Saturday, January 28, 2012

That's another one off the bucket list!

So I searched myself on Google again, and it's just amazing to see how the internet keeps up on my latest achievements! Recently I've starred in several German made-for-TV movies,


taught those brats from Toddlers in Tiaras a thing or two,


become an equestrian stunt rider,


and masqueraded as a very unfortunate looking British MP.

Seriously, guys. There were multiple pictures of this man. Should I be worried?

Meg Ryan Lied to Me!

"You've Got Text!" just doesn't have the same ring to it

I know, I know. You're all as shocked as I was to discover that chick flicks and real life are different things. Nonetheless, it's still a bummer whenever you rewatch a beloved classic only to realize that "Wait! I've lived the first half of that movie, and it wasn't nearly as charming without all the cameras and set designers!"

Haven't all we literary types been charmed by the idea of a secret correspondence? She gets to know his witty and thoughtful side, and he falls for her hook, line, and personality. Right? Right? In this classic cinematic romance, meeting is really just an afterthought and chemistry is a guarantee.

The somewhat disappointing reality of smartphone dating means that every blind date starts with a textual correspondence, and it turns out there's really not that much to say to someone you've met a maximum of once. Somewhere between the fourth and the four thousandth buzz, you start to dread the next message and wonder if he's as apathetic about this conversation as you are.

And then you start to over think it. You ask your friends if they've ever been sick of someone they've never met. No? Felt like they were being nagged by a needy girlfriend after one date?*

I suppose the moral of this story is the same as the moral of every early dating story: It's okay** to leave the other person wanting more. Let me be a little curious, and for mercy's sake, please don't kill the mystery before I have time to actually like you!

Speak of the devil; I just got another text...

*with a GUY!
**it's better than okay. It's a great idea!