Perfume is 100% something where, unless your ass knows what you're doing, you're much better off finding something she likes and purchasing a refresher for that every so often. Your ROI on getting 'clever' is about %shit.

The other option is to venture forth to the fragrance counter with her and getting feedback there, which is fine, provided everybody understands that you're liable to murder an entire school bus full of children afterward, because seriously that part of every department store suuuuuucks.

LOL.

Not yet.

Yep. Totally agree.

Yes to both. My boyfriend bought me perfume for our first Christmas. He literally had two of his female co-workers (he worked at Nordstrom at the time) ask every single question about my perfumes pretending they loved mine. They then found one similar or complimentary. It is amazing.

*taps foot and looks at watch*

You are delaying my thread-tainment.

;)

I try and take people as they are and not be too rigid with requirements. There are a few things that leave no room for negotiation.

Smoking, not only am I allergic to it, more than one family member has died from lung cancer or had other smoking related health issues, including me. Having no interest in reading, current events, or knowing about the world and what's going on near and far. I'm not sure of which word to use, but he has to be accepting of people and believe in human rights and equality.

I'm not particular about looks, ethnicity, religion, but if he isn't smart and funny those things become a factor. Someone's personality and who they are affects whether I view them as attractive or not.

This made me laugh that Idaho made it into the top ten as I have two former fellas from the CDA area. The other nine cities aren't places I'd really want to live anyway.

http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/10-wor...es.html?page=2

LOL. Sorry. Live-in's just gonna be Live-in for a while.

Actually, he'd probably be Live-in after WAL anyway.

I read the your whole post and I feel you. I'm the same way to a degree, but when you say that you try to take people as they are, that might be part of the problem. Sometimes you can't just take folks as they are. You might meet a mofo who might be foul as hell, and taking dude as he is could end up just like the last foul dude you were with. You feel me? I see what you're saying and agree with the rest of your post, but sometimes you gotta check a mofo's credentials. I don't mean that as to be all detailed n shit, because nobody is perfect, but I'm talking more on the lines of comparing to past relationships. The shit you don't want to deal with.

Hey y'all I bought Brandi some Gucci perfume. I paid $69.00 for it and this shit smells good as hell. Thanks agzg and Munchkin03 for the suggestion. That was good shit. I'm not going to give it to her yet, though. I figured out how I'm going to give it to her as a gift. If I do it that way, she won't get all bent out of shape n shit. My girl is head strong as hell, LOL. Not this weekend, but the next, I'm going to surprise her and take her up to Niagara Falls. Right down Dusty's alley LOL.

When y'all went to Niagara Falls what hotel did y'all stay in. I'm going to call up there to make reservations, but I just want to see what y'all did for fun, and if you got any good deals on the hotel. What did you pay? We're only going for the weekend though. I was trying to think of somewhere to take her next weekend, and I remembered you posting some shit about y'all kickin it at Niagara Falls. Hit me up.

CTFU! This is some funny ass shit.

LOL I feel you.

With a death grip :) I also hold the handrail so hard when I'm going down a flight of stairs that sometimes the friction burns. But heck, I turned my ankle and broke my foot walking in solid loafers on flat, dry pavement in broad daylight. I'm a clutz.


Yep, I like the sampler idea!

Don't feel badly. I sprained my wrist falling out of a chair. No, I was not spinning in the chair or tilting it back. I was sitting perfectly still and out of nowhere...on the floor. My balance is that bad.

I think that would depend on what kind of perks it comes with. I just pretty much want a simple hotel. When we're in the hotel, we're not going to be viewing the falls anyway. We're going to be doing one thing, and one thing only in that hotel...straight up fuckn LOL. I just wanted to take her somewhere and kick it for a minute. You feel me? I live in Shaker Heights which isn't that far of a drive. I'm going to call today to get some rates for the cheaper hotels. I don't know if I want to fuck with one of those hotels y'all stayed in, though, unless they have a special or some shit like that.

Niagara Falls. Over Valentine's Day.

Huh.

It isn't a bad way to go sometimes. Doing the same type of dates (or in the same way) can get boring after a bit. Switching your game up can prevent stagnation.

LOL -okay man. You don't know what you'll be missing, though. But, yes, check for specials, maybe they have something going on right now. If they do, it's a must stay. When we went, the Sheraton had the best rates. The good thing about going during the spring, and summer, and the beginning of the fall season is you can enjoy the Maid of the Mist and the tour behind the Falls. We missed out on that, because we went when it was below zero -still a lot to do, though. Mackinac Island is also a nice place to take her. I'd really plan way ahead of time, though.

Exactly! I couldn't agree more.

I feel you.

What's Mackinac Island? I'm not trying to fly long-distances, I was talking driving. Something that's closer to the crib.

My girl is excited, because I won't tell her where we're going this weekend. I think she'll like kickin it at the Falls, since she's never been, and I think she'll like the perfume I'm going to give her, too. Dusty, this shit better be tight, home's LOL.

Awwwww, Iota Man's in love and is buying her stuff and taking her places---without keeping the receipts. :)

You posted that you live in Shaker Heights, which I'm assuming is in Ohio, unless you're speaking of a "Shaker Heights" in a different state. If you're in Ohio, Mackinac Island is somewhat of a drive, but it's not so far that you need to fly. Mackinac Island is in Northern MI. Minus the horse manure every 15 feet, I enjoyed my stay there. The boat ride across the lake to the island is fun, plus, there are no cars allowed on the island. You and your lady friend either walk, or catch a horse & carriage ride, which is always fun, if you're into that kind of thing. I didn't really care for the hotels there, I prefer more "modern day" hotels. The hotels there are really old, "house like" with porches, etc. -that kind of thing. The hotel we stayed in was like that. Other than that, there are all kinds of fun things to do there, great places to eat, and a lot of history. I'm not sure if that's your thing, but we enjoyed our stay there.

I never recommended that you take her there. I only recommend that you stay in one of the Falls View hotels (provided that it's in your budget). Whatever it is that you have decided to do, just make sure you don't start something with this young lady that you are not going to continue doing (throughout your relationship) with, and for her. Have fun, and don't forget to bring Craig T. Cooper, and Gary Taylor with you. Add some Boney James to your playlist, too.;)

ETA: If you don't stay at the Sheraton or one of the other Falls View hotels, at least take her to breakfast at the Sheraton. I don't know about the other ones but the view there is really nice. I took this shot during breakfast. As I can remember, I think it's on the 11th floor. The food is great, and reasonably priced, too.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7...7e0366b3_n.jpg

My weekend is so busy there is no point in Mr. KDR coming over. Saturday I have graduation all afternoon and Sunday I have an SAI event all afternoon.

But, we did get together last night for a local street concert and dinner. Well, it wasn't really local for him...he had to drive 40 minutes. But, it was still a good time.

Tomorrow, I get my NEW MATTRESS!!!! I cannot wait to sleep on it!

I think I'm more "in like" if anything. But I've never felt this way about the other females I use to kick it with before I met her. She is thebomb.com LOL.

Horse shit all over the place and no cars, fuck that LOL. I gotta be able to drive where I want to go, and if I can't walk around without stepping in a pile of shit, then I wouldn't want to visit that place.

CTFU! That's the first thing I'm packing is my music, especially those two. I don't have a playlist though. I just download what I like, and play them as I go. That Boney James cut is nice as hell. I'll have to wait until I get back to see what he has and download more cuts. As soon as I get off work today, I'm picking up my girl, so I won't have time to download dude's cuts.


Damn, that's nice as hell. I'll have to check that out, depending on what my girl wants to do for breakfast. I already made reservations at the Days Inn. The Fallsview hotels were too high.

On the subway today, I was standing next to this young man who was flexing his biceps every so often, when he thought I was looking his way. I was just staring into space instead of reading my book, but every so often I'd see him look at me and pop his bicep. I could barely contain my laughter.

That is soooo corny.

It reminds me of the latest episode of American Colony: Meet the Hutterites on National Geographic. As if the Hutterites are not patriarchal and male-dominated enough, the teenage boys are trying to figure out how to be more mainstream patriarchal, male-dominated, misogynist, etc. They are trying to learn how to be cool and even sexy for the girls. Corny. LOL.

http://l.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/24.gif -Most people stayed on the sidewalk to avoid stepping in it. I understand how you feel, though. LOL.

I reactivated my okc account, only to realize within minutes why I deactivated it. Unfortunately it makes you wait a week to do so. Frustrating.

CTFU! Dude was saying "I'll flex my muscles for some ass". LOL! This is some funny ass shit.

Total Baader-Mienhof effect, but I'd not heard about Mackinac Island until this post and I just saw a commercial for it. Random.

Mackinac Island is awesome, especially if you enjoy history :) Mackinaw City, on the mainland, is pretty cool too. I don't stay on the actual island. It's a lot cheaper to stay in Mackinaw City and just visit the island. The hotels in Mackinaw City are more traditional and there are a lot of things to do there too.

I really wish the investigator who attended this audit with me was single. He was a really nice guy, funny, interesting; we had a lot in common and, frankly, he was hot. It was fun to hang out with him for the week and I'm really glad he was there because the other co-worker I was with didn't really want to do any sight seeing, until we pushed him to come out with us. then he fell in love with Hilton Head and now wants to vacation there with his wife. He was seriously going to eat frozen dinners in the hotel room every night!

Ah well, all the good ones are married. Such is life. At least he made the work trip fun.

My sister, who recently broke up with her bald boyfriend of 1.5 years, texted me this.

"New rule-don't date balding men. They're bald because they couldn't commit to hair."

I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Did he have all of his hair? :) -I just had to ask. :o

Yep, he did. *sigh*

I lost. :o

lol

Me and Brandi kicked it, and fucked like rabbits. Niagara Falls is the SHIT! Dusty, you da man, home's LOL.

And today he sent all the higher up bosses an email saying how great it was to work with me and my co-worker, how professional we were and what a great job we did on the road :)

CTFU!