After work Friday I had a date with Gary. Since I was going to the resturant straight after work I wore a white tee shirt and my 501 (which I consider perfect casual date attire). Well, Carl came into the office and asked if any help could be spared for shipping since they are behind again. The other two were on deadline and he never mentioned me. Normally I volunteer for that but I get grungy working in shipping so I didn't say anything either. After Carl left Grant said I could go back there if I wanted.

"No, I'm wearing white and I have a date right after work."

"Well tell Kevin you'll ride around in his vette a bit later so you can clean up."

"Kevin is the lawyer, Alan drives the vette and Gary is my date tonight."

He never mentioned anything more about it.

Dinner with Kevin went well. He ended up staying over. Nothing happened, we just cuddled... for real, I promise...don't look at me like that.

Dinner at Appleby's went well with Gary. It's getting easier and easier to get him and keep him talking. We talked Thursday night on the phone to arrange a time and he was very talkative. He told me then that Morgan, his 14 yr old daughter, is moving back here Sunday which is today. Her mom moved them to California back in April when Gary was on vacation for his birthday. He never got to tell her goodbye. Anyway, she's miserable and is coming home. I knew she would be back but figured it would be later in the month, closer to when school starts, or right after school starts.

So he's stressed out about that. He hasn't really talked to her much in the 2 1/2 yrs since she and her mom moved out. He's not quite sure of how things will adjust and work out.

After dinner we checked out movies at 3 different places but either the start times were after 9.30 or sold out. So I suggested renting something and watching it at my place since he lives on the Southside. He watches a lot of movies so it was hard to find something we both haven't seen. Finally I said, "Wanna see Snatch?"

"Sure. Could you repeat that in a recorder later. It isn't often I'm asked that."

Gary isn't really a touchy feely person but when I walked him out he shyly touched me and then didn't want to move his hands. He wasn't pawing at me, just putting his hands at my waist or hips and keeping them there. He was so sweet and shy when he leaned toward me for a kiss it just melted my heart.

Alan traded his '99 red corvette he bought this past New Year's Eve for a '02 blue corvette. He wanted red but all they had was blue. Pretty blue too, he posted a pic of it on his website. I didn't know they made blue corvettes. I've seen red, black, yellow, grey and white. But never blue. Those yellow and white ones are sweet.

Ok, if you are going to post a singles ad online with a picture, please keep these few things in mind. I have seen all of these in case you think I made these up.

1. Don't post a picture of yourself with your face buried in the very ample bosom(s) of some chick(s).

2. Don't post a picture of yourself in a tux cheek to cheek with someone who looks like a bride or prom date. Even if it is your sister, crop her out.

3. If you want to show your bare chest, that's fine, don't do it surrounded by a whole bunch of prom dresses in what looks like a dressing room.

4. If you want to show off your uniform, please make sure there isn't a Raggedy Ann doll sitting on the little table next to you. This brings to mind some sort of sick shit you play with your daughter.

5. Group shots are discouraged unless you look drastically different from the others. Being a 5'10" blond in a group of 5'10" blonds doesn't help.

I can't speak for all women but these are some things I enjoy seeing:

Men pictured with their pets, musical instrument or other hobby of choice or on a motorcycle (not by it, on it). Casual clothing is good, nothing ripped, torn, dirty or obscene. Bonus points for nice jeans and a white or black plain tee or denim shirt . A nicely lit photo is best, preferably outdoors and bonus if it is in some foreign land. Double bonus if it is a country I haven't been to. Triple bonus if it is somewhere in Ireland. Automatic marriage proposal if it is County Donegal.

And always make sure it's in focus.

That concludes today's lesson on online dating.

Went to bed with a rip roaring headache dulled only by tylonol pm. Woke up with the same headache. Would have stayed home but I had one more pack to finish up on so I went in took care of that, left a note saying I was going home and left at 11a.

Kevin will be over in about an hr for dinner. He wanted to do something today and sorta hinted around that it would be cool if I made us dinner. I thought so too since I haven't had anyone to cook for and would like to do that. When I came home he had IM'd me asking if I wanted to move our dinner to another day. Said I'd take a nap and meds, we'll see how I feel around 3p.

Did feel better but drained. Went to the store, picked up a few things and came home and did a half hearted job at straightening up. Already made the pasta salad and the green salad is in a bag so nothing doing there. In a little bit I'll start the barbeque glazed chicken. That should make for a good meal. Don't know if he'll be bringing wine or not. Hope not, I don't need wine right now. Also bought a loaf of French bread in celebration of Lughnasah. He doesn't know it's a holiday, maybe I'll tell him, maybe not. I know he won't be offended.

Saw a bumpersticker that said, "Jesus is coming!"

Nice to know someone will be tonight, I thought. And the bible says masterbation is a sin.

'Love yourself,' isn't that a commandment. 'Love thy neighbor as thyself.' Wow, bible condoned mutual masterbation.

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I was at work Friday when my spacebar suddenly broke. It wasn't completly broke, just the left side, which if I was just typing, wouldn't have bothered me. But since I use the left end of the spacebar to pan, zoom in, zoom out, deselect, add to selection, etc in Photoshop and Illustrator, I needed a new keyboard. So I immeadiatly send off an icq to techrequestinganewkeyboardsincetheoneIwasusinghadabrokespacebar.

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Bought the latest issue of Sage Woman, the whole issue is about sexuality.

I was supposed to get my period Monday. Did I? No of course not. That would make life too simple and compartmentalized. So as not to ruin my undies I've been carring around pantyliners and a tampon with me everywhere. Last night I have only one liner left. Do you know what this means? I'll probably start today. Did I? Yes of course.

Add pepsi, milk and some sort of raw meat to that grocery list as well.