More about great guy

I'm not sure how my folks would feel about Mr. New York, since he's black (and my parents are older and have some old-fashioned ideas... not that that excuses it) and fifty-two. I always attract older guys - when I was in my twenties I attracted guys in their forties, and now in my thirties I attract guys in their fifties.

He also wants kids and I really don't, but if he's otherwise the perfect person I would make the sacrifice to have kids if he felt strongly enough about it...

Met a great guy

I met a guy online I really like. He is in New York now but moving here soon. He is very handsome and well-spoken. I feel a definite spark.

Meanwhile, I told another nice guy I went out with a couple times that although I like him, I don't feel that romantic passion. Too bad...

Dating trials and tribulations

A guy I met online came over Friday night for swimming but turned out to be a loser. At first, things were going well. He told me he was more comfortable with me than he'd ever been with any other woman, etc. But at the end of the night, things took a negative turn. He is far more into the physical side of a relationship than I am, at least early on - it takes me a while to develop the comfort level and trust needed for that stuff. So he ridiculed me, saying no man would accept my "old-school" attitude. He also had the nerve to tell me I'm a bad kisser. Well, I know a number of other men who would say quite the opposite! ;-) So, anyway, I told this guy that I didn't think we were compatible. I don't need a guy who tries to make me feel bad about my value system and way of operating in a relationship. Or my kissing skills.

Then, last night, I was supposed to go dancing with another guy, but the club was closed. But the guy never made it that far, because he got lost. So he called me and we planned to meet at a Denny's midway between where he was and I was. But even though I told him exactly where the Denny's was and how to get there, he got lost again. So I told him to forget it. And I said he seems like a nice guy, but getting together seems to be too complicated, so we should just let things go. He didn't do a whole lot for me anyway, based on the online interaction we'd had, so no big deal.

Today was much better. I had a lunch date with another guy, and he was actually on time, and he was a good conversationalist. I enjoyed myself a great deal and would definitely see him again. He's a little old, though - fifty - but oh well, at least that makes him more mature than some guys closer to my age.

I have a lunch date next weekend with yet another guy. He seems really nice, so I am looking forward to it...

I have dates!

I'm going out dancing Saturday night with a guy I met online, and to lunch Sunday with another guy I met online. I hope they turn out to be normal. Another guy from the site sent me dirty pictures. Uhhh, no thanks.

New toy has arrived

My new BlackBerry is here, but I can't use it to blog on this site. For some reason, it has problems loading the blogger.com pages. Oh well! Otherwise, I really dig it.

Vet says to chill out

My vet says not to worry about Murray's patch of thinning fur. He said the change in seasons may be a factor (though it doesn't SEEM to be getting any cooler, LOL). The vet must be honest, because if he really wanted my money, he would play upon my fears and act all concerned and say that a bunch of expensive tests needed to be run.

So - I will just keep an eye on things and TRY not to worry! :-)

Today I'm just working a half-day, and the first thing I will do when I go in will be to go to lunch. A FREE lunch - the bosses are treating us today as a thank-you for all our hard work on getting the new layout system up and running. Free lunch rocks.

My cat, unlike me, is losing weight

Took Murray to the vet last night for vaccinations and check-up, and he's lost some more weight since the last time he was in. Three ounces since late July. He's a big boy and can stand to lose a little weight, but I hope he will come to a point where he stabilizes.

Another concern is the fact that the vet found a spot on Murray's back where his fur appears to be thinning. I hope something can be done to prevent it getting worse, but I don't know what could be done...

I found out that hyperthyroidism can be a cause of hair loss in cats, and since Murray's also losing weight, I'm wondering whether he should be checked for that. I e-mailed my vet about it. However, the vet didn't seem too concerned last night, so maybe it's nothing I should worry about.

Info on new phone

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/detail.aspx?tp=tb2&device=6d4fca92-916c-48bd-a991-e1f1dc91bc0d

Good start to football season

The Packers played well and won their first game, and Rodgers looked good at quarterback. It was also a good week for my fantasy football team - it won its first "game" of the season, hands down. Yay!

I bought my tickets to go to San Diego next month and visit my friends. We talked about going to the zoo and/or Wild Animal Park, and we're going dancing once or twice. So it should be a fun trip.

My new toy

I decided to upgrade my cell phone to a Blackberry and get e-mail and Internet service on it, since the Nazis at work have blocked a bunch of websites and are monitoring Internet usage. With the new phone, during the many, interminable down times at work, I'll be able to surf wherever I please on the Net, and not have to worry about my time online being monitored. So soon I will be able to do Facebook at work again (and MySpace and Twitter and whatever else the company blocks). And blog...

Pretty sad that...

... the highlight of my Friday night was sitting around chatting online with a bunch of old ladies pretending to be cats. :-)

I miss my dancing buddies!!

Need to get back on track with diet

I need to get back on my diet. I did so well, losing forty pounds in just a few months. But for the last couple of months, I've been mired in some really bad habits again, getting cookies from the vending machine at work, eating lots of fast food, ordering lots of pizza, etc. I've got to stop it and start eating less, and better, again. I want to lose more weight, and it will never happen if I don't get back in good habits.

All is well

My supervisor allowed me to Friend him on Facebook. I'm glad I didn't offend him by asking! :-)

My Sears supervisor rocks

At a meeting for cashiers on Monday morning, I learned that nobody, but nobody, is supposed to get time off around Black Friday. That would have seriously ruined my plans to go to WI for Thanksgiving for the first time in seven years. But I asked my supervisor about it privately after the meeting, and he said it wouldn't be a problem, I could have the time off. It would just remain between us, keep it hush-hush, etc. That was extremely nice of him. I told him I would bring him back some cheese from Wisconsin.

He was also nice enough to bring tea and cake to the early-morning meeting, to make it a little easier to swallow. He announced at the meeting that he is on Facebook, so since I'm also on Facebook, I sent him a message asking if we were allowed to Friend him. He hasn't answered. I don't know whether he's not a big Net/Facebook guy and just hasn't gotten the message yet, or whether he's just ignoring me. In any event, I'll pin him down on Sunday when I see him, if I haven't heard back from him by then.

I'm pretty happy with my fantasy football team. I got Ryan Grant and Donald Driver from the Packers, along with kicker Mason Crosby. I also got Terrell Owens and Hines Ward. One of my fellow league members wanted to get T.O. in a trade, but no way was I giving him up. I've made a couple of trades, one to get rid of a WR I didn't want, and I got one who will hopefully be better. The other trade was to try to solve a RB dilemma - I had two out of three with the same bye date, so that means on that day I would only have one RB available sted of two. So I got one who has a different bye date, and I think he will be a better RB than the one I traded away anyway.

Football season starts tomorrow. Yay!