Foreign affairs

The newest addition to our 'sorority' is not from here, although we try not to hold it against her. She's on exchange from Denmark, and naturally, as it were, has befriended other international students. Male ones.

If tall blonde swedes aren't your thing, there's always the scruffy carefree aussies, or the fair-haired chiseled danes, or the...well you get the idea.

Now, to someone with different motives than myself this would appear to be a super opportunity to play. Play with really attractive foreign boys with temporary interests. I say boys because they are on average 23 years old...5ish years my junior.

Unfortunately for them I'm not interested in anything short-term with anyone younger than me. So...playing to me remains pg-13 and a great way to spend my nights out.

Skål!

File under Y for borrrrrrrring

Last Wednesday, coupled with our seemingly ritualistic Top Model night, the girls and I did me up a profile. Wine was drank, a profile was created and the inbox started blowing up. A week later the inbox has slowed down some. I suspect the PoF regulars have virgin notifications and they systematically message the newbies. I'm old news now :)

I don't think they realize the frequency and sameness of their competing messages. They all say the same thing, "Hey...read your profile...would like to get to know you. Message me back if you're interested." YAWN! borrrrrring. Call me demanding, but make an effort to get my attention. Say something about my profile…say something different.

Anyway, that first night 2 profiles struck my interest so in the spirit of proactivity I messaged them. One of them has since deleted his PoF account. You think he liked me that much?? Or he's just not in the online game anymore. I think the latter is more probable.

Who knew I was monogomous in online dating? One at a time, guys…this girl cannot multi-task!

Toeing the line

Mr Canon and I broke up 2 months ago. 2 years gone...and in the past, yes?

The time has come to begin auditions for the new man in my life. Queue up fellas! I'm a hot ticket and won't stay on the market long. Hah!

I've decided to go online…works for finding apartments, used furniture…why not love? I'm certainly no stranger to the worldwide web…checking facebook multiple times a day, everything-blackberry, and well…I keep a blog. BUT online dating is something I've never been able to embrace entirely.

Years ago upon graduation I signed up after working my way through my social network :) and then my roommate admitted he had seen my profile online days ago and thought not to mention it. People I know can see me?? Forget it!

Then, last summer Mr. Canon and I had broken up for a little while (I could tell then it was true love…hah). Four weeks in, thinking that was a sufficient moratorium I signed up for LavaLife. The next day he called me saying he had seen my profile and it was unacceptable that I used a photo he took of me. We got back to together soon after…and well we all know how that worked out.

Here's to different results!