Tea:

Double what I just wrote in the last post, since my stepfather just walked in and put the radio on full blast. I know it's his house, so I really can't object.

I've already gotten my first rejection from Match.

There is something great about a system that circumvents the whole time-wasting aspect of trying people on.

Despite not yet being able to tear myself away from reading profiles, I have a feeling I'm going to weary of this trifle by this afternoon...and then just look at it when I have a message...should one ever materialize.

As the hours wear on, I'm becoming more and more aware of the symbolic nature of 'moving on' for me.

Besides, I have to plan what I am going to do with the faux-son for the four days his 'rents are out of town. The suggestion of crafting macaroni necklaces garnered a hilarious reaction, but now I've really got to think of some stuff that keeps us from staring at each other awkwardly...or allowing him to drift into an xbox coma.

Speaking of Match, has anyone heard of chemistry.com? I keep seeing ads for it in magazines. It seems to be geared as a sort of anti harmony.com because the pictures are always of people "rejected" by harmony for whatever reason.

It seems to be geared as a sort of anti harmony.com because the pictures are always of people "rejected" by harmony for whatever reason.

I saw a hilarious commercial for it, with a guy looking intently at a Playboy centerfold from various angles. After a while, he said "nope, still gay", and then there was a VO talking about how he wasn't a candidate for eHarmony, and then the chemistry.com logo.

Cereal-

I'm not really a Rachael Ray fan but I ended up buying this week's People to read during lunch and I read the article and I like her a bit more.

She was very frank about the fact she and her husband have no plans to have kids and motherhood isn't for her. She also addressed some rumors about her , including one that she's barren and her response was something like "then I've been wasting a lot of money on birth control."

I still find her overly perky and a bit annoying but it was a refreshing attitude to see.

A brief stint on eharmony a few years ago sent me screaming for the door. Which really, really surprised me considering I think I know which personality inventory they base their selection process on...but that whole 'we rigorously screen' thing didn't end up being so much true.

I finally had to block some guy from SF who vowed, after 2 emails that I was his dom-mistress-dreamlover and that he was going to fly to DC post haste. And then there was the fellow who didn't mention that he lived in Japan.

Why am I doing this again?

Sean, if you're still around, we're watching Ice Pirates and Terror Firmer tonight. You said you wanted to see them.

An interesting fact--Chemistry is owned by Match.com and they founded it solely in order to be able to attack eHarmony while keeping their brand "clean."

Beej, maybe because meeting new people is usually good?

In memememe news, I had a really good weekend. I got more work done on my tat, it was warm and beautiful, the Sabres won their series, and I hung out with M a lot.

At one point during the 2.5 hour tattooing session yesterday, the burly Samoan dude who was next to me getting his arm worked on looked over and said, "Wow. That must be painful." You think, dude? Still, it's worth it.

When Allyson was looking at eharmony - I filled out the free profile. So did DH. DH was rejected which is bizzare, because although not perfect - he is definitely a catch.( I am guessing his views on religion cut him off) And I came off as some sort of domestic goddess homebody.Oddly inaccurate , yet not completely false.