tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post6011216525451546303..comments2023-10-15T05:01:43.528-07:00Comments on Bamboo Killers: Can't touch thisEmily Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-32294985393747674862007-11-12T14:59:00.000-08:002007-11-12T14:59:00.000-08:00I had a blind date from hell years ago. So bad, I...I had a blind date from hell years ago. So bad, I told him I'd taken a vow of celibacy. He held out his right hand (to shake mine) and said, "Hi, I'm Roger Vowbreaker."<BR/><BR/>Your date beat mine, pants down.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure the next one will be better. How can it not?Julie O'Horahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580655656385169632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-8584568733605457802007-11-12T10:17:00.000-08:002007-11-12T10:17:00.000-08:00Great post. Though it's perfectly fine for a guy ...Great post. Though it's perfectly fine for a guy to order a martini as long as it's made with a good gin, and the only fruit involved is an olive or two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-38431594279136538332007-11-11T22:06:00.000-08:002007-11-11T22:06:00.000-08:00Wow, what a creep.While your faith in internet dat...Wow, what a creep.<BR/><BR/>While your faith in internet dating may have been shaken, don't give up...you just have to know how to weed out the douchebags and navigate through people's profiles.<BR/><BR/>First, if they don't look good from their profile, pass. That garbage that his profile wasn't a good representation is, well, garbage. People have all the time in the world to put those together, and like a resume, if they can't sell it, they're no good. Do you really want to go out with somebody who can't be articulate? C'mon, you're a writer...that's got to be the first thing you notice about somebody.<BR/><BR/>In recounting your communications, it sounds like you just did a lot of emailing. You have to get from the website to email with some haste, and then from email to the phone as fast. Each move takes away a layer and get you to get closer to the real person. The profile can be well manicured, and the emails can be snappy, but how's the phone rapport? Anything along the way that doesn't feel right or is a red flag, pass.<BR/><BR/>Since you planned a meeting, it should have been drinks only at that dive - and nothing more. The first date is to make sure they look like the pictures and prove they are the same person you emailed and talked to. An hour or two tops, and if it's a bar, never more than a second drink. If they're not a total freak, then you can think about the second date, otherwise...yep, pass.<BR/><BR/>Dating online is to some degree a numbers game, but think of it the same as if you were at a bar. You're not going to be interested in every guy who looks at you, and a smaller amount will buy you a drink. Even fewer of those will you want to talk to, and less still would you give a number to. You can't be afraid to say no or pass on people if they're not what you want.<BR/><BR/>I hate the whole thing, but I'm about to get back on and try again because I still think it's better than spending four nights a week meeting people I don't like at places I don't frequent. At least being online lets you pre-screen to some degree and allow you some distance if you have to reject, er, turn down suitors.<BR/><BR/>Best of luck, and don't let one jerk turn you off from the whole process. Be smart and be true to who / what you want, and the internet dating game will become both easier and a more positive experience.famous mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01211756534062886107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-88975891839535816572007-11-11T19:52:00.000-08:002007-11-11T19:52:00.000-08:00Super icky!I Hate HATE strangers touching me. Cree...Super icky!<BR/><BR/>I Hate HATE strangers touching me. Creeps me out. Any time someone puts their hand on my arm to get my attention or whatever, i wanna bash an elbow in their face!<BR/><BR/>I personally wouldn't go on a total blind date unless there was a friend with me.<BR/><BR/>And i wouldn't date someone I met online without 1st exchanging LOTS of emails, phone calls... & pictures!<BR/><BR/>And if you go on an internet date again, arrange to meet in the day time, at a coffe shop or something. NO NIGHT DATES on the 1st meeting.<BR/><BR/>Better luck with the next one!<BR/><BR/>I met my husband when we lived in the same apt building in Van Nuys. So it is possible to meet someone in LA. We've been together 16 yrs.Team Brindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617273530412639059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-31325570918563647232007-11-11T08:40:00.000-08:002007-11-11T08:40:00.000-08:00EM! Condolences! Although, what a great post from ...EM! Condolences! Although, what a great post from the opposite of a great night. We must do another girls night. And... I'm with Scott. Maybe whilst picketing for what's right and true you'll also find a writerly romance?<BR/>-Scribe<BR/>Keep your chin up.Scribe LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084497477674652291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-901400955016338522007-11-11T08:11:00.000-08:002007-11-11T08:11:00.000-08:00You are much too smart and cute to be putting up w...You are much too smart and cute to be putting up with guys like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-52128189776732458782007-11-11T06:18:00.000-08:002007-11-11T06:18:00.000-08:00Jesus frickin Christ. I've heard of the horrors of...Jesus frickin Christ. <BR/><BR/>I've heard of the horrors of online dating, but this... this... <BR/><BR/>This guy is like something out of a Roman Polanski movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-10904227868184103032007-11-10T22:45:00.000-08:002007-11-10T22:45:00.000-08:00Ok, once, again, if you don't write that in a scri...Ok, once, again, if you don't write that in a script, I will. <BR/><BR/>My wife and I met in Los Angeles, we dated here, all that. So I don't think it's a completely miserable place to meet people. <BR/><BR/>But I do think the reality distortion field here is quite strong, and we all need to turn our intuition up to 11 to make it out in one piece.chrischttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268327351415212731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-80942449515095868742007-11-10T20:27:00.000-08:002007-11-10T20:27:00.000-08:00Christ! What a douche.You shoulda bailed early. Yo...Christ! What a douche.<BR/><BR/>You shoulda bailed early. You'll never get those hours back.Patrick J. Rodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17793920144174391765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-58105393865972650022007-11-10T20:09:00.000-08:002007-11-10T20:09:00.000-08:00Oh, shit. You are way too nice to this asshole. ...Oh, shit. <BR/><BR/>You are way too nice to this asshole. This guy is a piece of shit. Nothing says "rape in the making" quite like:<BR/><BR/><I>He asked me to come back to his apartment to have sex. I said no. He tried to kiss me. I pushed him off. He tried again. I pushed him off again.</I><BR/><BR/>Not to mention the drink he tried to push on you and <I>... I finally told him again to stop touching me. He immediately tried to touch my face. </I><BR/><BR/>Is there a way you can report him on the dating site? This guy is a crime waiting to happen. <BR/><BR/>HarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-73478708732479875092007-11-10T18:07:00.000-08:002007-11-10T18:07:00.000-08:00I'm sure Bill will be pleased to know I look like ...I'm sure Bill will be pleased to know I look like his daughter.<BR/><BR/>I admit I'm totally sketchy now about the old internet dating. I never had a lot of faith in it before but who knows? Scott seems happy.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-61709025116407879042007-11-10T17:25:00.000-08:002007-11-10T17:25:00.000-08:00What a horror story. You have got to file that awa...What a horror story. You have got to file that away for your internet seriel killer script.<BR/><BR/>Those couples on the eHarmony commercials look so happy. Good luck on your further adventures.<BR/><BR/>-JimJim Endecotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484816992028286627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-66539037516806988612007-11-10T15:19:00.000-08:002007-11-10T15:19:00.000-08:00As a follow-up to Scott's comment, don't blame the...As a follow-up to Scott's comment, don't blame the internet for one asshat (actually, there are millions of asshats online, but A FEW truly awesome people too).<BR/><BR/>And...I met my fiancee through Myspace...though we technically MET at a writer's group, so that's what we tell people:)<BR/><BR/>But, ahem, we MET at a writer's group. With lots of people around. On a non-date.<BR/><BR/>I know you're all boxer-y and stuff, but I'd far too much of a wuss to go out on a real date with someone I'd never seen. People are scary, man.<BR/><BR/>p.s. I think one of my friends saw you with Bill Martell at the Expo selling his DVDs. He thought you were Martell's daughter or something (haha). Unless it really WAS his daughter...Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474255760489130314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-81389055655101996462007-11-10T11:10:00.000-08:002007-11-10T11:10:00.000-08:00I met my wife on the Internet. But that was rando...I met my wife on the Internet. But that was random and lucky.Scott the Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560177524646531880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-842327819560321042007-11-10T10:03:00.000-08:002007-11-10T10:03:00.000-08:00I thought I was bad.Pearl Jam's "Elderly Woman Beh...I thought I was bad.<BR/><BR/>Pearl Jam's "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"<BR/><BR/>Great song, btw.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16897402622057966364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-79236290562373199602007-11-10T09:10:00.000-08:002007-11-10T09:10:00.000-08:00Hey I want my credit. I sang the PJ song, not him....Hey I want my credit. I sang the PJ song, not him. I used to sing it with my guitar-playing roommate a long time ago. It's one of my favorites.<BR/><BR/>This guy and I emailed back and forth a bit and initially I told him I wasn't interested because his profiled seemed really stuffy. He said he was into museums and opera.<BR/><BR/>But then he emailed me back that he was really into boxing and his profile was not a very good representation of him, so I gave him a chance.<BR/><BR/>Next time I'm going with my first instinct.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the words of support, everybody.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-36215059806027084392007-11-10T08:43:00.000-08:002007-11-10T08:43:00.000-08:00"No cleavage for you" that's right, save that for ..."No cleavage for you" that's right, save that for your real buddies... us!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, there is a lot of material here to use despite the fact it happened hehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-19177200569004737602007-11-10T08:33:00.000-08:002007-11-10T08:33:00.000-08:00Jesus Christ, that is scary. This makes me want to...Jesus Christ, that is scary. This makes me want to be all lame and parental and tell you not to go out unless you bring a friend...which is sad...and lame...and parental.<BR/><BR/>What a fucktard.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15474255760489130314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-71610268465615797022007-11-10T08:13:00.000-08:002007-11-10T08:13:00.000-08:00Yikes. I'm not sure why you stuck it out past 5 m...Yikes. I'm not sure why you stuck it out past 5 minutes.<BR/><BR/>If you hit the picket lines with us on Monday, you'll meet some nice single writers. Sure, some of them are dumpy and short, and if the strike goes on too long they'll be eating ramen noodles again, but at least they are writers. :-)Scott the Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560177524646531880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-69476912928210861032007-11-10T06:10:00.000-08:002007-11-10T06:10:00.000-08:00A couple of things -- 1) Ick!2) That Pearl Jam is ...A couple of things -- <BR/><BR/>1) Ick!<BR/><BR/>2) That Pearl Jam is super hard to sing right - that he got it after a few bars of singing is very impressive. <BR/><BR/>Some guy found me through myspace and asked me out. I'm meeting him Sunday evening. My friend Keith lives 4 blocks away from the place we're meeting. I'm having Keith call every hour to check in and I'll have a code word - maybe it will be "Emily", lol - that means, COME SAVE ME NOW!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14805340886472955460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-30479449573207882732007-11-10T05:17:00.000-08:002007-11-10T05:17:00.000-08:00Hee hee hee ...Dating in Los Angeles is tough, isn...Hee hee hee ...<BR/><BR/>Dating in Los Angeles is tough, isn't it? There should be a recovery group:<BR/><BR/>Emily: "Hi, I'm Emily ..."<BR/><BR/>Group: "HI, EMILY."<BR/><BR/>Emily: "And I've ... dated in Los Angeles."<BR/><BR/>Group: "WELCOME. YOU'RE WITH FRIENDS."<BR/><BR/>Or maybe you could make a sequel to Game Night and call it Date Night. :-)<BR/><BR/>DannyDannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501102493797975578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25895692.post-38821398589608302782007-11-10T03:35:00.000-08:002007-11-10T03:35:00.000-08:00wow. I meant really, wow!As someone who is just st...wow. I meant really, wow!<BR/><BR/>As someone who is just starting to try internet dating, I think you may have scared me off taking it any further!<BR/><BR/><BR/>I do have to ask how you got into the date in the first place? Was there any communication before hand that might have prepared you for your trip into hell?Leif Smarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679421137177942047noreply@blogger.com