haven't spoken in well over a year. Again same thing. When I was full time involved and living with my significant other at the time,..we would hang out with him and his wife. It became a Sunday tradition to watch the races on Sundays and eat, drink, be merry! But after I became single again and began dating and so forth we let the friendship kind of fade out. My other did not retain it at all,...but I tried to...it was just difficult. He and his wife are always into something and busy and of course I was dating....right before we parted ways, he and his wife set me up with a girl he works with, we'll call her Nad.
Nad and I went to a baseball game together with them and had a blast....we got on well and seemed to make fast friends....especially when you throw $1 beer into the mix. She was still hung up on her ex though and most times cancelled our dates and later I found out it was becuase she was trying to repair things with him...I was the back-up plan....you women always have one for sure.....just like us dudes call our ex's for booty calls.....see They're Back Pt II in the archives for clarification if needed....
Anyway,..I swing by to see him today,..and I ask about her....he calls her down to his office and we all get a good laugh over those times in our life about 2 years ago....and how much things have changed....She tells "M" that she sent out the word for beers after work and asked if he was going...he said he was going to try,..then she asked me to go....I know now that she is fully involved with someone,..but thought what the hell it could be fun,..I haven't seen "M" in a long time and Nad was always fun to be around....plus these folks are indirectly customers so I can write off the whole hang out.....good, good, and good. So I said yea!
Again I have been reconnecting with friends so two birds with one stone as they say. It will get me back on the call lists. After we all agree when and where,....Nad brings up "who" (as in who is going) and her face lights up.....she says you know I really liked you and I have no idea why I didn't think of this before.....My best friend moved here from Tallhassee late last year.....you two would probably get along great AND she is single......I can't wait to call her she says.............
ARRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGG...not looking for a date...still tieing up lose ends on several things as it is,..and still need to post all that has happened for the last two months....soooooo no there is no pressure since there will be several of us.....and I am there to see "M" anyway. Nad will surely do the introduction thing and has even emailed me since I saw her this morning.....I will blog the results tonight.....thus is dating...even if I am not technically dating right now.

Ok, Cubana post are coming and they top any story on the blog.....without question. There are still a few things to hammer out,..that will be able to fill in very pertinent details, I need those details to make some of this make sense,..so I have to wait..believe me you'll understand why later. Just remember, Dave never does whats good for him and often times is an idiot,..especially when it comes to the opposite sex. I should be able to post it all by the end of the month....I like there to be a cooling off period in case something comes up.....and I don't like to post while there is still something (friends or otherwise going on still),...its just not fair and would more than likley get me castrated if they find out I am giving details while they are still around). Most women I date know nothing of the blog...CM Eljay asked me this the other evening and I explained that if they did,...I wouldn't be able to post honestly for fear of them reading it....if for some reason they find out I will ask them NOT to read it,..since it may damage things for myself and them,...and I also don't want them to think I post details about them that should be left alone......the only ones that get that treatment are those that are bat-ass crazy or we part on bad terms....I think it is just better this way.....interested in comments on this issue though,..so post away or email me.

Confusion!!!!!

Okay,....so I blame something on Eljay that rightly belonged to Rachel,...and Rachel didn't do it in the first place,..even though she masks all of her information so I have no idea where she is from..... and it was totally not as I explained,..but honestly thought it was....I have been called out.....DAMMIT I hate when that happens......this is soo confusing.........are you confused now????
Okay see I thought Eljay and/or wifey did a driveby,...but in fact it was Rachel,....and Rachel although she did a drive by,..she had her name (if thats her real name hehehehehehe) posted. So what i thought happened didn't and what did happen happened differently then I said,.....so Rachel,...you're right! Not about what you said per say,..but how you did it and the fact it was you.....
Eljay and Wifey,..shit it took me until last week to almost ALMOST prove to myself you two are different people.....AND which one is which......gees I need a vacation!
So, sorry Rachel.......Sorry Eljay and Sorry Wifey....anybody has any question put it in the complaint box!!!

Rachel what State are you in at least???