Today I was feeling bored and vaguely adventurous, and I replied to two personals ads from craigslist - something I've never done before, but fuck it, why not. I heard back from one of them, a dude who was looking for someone to grab a bite to eat with, within an hour. I like food, and the guy's post was amusing so hey, it could work, right? It didn't happen in the end (he had already gotten tacos by the time I reached him) but the whole experience taught me a few things:
1. Most normal people watch tv. The fact that I don't really at all puts me at a serious disadvantage in terms of making conversation. Hmmm.
2. The women seeking women ads are really, really scary. I mean seriously.
3. Everybody wants to get laid. This guy managed to bring sex into the conversation after we'd been chatting for less than 15 minutes. I wonder whether everyone is really just looking for sex? Or if any dude you contact is gonna feel compelled to at least make a half-hearted attempt to maybe get it? What is it about online chatting that makes people think that openly stating they wanna bang a complete stranger they've never even laid eyes on is a good idea? Ugh. I mean, I'm a pretty, uh, liberated woman, but jesus christ.
4. Despite my cynical and ironic front, I'm generally a rather simple and trusting person. I'm also vaguely autistic, in that other people's minds are a total mystery to me. So this whole personals ads thing might not be a good idea, really at all.
Guess we'll see what happens with the other one.
1. Most normal people watch tv. The fact that I don't really at all puts me at a serious disadvantage in terms of making conversation. Hmmm.
2. The women seeking women ads are really, really scary. I mean seriously.
3. Everybody wants to get laid. This guy managed to bring sex into the conversation after we'd been chatting for less than 15 minutes. I wonder whether everyone is really just looking for sex? Or if any dude you contact is gonna feel compelled to at least make a half-hearted attempt to maybe get it? What is it about online chatting that makes people think that openly stating they wanna bang a complete stranger they've never even laid eyes on is a good idea? Ugh. I mean, I'm a pretty, uh, liberated woman, but jesus christ.
4. Despite my cynical and ironic front, I'm generally a rather simple and trusting person. I'm also vaguely autistic, in that other people's minds are a total mystery to me. So this whole personals ads thing might not be a good idea, really at all.
Guess we'll see what happens with the other one.
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i just recently went back to my old stomping grounds, HotOrNot.com cuz its starting to get to be too long since i last had any action. lol. yes, tmi... but im am so sick of having to be mr. smoov daddy. its just not me anymore, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do to get some action once in a while
really sorry i didn't get a chance to see you before i split - how was the Roots show, anyway? and yeah, it's going to be quite some time before we get to catch up again. maybe. when do you leave for Bonnaroo? i get back on the 8th...