The astute will notice – in fact, anyone on the twitchy end of a vegetative state will notice – that it’s been a fucking long time since anyone posted on here. It’s that abrupt, Mary Celeste end of transmission that happens on the interwebs. Usually, an indication that the oh-well-it-was-good-while-it-lasted blogdeath that we’re all familiar [...]
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Drunk dating: the risks and rewards
Posted in bad dates, good dates on March 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Air stands up in front of the group, looks awkward for a moment, then says “My name is Air, and I have been a drunk dater.” Here is my full admission. Drunk dating is where the sensible limits of daytime decorum are breached, and – generally by unspoken mutual agreement – you and your date [...]
What to wear for a first date, boy’s edition
Posted in bad dates, dating tips on March 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This is a response to Gaga’s sartorial post. Actually it’s never occurred to me to do the ‘I am wearing’ chat beforehand. “I will be the gentleman in the scarlet fedora drinking Baileys from a shoe.” But then I’m not arranging dates with J-girls at the NY Asian Film Festival, so the task of identification [...]
Parallel dating is bad for your career
Posted in bad dates, good dates on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This intrepid reporter has been offline for a little while. Last week was a Groundhog Day cycle of the following: Going on a date. Getting home late and/or/always slightly worse for wear. Being palm-clammingly hungover at work, achieving little, and devoting the few minutes of clear thinking to organising another date, with little or no [...]
There’s something in the water
Posted in bad dates on January 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Something is going on today – I’ve received a string of sexually predatory emails from older women. I feel like there’s a pack of she-lions circling my apartment. Is everyone hungover from Burns Night? That can’t be it. These all arrived in a few hours, with respective opening lines: Oh my – you look and [...]