Thursday, August 11, 2016

Stealth Mode

Blind Date Chronicles:

Friends signed me up on an Internet dating app a week or so ago. So I had agreed to go on a coffee date with one of the guys tonight. 

THE GUY TRIED TO FRIGGIN FOLLOW ME WHEN I LEFT! 

At first when I departed I thought it was weird that he was following me (three cars back) so I did a u-turn and he did a u-turn when he had to go the opposite direction from where I was now going. So I turned into a one way street and he also turned into the one way street. At this point I knew there was a problem and I turned into a small strip mall to watch him drive past me and turn into the driveway on the next street over. Little did he realize that from the place I pulled into I could cross the street and get into another one way road going the opposite direction. So I waited 5 minutes and bolted. Only to get a text message asking where I went. 

REALLY!!! If you are going to follow someone make sure they didn't date an FBI agent. I have been stalked before I know how to lose your sorry ass.

Monday, July 11, 2016

The Stagehand Debacle!

Working as a performer I meet lots of entertainers and people who work in the entertainment industry. So when friends wanted to set me up with a stagehand I thought it was a great idea.…
The guy called me to set up a date. As it turned out we had worked vegas shows at different times and he had worked for a popular magician for an long run at a casino. He suggested lunch at an Applebee's or Chili's. I said that would be great as there are a couple of those restaurants close to me. He suggested one that was close to his place and I countered with a restaurant at a mutual distance from both homes. He said that wouldn't work and he would call me tomorrow with a place and time. A little confused I said OK, and hung up. FYI: Giving me time to think about a weird conversation was not to his advantage. 

The next day I got a text saying he picked up stagehand work and would call in a week. In my business last minute work is understandable, so I text back that next week would be better to meet up. Giving me even more time to ponder his weird aversion to eating on my side of town. 

About a week later he called and suggested a chain restaurant that was close to him but not to me. I said that the Applebee's near me was perfect why did he want to go to this new place. He said that it would take him to long to get me by bus. Wait! BUS!!! Before freaking out I said "don't you have a car?" He said yes but he currently didn't have a license. (Danger Will Robinson, Danger!) Having had a little time to think about this guy I was prepared with a list of questions. I asked him about his jobs and he said he had worked almost 20 years with the one magician on the strip and that it was a great union job. He had also worked Splash and several others stage union jobs. As I started to piece things together I pressed him further. I hinted that I might be able to pick him up if I knew where his house was. He told me he lived in an studio apartment and was working towards buying a house. But he really liked the idea of meeting and dating a woman who had her life together and owned her own home. So my next suggestion was to pick him up and eating at the Applebee's across town near my house.… And here is where the truth came out. 
He couldn't go that far across town with the ankle bracelet that he would have to get permission from his parole officer. Going from his apartment to the strip for work was ok, but nothing else for the next 6 months. He had an appointment with his parole officer and could ask about having his radius expanded (WTF). Next I asked him why he didn't own a house if he had worked all these great vegas shows as I know what the union pays. He said all of his money had been spent on drugs, alcohol, and gambling but that he was turning his life around. After being arrested several times for crimes related to his addictions and spending time in jail he didn't have anything saved other than the next check coming in. This lead to my last question, was he seeking help for his addictions. He said no that he thought he could do this on his own, at this point I stopped him and said that I was thrilled he was making changes to his life and I wished him luck with success in his future but that I didn't think this was going to work at all. 

Epilogue: As a performer I know a lot of people with drug and alcohol addictions. Some I keep in my life because they don't let their addiction effect other parts of their lives. Yet others I am very leery of as I have seen their addictions tear apart the lives of everyone around them. 
As a single female I have the ability to choose to either have that type of chaos in my life or walk (run) away from it. In this situation I am very happy that I didn't even leave my home. Other stage hands have let me know that guy has yet to get his life together and continues to feed his addictions. 

Thursday, June 30, 2016

A blind date with Jesus.

Warning: For all my friends who are extremely religious and without a sense of humor please don't read further as this is meant to be funny not offensive. 

A friend recently said I would find fault in any guy I date even Jesus. So this is what a date would be like between Jesus and myself. 

Ugh! Jesus who wants to date a guy with a god complex. Could you just see that date? 

Me: My father is a teacher, what does your dad do. 

Jesus: Well my father created this world in 6 day and he created you, this table, this food, everything. He is all knowing and all seeing. You should worship me because of that. You should hear how he got my mother pregnant. When you break that bread you should think of me and all I have sacrificed for you.  Would you like me to turn that water into wine? I can do that for you. 

Me: Yeah, I can change my own water into wine. The 12 guys milling around behind you is a little disturbing, do they go everywhere with you? Also you have food in your beard that looks like it's been there a couple days. 

Jesus: Speaking of disciples I thing Judas is covering the check as he just got paid today with some pieces of silver. 

Me: Oh Lord!

Jesus: You know my dad?

Saturday, June 18, 2016

5 simple rules to Blind Dating

Here are 5 of my simple Blind Date rules:

1) If the guy is rude to the waiter I might..... I will excuses myself and go out the back never to return. (after apologizing profusely to the waiter)

2) If the guy can't start a conversation nor carry on a conversation then why would I torture myself a second time.

3) If their idea of a conversation is a one way lecture? Then I would rather pay to hear someone smarter and far more interesting.

4) If they can't call a person and use basic phone edict, like a simple: "Hello my name is_____!" then the question is do I really need to go any further? Or can I just hang up?

5) If the person turns out to be married, and is just looking for a "good time" then the friend who SET ME UP is no longer my friend.

Welcome to the humorous world of Blind Dates.

Hello!

Welcome to my humorous world of Blind Dating.

I must admit that I love Blind Dates. There is something about a friend thinking they know you and well enough to introduce you to someone they know. Most friends do it out of kindness wanting to help friends find happiness. Unfortunately they don't always look at what people have or don't have in common. A lot of my married girlfriends just look at the fact that I am a nice person the guy they know is a nice person and therefore we should be set up. Love is so much more.

This blog will cover some of my more "entertaining" blind dates in a humorous way. Almost all of them I can remember and laugh at them. We all do weird things on first dates, I know I do, and this is a way to share those funny stories with you.