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shadowlightRemember that online dating site I mentioned in 'Cupid's Minions' (Weds, June 15, 2009)? Yes, well, they finally found a woman I couldn't refuse. She's my age, not geographically close but at least in this time zone in this country, a non-smoking, non-drinking Christian, with a fondness for comicbooks (especially Superman) and gothic horror (especially vampires); a would-be Lois Lane looking for a Clark Kent-wannabe, preferably one who doesn't mind if she goes on about Bela Lugosi or the Cullens. (Y'know, I could use some more learning about Bela Lugosi, anyway. :) ) For now, we'll call her 'DPG', for 'the Daily Planet Girl'. I succumbed. I joined up with the Geeque du Soleil. I tried. We'll see what it gets me.
Admittedly, this dating site (styled as a community, albeit a gated community, in this case, probably a Stargated community) seems cooler from inside the velvet ropes than it does from the outside, and I could easily rationalize $10 a month as the Price of the Beers you drink while at Cheers, doozering up some geek-culture info-content to try to convince the regulars that I'm cool enough to date... but we all know there's plenty of other places I could spend that time and energy with an equal or greater chance of winning friends and influencing people. (Note to self: fanfiction.net, Strange Horizons, the local interdenominational network of faith-based charities.)
Please note: I could've given her an lj codename like 'Lois' or 'Chloe', but I'm only two letters in on the preliminary, 'friends-first' stage, and stalled out at that...Expectations should not be that high. You could mow the grass with these expectations.
Admittedly, this dating site (styled as a community, albeit a gated community, in this case, probably a Stargated community) seems cooler from inside the velvet ropes than it does from the outside, and I could easily rationalize $10 a month as the Price of the Beers you drink while at Cheers, doozering up some geek-culture info-content to try to convince the regulars that I'm cool enough to date... but we all know there's plenty of other places I could spend that time and energy with an equal or greater chance of winning friends and influencing people. (Note to self: fanfiction.net, Strange Horizons, the local interdenominational network of faith-based charities.)
Please note: I could've given her an lj codename like 'Lois' or 'Chloe', but I'm only two letters in on the preliminary, 'friends-first' stage, and stalled out at that...Expectations should not be that high. You could mow the grass with these expectations.