Nothing much new in the relationship department… May 27, 2009
Posted by mandietara in Uncategorized.1 comment so far
It’s been a while since I’ve updated everyone on what’s been going on in my relationship life…
www.fotosearch.com
Well my Mr. Hard To Get firefighter has still not made any kind of commitment. I know…surprise surprise. We still hang out every now and then, but not nearly as much as we used to. He bought a house so supposedly he’s been busy with that. I just think it shows that he’s not willing to make time for me, regardless of the situation, so I’ve about given up on him.
Then there’s the “older guy.” We hang out about once or twice a week. He’s 11 years older than me, but we get along. He’s nice, good looking, loves working out and best of all, I don’t have to jump through hoops, make that flaming hoops over a tank filled with man-eating piranhas, to hang out with him. He actually invites me do to things. Shocker, huh? But that wow factor is not there with him.
I went out on two dates with another guy who works for one of San Antonio’s city councilwoman. He was funny, seemed like a hard worker who has his act together. But I got the feeling that he wanted to move too quickly. He even took it upon himself to tell me he thinks I should work for city council, and even emailed me a few communications jobs he found on a job posting site. Kinda freaked me out. He did that even though I told him I had just gotten a promotion at work that I was really excited about. Either way, I realized that wasn’t going anywhere either.
Overall, a bunch of blah blah blah and yada yada yada.
Aside from my promotion, which has been keeping me busy either way, too busy to worry about dating, I have a trip to London planned for July that I’m more excited about than I’ve been about anything for a while. I’ve never been overseas, and yes, I’m going to see my London boy while I’m there. I’m also going to spend time with my good friend JoAnn. I know it’s going to be a blast. Something to look forward to after all of the turmoil going on with my family after my uncle died.
This probably sounds selfish, but I think it’s a good thing I don’t have a serious relationship with anyone right now. I want to enjoy myself while I’m on my trip and spend time with my friends. I’m in, what for me, is a lazy, selfish mode. And I’m enjoying the time I’ve had to myself.
Bad Boys and Beat Downs… Things Get Nasty on Daisy of Love. May 26, 2009
Posted by icediva in Attraction, Daisy of Love, dating, love, Reality shows, Single.Tags: Attraction, Daisy of Love, dating, love, Men, Reality shows, relationships, Single, single women
add a comment
By KatyByrd
This week was hilarious!
First Cage decides that he is going to take his frustrations out on poor little Chi Chi. WTF? If you want to demonstrate the length and girth of your manliness I could think of about a million different ways. Picking a fight with a guy who is probably half your size is REALLY not the way to go. Then Big Rig does the sweetest thing and brings Daisy coffee in bed after she had her heart stomped on by that f*tard London last episode. If I recall correctly Big Rig was the guy who got almost naked on stage. Actually he was naked except for his guitar. Big Rig looks promising this week. I mean come on! How sweet was that! I wonder what else he does in the morning for brownie points.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…
THEN Fox gets the MVP award for doing nothing. I so wanted to jump through my TV, grab Fox by his nuts, and shake the stupid out of him. For this award he gets a date with Daisy. Where he starts to ramble complete nonsense about why he and Daisy are perfect for each other. At least I think. All he did was talk to the camera. He did not look at her throughout his whole ramble session. G.R.O.S.S. to the infinite power!
After all of the drama of the photo shoot…just when you think that the guys that lost get a little down time…the impossible/completely stages happens. A skunk finds its way into the house. I actually liked that this happened. It gave us an opportunity to separate the men from the boys. 12 Pack got sprayed in the face and got all freaked out. He and Chi Chi poured tomato sauce on him and then he started to vomit. What a pussy. Actually a few of the guys started to gag and vomit. The smell is horrible. Who, you might ask, finally handled the little critter? That’s right, Big Rig. Step aside boys let that hot little southern man handle the situation.
The winners of the challenge got a date at the local skate park. Flex was the truly outgoing one. I have to give him credit he got onto the largest ramp and just went for it. He had no idea what he was doing but he made it go right! Got to love the can do attitude. Sinister tried to skate a little but was only willing to try so hard. 6 Gauge (named for the 6 gauge Prince Albert piercing he has) refused to get on a board sitting the fact that he was “larger” than the other guys and more mature. Course after the date he pulls out his junk in the limo to show Daisy his piercing. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. I wonder if it has a bell on it.
Poor Cage, in the end he lets his emotions and insecurities get the best of him. Cage gets hammered and accidently burns Flex with a metal laurel Foxx had worn on his date. Well. See what had happened was Cage smarted off to 6 Gauge and got up to get into a fight. Flex decides to make this an opportunity to get back at Cage for burning him by grabbing him from behind and punching him. This doesn’t sit well with Cage, who already has anger issues, and Cage decides to leave before he hurts anyone. Smart choice and one we all knew was going to have to happen. Guys leaving before they get eliminated are a disturbing trend though.
On the brighter side, next week involves a boxing ring. Evidently Chi Chi and Sinister go at it and Sinister gets whooped! JUICY! I don’t think that their friendship will last very long. Till next week!!
XOXO
Katy Byrd
dying alone May 21, 2009
Posted by mandietara in Uncategorized.add a comment
My uncle died in mid-March while on a bus tour from south Texas to Zacatecas, Mexico. A drunk 21-year-old driving a semi trailer on the same highway, just outside of Saltillo, Mexico, lost control of his vehicle and slammed into the bus, killing at least 11 or 12 passengers.
My uncle wasn’t married. He didn’t have any kids. He had his sisters, a father, a brother and many nieces and nephews who adored him. At first it almost seemed like a relief that he didn’t leave behind a wife or children. But then, after hearing about conversations he had with my aunts, I wondered if he felt alone.
He died doing what he loved, which was travelling. He had been all over the world. He was with one of his longtime friends, who he had known for over 25 years. His friend survived. But my uncle didn’t have a significant other, and made comments to my aunts that at times he did feel like didn’t have anyone to share the joys in his life with.
There were suspicions that he was gay. If so, maybe we, his family, just didn’t know that he had somebody. Maybe he wasn’t comfortable coming out to us.
Whenever I saw my uncle, he was laughing, smiling and seemed happy. People gravitated toward him and he would lighten the room up. I have other relatives, who especially after my mom died, always carry a sadness around with them.
I hope that he was happy in life. And that if he wasn’t involved with anyone romantically, that he felt love from us, like I do from my family when the fact that I’m not married yet and don’t have a serious boyfriend in my life takes its toll on my emotions. I hope he didn’t die feeling alone.
Boys Make the Best Toys…Adventures in Dating on Daisy of Love May 18, 2009
Posted by icediva in Attraction, Daisy of Love, dating, love, Reality shows, Single, Uncategorized.Tags: Attraction, dating, Men, Reality shows, relationships
add a comment
By Katy Byrd
This week’s episode gave us really good examples of some very interesting dating situations. The guys (split into teams of three) were put to the creative test by Daisy to see who could turn nursery rhymes into an awesome rock song. There were some hits, misses, and surprises. The winners earned a date with Daisy and the losers were sent to get a “rock star” makeover. Hijinks ensued and it made for great reality TV.
The winners were London, Chi Chi, and Cage. On the “date” Daisy decides to take Cage for a little one on one time. Meanwhile, Chi Chi and London are left to fend for themselves along with the brand new Gibson guitars Daisy just gave all three of them. Waah.
The Guy With the Crazy Past:
- Cage turns out to have had a very difficult past including abuse, homelessness, and learning to handle his problems by street fighting. So this
could go either way. My money is on Cage needing some emotional help and reverting to physically hurting people or things when he gets mad. If you are in a situation with a person you are dating and their ability to handle tough situations is to automatically use their fists you need to rethink that situation. The target of their anger might be a wall the first time but you might be next. I hope this goes well. I would love for things to end well for him with a healthy relationship in his life, but I just have a hard time seeing it because he just doesn’t seem to have any kind of an example to go off of. I really wish I could give him an ass out friend hug. The Guy Who Is Hiding Something:
London has spent this time brooding because of the lack of response he got from Daisy when he just casually said (on national TV) that he has nowhere to live cause his dad kicked him out and came to the show “for her” and has nothing to go back to. If it walks like a looser, talks like a looser, and squawks like a looser, you guessed it. London is a Looooooser. He now feels that they are “not making a connection” because things have gone flat. Kids let me let you in on a little secret. Maybe you know it already. When people have done things in their life that are bad, shady, or not positive towards others, they tend to get all defensive. Sometimes even to an extreme. The really stupid ones start to find someone to blame. It will usually come out of nowhere but is YOUR fault. WHAT the F ever. Basically you unknowingly stepped on the bad thing they have done and to not get caught (you know like on national TV) they create this situation where you are to blame. No Thanks. I had an Irish Catholic Grandmother. I have had enough for one lifetime. The Guy Who Tries Too Hard and Then Won’t Let Go.
- Chi Chi… Chi Chi… Chi Chi… Poor little monkey. Chi Chi and his friend Sinister (who really isn’t) signed up for this contest together. Now that things are getting closer to the end the ever potent stench of jealousy is in the air and their friendship is not doing so well. Unfortunately Chi Chi is like that really cute very active puppy in heat who just wants to make sweet love to your leg. I just don’t think he would let go. He tries so hard but he needs to go. He isn’t cute enough to be that stupid. Someone get him a chew toy and take him to the vet. We may have to find him a new home.
Oh if I had my way this contest would be between 12 Pack for his juicy muscles, Cage for his ability to overcome with the skills he has, and Flex for being the whole package. I guess macho men make me want to jam out with my clam out. I can’t wait till next week! Please let me know your thoughts. I would luuuuv to hear them.
XOXO
Katy Byrd
Girl, you’ve been running through my mind ALL day! May 13, 2009
Posted by icediva in Uncategorized.add a comment
Okay, so you’re at the club with your girls or at the book store or at the store with your 5 year-old, and this dude, maybe he’s cute, maybe’s not, strolls over.
And when they boy opens his mouth to unleash a lame pick up line, how dissapointed are you?
Let me tell ya, I just laugh and walk away.
So we here at Single, No Chaser have complied some of the tired and true pick up lines and we’re wondering… which one takes the cake?
Help us decide on the LAMEST pick up line.
