Something (not) to be proud of...

Post #254,274 by inthane-chan 5/3/06 11:53:01 AM Reply	Something (not) to be proud of... (This is reposted from a comment I made on somebody else's blog. I thought it was amusing...) In hindsight, during the year between when I broke up with my first girlfriend and when I started dating my ex-wife, I apparently was hit on by about eight different women, and didn't notice it until I was married. :P Some of them were eaich aay dubyah tee HAWT, too. :( Let's see, there was... 1. The Amway knockoff salesgirl who was obviously willing to use sex to get me involved. 2. The grunge band loving girl who got drunk and passed out in my room on my bed MULTIPLE TIMES. 3. A friend who even wrote me a love letter that I totally misread. 4. Young woman who worked at the minigrocer next door to my workplace, who was constantly flirting with me. 5. The first person I sold a computer to was a young lady who kept asking me to come over to fix her computer after the fact, but often there was nothing wrong with it and she'd ask me if I wanted to stay for a drink. 6. A woman from archery class who seemed interested, and I was interested, but I made the mistake of trusting #7 to get me her phone #... 7. Another woman from archery class who had a boyfriend, then broke up with him, then said she would give me #6's phone number and invite her to a party, and then she didn't do either. 8. Somebody who singled me out for fencing practice a LOT. Scary, no? I used to be EXTREMELY clueless. When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your* security they're talking about.*
Post #254,280 by ben_tilly 5/3/06 12:45:25 PM Reply	Hey, that gives you 8 leads to try to track down today! I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #254,281 by inthane-chan 5/3/06 12:52:54 PM Reply	Interesting thought. Of them, I still am in contact with #3 and #7. The rest I have no idea how to catch up with. #3 seems rather flaky these days, and not somebody I would be too interested in, #7 is married, and never actually even got #6's phone number. The rest of them I have NO idea how to get in touch with. I don't even remember last names. This was 10 years ago, remember... When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your* security they're talking about.*
Post #254,283 by ben_tilly 5/3/06 1:13:05 PM Reply	Even if you did know last names, they might have changed I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #254,284 by inthane-chan 5/3/06 1:24:13 PM Reply	And at least two of them have probably left the country.
Post #254,287 by ben_tilly 5/3/06 2:32:17 PM Reply	Given the current misadministration, this might be good. I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #254,286 by slugbug 5/3/06 1:52:42 PM Reply	Which leads to... At least you recognize it now... :) Somewhat related...caught the last portion of a "news" piece (yeah, right) on the best places for singles to meet these days. Supermarket at 6pm, coffee house on Sunday morning, common interest organizations (e.g. biking), singles cruises, etc. Does any of this really work? Thoughts on today's "best places"? -Slugbug
Post #254,292 by inthane-chan 5/3/06 2:52:24 PM Reply	Define "best". For example, I've found that my community college has a Language Partners Program, where hordes of people (about 90% female) from other countries who want to learn English show up, and practically throw themselves at the three native English speakers who are actually participating in the program. If I was desperate (which I am not, yet) it would be a great way to get laid. Long term? No. I'm currently betting on becoming a regular at a local Irish pub. The clientele is definitely around my age and attractive. I do need a wingman/woman to bring with me, though. Also, dancing classes in theory should be a good place to meet women. I'm hoping private dancing instruction is better than the community college system; in my prior class the class consisted almost entirely of older married women without their husbands, couples, and young horndogs like myself. When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your* security they're talking about.*
Post #254,307 by slugbug 5/3/06 4:04:08 PM Reply	Not so sure... Agree with your community college findings. Have not met too many folks this way. And, I'm not one to do the pub scene normally. Thinking of joining a local org that goes hiking on the weekends. I guess I just found it strange that a story about the best places for singles to meet was somehow "news". :)
Post #254,323 by inthane-chan 5/3/06 6:13:42 PM Reply	I should add... ...that I am volunteering to help with a couple of local plays. I think that's where my best bets lie. When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your* security they're talking about.*
Post #254,325 by imqwerky 5/3/06 6:31:20 PM Reply	That sounds like a lot of fun I'm trying to steer myself in that direction. I was active in drama in high school but stayed far away from it in college. Now I want to get back into it again. Hope you enjoy the experience and make some nice new friends. Amy
Post #254,327 by inthane-chan 5/3/06 6:49:31 PM Reply	Here's one of them. [link\|http://www.sexinseattle.org/\|http://www.sexinseattle.org/] They're pretty hilarious - they did a really bizzare takeoff on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon a few years back. When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your* security they're talking about.*
Post #254,371 by boxley 5/4/06 7:43:34 AM Reply	instead of being a regular, offer to work cheap watch what kind of hits the beertender is getting, thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #254,373 by Another Scott 5/4/06 8:18:42 AM Reply	Ah, the Julia Sweeney approach. ;-) On [link\|http://www.thislife.org/\|This American Life] last week, they had a show about the allure of crime. [link\|http://www.thisamericanlife.org/pages/descriptions/99/135.html\|Julia Sweeney] told about working as an assistant bartender at a hotel. Act One. Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad. When she was 21, Julia Sweeney got a job as a bartender's assistant and stole between ten and fifteen thousand dollars in cash. She describes the thrill of stealing, and how she justified her thefts to herself, and, oddest of all, how she became a more religious Roman Catholic during her crime spree. Julia Sweeney is an actress and writer, a former cast member at Saturday Night Live; and star of her autobiographical movie God Said Ha!. (14 minutes) It's quite funny, and gives some insight as to why and how people convince themselves that what they're doing is fine. I can't find a transcript, but free audio links are there. Cheers, Scott.
Post #254,379 by inthane-chan 5/4/06 8:55:47 AM Reply	Yeah, heard that the other day.
Post #254,295 by Andrew Grygus 5/3/06 3:21:03 PM Reply	Supermarkets? When I go to a supermarket just about every woman there is holding a cell phone to her ear. The main exceptions are the ones trying to control their kids. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #254,300 by inthane-chan 5/3/06 3:42:56 PM Reply	You're at the wrong supermarket. Trust me.
Post #254,304 by slugbug 5/3/06 3:59:42 PM Reply	a regional thing? I was in So. Calif a few weeks back on biz and noticed the same thing. At the gas station, the supermarket, the bookstore, etc...everyone is always talking on their cell phones it seems. Maybe try the community college thing? Or, do they have meet ups in So. Calif?
Post #254,329 by Andrew Grygus 5/3/06 6:59:33 PM Reply	Well, I'm sure I can come up with . . . . . plenty of options, but I'm stalling right now for several reasons. I do keep an eye out though, just the same, and the grocery stores I go to have vanishingly low potential. And your observation was correct, people in public places here are on their cell phones constantly, but particularly women. Sometimes I wonder if a woman can operate an SUV without a cell phone pressed to her ear because I practically never see one doing so. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #254,344 by jbrabeck 5/3/06 9:39:04 PM Reply	They're getting either operating instructions or directions. A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #254,351 by slugbug 5/3/06 10:59:05 PM Reply	observations.... ....from what I could see during my last trip there, it seemed more a status symbol than a matter of being lost or a dingbat about operating instructions. I also observed that cell-phone-to-ear-itus ended after going Northward past Santa Barbara and beyond. My $0.02
Post #254,354 by Andrew Grygus 5/3/06 11:15:59 PM Reply	I think he was implying . . . . . that since women are always complaining about men refusing to ask for directions (or operating instructions), that asking for those must be what these women are doing. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #254,389 by jbrabeck 5/4/06 10:12:06 AM Reply	Gee, thought the sign wasn't necessary on that one! [image\|/forums/images/warning.png\|0\|This is sarcasm...] A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. (Herm Albright)
Post #254,400 by slugbug 5/4/06 11:30:02 AM Reply	No, not necessary, but.... ....always enjoy seeing it. Knew you were being sarcastic. /soapbox The L.A. cell-phone-to-ear-constantly thing just annoys the cr*p outta me. And, I see as many men doing it as women. It causes accidents and, in general, negatively affects the flow of traffic. The worst offenders routinely run red lights or chat in the fast lane while driving very slowly. Argh! As another sign says....."shut up and drive". My $0.02. /soapbox off. -Slugbug
Post #254,402 by Andrew Grygus 5/4/06 11:40:20 AM Reply	Here in La Crescenta it's even worse. Since this is an upscale Koreatown now we have swarms of tiny Asian women who can barely drive at all all peering over the dashboards of Giant Mercedes and Lexus SUVs with cell phones pressed to their ears and paying little attention to where they're going, which they can barely see anyway. The "Soccer Mom Hour" is Hell on wheels here because the SUVs are all out in swarms with distracting kids added to the mix and all dodging mile long parades of stinking school busses. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #254,403 by boxley 5/4/06 11:46:47 AM Reply	try atlanta I wanted to jump out and take a picture of the first woman behind the wheel that didnt have a cell phone glued to her ear, Ive only been here a year. thanx, bill Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #254,421 by ben_tilly 5/4/06 1:15:05 PM Reply	The worst I've seen was a guy reading a book I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #254,427 by Andrew Grygus 5/4/06 1:43:44 PM Reply	I see both men and women reading quite often. Most of the time they seem to be preparing for a talk, meeting or sales presentation. Others have reported seeing many activities during rush hour, including one guy practicing the transverse flute. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #254,431 by jb4 5/4/06 1:50:21 PM Reply	ICLRPD (new thread) Created as new thread #254430 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=254430\|ICLRPD] jb4 "So don't pay attention to the approval ratings that say 68% of Americans disapprove of the job this man is doing. I ask you this, does that not also logically mean that 68% approve of the job he's not doing? Think about it. I haven't." — Stephen Colbert, at the White House Correspondent's Dinner 29Apr06
Post #254,433 by boxley 5/4/06 2:07:29 PM Reply	gotta get my eyes checked, first reading was transvestite Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
Post #254,486 by ben_tilly 5/5/06 2:18:11 AM Reply	I don't normally commute during rush hour So I see less craziness than I am sure most around me do. Cheers, Ben I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #254,506 by inthane-chan 5/5/06 10:51:10 AM Reply	Yeah, I read on my way to work sometimes. Of course, I'm usually walking, but hey... When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your* security they're talking about.*
Post #254,514 by Andrew Grygus 5/5/06 11:34:32 AM Reply	This brings up cartoon images . . . . . of a reading walker with one foot over an open manhole. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #254,472 by static 5/4/06 10:18:40 PM Reply	I've been behind a guy trying to read a newspaper. Every time he stopped, out would come the newspaper. He just didn't seem to get it. Wade. "Insert crowbar. Apply force."

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