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Hmmm, I should know by now that cryptic goodbyes can often be mistaken for something else (even though the comment was deleted). Just to satisfy anybody's curiousity, I was talking about quitting smoking.
I didn't mind doing it, and doubt I was hurting my health anymore than many other things I do (or don't do). However, I started (and continued) as a good form of stress relief (as it's less smelly and a lot cheaper than pot), but if anything it caused more stress as people who found out I smoked generally recoiled in horror. Apparently the only way to measure how much one smokes is in packs per day. This is fine, as I don't mind saying I smoke 1/25 packs per day (assuming a pack of 25, and this is really just an average), but it would seem that only integer values are accepted in that equation...
Plus I'm sure I missed out on a few dates because of it. ^_^
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Speaking of dates, I've started to check out this thing Lavalife puts on called Lavalife Party. I've never really found out much about it, as it seems to be this mysterious thing that exists one minute and doesn't the next. When there is a party on, I can check it out, but when there isn't one I can't find any information about it (like when the next one is). *makes spooky noises*
Basically, it's like a big thumbnail gallery. You, your photo, and handle pretty much go into this pile. You can look at the whole pile of photos, or only look at your preferred gender. When you click on someone's picture, you find out their handle and age and are presented with options to either look at their whole Lavalife profile, send them a smile, or send them a message. Doing this though alerts them that you are looking at them. It's almost like an online bar: you can briefly check out someone from afar, or you can come close and let them know you want to know more about them. It's a pretty cool concept, and while I've never messaged anybody yet it looks to be free (as opposed to regular messaging in Lavalife).
The thing is though is that it probably won't help me meet any more women. I've seen very few local women on it, and can't remember any that were even close to my age. I've had several women look at my profile (including one that, if I lived in Toronto, would totally go for), but no followups which I would attribute to where I live. While you hear the touching stories about people who live far apart meeting online, and finally meeting and falling in love, I (and I'm pretty sure most other people as well) am looking for something a little closer to home. If they could do this on a more local level (and advertise it better) I'm sure it'd be quite popular.
However, this might be unnecessary as I believe I am in a budding relationship. We have a few common friends and have started calling each other and making plans to hang out (we did get together for some very late night tea last Saturday after our respective halloween parties). There's been no actual dating stuff yet per se, but I'm quite excited to see where this goes. I'm a little worried it'll peter out as she's... well... a LOT more interesting then I am, but so far it is looking good so *knocks on wood*. ^_^
I didn't mind doing it, and doubt I was hurting my health anymore than many other things I do (or don't do). However, I started (and continued) as a good form of stress relief (as it's less smelly and a lot cheaper than pot), but if anything it caused more stress as people who found out I smoked generally recoiled in horror. Apparently the only way to measure how much one smokes is in packs per day. This is fine, as I don't mind saying I smoke 1/25 packs per day (assuming a pack of 25, and this is really just an average), but it would seem that only integer values are accepted in that equation...
Plus I'm sure I missed out on a few dates because of it. ^_^
...
Speaking of dates, I've started to check out this thing Lavalife puts on called Lavalife Party. I've never really found out much about it, as it seems to be this mysterious thing that exists one minute and doesn't the next. When there is a party on, I can check it out, but when there isn't one I can't find any information about it (like when the next one is). *makes spooky noises*
Basically, it's like a big thumbnail gallery. You, your photo, and handle pretty much go into this pile. You can look at the whole pile of photos, or only look at your preferred gender. When you click on someone's picture, you find out their handle and age and are presented with options to either look at their whole Lavalife profile, send them a smile, or send them a message. Doing this though alerts them that you are looking at them. It's almost like an online bar: you can briefly check out someone from afar, or you can come close and let them know you want to know more about them. It's a pretty cool concept, and while I've never messaged anybody yet it looks to be free (as opposed to regular messaging in Lavalife).
The thing is though is that it probably won't help me meet any more women. I've seen very few local women on it, and can't remember any that were even close to my age. I've had several women look at my profile (including one that, if I lived in Toronto, would totally go for), but no followups which I would attribute to where I live. While you hear the touching stories about people who live far apart meeting online, and finally meeting and falling in love, I (and I'm pretty sure most other people as well) am looking for something a little closer to home. If they could do this on a more local level (and advertise it better) I'm sure it'd be quite popular.
However, this might be unnecessary as I believe I am in a budding relationship. We have a few common friends and have started calling each other and making plans to hang out (we did get together for some very late night tea last Saturday after our respective halloween parties). There's been no actual dating stuff yet per se, but I'm quite excited to see where this goes. I'm a little worried it'll peter out as she's... well... a LOT more interesting then I am, but so far it is looking good so *knocks on wood*. ^_^