Christmas Spirit Award

I have just been given this new award by Lindi and Jane. Thank you both!




The conditions associated with this award mean that I am to name 5 reasons why I love Christmas

1. Family
2. Santa
3. Food (oh my - too much food!)
   
4. Decorations
5. The hint of the New Year to come
   

I now have to pass this award on to someone who has got into the Christmas spirit - tada- Pamela from Come What May who joined in the fun of the decorated blogs this year.

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PS Can the people who were in the blog comp please email me their snail mail adddies I only have Pamela, Birdies and Jackies.

Happy New Year!!

Please Protect Her!

Make 2009 the year that you make some changes to your life to help protect the enviroment,
even a small change can help.

Post Christmas Dating Update

Christmas has been and gone; the mess cleaned up, wrapping papers and cards in the recycle bin; and now it is time for relaxing and enjoying the holidays. New Year's Eve is just around the corner and then 2009 will be on us with a bang.

So how are things on my dating front??

Well an update on B3 is definitely needed. As you know I was very attracted to B3 and he is overseas until early Jan and has been flooded my email box and IM with messages. His messages have taken a slightly concerning tone and I am 99.99% sure that the B no longer stands for Bachelor but something along the lines of Bi. Now I have no problems with anyone's sexual preferences but I am not about to get into a relationship with someone who, shall we say, considers both ends of the dating spectrum. So on that note I sent off an email explaining that I would not be pursuing the relationship and my reasons.

Was very amused by a pair of contacts over the break - 23 year old from interstate sent a request along with his pics - one of which showed him with a mate. I refused contact then received another request, this time from a 22 year old, same area - think you all know what I am going to write next. Yes among his pics was the same one with his mate. Guess they thought I may like two little toy boys instead of one. Ah the confidence of youth!

Another thing that amuses me is the 'male mid-life' crisis. So many guys between 45 and 55 are out there searching for a new mate - they are all looking for Ms Perfect - slim, attractive, intelligent, independently wealthy (dad owns a brewery) - yet these guys are far from perfect themselves. They are often very overweight, no oil paintings and in their profiles have stated that they cannot find Ms Perfect despite being on the dating site for a few years.

Guess what guys? Ms Perfect is out with Mr Right and unless you have some hidden talent or a multi million dollar bank account she isn't going to come calling.

I updated my photos and profile to see if I would get any more hits (preferably in the right age group and state); my profile now is full of witty and stimulating entries; I have even emphasised the fact that I am a BBW and hinted that BBWs have more fun and are more intelligent and sensual.....lol. I have given the impression that those prospective partners are missing out on life by not contacting a BBW - just have to hope I am the only one on the site.....lol.

Must be working because I have had a sudden spurt of requests for contacts - 6 under 30s, 2 under 40, 7 from interstate, one from England and wait for it - yes 4 from nearby!

Of the nearby ones - chatted to one for a short while but when he asked me a) how much did I weigh, b) did I have a large stomach that was unattractive when naked and c) did I enjoy alternative sexual positions I decided to block his contact at that point, then sat and laughed for about ten minutes with tears rolling down my face. So that left 3. One is only 40 and I think maybe looking for 'mature lady' sex. One is away until after christmas so will have to wait to continue talking and the third seems nice and will hopefully be chatting with him later today.

So off I go heading into the new year with a new photo and new profile. So keep your fantasies alive and well by tuning in and living vicariously through this blog.

Ideas and suggestions accepted and all will be carefully considered.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!

And the winner is..........

This year we have a three way tie for first place.......Ta Da

Come What May
Jackies Jam and
Susan in Stitches

A two way tie for second

Aubirdwoman and
Snippets n' Scraps

then

Third place -

Spreading the Faerie Dust

fourth place tie

Quilty Threads and
That Grrl

Thank you to everyone who participated and to all those great people who took the time to vote.

Could the winners email me their snail mail addy so we can arrange for their prizes?

I would like to think we get double the entries next year. Well done everyone for joining in the fun.

Chapter Five - pre Christmas Rush

There has been a bit of a Christmas rush on the dating front - think all the ho ho hoing has been making some bachelors feel a little lonely so they are trying to line up a date for the festive season and the new year.

My 'request contact' box has been over worked and I have been patiently shifting through the pile to see if there are any prospective victims (er candidates).

So what did we have to choose from?

A) Sounded very nice, asian/aussie boy, 51, tall, cute looking - ah damn wants a FWB. That had me googling to figure out what he wanted. Fine Woman Beauty? Free Wife and Board? no it is Friend With Benefits...... *smirk*. OK I ain't no-one's playtoy unless they sign over the keys to the mansion, the yacht, the billion dollar bank account, etc ...lol.

B) Mr 51, Friendly, House Trained, in Need of Woman for Relationship - mmm - this looked interesting, read through his profile, ah yes sounded possible until you reach the last line - unable to commit to permanent relationship as married. Into the bin with him.

c) Attractive Middle Aged Gent Seeks Lady for Relationship - ok let's have a look at his profile. Mmm reads ok, can't see any mentions of wives, FWB or other less desirable traits. Accept contact. Few emails and some IMs - sounding interesting. Meet for coffee? Thank you that would be very nice. Ooops - who is this 5foot 1 inch bald man? I am sure the description said 5'8", brown hair ......... ?
"Sooziii?"
"Er yes."
"Hi I'm **."
"Er hello, you don't look like your description. I didn't recognise you"
"Well no, but I found that women didn't want to talk to me if I said I was short and bald."

Gee and he thinks they will speak to him when they find out he lied?? DUH! I don't think so.

d) Oh hell an 18 years old - bin.

e) Ah Mr Persistent (see last post) - wondered if I would hear from you this week, into the bin.

f, g, h and i) All under 25, bin

j & k) Married, bin

Well, I still have a week before 2009 so it will be interesting to see what lands in the contact box.


My Christmas will be spent without the company of any of the above - they won't be found under my mistletoe or be jingling my bells.

So stay tuned for the next exciting chapter; hopefully the New Year will bring some genuine victims who are enjoying this dating game as much as me.

Chapter Four

It is very refreshing that after B1, who said he would turn up and didn't (nor did he ring) and B2, who bragged of past conquests while I stifled yawns; B3 has kept his word and continues to send either emails or IM messages, have chatted to him a number of times via IM.

Isn't technology wonderful - we take so much for granted in this day and age of techno wonder, yet we can sit comfortably at home, even in bed, and 'talk' to someone on the other side of the world. Those people with friends and relatives far away can chat each day and not feel so isolated.

Instantly when we hit the enter/send button our correspondent is reading our words and typing theirs in return. In the modern dating game this is an essential tool - in case you girls reading this were not aware, males think, dream, eat and react with their male appendage; therefore no matter how hard they try, sex filters into the conversation. With IMs you can notice when the conversation subtly changes and innuendos begin creeping in; some then blatantly begin to ask intimate questions others drop unsubtle hints that they hope you will respond to. So in viewing prospective bachelors you can see how their mind works depending on how quickly these crop up into the conversation.

B3 and I have had at least 50 IMs and almost that many emails. It has only been in the last few that his male appendage is starting to ask questions - this is good because others have allowed it to 'type' as early as the first IM or email....lol.

(Oops just got an image of that in my mind - lol - bachelor with keyboard handy, appendage saying "damn keep hitting the wrong key, think we need a smaller/bigger keyboard.")

Anyway, back to the bachelor saga - so B3 has kept up with contact as promised. B4, what I hear you say, there is another? Yep, B4 - this one was not a keeper but it was nice to chat with him. He lives on acreage about 500kms away so I knew, as far as I was concerned, there would be nothing happening but he was in my town visiting his children so I agreed to have a coffee.

Okay, I am not someone who judges people on their looks but - in saying that - B4 was unshaven, has stains down the front of his shirt and look rather, shall we say.... em, er, ah - messy? I have never drunk hot coffee so quickly and ran so fast .....lol. Being a 'wise' woman (Faerie Queen this is how you think now that you are 50 - very smart we are), I had told him prior to meeting that I was obliged to take son into the city so could only spare a short time.

Oh my goodness was I grateful for that small fib - actually it was just a bending of the truth because I did have to drive son to the city but that was about 5 hours later....lol.

Once I made it home safely I logged on so as to delete Mr Wonderful and - yep right again - there was a email from him. "You are a wonderful woman, I could spend the rest of my life getting to know you ......". And another asking if I would like to go to the movies with him. Bugger!

Oh hell, I am sure that mystery person who is spreading the word needs to be reminded of the criteria I set when posting for a male! I know I requested that the most important part was they be breathing and male but I did hope they knew how to use a shower, razor, toothbrush and soap.

Looks like I need to update my criteria.

So we now cross off B4.

In keeping with the humour of this saga I shall tell you of another 'prospective' male who will not even get contact from me (except hitting the little button on the site that tells him I am not interested).

He is within an acceptable age bracket (he is 47) and lives within 15 kms,in his profile he sounds interesting although a little full of self. He has requested contact faithfully ever few weeks. Now the site I am on allows you to post a few photos of yourself and also post some private pics. These are very carefully vetted so as no nudity or sexual intent is displayed. My private pics show my half sleeve tat, so you get the idea. Mr Persistent, after being refused weekly for the past 4 weeks decided on Friday that I obviously did not have enough photos (he had 7) to look at so he allowed me access to his private ones.

Alright - I should have ignored the access (because if you 'visit' someone else's profile they know) but I have to admit to being curious.

Mr Persistent had another 10 photos!!! Taken with his mobile phone - Mr P - flecking his shoulder and arm muscles, Mr P staring sultrily into the camera, Mr P from behind with no shirt looking over his shoulder with a leer, etc etc. My goodness anyone who puts 17 photos of themselves 'posing' obviously has no room in their life for another person. And to top it off he is nothing much to look at despite his own description as "attractively handsome, 47 year old who is in very best physical shape". Mmmm wasn't that a love handle or two I could see?

The outcome was he saw I had visited and he requested contacted twice in the one day!!

So girls, I know you are living vicariously through my dating skills and lack of love life so I will keep you all posted.

Suggestions on
a) ignoring persistent sleazes;
b) wording for updated criteria;
c) excuses for drinking coffee in 5 mins and racing away -
will be gratefully accepted and all be taken into careful consideration.

An oldie but so good..... Bailey the Unknown Reindeer

Voting

Time to vote for your favourite blog.


Please all my visitors, please go and look at the blogs who have participated and vote for your favourite blog.


The link list is right under the voting poll so go. Put on your Christmas hat, grab your jingle bells, have a slice of cake or biscuit, a drink (or two), put your feet up and 'visit'.

The Dating Saga continues....

An update on the dating front seems a good idea.

B3 (Bachelor Number 3 - see previous posts); has winged his way to OS for Christmas, he will be away for three weeks but has promised to email me when he can. Have had a lot of emails and IMs back and forth, including from the airport while waiting for his flight, so this looks promising.

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Have three amusing and 'interesting' contacts to share with you all.

I got a request for contact from a 51 year old - thought OK - so we chatted a little and during the conversation I asked him if he was single "No but I am in an open relationship. does that matter?" DUH what do you think. Politely told him I wasn't interested - he then told me that he love the pics posted in my profile and the description about myself and he would like to "masturbate across my ample bosoms." I disconnect at that point and cut off contact, then proceeded to burst into laughter. Oh my, do I get them!!

Second - a hottie from the US, very attractive, 47 with an 8 year old son. Would like to chat for a while then fly over to 'conduct our relationship in person' - think he needs a 'greencard' or whatever we call them over here.

Third - a US member of the peace keeping force in Iraq, attractive 58 - by the end of the conversation with him he was planning marriage. He sent me a "ten foot long" email professing undying love and "I truly believe you are my soul mate, I have to tell you how much I love you and need you."

I mean what on earth do you say to an email like that? I was amazed, laughing and crying all at once. Honestly I may be 59 but I didn't come down in the last shower and I am that not 'desperate for a male" in my life! Think he has been around too many camels in the desert; even a lovely 100 year old woman would probably get a proposal .... although some of those camels are really beautiful ..... rotfl.

Still knocking back contacts from the under 25s including one from China!! Beats me who is spreading the word about the crazy old chick in Australia who "loves"??? getting contact requests from post pubescent males under 25 ......

Anyway I will keep you posted on the 'dating game', how things pan out and if there is a bachelor number four anywhere, although I must admit I do like number three.... woo woo ... not sure if I should put the 'looking' on hold until he returns and we see what happens. I am glad I meet two others before this one as it puts him into perspective; and on the plus side he hasn't been in the desert lately.

Last Week for Decorate Your Blog Competition

Time to get those last minute swags of tinsels and a few extra baubles on your blog!!

Will be putting up the poll for voting on Sat 20th Dec - so you have a week left to make any final touches to your blogs.

Would Bachelor Number Three Step Forward....

Continuing on from the last post and feeling a little like a contestant on a game show I went off to meet Bachelor Number Three.

Our meeting was a little spontaneous as we had planned to have a drink on Thursday evening to say hello but while having a quick IM chat today he told me he was nipping out to the bank and wondered if he dare ask if I would like to meet him along the way for a chat - now I hate waiting so of course I said yes.

He was a very nice down to earth guy - nicely dressed and cute in a manly rugged type of way.

He had asked if I had meet any others and told him he was the third - he seemed chuffed and said third is always lucky....lol. Anyway, he seems nice so we shall see how things progress after he (and I have ) has thought back on our meeting.

This is all rather exciting - meeting three men in three weeks ..... wow!!

On a very funny note - little boy under 20 (yes he is 19!!) who has asked for contact 3 times was at it again today, begging for contact. Wonder if his mummy knows what he does when he is on the internet? His picture, obviously taken via web cam, shows an earnest pimply face child with earphones plugged in staring into his computer. Why isn't he outside chatting up the local girls instead of trying to get into the "pants" of a woman who is old enough to be his great granny??

I'm sorry but I sit and laugh each time I get these requests - my imagination runs away and I can't help but giggle.

A Bit of This and That

Christmas is fast approaching and I am not sure if I will get the present shopping done or not ... lol.

Actually I know I will but I hate shopping at the best of times so at Christmas it is even worse plus trying to buy something that the person will like and not put into the 'present recycling bin' is always difficult. Taking the easy way out with a few of the relatives - young teenage girls -the best present MONEY!! That will solve 5 gifts.

This year I am finding it difficult to get into the Christmas spirit - haven't put up any decorations, usually the house is festooned in solar Christmas lights and the inside looks like someone blew up a decoration store - guess it should be expected; this will be the first one since Philip died.

My year continues to spiral vaguely out of control - MIL had a small stroke over a week ago; in the usual fashion no-one bothered to tell me and I found out when I rang to wish her happy birthday. Left messages and was surprised not to get through to her when she rang yesterday and it 'slipped' out what had happened.

This is normal behaviour I find out things by accident weeks after they occurred, but woe betide me if I don't tell them anything immediately. Told the kids I was fed up and wouldn't be ringing that side of the family again - of course I know I will relent in a few days ... lol

On the dating front - had a couple of 'dates' with one guy, liked him a lot thought he did too as he made all the right comments and moves but he has slipped off the edge of the world - the girls tell me he was a 'player' - what on earth that means is beyond me but I am back on the horse and off and riding.....

Had lunch with another chap yesterday, he was very nice but there was nothing there. He spoke about his kids and I spoke about my grandson; he then proceeded to tell about the women he has lived with. I laughed all the way home, not sure if he was bragging, trying to show me he was 'experienced' or what.

Next Tuesday I think I am having lunch or dinner with another - we haven't worked out the fine details yet. If nothing else I am getting free meals...lol.

Still having lots of 'babies' (under 30s) contacting me - it is flattering that they find you sexually attractive but honestly, I imagine walking down the street with one, holding his hand. ROTFL - it would like he had been a naughty boy and his mum (or grandmom) was dragging him home. Even had 3 who persist despite my refusals - oh my today's youth!!

I was disappointed that I didn't have more contact with bachelor number one but it did start the ball rolling and I am bravely sticking my feet in the dating waters with a lot more confidence. I imagine that I will have my heart broken a few times, will (hopefully) break a few and have some memorable experiences.

I am also learning a new language - never texted much before this but the pre-date chats use text language and I am slowly becoming good at it.

B4 u say y, wud u c how ezy it can b.....lol. Its like trying to read personalised number plates.

PS - Ali despite the fact that a toy boy would be nice hanging off my arm - I would like one older than my adult children, out of short pants and able to cross the road without holding onto his mother's hand.