Ho Ho Ho

Merry Christmas Eve, my darling friends! Hope that Santa brings everything you wished for this year.
Nothing much new or exciting to post about, been emailing a few guys from match.com lately, which has lifted my spirits. One's a 24 yr old from Connecticut. I'm turning 27 soon (!), so would that make me a cougar? Oooh, I hope so! Another one, which KA laughed about, is a renaissance sword fighting aficionado-and he teaches it too. I'm praying he's not a LARPer, or Live Action Role Player, for those who didn't watch this season's Beauty and the Geek. It's been fun just emailing folks, even if it's not a romantic thing. I seem to have lost contact with a lot of my old friends, and sometimes it's lonely not being able to chat with them. But enough of my whining and reminiscing. It's Christmastime!

The Age Old Question

Sorry I've gone over a month without posting, girls and guy. I was getting good for awhile! Work has been really busy lately, and I'm having to juggle with a few projects before the holidays along with a few family Christmas card designs. Joy. But I can't complain that I don't have enough work, last year I was freaked out that I would end up flat broke on the side of the road. So this is a huge plus!
Anyway, moving on to that age old question: why is it that the guys you like don't like you back, and you don't like the ones that DO like you? Grr...so I'm on a few online dating sites right now, as well as my matchmaker, and still! No luck! Seriously folks, I'm wondering if this is God's way of telling me I should be a nun. Seriously. I don't really want to be, but I'm kinda running out of options here!
Some funny stories as of late: my matchmaker was able to find me a guy, we'll call him the Boring Teacher, BT, for short. On paper he sounded great. Early 30s, liked going to museums and artsy things, athletic, tall, applying to get his PhD. But OMG, he is so boooring. I've gone out with him twice now. And twice, after each date, he gives me a handshake. WTF?!? I met another guy at a young asian professionals club I joined (ugh, don't get me started on me joining all these asian groups because of my dad...). I don't know what kind of friendly vibes I was giving out, but he called/texted/emailed non-stop, multiple times a day, for a good 2-almost 3 weeks, until he finally got the hint after I never responded to his calls.
For Christmas, my sister got me a 3 month subscription to Match. So here we go again.....the funny thing is that I forgot to change my zip code at first. So within the first few minutes I got all these responses from SoCal guys. Great! But then when I switched it to my Houston address...zip, zilch. Ah, redneck Texans, not interested in asian girls. Excuse me while I settle in front of the tv and watch The Sound of Music. Mother Superior, is that you I hear calling me?

You know you're in Texas when...

...a woman threatens to beat her child right in front of you. True story. I was at the zoo this weekend with my little niece when this little blonde girl, who couldn't have been more than 5, walked towards me crying. No one seemed to claim her, so I asked her, "Are you lost?" "Now she ain't!" came the retort next to me, by this snippish butch woman. I walked in front of them, eavesdropping on this redneck woman chastising the poor, sobbing little girl, "You better be glad we're in public, otherwise I'dve beat you!" But it gets better! They met up with another butch woman who said, upon seeing them, "Did ya beat her?" Yeah....living in the South is greeeeaaaat sometimes.

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, I was in sunny California for a few weeks for t-shirt biz stuff. I got to hang out with G and KA a few times, which was much much MUCH fun! I miss hanging out with them and talking about tv and work gossip. I was living in Apply Valley, capitol of nothing fun and everything dry. It took me 3 hours one morning to drive down to Los Feliz to have breakfast with a friend, and I ended up having to drive to Vegas in order to catch a flight back to Houston because the air quality and fires were still raging near the freeways I needed to take down to Ontario. But all in all, a fun trip. Next week we head to Ohio for another t-shirt show, which should be good, fingers crossed!

Wasting away on the World Wide Web

So...nothing exciting going on right now. At least, nothing exciting enough to blog about. Yesterday I did a whole lotta nuttin'. Guess I had a case of the Mondays (a la Office Space). And I've also felt like I'm in a rut, regurgetating old designs for new clients. Sure, they all look different. But in a way, it's all the same to me. I need to find a place here in H-Town that inspires me, like Black Market and GR2 did, down on Sawtelle. I think it's the curse of being a freelance designer. Great hours, but there's no one around you to inspire you to push your designs further, and to try new techniques and learn new applications. To be cutting edge here in Texas is a bit tough.

But I did dug up some old websites that I had bookmarked on my previous computer, they're fun for inspiration and shopping, and overall lazy browsing. They've made me feel a little better today. Thought I'd share, in case you're ever in one of those "There's nothing good on the internet" and "I'm so uninspired" days. So, in no particular order, here they are:

http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels
Yes, I am a big Heroes nerd, and I am proud to admit it. I just recommended these to KA as well. Each week, NBC posts a new comic strip with some back story highlighting one of the Heroes. It fills in a lot of questions you have, and it's a great way to kill time.

www.plumparty.com
One of the coolest places online to buy dishes, stationary, coasters...all the stylish entertaining supplies you need to host the swankiest dinner party.

www.reformjewelry.com
Jewelry that's not really in my price range, but they're pretty to gaze upon.

www.seejanework.com
Office supplies for the trendy divas in all of us

www.fredflare.com
I haven't really figured this one out, haven't bought anything from them. But from my quick browsing, it looks like cute designer clothes for a cheap price....?

www.thumbtackpress.com
For the budding art collector, like myself, who can't afford original paintings. Thumbtack sells prints from up and coming illustrators for reasonable prices. One of the girls that used to work for Mattel actually has a few pieces up (Shiho) too.

www.etsy.com
Another art collecting site, of sorts. But this one does have original art, jewelry, clothing, all handmade, and at affordable prices.

http://ecofabulous.blogs.com/ecofabulous
"Sustainable.Sexy.Stuff." The tagline says it all.

http://craftzine.com/blog/
When did craft magazines get so...cool? Definitely one to check out for listings of cool stores and How-Tos on a bunch of different crafty fun times.


That's all I've got for now. My good friend, CC, always links to cool blog sites, but she put them on a random loop. So I never remember the ones I like! I'm still on the hunt to find the hip spots around my neighborhood. There's a few new cupcake and coffee shops with free WiFi I'd like to try out. Maybe people watch, and just step away from my house for a few hours a day. Find a place where everybody knows my name, kinda like ML and her 7-11. ;)

The Joy of Shopping

After my "Schlumping" post, I decided to go out and do something about it. Namely, online shopping! Target came out with their new GO collection, which is a little borderline Victorian frilly and over-the-top 80s, in my opinion. But I bought this cute black shirt dress, and have gotten a lot of compliments on it so far. I just bought a whole bunch of other tunics from the collection online, we'll see how it goes. Also had to buy the black tights to go with the outfits so I can wear them during the winter. I haven't worn black tights under dresses since the 5th grade. So in the next few weeks I'll either look really cute or 10 years old. I must add black ballet flats to my wardrobe too. And a basic white button down shirt. Oh, and this adorable blazer from J.Crew, and maybe some herringbone brown slacks. Ah, the possibilities are endless!

I also have fallen in love with a new show, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style. As with What Not to Wear, these makeover shows are superior by far to all the other ones. The stylists actually know what they're talking about, and they know the difference between just buying clothes and buying "fashion." I've realized now that I should never wear a skirt that falls below my knees or capris, because they make me look stumpy (stumpy+schlumpy=bad combination). My new black dress, for instance, falls right above my knees and holy cow! I've got nice legs and don't look as stout as a teapot! Anyway, there's also this great blog from the Bravo website, Steal vs. Splurge. I added a link to the side of my blog; I hope this blog continues because the writer has some great suggestions on what fashion pieces to splurge on, and what cheaper versions you can buy: http://www.bravotv.com/blog/stealvssplurge

It doesn't help G out much, but maybe for the rest of you fashion mavens, there's some fun tips!

This is where the magic happens

That's what he said! Sorry, just had to throw that in there! G said it to me the other day, I had completely forgotten about that classic phrase ML got us hooked on. Anyway, I finally finished my "office" and cleaned it up. I'm so proud of how it looks I thought I'd take photos. This is where all the creative sparks fly. Here, and downstairs in front of the plasma TV. :)

The view when you walk in the door

My little laptop and desk area

The thought spot, where little thinking actually takes place

The work table (inspired by my previous place of employment)

Elfa storage for all my t-shirts, neatly folded and organized thanks to Container Store

The napping nook

My wall of inspiration, notice the awesome "Christmas Darth Vader"

Schlumping

I love my new career as a freelancer, don't get me wrong. But I've noticed that lately, my sense of style has been......schlumpy, for lack of a better word. At my old job, G was always there to quip about my fashion choices. And more often than not, we'd show up wearing matching outfits. But now that it's just me working out of my sister's bedroom, well.....half the time I'm in my pjs and the rest of the time I'm in work out clothes. Goodbye dazzling, funky, cutting edge styles, hello sports bras and flood pants! I think I mentioned in my last post that I was going to look for new jeans. Well, I bought 2 pairs of Citizens that left a huge hole in my pocketbook, but they were well worth the money! I know low rise used to be the thing, but I am SO digging these higher rise! It just keeps everything in place, sucks everything in. Genius! And no, G, they don't look like "Mom Jeans."

On a different subject, I've hired a real life matchmaker. My very own yenta. She gave a talk at a networking dinner I attended, so I met with her and signed on. She goes to various events around town but also approaches men during her every day routine (grocery store, etc.). Her approach is to date as many guys as possible in order to find the right one. Her price was very reasonable, so I thought "what the heck." If I get matched, great! It'll be a great story to tell my grandchildren. And if not, well, it only confirms my belief that there are absolutely no guys out there that match my criteria (which, btw, I didn't think was that hard, but apparently it is!) and it's not for lack of trying that I haven't found a bf. If a professional matchmaker can't find him, what chance do I have? It's a win-win situation. I signed up a few weeks ago and haven't heard a thing. Eh, we'll see!

Quick Update

Thanks for your words of encouragement, ladies! It really was just a PMS funk, I think. I'm feeling much better now, thank goodness! You know, I think it's a combination of female hormones + moody, emotional artistic side = depressing feelings every once in awhile. Anyhoo, all is well in the world of KQ again! I can't believe I haven't posted my website link yet for my t-shirts, whoops. It's www.seraph7.com for those that are interested. We did indeed launch the new shirts and they look frakkin' awesome.

I'm taking a break from working (yes, working on a Sunday. Had to work yesterday too) right now. Not that I'm complaining that much, such is the life of a freelancer and I'm grateful for all the work (and income!). Actually I had a dream last night that I wasn't ready for a test or there was a pop quiz or something. I woke up happily realizing I'd never have to take another school exam ever again (sorry ML!). What a wonderful feeling! To reward myself, I think I'm going to go buy a new pair of jeans today. My favorite pair of jeans of all time have a big hole right in the inseam. Such a tragedy! Even if I patch it, it'll look like my underwear is exposed. Although that might actually help my quest for a boyfriend, not sure if that's the kind of guy I want to attract. Denim hunting, here I come!

Just one of those nights

It happens every once in awhile, where no one seems to be home and you check your email a million times and surf endlessly on the web for something interesting. And you think, "Fine! Who needs friends anyway?" and then you get those really scary feelings of "Would anyone notice if I were gone?" Yeah, it's one of those depressing nights for me right now. I think I'm PMSing, stupid hormones. In all actuality, things are going really great for me. KA has been AWESOME, recommending folks to me for freelance work. So work-wise I'm keeping extremely busy. And my t-shirt company is launching new designs on Tuesday, so that's exciting. I know it's a new venture, and new companies never make money their first year. But I feel like right now all the money I put into it is just disappearing in a few days' time and I'm quite frustrated.

I'm reconnecting with some old high school friends, which has been nice. And I've become addicted to facebook, which actually IS a lot better than myspace! It's insane to see old high school friends working adults. Most of them are married, and that freaks me out even more and I start to feel the pressures of still being single. I'm still doing the eH thing, but so far it's only proven that the men I am most compatible with are either in Wisconsin, are HUGE nerds, or are jerks. I am only 26 and I have become so bitter! Anyway, I'm going to go throw myself a pity party. Hopefully the next time I post, it'll be much happier!

Summer readin'

Needless to say, I have quite a bit of downtime during the day when I'm in-between projects. Before tackling the book club list that ML so kindly wrote out, I decided to look back on my bookshelves at all of the required reading I had during my high school summers. I've read a LOT of Steinbeck, and not with very fond memories I must say. But reading his "Travels with Charley" has made me appreciate his prose so much more. This book is Steinbeck's recollection of taking a cross-country tour for 3 months around America in a trailer with his old French poodle. No one knew who he was the entire time, and he traveled along the back roads of the country meeting truckers and friendly strangers. I think it helps that I am reading for pleasure and at my leisure now, rather than trying to retain as much information and speed through it as quickly as possible before a pop quiz. Anyway, here's one paragraph about turkeys that just sums up his entertaining writing style:

"To know them is not to admire them, for they are vain and hysterical. They gather in vulnerable groups and then panic at rumors. They are subject to the sicknesses of other fowl, together with some they have invented. Turkeys seem to be manic-depressive types, gobbling with blushing wattles, spread tails, and scraping wings in amorous bravado at one moment and huddled in craven cowardice the next. It is hard to see how they can be related to their wild, clever, suspicious cousins. But here in their thousands they carpeted the earth waiting to lie on their backs on the platters of America."

Maybe I'm a geek to admire how beautifully he constructed that paragraph. But man! What a good writer!

An update

Because of ML's constant NAGGING, I'm updating my blog. But because I'm so lazy, I'm actually just copying and pasting an email I just wrote to a friend today. Here it is, with some minor editing:

"Everything's great over here. I'm staying busy with my freelance graphic design. I actually got the bid from a non-profit org to design a billboard that will be all around H-town. It's to promote awareness about human trafficking in the United States. I'm not getting paid much, but how could I turn down the job? I'm also entering a contest to design the logo for the new Catholic cathedral that's being built in downtown.

The t-shirt biz will start to pick up soon, hopefully. I've been busy designing 5 new shirts that we're planning to launch on July 7th (7/7/07). We're going to several conferences later this year as an exhibitor, so I'm crossing my fingers that those shows generate more income and buzz. Our goal for next year is to start putting our shirts in Christian college bookstores and other small retail spaces. We'll see!

I've started going to a place called St. M's, but haven't found my niche yet. Have not volunteered with their Youth Ministry yet. Went to a Young Adults dinner but wasn't very impressed. Just found out about a Bible study for 20s and 30s, so I
think I might join that. I also found out that my former high school voice coach is the choir director at St. M's, so I've joined the choir! This coming Sunday will be my first time singing with them, so we'll see how it goes."

In other gossip-y news, I've been on eHarm with some interesting results. Some of the guys seem cool but are awful communicators and take weeks to respond. I was getting along with one very cute guy and was emailing back and forth every day, then Poof! he vanished. I tried emailing him (twice) to no avail, so I "Close Match"ed his ass. I don't have the time or patience to play games. Then I've gotten some other really odd profiles. One guy was looking for a girl with blue eyes because he has blue eyes and wanted to pass down the blue eye genes to his offspring. And yet he wanted to communicate with me....? I also got another guy who's answer for every other question was along the lines of "to look at your beautiful black hair." Creepy!!! And the most recent oddball was a 37 yr old 5'4" chinese guy who wanted to live the life of a shogun and expected his wife to be pure and a virgin and obedient. Yeah.........I actually AM still a big V and am not ashamed of it, but to make that a requirement? No thanks.

So that's all the wild and exciting news in the world of KQ! I know I should post more frequently and now with all my free time I should. I just wish ML would get off my case sometimes. We can't ALL be as perfect and funny and interesting as her. ;P And I say that as I now post this and head over to her blog to catch up on weeks' worth of juicy information......

Will you be my +1?

So I just got a wedding invitation from my friend, SW. It's made out to KQ and Guest. Hmm. Now I've been to a few weddings, but they've all been just addressed to me. In this case, what's the protocol? Go Go Banana will be there with his extra special +1 and I know we'll have a great time. But I hate to be the 3rd wheel, especially on the dance floor and what-not. So it might be good to bring a friend. On the other hand, there might be some single hotties and my +1 could be a hindrance....Any ideas?

Darn that Dream

I came across an old poem that I liked. I'll share it with all of y'all:

Darn that dream, I dream each night
You say you love me and you hold me tight,
But when I'm awake you're out of sight
Oh darn that dream.

Darn your lips, darn your eyes
They lift me high above the starry skies
Then I tumble out of paradise
Oh darn that dream

Darn this one-tracked mind of mine
It can't understand that you don't care
Just to change the mood I'm in
I'd welcome a nice old nightmare

Darn that dream, and bless it too
Without that dream I would never have you
But it haunts me and it won't come true
Oh, darn that dream.

Sad, huh? But really beautiful too. I recently bought a collection of Emily Dickinson's poems too (at a half-off bookstore!), maybe I'll share some of those too.

So I'm settling in slowly but surely into my new life in Houston. Things have been pretty laid back, the weather's been crap so it's a good excuse to spend a lot of time indoors in my PJs. :) But I realized today, it was 1pm and I was still in my exercise clothes and hadn't showered. That's not good. I really need to get back on a rigid schedule. My new plan is to have breakfast, exercise, shower, and meditate (I'm on the whole "Secret" vibe right now) all before 9:30 am. Yeah, I don't know if that'll happen, but I'm gonna try!

Fairy Godmother

So this is Victoria, my new niece & god daughter! Oh, and her father making funny noises to get her to laugh. Too precious!

Victoria eating and laughing 031807

On that note, so April 1st will be my last day in sunny SoCal. It's weird, I've spent my entire adult life here so it will be interesting adjusting to the social scene in Houston. Not like I was ever much of a party-goer, but still.....

I did it

I can't believe I did it today, but I did. I resigned. I knew it was coming, GS and KA knew it was coming too. But it's just so different when you actually have to sit across from your manager and tell her. She started crying, I started crying. There wasn't much to say. But we're not going to announce it officially until next week. So Vitamin, Krispy, you can't say anything!!!! I didn't have a chance to tell my VP tonight, but I wanted to. I let my manager (FS) do it, apparently the VP said "Fuck." That made me feel happy in a very eeeevil way.

FS asked if there was anything they could do to make me stay. Jokingly we said that if TW (new guy I like. Can you believe he's asian?) confessed his love for me and begged me to stay, then I would. FS said she would march downstairs and beg TW to do it. But yeah, like that's really going to happen!

Seriously though, I am excited about leaving, but also sad and guilty that I'm leaving everyone behind. For those who don't know and still occasionally read my blog, I gave 3 weeks notice. Then I'll be back in TX to help my sister plan her wedding. I'll be back in February to do this big t-shirt gig I have, then officially moving back to TX for good by the end of March.

Crazy stuff happening.........

Random Ramblings

Sorry to any out there that still read this! It's been a long while. Nothing much has happened this summer, but I thought I'd replace my super-excited Superman post with something new. :)

So what is it with asian girls dating really unattractive white guys? Growing up in a predominantly caucasian neighborhood, I too am mainly attracted to white guys. But ATTRACTIVE ones. More often, I see pretty petite asian girls with their hideous counterparts and think "Really? REALLY?" But hey, maybe she's not as superficial as me. Maybe he's got a great personality. Or maybe she is just so desperate to date the elusive single, straight, caucasian man that she'll settle for anything. But it's not just occuring with my asian sisters. Oh no. Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock. Heather Locklear and friggin' David Spade. If these blond bombshells are going after THESE guys, what hope do the rest of us have?

Moving on....my oldest sister's pregnant, so I'm going to be an auntie in October! She's having a little girl. They haven't decided on a name, so I've named her Chubbs. I hope she doesn't have a complex growing up. Is it possible to scar a child before it's even out of the womb? And my other sister is getting married in January. Exciting stuff happening to my family! I'm designing the wedding invitation, which is fun and daunting at the same time because I've never designed a wedding invitation before and the printer is in Houston. I'm also the maid of honor, which is awesome but a bit tough since we live halfway cross the country from each other.

I'm getting bored writing this, so I'm sure it must be boring to read it. Hopefully more interesting stuff will start happening soon, what with the CW network starting up and all! Ooooooooh.......;)

It's 1:40 in the A.M...

...just got back from seeing Superman Returns. And it was FUCKING AWESOME. Excuse the vulgar language, but it was so, so, so, so good! I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it, and of course it has everything you could want in a movie. And there were nail-biting scenes. I've never bitten my nails before during a movie, but this time I caught myself practically drooling all over my fingers at certain parts. I'm definitely seeing it again and again and again. And Brandon Routh? Yeah, I had my doubts. But super dreamy! Must go to bed now, work is going to suck tomorrow.......

Really now...

Dating sucks. Maybe this is why I've avoided it for so long. Because I'm awful at it! Well, I take that back. I'm not entirely horrible at it, otherwise these guys I've dated wouldn't ask for a second date. I'm awful because I go on dates with guys I'm not very attracted to, and sure enough, the date doesn't go so well and I'm the one who has to end it. Now, I've only gone on 2 recently, which isn't very much at all, so I can't say all dating sucks. But I've learned that I honestly have to be attracted to the guy's photo and profile from now on before agreeing to meet them in person. Case in point #1) Lazy Eye Guy. Guess we'll just call him LEG? Yeah. Not attracted to his photo, but he seemed decent looking and his profile sounded like we had a lot in common. Met him for coffee, he's about my height, aged 10 yrs since his photo, gained about 20 lbs since his photo, and had a lazy eye. I didn't know where to look for half the date! And then at one point his eyes did focus on me and it freaked me out. I shouldn't be so judgmental, my poor little cousin has a lazy eye too. :( But it's not like I'm going to date my cousin, and I'm not going to date LEG! If he had this wonderful personality to overshadow his physical appearance, then maybe. But no, he sorta put himself down the whole time. I like to use Jack Black as an example. Not an attractive guy by normal standards. But he is just so friggin' hilarious, that I would date him (then again, he's married now, but you get my point).

Date 2 was better, at least he looked like his photo. And he's originally from Texas and works for a 3-D animation company, so he definitely sounds good on paper. Or on screen, as the case may be. But we just didn't connect, or at least I didn't feel any sparks. I cursed QK for his "thunderbolt" theory, but there IS some validity to it, I've realized. There has to be SOME kind of chemistry. Or hilarity. And trust me, this guy was no Jack Black. I just sent an email about 10 minutes ago to Date #2 saying "sorry, but we could be friends...". Ugh, I hate being the bearer of bad news. I looked down the entire time I wrote the email wincing, because I just feel so guilty letting guys go. But I have to affirm myself that it's better to do it now then say "Well, I guess we could date and maybe you'll grow on me..."

And then there's that new show on ABC, I think, called "How to Get the Guy." Their first tip was to do online dating. I just watched tonight's episode, which is #3, so I missed how they found their dates exactly online. How is it, though, that just after 3 episodes, 3 out of the 4 women have already found attractive men with chemistry? What am I doing wrong? Granted, I'm guessing this show is at least 13 episodes long which means something must go wrong with their relationships within the next few episodes....mwuhahhaha. I'm evil. ;)

Somebody's Got a Case of the Mondays...

Ugh, did I wake up on the wrong side of the bed today. I was tossing and turning all night. And I had a really weird dream that I was Veronica Mars and was in love with Weevil, and he made his PCH buddies protect me, and I couldn't get my mystery-solvin' skills on. So because of these crazy dreams, I woke up an hour late. I would have called in sick, but I had too much to do today, which made me even grumpier to realize that I couldn't even be sick if I wanted to. :( But regardless of all of that, I had an awesome weekend hanging out with my friends. On Saturday, I watched "A Prairie Home Companion" with G and his boy toy, then we met up with KA for dinner at this trendy spot by my apt called Ford's Filling Station. Waited an hour for a table, but the food was tasty, albeit a bit on the pricey side. On Sunday, I met up again with KA at Jin Patisserie and had an unpleasant experience with G, who text messaged me that he and M had broken up. I called him, only to realize he was playing a mean joke. Evil twin, evil evil twin. Sunday night I met up with my old college roommates and smoked hookahs for close to 3 hours straight. Which probably explains why I had such wild dreams last night and overslept this morning. Huh....

So I met with this therapist twice, and he basically told me there's nothing wrong with me, I just haven't put myself out there enough. Which I know everyone has told me, but I just had to hear it from an unbiased professional. I'm not going to go back anymore, because I really don't need it, but it was an interesting experience nonetheless. And because of his advice, I AM trying to put myself out there a little more.

I went out on a date a few weeks ago with a guy from match, ER. I wasn't attracted to his photo at all, but he seemed like an interesting enough guy, and I was wondering if I was unlucky in relationships because I was superficial. We met for coffee, and I must admit that yes, I AM superficial. ER was my height, had gained about 20 lbs since his photo, aged about 10 years, and had a lazy eye which focused on me occasionally during the evening. There might have been a second date had I found him remotely interesting, but alas, no connection whatsoever. He emailed me last week seeing if I wanted to hang out again. Instead of being the wuss that I usually am and telling him I was moving, I told him the truth. Haven't heard from him since. :)

Started chatting with another guy from match, DN. Again, not so attracted to his photo, so we'll see...

I've already experienced a perk of putting myself out there a litte more. KA and I went along with a coworker to a concert last Tuesday and met said coworker's cute friends. I think one in particular is quite a cutie, told my coworker, and we're supposed to see him again tomorrow night. Very premature to even be mentioning it, but I always get my hopes up when a cute guy crosses my path. Wish me luck, hopefully I won't catch a bad case of the Tuesdays....

A Quickie Before Bed....

...that's what he said! Hehehe, just had to throw that in there. ;) But seriously, this WILL be a quick post. Although I've realized that when I'm extremely tired and it's extremely late, I tend to ramble on and on. Anyhoo, just got home about an hour ago from work. I hate Toy Fair. And I'm afraid that ppl at work think I'm just overreacting right now and behaving like a bitchy woman because I pushed my projects ahead of everyone else's today. But I had good reason: all of my stuff was due by 7am tomorrow morning whereas everyone else's is due for the majority on Friday. Hellooo, makes sense to bump up my prints, but whatever. I'm over it.

Onto happier notes, G and I got promotions! We're now SENIOR designers! Woohoo! Now I can finally quit and move back to Texas! ;) And I'm also getting over QK, despite how cute he is. I'm seriously leaning towards him being gay. Yesterday we were at a meeting at church and he had on a gray t-shirt and khaki pants. Not bad. But then it was paired with shiny silver metallic Adidas athletic shoes (and when I mean shiny silver metallic, I mean the entire shoe looked like it was covered in tin foil) and a bright orange leather belt with a rather sizable shiny silver buckle. He also has a bright orange laptop bag that he carries around. Come on now. Seriously.

Next post (whenever that may be): 1) bad match.com date, 2) went to a therapist, who says I'm normal, just lazy, 3) I feel like I haven't really LIVED, and 4) there's a couple of potentials in the horizon... Sorry to leave y'all hanging like that. But it IS Toy Fair week!