The Blind Date

Last night as I was eating dinner at my favorite Thai restaurant I witnessed a middle aged woman teetering into the bar on super high stiletto heels. She had a on very short skin tight purple dress that she was obviously very uncomfortable in. She kept yanking down the hem as she tried to casually saunter into her bar stool. She looked around nervously and fidgeted with her hair. Moments later a middle aged man in a suit and tie patting at his thinning hair walked in an looked around. Their eyes met. "Are you"....he asked, "you must be"......she said. They both looked pleased and relieved at the same time. Witness, "The Blind Date"....(cue horror movie soundtrack). Although I am happy to report that this one seemed to turn out much better than many I have witnessed or even experienced.
Blind dates are often humiliating. I've only ever been on two and I'm sure both parties were scarred beyond belief (it always seems to slip the mediating parties mind to mention that I'm over six feet tall). The look of terror in a mans eyes as he's looking up at me is more than I can bear. I actually ended a date by going to the bathroom and escaping out the back door (yes, shameful but he wouldn't stop commenting on how big I was.BIG????? Really now).
I guess I just don't get the point. I know you matchmakers out there think you're doing friends a favor setting them up. And yes I do have married friends who actually met on blind dates (gorgeous people I might add). But seriously most of us are attracted to the whole package. We like people that we get to know over time. We appreciate their intelligence and humor.
Blind dates are something I liken to a Hollywood casting call. It's all about the looks. That first impression. Anything off is a deal breaker. Don't tell me otherwise.
All and all I like meeting people at random. A smile at the grocery store. A new friend you meet at a party. A person running in the park. But that's just me. I don't like forced. I like to be found when no one is looking.
But enough said. I'm so glad I'm happily hitched an no longer not looking. But for those of you out there (not looking), just beware of the blind date. You never know what terror is in store. And always plot your escape routes accordingly.
:)

Sleep.....Please Take Me Away!!!!

So the cold has won. I'm officially sick. I shouldn't complain. It's been at least three years since I've been ill. I just want to sleep because I don't have the energy to do anything else. But I just lay here staring out the window at the weak morning sun. At least my sinuses are clear and I can breathe thanks to the aid of cold medication.
Ah enough whining already.
I think I'll get up in a bit and grab my embroidery. I can do that between naps and read some books. I should be glad for this excuse to be exquisitely lazy for a change.
I'm sure by next weekend I'll be running here and there with my usual busy bee routine. Now for a nap with the dogs. Life can be good even in the unexpected.

Random blah blah blah........

It's been an interesting welcome into the month of March. Icy cold winds, sleet, snow. Yesterday it warmed up so much it felt like spring and the wind gusted so hard that it sounded like the sheet metal was being ripped off the building at work. I love the extremes of weather we get here in the northwest. One day it's snowing. The next day you're mowing the lawn.
I'm fighting off a cold right now. I keep saying this even though my throat is sore and my chest tickles. But I'm not officially sick.....yet. I think if I refuse to acknowledge it, the cold will go away. Yes, I know it's silly but just humor me.
I've been running quite a bit lately. I'm still slow as hell but I feel stronger and I can run a little faster for longer periods of time. It helps that I have plenty of friends who are willing to run slow with me. I'm looking forward to this spring when Mark will meet me after work to go around Lake Padden on his bike while I run.
I've taken up yet another hobby. I accidentally got into embroidery after a friend asked me to embroider his girlfriends name on something he bought her. I have some books that show basic stitches but I hadn't really done much with it before. I looked up some videos online and found the coolest online shop for patterns. It's called Sublime Stitching (great name). The have the coolest patterns. I ordered Chihuahua's (of course), pin up babes and Day of the Dead. I went to my local quilt shop and invested in floss, hoops and needles. The fun thing about this is I can take it anywhere. I can sit in the local coffee shop or go camping with my little basket. I've taken my sewing projects camping but let me tell you that's a huge production with all the crap I have to pack. I'm so excited to start adding this to my repertoire of items on Etsy. Which I really need to get on because I'm way behind, but I need a new camera because the nice one I had broke finally from being dropped too many times (curses)!!!!! Ah the life of me.
Well gotta get ready for work. So off with you. Happy day.
xo