another modern romance

Just in time for Valentine's day, another tale of modern romance. I've talked numerous times about the intracacies of dating in the modern world - with the addition of BBM, old fashion texting, online dating, facebook and google, there are so many ways to interact and discover things about potential mates or exes, that it often makes your head spin. A few weeks ago we had a particularly funny interaction that I thought I would share.

HC's internet ghost had been rather absent ... after the spontaneous trip to Vegas, he was slow in regaining contact and answering only when spoken to. As HC is notoriously in need of a "plan" this lack of purposeful interaction was maddening. So we crafted a BBM to him that would let him know she had noticed his silence but wouldn't be accusatory. These were early days after all. So, what she sent was: "awfully quiet out there ...."

Unfortunately the day she sent it, the city was being hit by a massive blizzard. As such, it was very cold and snowy outside, and as he is a boy, he read it quite literally, and responded (immediately I might add), with "was running errands all morning and it's a ghost town outside."

Not helpful buddy, not helpful at all.

sister wives

Below is a partial transcript of the discussion that I had with HC (over BBM of course) while watching Sister Wives:

HC: "This is a lifestyle I don't get ...I feel like I'm programmed by society to only accept monogamy ... Which given events of recent past ... I don't have a ton of faith (or respect) in. Bizarre."

Me: "I don't think that polygamy is the answer though ...especially seeing as it is only reserved for men only. You never hear about "brother-husbands."*

HC: "No one wants multiple husbands ... The jury is often out on one, as far as I understand it. The bathroom habits alone... I couldn't handle it."

Me: "This guy does not seem like a winner."

HC: "Keep in mind his dad may be his cousin or something ... I think everyone is a few bricks short of a load."

So this was a semi-serious conversation about the merits of polygamy. Men, take this as a wake up call - all of the douchebaggery of late is making smart women like HC ponder an alternate lifestyle. This is not a good thing. Time for you to step up.

* Incidentally, I looked into women who marry more than one man ... it's called polyandry. And according to wikipedia, it's legal in Saskatchewan. Yep.

good news/bad news

Good news = drinks last night was not a ruse to engage in threesome.

Bad news = no conclusive evidence on what drinks actually meant ... interest from all parties is still undetermined.

Good news = tomorrow is "pie-off" day at work.

Bad news = the filling of my chocolate pudding pie did not thicken and so now I am stuck with chocolate pudding soup. Will certainly not win said pie-off.

technical problems

I've been out of sorts all day ... it took me awhile to figure out why, but I think it is due to a variety of technical issues I am experiencing.

First off, my Blackberry is broken. More importantly, my BB messenger is not working. This is a serious problem as I do believe that BBM is one of the best inventions ever and it irks me that I can't send instant messages to my friends. Never mind that I could just phone them or email, but that just seems so intentional and formal. BBMing random comments is much more fun. I would also like to add that when I approached my work IT guy to discuss the fact that my BB isnt't working, he informed me that because it is not actually physically broken, he can't give me a new one. He then told me, in what I think was complete seriousness, to step on it or drop it in the toilet, and then come back and see him.

Secondly, my PVR didn't record Jersey Shore last night. I know that I can watch it on one of the dozen repeats between now and next Thursday, but I was looking forward to watching it after work today. I also fully realize that I should be embarrased to watch this ridiculous show where ridiculous people are getting paid ridiculous sums of money to do nothing but drink, speak incoherently, and pump their fists. It's also part of the current pop cultural zeitgest, and in the same way that I can sing the lyrics to a Justin Beiber song (the shame!), I also know about J-Wow, Snooki and the Situation.

Finally, I bought a new MacBook earlier this summer and have yet to transfer over my itunes music catalogue to my new laptop. As a result I have been listening to the same playlists all summer long, and while they are good, the repetition is starting to get to me. It is definitely time for me to remedy this situation (no capital S needed). Then of course the question becomes, do I download a song from the Beebs?

to help me host

So it's been over a month since my fortune cookie told me I was going to get lucky. It was wrong. I have nothing to report. I did however find this awesome chair at Crate and Barrel. I feel like it will make me happy, and help me be a better hostess (in a totally non-sexual way ... it would just fit into the decor of my condo and my guests would have a more comfortable place to sit than the current chair that barely gets used). Sadly, it is priced at $1,399. This does not make me happy. It's too much for a chair, right?