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12/17/2005 21:47 #23736

par-tay
Have fun at the party everyone....
Wish I could come and meet some of alls y'alls.
(wow, the new orleansisms come out at the oddest times)

Alas, I am sitting in my little hole praying that no one crashes their car or gets stabbed or burned or is involved in any other sort of unfortunate event that will keep me up all night. :)

Would much rather be out socializing, but oh well...

So have fun, and congrats to everyone that just finished finals.

-J

12/15/2005 03:28 #23735

boy-crazy
Category: (again)
I swear you would think I'm in high school if you could see the thoughts that go through my head. I'm not sure I think about much beside boys these days. It's pathetic. I think my (younger) sister getting married before me has freaked me out more than I realized. not to mention going to my ex's wedding.

But help me out here girls (and guys I guess)
This is my wish list.
Am I really asking THAT much?
(well the answer is yes. I want mr. wonderful, and I won't settle)

30ish
smart
funny
professional
attractive enough
similar values to mine
SINGLE.
As in NEVER MARRIED.
And not currently dating someone. (you'd think that's a no-brainer, but it's not).
And for god's sake, no kids.
Call me a bitch, but I do not ever want to be a stepmother or a second wife. I don't want to deal with your baggage. I will marry once, forever. Personally I think being divorced shows poor judgment on your part- you married the wrong person- should have known better. [yeah yeah flame away].
Preferably non-smoker.
Preferably non-religious.
Preferably graduate-degreed, but definitely college-degreed.
And call me shallow, but I WILL judge you by your shoes. ;)

(and I wonder why I'm single, with a laundry list like that!)
jenks - 12/15/05 20:21
Well yes. You make good points. And kind/thoughtful/considerate is first on my list, and I guess I assume it's implied. (though it was what my last guy was lacking the most. He had most of the other stuff, but as I learned slowly and painfully, wasn't too big on the giving-a-shit-about-me part, which hurt.)
And I don't consider these silly traits I list as absolutes- it's not like I won't give others a shot- it's just that I when I think about what I would like in someone, those come to mind. And I don't think I'm desperate, and I really don't have the ticking clock feeling... But at the same time I can't help but think that it's been a really long time since I had a guy that really cared about me and made me feel good and did the little things... And I miss that. Not that I can't live without it, not that I'm not ok with my life as it is... I just think sometimes that it would be nice to have someone to share it with... in a sane loving mutually respectful way. (and yeah, I miss the sex too.)
Sigh...
I know he's out there somewhere. And I know that you only find what you're looking for when you stop looking.
leetee - 12/15/05 19:28
(E:Ladycroft) has an excellent point. What you do not want to do is trap yourself into thinking there is a specific time in which you must be married. I think nothing scares away potential relationships more than desperation. In friendships or relationships. I think when the time is right, you will know it and feel it. Don't give up on the fact that it is out there for you.

Funny, i don't recall (e:Ladycroft) ever having posted a list of her own, but then again my memory just is not what it used to be (if it ever was anything to be impressed about!).

I find this whole subject facinating and interesting. I have seen others with laundry lists of what they require or want in a mate, both men and women. Rarely at the top do i see something as simple and basic as "kind" or "thoughtful" or "considerate" or "giving" or "generous" or even "accepting". Is it because it is implied?

As to your specific list, i understand a lot of it. I really understand not wanting to be a stepmom. That is a huge complicated responsibility. I also understand and relate to the non-religious and non-smoker thing (hey, i just quit smoking less than a year ago, folks; i can't understand why anyone kissed me for the 20+ years i was a smoker!). In fact, i understand all the things you prefer. That you have preferences.

What i do not understand is why you would limit yourself. What would happen if your soul mate really is younger than you? But you won't meet him because the person you end up with has to be 30ish? What if he is a plumber, earns an amazing living because he invented some do-hickey thingie but you will not date him because he is not a professional? What if he has tons of baggage from his mom or dad or the girl he dated in high school that slept with his best friend?

I think the reason i can puzzle it out the way i do is because i used to have a specific list of my own. And my husband meets almost none of it. Except that he is the person i knew i would end up with when i met him. Despite the fact that he is not a tall skinny pale british wordsworth type, he is kind and thoughtful and considerate and giving and generous and accepting. And i thank my lucky stars i was open to him when i met him.
ladycroft - 12/15/05 11:54
Don't fall in the "I'm 30 I have to be married now" trap. It'll happen it it's own time, when it's right for the pair of you.

I once posted a similar thought, only I was much more liberal (basically, be a decent human being) and I got railed for it.

This past May my ex got married to the girl he left me for. It kind of put me in a little spin too. Not that I had any interest in him, but the whole scenario just sucked.

I really hope you're stopping by the snow party, we have GOT to talk!

12/13/2005 23:43 #23734

ugh ugh ugh ugh
Category: men suck
AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrGGGGGGGGGGGGGhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I am SO FUCKING SICK of being treated like shit and not respected/appreciated.

Are ALL boys (I refuse to call them men) assholes, or just the ones I date?
I'm really losing faith here.

Grrrrrrrrrrr.

Off to cry myself to sleep.
a-GAIN.

jenks - 12/15/05 01:48
At this point, a guy can finger me any way he wants....
(oh snap!)

thanks for the love everyone. (and yes jason is prob right, but the odds of bumping into a 30ish smart professional funny decent looking guy with values close to mine in Buffalo seem to be slim to none.)
Feeling a little better tonight, except that my coworker suckssuckssucks.
joshua - 12/14/05 15:49
Jason says not to feel sad. Two people getting together and getting along perfectly seems to Jason to be accidental more than anything else. Bump into enough people and you will eventually find one you can deal with! Make sure he is Republican though.
joshua - 12/14/05 14:11
Half the time its the girls fault, Ajay... the other half of the time its the honest girls like Jenks getting used and abused by jackasses. By the way, and I know that I'm not making any friends by saying this AND I"M NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU DEAR ONE, but alot of girls in Buffalo are full of shit.

My advice is to be more picky and demanding, Jenks, but not so much that guys will finger you as a <fill in derogatory term>.
ladycroft - 12/14/05 02:19
you know it!!!
ajay - 12/14/05 00:59
Ever since I left Buffalo, all I hear is doom and gloom from the ladies. What's up wit dat, yo?
jenks - 12/13/05 23:50
Yeah, well, I need some proof.
I'm batting about .000 these days.
joshua - 12/13/05 23:47
Now don't be letting some idiots ruin ALL of our reputations! :)

12/13/2005 21:13 #23733

pmobl
Testing
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jenks - 12/15/05 01:43
It was at HSBC Arena. My first U2 show. And everything I'd heard about them putting on a great show is definitely true.
codypomeray - 12/14/05 21:39
where is the show? i went to the one in madison sq garden in november. wasnt it a freakin awesome show
jenks - 12/13/05 21:41
The U2 show.
paul - 12/13/05 21:36
Glad I could help you with the mobiel stuff .So what is it a picture of.
joshua - 12/13/05 21:15
Nice work!

12/12/2005 23:02 #23732

Too cute
Category: lurve
Ok, I'm sorry, I'm not usually this much of a sap, but-

Ok I retract that statement since it is a huge lie. I am definitely a sap.

But in any case, I couldn't not post this picture.

Is it just me or is this freaking adorable?

This was totally spontaneous and un-staged, as my sister and her brand-new husband walked out of the church.

awwwwww



image

joshua - 12/13/05 21:25
This picture is timeless.... absoutely beautiful.
jenks - 12/13/05 13:29
No- no one did except the photographer since we were all still in the church. What a great lucky shot, eh?
jacob - 12/12/05 23:56
It totally looks too perfect to be real. I love it! Did you take it?