i want YOUR stories.

it occurs to me that i made that last post at exactly 4:20 pm. how random of me. do you ever find yourself noticing 1:11, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44, 5:55, 10:10, 11:11, 12:12, etc on the clock and smiling to yourself? i used to make wishes. they were silly wishes, like, i hope when i come home my laundry pile will have disappeared or that the milk in the fridge that i know is expired will magically have extended its best before date so that i may enjoy a glas? god, i'm bad for leaving milk in the fridge for too long. that was one thing the ex was good for - we always had fresh milk in the house.

so - happy news. my super nintendo has returned itself to me. we immediately hooked it up and i know dani played around with super mario brothers. as soon as i get a spare moment to myself i'm going to play donkey kong country 2 - the one with diddy and the girl whose pony tail flips her around like a helicopter. that is one talent i am seriously jealous of. if given the choice between throwing barrels with my tail, and throwing them with my ponytail.. well, let's just say it isn't really much of a choice.

i went out with a friend for a drink last night and got to discussing this ol' blog of mine and the idea was tossed around that i should open it up to the rest of the world and collect stories. the online dating phenomenon has really only been around for a decade or so, perhaps more if you count message boards and basic chatrooms. i would argue that it hit mainstream popularity the moment eHarmony decided to start advertising on television. (ps - as if those people are that happy!)

and as my mother so kindly pointed out, bad dates have been around since the dawn of time. whether you're set up by a family member, or a friend, or a click of a mouse... we've all had our share of bad dates.

and so i'm wondering now - i want to hear YOUR stories. this isn't to say that mine are going to stop (in fact, i've got one set up fairly quickly here. let's call him The Physicist.) but i want to see just how many bad date stories that i can compile, with a special focus on online dating adventures. i want to hear every gruesome detail. i want to hear about the girl who wanted to have your babies two minutes after meeting you. i want to hear about the guy who had the worst body odor imaginable. i want to hear everything. so drop me an email (caitfgb@gmail.com) and we'll see what we come up with. i promise that names will be altered as necessary, so just let me know what you do and don't want shared.

and, of course, i'll let you know what happens with the Physicist. =P