Fun Weekend

I had a fun weekend.

Friday evening I hung out with a friend, drank Johny Walker Blue, and smoked cigars. I've only had JW Blue Label once before; It was so damn good I couldn't drink scotch for a year after! If you let it sit in you mouth it actually changes flavor - amazing stuff.

Saturday I went to the range and shot my new Colt Cobra.
I picked it up Thursday - It hadn't been in the case a day when I saw it. Colt revolvers fit my hand like they were made for it and I think they look more elegant than most. I wasn't looking for a nickel finish, but the price was right and the condition superb! It doesn't have a lot of recoil for an aluminum framed gun and is quite accurate with 158 gr. FMJFP - I was wacking a jug at 100 yd. with it. It does not like the light 123 gr Silvertips. Shooting those really opened up my groups. (To be 100% honest: I really do suck with handguns) I helped close up the range and went out to dinner with the range officers.

Sunday I did yard work and then spent some time with my buddy from VA. Spent the afternoon grilling, drinking and catching up.

Monday I did all the stuff I should have done on Sat. and Sun.

As a bonus: The Phillies swept the Braves in convincing fashion! Of course they lost today, but they fought 'til the end. I'd be happy if they stayed over .500, the play-offs would be a bonus.

All in all it was a refreshingly good weekend.

Won't Get Fooled Again..

Well now this and this sum it up.

24

I just watched the 24 finale and was not terribly impressed. It was a good episode; some things were simply too obvious. The best example of this was Chloe fainting - I said she was pregnant to my buddy, and lo and behold! That was the obvious TV plot twist! Over all, however, it was a good finale. A lot of ends got tied up...ish, and the few lose ends are minor. Their is much more to mention, but I'm tired and not motivated to type at 11:30. I will say that Nadia is the hottest woman on the show thus far.

I also saw The Departed, The Great Raid, and Smoken' Aces this weekend and will probably post a review - basically for the hell of it.

This is an exercise in making me less broody and introverted, so the more I write the better. I've always had a bit of a hard time writing anything (I live in a perpetual state of writer's block) and these short little entries help.

Dating – the S/M necessity of life – Pt. 1

Me and my almost non-existent experience with the opposite sex has made a slight improvement in the last few days. I made more of a real effort and actually chatted with some women in a local bar/club. If that wasn’t novel enough I actually gave my e-mail to someone; of course she was married with three kids, but she wanted it to give to some single friends she had.

I guess my timid and uncomfortable manner in bars, and around lots of attractive women make me appear “safe”. Being safe is good when you are looking for a relationship, but bad for meeting women or if you are looking to have meaningless sex. I would like to have a relationship that includes, at the very least a slight hope of, sex.

I have begun to understand why I have been single for the 26 years of my life, save for two days, and begun to rectify the problem. My largest issue has been lack of effort and confidence on my part.

Fear is another factor. My perception of the world didn’t help. I have had a mostly negative view of too many “popular” things because of my status for so many years as an outsider. People fear and hate what they do not understand. That statement applies to me and the people around me. The biggest thing helps with that is me approaching people and attempting to be sociable – my conversation skills are still lacking, however.

I have also made a major effort to better my appearance form my overly casual, don’t care look to something more approachable. I have found a business casual look works best for me (I think). My recently recedent acne has helped quite a bit as well. I really need to find a happy place with my hair and think about contacts to round out my mini self-makeover.

I’ve also been less picky at who I’m looking for. That hasn’t improve my prospects much: I still have the amazing ability to fine only married, attached, completely uninterested, or lesbian women. If they are single they are cougar(ish). WTF!!! I am still terrified of really hot women, but that may be a good thing.

I will say this - some styles I just don’t understand, and really don’t want too. To any women who happen upon this rambling prose:

First: Flip-flops ARE NOT SHOES! They have the opposite affect of heels. I don’t expect ladies to wear 5” stilettos all the time (though, I wouldn’t complain), but flip-flops are barely a notch above bare feet. Normally people dress up a little when they go out, those things just show me that you don’t care.

Second: This is not really a dating/bar/etc. issue, but makes me wonder a little bit: pajama bottoms and slippers in public. There is a Seinfeld episode about that for Pete’s sake! If I was to go out in public wearing sweat pants people would wonder if I was a (cliché) hick or had given up on life. (Going to the gym being an exception to that rule)

I’m not terribly picky (beggars can’t be choosers), but those two things turn me off in a hurry. I could list all of the things I don’t like, but that might be counter productive and fodder for another entry.

Update: 21 May

Someone I know thought I was being silly and that was a comfortable way to dress.

-Fine, I wasn't complaining about that manner of dress when people go to the store (though I don't see flip-flops as being much better than bare feet)... just when people got to clubs, bars, work, restaurants, etc. Jeans and sneakers would be the minimum for 'going out'.