Return expiration date?

You know the age old saying that applies to men and dating..."they always come back"?  Well it is so very true.  I have 2 offenders who always make a come back after doing something stupid or dropping off the face of the earth to be the spies I have assumed they must be.  Why on earth do it guys?  Just say you aren't interested or stay out of our lives.  Why keep coming back???  So with my 2 recent come back on the scenes I have been a totally different person than the times before.  I'm setting standards.  Here's what I want, can you give that to me this time without running off to Russia for 6 months?  If you can't get to stepping and if you lie and say you can, know the repercussions are devastating for you. 

Return 1-  So haven't seen or spoken to him in 3 or so months other than his occasional texts to congratulate me on milestones in my life that he heard about through the grapevine.  I recently saw him somewhere and I was cordial, while he was acting as if nothing had changed.  Giving me full disclosure on his whereabouts and the such, just making it super obvious he thought everything was the same.  What???  So here it is, I said on this blog that if I got asked out I would go out with anyone.  So he asked me out and I went and had a great time.  It was a interesting date in the boonies, we went to a tai chi festival and then to a farmer's market and then to lunch.  It was one of our best dates ever.  Even with my wall up like dude I don't believe you. Fast forward a few days and we meet up for ice cream!!!  This dude is trying to wear me down with cuteness....I'm trying to keep an open mind but it is so hard because of our history. 

Return 2-  This fool has been on  assignment in jerkville since winter sometime.  And today he sent me a text.  One really outlining his whereabouts and apology.  It was this:  "Good Morning". 

Word?  Ugh!  Now he's texting he wants to have some sort of a relationship with me...I'm rolling my eyes as I type.  Where does this dude get off?  If there are any guys reading this please let me know your thoughts. 

the bold and the courteous...

So last week i got bold.  I started reaching out to a couple of dudes I always thought were cute and fun and pretty much demanded dates.  it was like having an outer body experience.  Me???  Reach out to someone and plan a date?  Not I said the blind guy.  But the power of having to blog about my dating has made me a little bolder.  Well mainly cause you need dates to blog about.  LOL.  So alas i reached out and started some communication with 2 guys I may be slightly interested in.  Ok let's face it, I'm in stalk with one of them.  SMH. 

But you all who are reading this (I'm not really sure anyone is reading this thing), should be very proud!  I reached out to both!  One date was planned and has happened.  It's funny he is the one I am not stalking.  Completely not my usual type but still I felt something about something.  Guess what?  He was another gentleman.  I mean he knocked it out of the box with the chivalry.  Walking on the side of the sidewalk closest to the street, wouldn't let me pay for anything.  And then walked me to the car and then walked around and opened MY door to get into my own car.  Really?  LOL.  I'm super lame but I was floored.  Dude is a character which makes us a good match...just one thing though...he's skinny.  I think I might break him.  :|

The stalkee and I have agreed to plan something but nothing is planned yet.  I wonder if it is because he has figured out I am stalking him???  LOL.

Discuss. 

F*CK IT!

I just got a piece of sage advice from a male friend today.  He said "F*ck it".  As soon as he said it I thought to myself, that's exactly what I need to do, this dude is a genius.  In this weird quest or whatever you call it that I am blogging about I have discovered 2 things:

1. I get bored and tired of ridiculousness very quickly
2. I don't know how to take a loss

Let's discuss.  I've been dealing pretty regularly with hot chocolate guy.  We chat a bunch go on some outings here or there.  But here's my thing about him...I have to start every communication.  He never reaches out to me first.  So if I don't say anything he's gone for days.  On top of that this dude works maybe 22 hours a day.  Who does that?  I'm apparently needy (learned that just now) and I don't deal well with being bored.  Confirmation to point 1, if you are a habitual ridiculousness crosser then don't join online dating sites claiming to want to meet someone.  You aren't for real.  You are playing games hot chocolate.  Now I can say that just fine right now to you.  Come tomorrow I am going to be a little sad inside because I want to know what happened?  Where did I go awry?  Should I reach out to hot chocolate?  Maybe he's busy?  Which brings me to point number 2.  I need to take the "L" and move on.  In essence I need to say 'F*CK IT".  No need to dwell time to move on. 

Move on time:  I joined match.  What a different experience this has been from my past time on match.  This time around I seem to get more people reaching out to me which is great for my Kanye West size Ego.  Needless to say, I am having more fun on this site than I expected.  It's a lot of emailing and no real dates yet but sheesh i am really juggling these fools.  I am still a smidge picky and I deny folks I'm not even remotely interested in.  But I have been accepting to the idea of perhaps dating a person from another race.  We shall see what happens. But now I state that no matter what may or may not happen, I will have the presence of mind to say "F*CK IT!"

UPDATES

First and foremost, I am not really sure this blogging thing is for me...I mean everyday?  I am clearly not meeting that goal.  lol.  Anyhow here are the latest....I've been on a few dates with the same dude from POF.  He's decent.  When we met he was cuter than his picture which is a plus and he was more muscular too.  We met for drinks....well I did.  he had a hot chocolate.  I was like what straight man has a hot chocolate on a date?  Especially a big old swole up one?  But whatever.  So from jump I felt like a drunk....I'll have a Merlot please...and another.  So apparently I wasn't prepared to meet someone I didn't know and when I got there panic set in.  I didn't see him so then I didn't know what to do.  I was literally standing by the door like Ricky Bobby in Talledega nights "what do I do with my hands?"  LOL.  I saw someone on their phone and I instantly started to dig in my purse for my purse for my phone.  Whew!  Crisis adverted.  Anyhow we had a good convo, he was a nice dude and we got along great.  I damn near did him in the back of my car when he offered to walk me to my car.  I was like whoa!!!!!!!!!  I don't know the last time someone volunteered to be a gentleman.  Wowsers!  Am I alone or do any of you have the same issue?

In a few days...I will post about my match .com experience. 

where in the world is carmen san diego?

I love how everyone has been looking for me over the past few weeks or so, I appreciate the concern.  where have I been?  In love with the leprechaun?  Nope...he and I never went out...why cause this dude had more new phone numbers than Avon Barksdale on The Wire  (aka he was a drug dealer).  We could never plan something cause he would somehow always 'lose" his phone and therefore lose my number.  After 3 times I didn't even bother calling him again because I already knew the drill.  That leprechaun was not magically delicious. 

Other than that little mishap (emphasis on little) I can't say I have been doing much.  I've been working like Kunta Kinte and not having anytime to date.  I have been communicating with some fellas on plentyoffish.com.  It's been interesting, more because I am still instantly selective.  I can't bring myself to talk with someone who's post says "looking for woman to help with home".  Really?  Are you a caveman?  Do you have 14 children?  no thanks.  I did go back and forth with a nice gentleman, cute pic good job good convo.  We exchanged numbers.  So I called him...dude was right off the boat from Haiti...like for real I couldn't understand a word the dude was saying.  Never called him again.  Is it too much to ask for someone you can communicate with? 

Anyhow I have another one on plenty that is interesting.  He makes me laugh which is cool.  I made the decision to send him my cell phone number today.  I will keep you posted.  I mean it this time. 

next post will be about the guy I dated from plenty....get ready it's a good one.

I'm back on the block

OK people, I am taking your advice and hitting the streets.  Last weekend I went out with my roommate to a wine bar and dinner.  We went to a cute spot call Nectar (that's for my NYC folks) anyhow it was a great girls night out.  As we went to the next place...mind you a little tipsy, I had a gentleman approach me and say "he had ot say something to me because I was such a beautiful woman."  My first reaction..."ughhh pullezzze."  Second reaction "here we go first dude I am nice to because of this blog".  It was real weird mainly since I knew I normally wouldn't give this dude the time of day.  We exchanged numbers and will meeting soon for a date.  Funniest part of the night, once I was done speaking with dude, my friend asks me "who's the leprechaun you were talking to?"  Yes people he's short.  lol.  And from this point forward he will be called "the leprechaun". 

Additional update: me and the leprechaun have spoken on the phone and I must say it has been a pleasant surprise.  Not that short people can't formulate sentences or anything, but he has been an interesting conversation dude.  He said he would like to take me out to breakfast.  At first i was like...really dude are you serious?  Thinking does he think I am doing him?  But then he said, I find that most people are more alert in the morning...hmmmm this might a smart leprechaun.  lol. 

I also just joined a website called plentyoffish.com.  Please look at this fools profile picture.  I don't even have any words. 

M.I.A.

So I know I have been missing in action but its mainly cause I ain't had a date since the toe dude.  lammmmmmeeeeeee!  

Why?  I'm afraid!  Maybe I should change my challenge?  Or cancel it?  I struggled with this for 2 weeks and I decided I need to have some rules.  So yes I know one is no one is coming to my house.  lol. 

But what else should I include? 

On another note I need some help getting dates.  HELP!!!  I don't know where to go, what to do, how to go about it.  I guess I know why I'm single now huh?  LOL.  Any suggestions out there in the blogosphere?  I did try crazyblinddate.com but guess what no one in my criteria was available.  I'm going to try again and keep it wide open...oh lord.  :)  Any other ideas? 

On a story point---Should return offenders count?  I have a few dudes I used to date that always seem to come back on the scene.  It's like my mother said...they always call again.  And man if they don't.  Anyhow, this one guy who we will call "the comic" has been trying to make a comeback.  I keep saying no to going out again...maybe I should and add him to the story trail.  There are definitely some funny quirks about dude that I can share which would be very entertaining.  Let me know if you want to hear about the return offenders too. 

There are lot of to do's from you the readers.  So I shall end it with this....It's up to you what my next steps are.  So respond or I won't know what you want. 

Smooches-
GP