Okay...I've Called the Late Night DISers, Now I'm Calling the Single DISers (Part 2)

[BarryHom]

I'm visiting for now and to put the 300th post to this thread! Whoo-hoo!

 

[legs22]

Hi SuprGro, or should I call you Costume? Good to hear from you. I was wondering what happened to you. Did they ban you for advertising for the contest? How did the contest turn out?

FLM- I can't believe after all that talking with DG you never got to meet him. I bet he WAS 300lbs. with a wife at home just like he was joking about.

My brother is back at Ft. Bragg! The bad news is that while he was in crappy Iraq, his new wife found another man!!! So he is checking out divorce lawyers. I am so glad he didn't get her pregnant. She is such trailer trash. Good riddance!

I have an interview in Melbourne on Monday! And I pray that it pays!(high)

PW- Where are you? How is the job hunting?

 

[DocRafiki]

Hey, SuprGro! I missed you!! So glad to see you back!

FM -- tell me about it. Eharmony got old REALLY quick.

Legs -- that is horrible! What is wrong with people???

So... the rule was - what? - one year for every 5 years of marriage? Geez, I give myself one year of singledom for every 6 months of dating after a breakup. Sometimes more! HA!

 

[floridaminnie]

Good luck Leggs with your interview. Can't believe about your Brother and his wife. How horrible! Women can be just as bad as men!

 

[legs22]

I just got my 3rd eHarmony match and the old gummer is 54 He lives in my town though.

 

[floridaminnie]

legs you can have some of my matches. I have too many and they are in their 30's. I spent all last night writing back and answering questions and I still didn't get to them all. It's like groundhog day where I say the same thing over and over and over again.

 

[TigerBear]

Originally posted by legs22
My brother is back at Ft. Bragg! The bad news is that while he was in crappy Iraq, his new wife found another man!!!

That is truly horrible. Your poor brother!

SuprGro - glad you are back!

Does anyone know someone who has had a good experience with e-harmony?

 

[Serena]

Good morning. I slept in this morning, we had a rough night last night.

legs, I'm sorry about your brother. It's bad enough he had to deal with being in Iraq, but to come back to that! Talk about hitting below the belt.

What is eharmony? I take it's a dating service type thing. It doesn't sound like you ladies recommend it.

PW, I'm sending some pixie dust that you find something soon. Both to rent and a job. I feel stressed enough with what I'm dealing with. I can't imagine going through all that at once. Good luck.

TB, how's the gift searching going?

 

[firefighter326]

well made it back very short trip. not alot of fun but did visit mickey. lots of stuff was CLOSED in mgm studios.
so another day at work then friday I leave for dallas or ervine I think is the city. also sounds like I'll be getting a horse in transit for there to bring to Mi.
well must get up to speed on things I've missed.

WELCOME Serena

have A good day all.

 

[mickeysdsnyprncs]

Good morning... er afternoon.

TB: Have you found anything else you'd like to give. Guys are so hard to shop for!

PW:

Legs: Women like that give us a bad name. How long were they together? Sending his way.

SuperGro er.... umm..... Costume? WELCOME BACK!!! WE missed you! Just a guess since you didn't tell us with extreme excitement that the contest didn't go well. Too bad we really wanted you and your sister to win. Better luck next time.

FL That's too bad about DG, but it's good that you said enough is enough.

: I hate when things are closed. But it is the off season, till next week so they like to fix things during that time.

Jenn: I wish I was like that, i can only stand being single for a few months. I am a needy person I guess. I don't like that about myself though. In every other way I am independant, except that. Even now it has been like 4 maybe 5 months and I am going But I am trying to wait till I get to FL, so I don't hurt myself or anyone else.

Has anyone tried any other dating programs? I probably asked that before but oh well. Anyone other than PW try to find someone in another city? Thinking of looking in Orlando.

I think I get more and more excited everyday I just want to leave already.

 

[TigerBear]

I haven't really thought much more about the gift. I would love to get him a pair of nice sunglasses but how do you do that without the person trying them on? I don't think you do. I lucked out that he really liked the watch I gave him.

E-Harmony is a online dating type service that matches you by a personality questionairre. I met my guy on Match.com. It was actually a fun experience for me, but I know others here have not had such good experiences.

Happy One-Year Divorce Day for me!!

My guy mentioned last night that he wants to go to New Orleans for a weekend next month. He has never been there and I have been there for about four hours. Does anyone have any suggestions for restaurants, hotels, or attractions.? Has anyone been to the zoo?

 

[firefighter326]

YES I was thinking about looking somewhere in fl. plan on moving sometime just not sure when. I thought it would be nice too look where I was going to move can you do that
have been looking around for some property south of ocala or west of there every time I get down I get a run around from other real estate people. must give them my life history

mgm I think is setting up to have the christmas lights on new york street and then with the new show where residentuil street was, still had fun wanting till the next trip there.

 

[legs22]

Don't miss Emeril's restaurant. Yummy! Even lunch is expensive though. Go experience Bourbon St. but I can only tolerate Bourbon St. for a short amt. of time. If you want to gamble, there is a Harrah's Casino. Go to Central Grocery (it smells so good in there!) and get a muffaletta (sp?) sandwich and eat it while sitting on the banks of the Mississippi. You can ride the free ferry across the Mississippi. Go to Cafe Du Monde for beniets (sp?) and a cafe au lait. I love listening to the street performers playing jazz in front of the big cathedral. Ride the cable car through I think it's the garden district and view the beautiful old homes.

Doc is from there so I'm sure she'd give you some suggestions.

 

[mickeysdsnyprncs]

: I know that on Yahoo Personals you can search for a friend, but you can't save the people. But you can change your location to something else. I thought about doing that. With yahoo you can just look without paying, and people can contact you, if they give you there email you can contact them without even paying anything. Otherwise it is like $19.99 per mo. or something like that.



Oooo TB, New Orleans sounds like fun, that's somewhere I haven't been yet.

 

[DocRafiki]

TB -- The Audubon Zoo is one of the top zoos in the country (top 5, I saw while searching for their website). I haven't been since high school, when the Louisiana section was brand new. If you're only spending 4 days in NOLA, that's a good place to see a glimpse into the stuff you won't experience in the city (swamps, Cajun lifestyle), in a fake Disneyesque way. I'm not a big fan of zoos, and it will be lame compared to DAK, but I really liked the LA exhibit. Of course being from Houston it's not like it's foreign to you, either.

If you're really into animals, see if you can find a public tour of ACRES. Now THIS place is AMAZING. Click this link then the link to the right that says Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species.
www.auduboninstitute.com
I got a tour of this place when I was in vet school, and it was unforgettable for sure. It's not open to the public in general, but you might be able to call and see if they're giving a tour while you're there. They are the leaders hands-down in research for reproduction in endangered species, so your BF might be interested in the laboratory aspect of it, being an MD and all. But on top of that, it's just plain neat. When you walk in, it's like entering Jurassic Park, and I don't mean like at Islands of Adventure. You feel like you're in the middle of nowhere, but the facilities are top notch. Then when you see the animals, there aren't these huge barriers like you'll find in tourist attractions. You can feel the breath of the lions. Man, this is making me want to change my career path.

Audubon also has the Aquarium of the Americas. I've been once and don't remember a thing about it, but then I don't care much for aquariums. I'd much rather spend my time milling around a city than spending time in a tourist attraction that's similar for the most part to that found in any given city. But that's me.

I'll write more later, but unfortunatley I'm not that good at giving NOLA tourist advice since I haven't done most of the touristy stuff. I'll see if I can upload a few pics from when I visited in December, though. I did go around and take some touristy photos.

Speaking of trips... SuprGro... I'm coming to Boston next month! (Again, to see Damien Rice, the reason I went to NOLA in December )!!! I'm pretty excited; I've hardly even been to the northeast (one day in NYC on a layover), so it's all new to me! We should meet for lunch or something. Do you know of any theatre productions or concerts that I should see April 23-26?? (ok that contradicts my "milling around" statement from before, doesn't it? but nothing says local flavor like the local arts scene)

ETA: just noticed you said a weekend, not 4 days. I don't know if I'd go to the zoo if I only had a weekend. Then again, it's not an all-day thing, either.

 

[TigerBear]

Thanks for the info guys. I was going to look into Emeril's. DB is a huge Cooking Network fan so I thought he might enjoy experiencing one of Emeril's restaurants. Doc, I think I am just really homesick for AK (its been 3 years ) and that is why I really want to see the zoo. We would probably only go for a morning. The Endangered Species Center looks interesting! Any suggestions on where to stay? I'm assuming the French Quarter is probably the best for a touristy weekend.

Legs, good luck with your interview! I hope the pay is right.

Doc, I don't even know who Damien Rice is. Does that mean I am getting old?

 

[floridaminnie]

Men down here are umm....how should I saw it...intersting. Interesting converstion with a friend today, whose married, when I told her I never imagined finding a nice normal guy could be so hard. She had to laugh and say that there aren't many out there. I'm also picky. I know what I want and why should I settle for less if I know I'm not going to be happy.

DD is suppose to sleep over at her father's this Friday for the first time. Haven't we heard this over and over again. So far she's healthy. We shall see. Was trying to come up with some friends to do something with, but I kept getting turned down and was beginning to feel like I needed to change me deodarant brands or something. Finally came up with some plans with a friend today so I won't be home or out alone. Hopefully everything will go well.

TB....have fun in New Orleans. Almost went there two years ago, but plans changed. It looks like a fun town! Congrats on your 1 year divorce anniversary!

 

[Costumesaremylife]

Hey all. Yes i got banned. No one liked it when I questioned authority and disagreed with the rules that were excluding my posts, but not others. Oh well.

Hey Doc I don't know who Damien Rice is, where is he going to be? You should come see the Spring Musical at Emerson. I have been working on it and will be for the rest of the month. It has performances on the 23rd that I can go to. I start another job on the 24th. Let me know. You will love downtown boston in the warm weather, the public gardens are nice and so is shopping at downtown crossing. There is a whole freedom trail, (actually a red stripe painted on the ground) that takes you to all the historic sights all over boston. I suggest the north end for some fabulous desserts and pizza. Not to mention all the historical places they keep in that part of town. I'll keep my eyes peeled for the intersting stuff and let you know what's up.

 

[TigerBear]

That sucks Costume! I'm glad your back.

Thanks, Suzanne. When I went to the courthouse last year I went by myself - all by myself. I didn't even have an attorney since he drew up the paperwork (he's an attorney). He was already out of state by then. It was just something I needed to do alone. I cried all the way to the courthouse - the difference between that day and my wedding day just struck me. But then afterwards I felt liberated! I celebrated that evening with my friends at the Aquarium restaurant.

 

[TigerBear]

Originally posted by floridaminnie
I'm also picky. I know what I want and why should I settle for less if I know I'm not going to be happy.

I'm fairly picky too but I try very hard to make sure my expectations are realistic. Its a hard thing to determine at times.