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In my last blog entry I was telling you about this girl that I took out for coffee and then took out to dinner after that. We had kissed and stuff and we were supposed to get together a week later and I was really looking forward to it when I get this random email out of the blue from her telling me that I am not really her type and she just kissed me because she felt bad or something. I was totally baffled by this email and I was pissed off. I really was trying not to take it personal but how can't I? I mean I am not really that objective of a person to begin with and let's face it, what she did was really harsh so I messaged her back with some emails and shit but I never got a reply. I got quite bitter and jaded and angry and yet I had like 8 other girls I was talking to etc. So because of the mood I was in, I drafted up this long ranting email with a bunch of questions and shit and sent it off to all 8 girls. Half of them replied telling me to go fuck myself and the other half replied with some answers so that was good. I think it was good though because I think the girls who did reply understand me better and what I like and don't like now.

I took one of those girls out on Sunday afternoon. Her name is Rhonda and she is 23 and she is finishing up her MBA. I told her to meet me at this cool little coffee shop here in Baltimore called "Peace & A Cup of Joe Inc". The place is pretty cool inside and was packed full of people on apple laptops and shit. I told her to meet me there at 3:30pm. I arrived a bit early so I grabbed a cup of joe and went and sat down in a seat where I could see the entire place. She arrived on time so I though that was cool because I have met many other girls who arrive 10 or 15 minutes late. I am always on time and I hate it when the girl is late because I have to sit there pondering whether or not they will ever show up. Also when you have never met someone before in real life it can be kind of hard to pick them out of a crowd, so I will see a girl and be like oh I think that is her and then be like damn I hope that is not her because she is not very hot and I will be like staring at them and then it won't be them and they will be like wtf are you looking at buddy lol.

One time I was supposed to meet this girl for coffee that I met online through the dating site but she only ever had shown me one pic of her and it wasn't that clear. I knew she was thin and stuff and not fat which is usually enough to get me to say yes to the date etc but anyways I was sitting there in the coffee shop and this girl comes in who I thought was her and she grabbed a coffee then turned and looked around for a place to sit. I looked at her and waved cuz I thought it was her and so she comes over and I stand up and put my hand out and we shake hands and I am like hi and introduce myself and she says Hi I am Cindy and she sits down. I was like wtf this isn't the right girl. So I had to tell her I was waiting for a pseudo blind date and that she would be here any minute but I thought she was cute so I asked her for her phone number. The funny thing was that she sat like 6 feet away and then she heard the whole conversation I had with my real date lol. I never bothered to ever call her but maybe I should lol if I can still find her number. Anyways Rhonda and I had coffee and chatted for a bit and even though she was hot she was a bit to anal retentive for me so it was kind of uneventful and I left early. She has sent me a couple of messages but I have been ignoring them.

Ok I redid my profile on the online dating site. What I did this time was I made less aggressive and tried to come off as a sensitive gentleman. I think that is what girls are looking for initially. What the hell am I doing drinking in LA at 26?? Like duh so yeah. I also listed a lot of interests on there and also removed all the immature sounding interests like video games and stuff. It's not like I am lying, I am just withholding all the shitty stuff about me until after they fall for me... is that so bad? I don't think it is. I really don't. I happy in the haze of a drunken hour, but heaven knows I'm miserable now. Well not totally miserable but you know what I am saying. Anyways my profile is much better now and I have been getting good results. However, let me say that just because my profile is really good, doesn't mean that I just sit back and girls message me. That does not happen usually. Most of the time YOU have to be the one that sends out that initial message. So this means you have to stay on top of your game and make sure that you look at the site everyday so that you can look at the girls that joined in the last 24hrs that live really close to you so that you have first dibs on them. If you wait then other guys will be messaging them first and there is a HUGE advantage to being the first guy they take interest in that sends them somewhat intelligent messages.

So because I have been very diligent about always checking the site at the same time every morning and making sure I am not sending out retarded sounding messages I am getting a good result back. I am chatting with 8 different girls right now. Some of them on just MSN and haven't met them yet. Others I have talked to on the phone and stuff and I have been on one date so far since I ramped up operations. The battlestation is now operational! *high fives Vader*. I won't really bother telling you too much about the girls that I haven't gone out with because those are more a work in progress and once i take them out then I will give you the low down. So on Saturday I told her we should meet for coffee and she agreed. I met up with her at this little joint called Common Ground Cafe. It was a pretty cool place where cool people tried not to look cool and as a result... looked cool. I am not sure if we looked cool in there or if we looked uncool because we looked normal Anyways we sat and drank coffees and talked for hours on end about our likes and dislikes and giggled a lot. Next thing I knew it was 6pm and I was getting really hungry so I asked her if she would be interested in going out for dinner and she said yes.

We headed over to this restaurant called Obrycki's Crab House & Seafood Restaurant and ate some crab. I really like crab meat and I eat crab cakes whenever I see them on a menu etc. We had some wine and drank and ate and my mind was pretty carefree I have to say. I haven't had that good of a time in a while. I think it would be ironic if this girl, the first girl, turned out to be the one I ended up hooking up with her. Hmmm I hope she never reads this blog and realizes that I may end up dating more than one girl at a time. I mean I want to make sure I end up with a girl that I am really truly compatible with and that means I need to court more than 1 girl at a time. It is just like sales you can't just focus one customer who MIGHT buy, you need to keep prospecting so that is what I am doing. After dinner we shared a cab ride back to her place than we had a nice kiss in the taxi and called it a night. I have been chatting with her everyday since then on the phone and she wants to get together again this coming weekend. I will update this blog more once I do that and stuff.

So last week I finally went on a date with this Russian girl I had been chatting up with online and on the phone. I made reservations at Sabatino's Italian restaurant downtown. I had never seen a pic of this girl, but she sounded so nice on the phone I just couldn't pass up the chance to meet her. As I was sitting in front of her apartment waiting for her, I kept seeing these overweight girls pass by and was almost ready to GTFO. She finally emerged from the door and wow she looked fine... jet black straight hair with straight edge bangs, lean body etc, much hotter than my last girlfriend.

As we were driving through the Fort McHenry Tunnel she asked me if I had any fear of heights which I thought was hella random, but I was so nervous I don't even remember how I replied. I was intoxicated by the smell of her perfume. I really need to get a few drinks in me and fast...

I ordered a double vodka on the rocks and she had a glass of red wine, again the details are fuzzy because I was kind of just staring at her lips for most of the first 10 minutes or so. She had probably the hottest set of lips I have ever seen in my life.

Turns out we both have a thing for veal so she ordered the "VEAL A LA BEPPI" which are tenderloin veal medallions in wine and brandy sauce, with mushrooms and pimentos. I had the "VEAL SALTIMBOCCA" which are medallions sauteed in white wine sauce with mozzarella and prosciutto. The food was good, not great, doubt I'll ever go back there. Once the double vodka's started to kick in, I loosened up and started to get pretty chatty, I think I may have talked a little too much lol.

She said she had to get up really early the next morning and couldn't stay out late, so I drove her home after dinner. I really wasn't expecting much in terms of a goodbye kiss or whatever and my assessment of the situation was pretty bang on as she reached over, gave me a kiss on the cheek, thanked me for dinner, and went inside.

I had chalked up this first online dating encounter as a faillllllll but to my surprise she continued to talk to me and mentioned that she was very nervous herself having just got out of a LTR herself but thought I was cute and wants to hook up again. Man, I hate it when girls call me cute, not sure if it's a compliment or an insult. Anyways, taking her out again next weekend and hopefully I will have good news to share!