I have busted my hump this morning! I’ve gotten a ton of stuff out and off my plate and now it’s about lunchtime and I don’t have a dog to walk today (I took her to daycare this morning), so I wanna write! I have a whole bunch of tidbits that I haven’t had the chance to write about lately, so hold onto your lacy panties while I tell you about some of the things going on in my life!
The Photo Shoot: I’d been kind of complaining about the dating apps for various reasons to friends and pretty much anyone who’d listen and there’s so much chatter about catfishing and people not looking like who they portray in their photos online. I noted that most people I meet say I actually look better than my photos, so it got me thinking that maybe my photos just aren’t that great? I wondered if I had some photos professionally taken that I might attract a higher caliber of candidates? So over the weekend, I did a photoshoot with my friend Karl. Now. He’s not a professional; he does this as a hobby. But he has a very good eye and his camera is top-notch and the photos are high resolution and gorgeous. We got up before the sun on Saturday morning and did shoots on the roof of my building and on the downtown streets during the golden hour (so pretty!) and inside my apartment and at the farmer’s market…just me and my dog…doing weekend stuff and things we like to do when I have free time. I think they turned out BEAUTIFUL, if I do say so myself, and I’ve just now started to figure out which ones I want to use on the dating apps. What I think I’ll do is a mix of the professional ones with other ones so that it doesn’t look like a fakey profile with professional photos only, you know? We’ll see how that goes. Bottom line - it was SO much fun to do and I’m really happy about them! We decided that we did summer shots so we’ll have to do Fall/Winter shots when the time comes as well (those of you who online date know how particular people can get about how recent your photos are, you know?)
The Bumble Losers: And yet, there are still so many motherfuckers out there in Datingland. Ugh. I’m so discouraged. I’m trying not to be, but I can’t help it when guys just can’t be bothered to lift a fucking FINGER to meet! Take “Larry”, for example. We communicated back and forth and discovered that we both live downtown within a couple of blocks from each other. In fact, there was one evening the week before last where we passed each other on the street!! I thought I recognized him from his photo (and his accent - he’s British and he happened to be talking with his friend at the time), and he recognized me and reached out on Bumble to tell me that he saw me and that I looked better than my photos (see?) and wanted to see if I wanted to meet sometime. I offered him a couple of scenarios, but all involved walking with me and my dog (as I do…). And each time he said YES, but then had a reason to back out of it. It’s like the EASIEST thing in the world to walk out your door, meet, say hello, walk a couple of blocks with me… we could even stop for a cocktail or a beer at a sidewalk pub or cafe!! IS THAT SO FUCKING HARD?!! I suppose it is for Larry, because he’s backed out every. Single. Time. Geezus.
The Doctor is OUT: That’s right. Haven’t heard from Doc D in days now. I’m getting the message loud and clear. At least I have a whole team of medical professionals put together now who can help me with my medical questions, but WHO, pray tell, can SCRATCH “THAT” ITCH??? I’m sad, but I’m not hopeless. Still. It sucks.
Work is Getting Weird Again: I sense some movement and some change again. This time it might be me. I get up for work every day and I’m excited to start my day, you know? And I’m proud of who I am so I’m excited to put on something nice and fix my hair and makeup and look like a businesswoman. But nobody here at my office seems to care. I show up literally an hour before my counterparts get here - which means that they show up an hour late. They don’t give a rat’s ass what they look like and they are complainey all the time. I don’t want to complain about work all day. I want to DO stuff! I want to ACCOMPLISH things! I want to move and shake! I am ALIVE, dammit! I feel like I need to work in a more exciting environment. And I want to work downtown - where it’s bustling - instead of this weird burb. I do sense a change about to happen here at the office and I’m thinking I need to get ahead of it… I need to get moving!
Okay, speaking of moving…I gotta get a few more things done before I head to my doctor’s office for a check-up on my carotid artery, my aneurysm, my blood pressure, my meds, my everything!!!
Love you to pieces, my friends!
GS
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