All I need now is to meet a Matty and a Mateo and I'll be all set.

You know you've been dating too much when you try to send "Matt" a text and realize there are three Matt's in your phone, plus a Matthew - and you have no idea who is who. (Seriously - no clue I knew that many Matts.) #littleblackbook

Spoiled, party of one

My "free" elliptical finally arrived on Saturday, and with a little help (how the hell is one person, particularly a female person, supposed to lift the machine and at the same time stick the wheels on?!), it's finally up and running. And it. Is. Awesome. It's like a Cadillac. And clearly the one I had before is a Subaru. Not that there's anything wrong with Subarus - it's just once you go Cadillac, you don't go back.

It has a built-in fan, outlets for USB and MP3, a color video screen with sound, PLUS it can connect to the internet via wifi so I can freaking check email and check-in on Facebook from my elliptical.

And I just might.

#firstworldproblems

I hate when you want to buy a song from iTunes and they make you buy the whole album. And I don't want the whole album! So in protest, I will refrain from getting anything at all. Take that, iTunes. (as if they would even notice/care)

Pleather, party of one

Is it inappropriate to wear a leather dress to a wedding shower? Considering it's a couples shower and I will be attending solo, I think any sort of dress code goes out the window. If anyone asks, leather is my date.

My gigantic closet is finally coming in handy

Ran into a lady who lives in my building last night as we were both walking our dogs. She asked me if I was in fashion. I said no...she said I always looked "immaculate" and she assumed I worked in the industry. Let it be noted that I was wearing a somewhat ridiculous outfit at the time - neon pink jeans, brown boots and my furry leopard coat - but I'll take it!

Feeling blue in a red state

As a Democrat in a traditionally Republican state, I have learned that I'm in the minority, and simply not to talk politics. As long as you don't push your views on me, we can all coexist peacefully. No biggie. Guess that's not how everyone feels, though - got an email from a guy on Match over the weekend who said he thought I had a nice smile, but he was concerned that I had selected "Liberal" on the political leanings question. He asked how liberal I was, since he was very conservative, adding "if you think Obama is doing a good job, we shouldn't talk again." I responded that I guess we shouldn't talk again, including a smiley face so he wouldn't take things too seriously. He wrote back "good luck in your search then," so clearly he DID take it seriously. Personally, I think HE needs the luck. Sheesh.

Oh my aching back. And neck. And quads...

In an effort to not gain a ton of weight over Thanksgiving, I utilized my super-fit father and added some new activities to the routine: 6-mile run, tennis, golf and the Stairmaster. (Yes, they still have a Stairmaster.) I stupidly crammed all of this into three days, and am now so sore I can barely move. Probably sore from all of them, so the combination is quite painful. But I did lose a pound, so I guess the old adage "no pain, no gain" is literally true. #ow