Am I in Kansas?

A difficult weekend this one was; I wonder did it have anything to do with the dramatic weather conditions. The week before, Monday, was raining, by the weekend, it was 98 degrees and now it's cloudy and tornadoes. I don't live in Kansas, do I?

I danced in my favorite place, saw my favorite security guards, paid a small cover charge...life was good. But the people that night were weird, let me say, more weird than ususal. Strange behavior, indeed. I was told once again, that someone, a male was afraid of me (if I had $1k bucks for everytime, I heard that one). I was left on the dance floor but a bald mutha ucker, who somehow thought it was funny. The older creepy guy sat in the corner, eyes fixated on me until he went home. Did I mentioned there was a full moon in the same week too?

Maybe it's time to hang up the ol' dancing shoes for awhile at least until these folks get a grip on life again. What am I thinking? Give it up because of one strange night?

I shall think of Mystery's words of wisdom when things are not always going my way. F 'em!

The weekend wasn't a total loss. I broke bread with good friends, shared tales, some funny, some not so much. And I even baked with Missy, the shock of shocks while watching a show about "beach weddings". Yeah, I'm still disillusioned about life, relationships and marriage, but for brief moments, I saw a glimmer of hope for the future.

Don't Make Me Do It..But It's Good For You!

Well, some of my friends have been encouraging me to embark the world of internet dating. I've been kicking and screaming the whole time, without any "real" objections. Sure I meet tons of people everyday, but I haven't really dated since "him".

A few weeks ago, I received a "cryptic" text message from a dating website. I called my partner in crime, paralysed by fear, not knowing how to take this sign. Without hesitation, she created an email account, separate from my own, a screen name along with a picture formed, and voile, my new identity was born. (Sidenote: how many identities can 1 person have in cyberworld?) For sure, the website is a bit cheesy, asking for $16.33 per month for their service. I had my reservations, but almost immediately, my photo commanded various looks from some "interesting" people. But what I don't like about this site is to send a "cupid alert" or an email is ok, but the request for money is prominent. And from what I can tell, the "gentleman" have not shelled any money out of their pockets either. A cat and mouse game indeed.

However, this led me to take on the industry leader of dating websites a few days later. Once again, my partner in crime sat beside me, as my hands froze in fear trying to think of clever things to say about myself without sounding desperate or needy. It wasn't easy, not because I'm either of those things, I'm not a great proponent of selling one's self. I came up with something, but I'm not sure if it reads I want a "partner for life". Over 3 weeks, however, I have been review over 130 times, which I don't know if that's impressive or not. But what I have noticed is within the previews of said profile, no one has initiated to "wink" or "send an email". It just like real life, the guy doesn't want to make the first move for fear of....rejection. So as of today, I've sent 2 winks and an email, receiving at least one response. That's encouraging. My next step, since I have nothing to lose, throw caution to the wind and wink at as many fellas that I deemed worthy, based on picture and profile. I'm not sure if that's the "professional" way to do it, but like life, it's not going to be handed to you.

Wish me luck and I'll keep you posted!

Why U Should Stay Home on a Friday Night

So Mystery told me a story about his friend's Friday night. Boots had an invitation to dance with some mutual friends. They met at a local restaurant, primarily to leave cars and commute to their destination. One of the friends in common didn't show up, no phone call, nada! So that left Boots with acquaintance A and the new folks, Boy A and Girl A. Girl A states she has to eat before heading north, some kind of eating disorder. If she doesn't eat, she'll pass out. Umm, ok! Well she did eat and passed out anyway. In comes the handsome paramedics to the rescue; tells girl A she should be sent to the hospital. In a panic, she refuses. Can we say "no insurance", perhaps? So with all of this dialogue, the PD shows up, trying to figure out what was going on. Of course, cops asks questions, right? Their target was Boy A. Did he look or act suspicious? Did he have on the wrong clothes or perhaps looked a little shady? No one really knows, but the next thing anyone knew, he was spread eagled across the car with shiny new silver bracelets. WTF?!

Unfortunately, the group never made it to the final destination. The hospital was the gathering place and Girl A was going to be ok.

A Week in Review

Who knew that I would attend not 1, not 2 but 3 concerts all in one week? Along with the typical things that I do, it was a great week.

Let's see in one week, I:
*Danced last Friday night at my favorite place
*Visited my friend's 2 week baby girl on Saturday. She's adorable and reminds me how sweet and cute they are, but I don't want another one.
*Danced again in South County feeding birthday cake to a beautiful guy. Nice!
*Attended Sunday's salsa workshop ith world renowned, Francisco Vasquez and then lunch in the LBC on 2nd street at a fabulous Middle Eastern restaurant with same beautiful guy.
*Cinco de Mayo dancing the light fantastic near the airport with Francisco Vasquez and my friends.
*Attended an amazing concert, the Pink Martini...loved it!!
*Drove to Montebello to see El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico performance. Amazing even though I ran into the "Lost Boy". We're going to be ok, I think. We need time.
*Saw the last concert on Saturday, Angel Lebron and his band.

And I worked a full time job on top of it all.

Wow.....I'm tired!