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I'm in the application process, trying desperately to figure out if I'm doing it all correctly. *hoping muchly*
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Actually, I nearly shot myself in the foot about it, sending my references and documents to the wrong address and that RIGHT before the deadline. But the docs got sent over to the right place, and they are having mercy upon me.
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Hey hey, I guess I'll play. Step 1 in the 'moving on' process.
Age: 17 Age when first kissed: 15 Appearance: Tall and skinny, dark hair, blue eyes, supposedly beautiful eyelashes, a bit of facial hair (see photo), and pretty much normal everywhere else. I think. Photo: A few weeks ago Hair: Dark, medium length but grows insanely fast. Eyes: Depends. Sometimes VERY blue, sometimes green, sometimes hazel, sometimes steel grey (my personal favorite). Just depends. Smile: I think its dorky, but other people don't seem to mind it. I tried to keep it as subdued and mysterious as possible. Build: Skinny, but not painfully so. I prefer to think of it as lithe Ancestry: 1/32 American Indian (Crow I believe) and as for the rest, who knows. Look-alikes: The most common one I get is Jesus, though Harry Potter and Napoleon Dynamite (???) have been mentioned also.
Reason I am cool: Because its a rare day when I misunderstand something, which means I'm usually quite a pleasure to be around. I'm serious most of the time which makes it all the funnier when I do something outrageous. I know a large amount of useless facts and am very passionate about reading. Growing up homeschooled with 4 sisters has given me a bit of a head start on most guys, or so I'm told.
Dating Status: Single
Stalker level: umm ... I've had one stalker type thing, but that ended pretty quickly, and I don't believe I've ever stalked someone. And no, that cake thing doesn't count. That wasn't stalking. That was funny. Or so I keep telling myself.
Plans: Be happy. Careerwise, I don't know. Lawyer, writer, and history professor all have a certain degree of allure to me. Though pro-Scrabble player does also, so go figure.
Things you should know: I love Scrabble quite a lot. And I'm not half bad at it. I have a tendency to think. A lot. And it sometimes gets me into trouble. I like all kinds of music, except rap. Play rap around me and I wil run away. Oh, and if ever we're out eating a steak dinner, please be careful about scraping your knife against your plate. It really really really hurts my ears.
Things I like in women: Intelligence, sense of humor, good looks (and i'll be the judge of what looks good, thank you very much) and the ability to carry on a wonderful conversation.
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I would post in this thread, but I've been banned before on similar threads in order to give the other guys a fighting chance.
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Ok, Chemistry and Microsoft Excel have fried my brain, though even if they hadn't I'm not sure I'd understand the above comment about me. Anyone care to explain?
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Haha. Ok. Yeah, I get it now. Dang age. If this thread dies before I become 18, I'll resurrect it at that time. Posts: 2827 | Registered: Jul 2005
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quote: I can sew as well, although it's been a while since I've done it
pfresh, pfresh -- no woman wants to be "out-wifed" by a guy who can cook, clean and sew better than she can.
What do you mean when you say "(although eligible is debatable)?"
Sorry guys -- you are all wonderful prospective young men for the young girls, here, but until you get Frisco out of the way (by getting him committed to someone, I suppose), you aren't going to get the attention of many of these fine ladies.
quote:Originally posted by Farmgirl: pfresh, pfresh -- no woman wants to be "out-wifed" by a guy who can cook, clean and sew better than she can.
What do you mean when you say "(although eligible is debatable)?"
Yeah, I guess out-wifing a girl isn't so good, but hey, it means she could be lazy and/or have more free time.
As for the eligible comment, I was going with this definition of eligible: Desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage. Whether or not I'm desirable and worthy of choice is entirely debatable. Plus there was a little bit of sarcasm there too. Posts: 1960 | Registered: May 2005
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How much sewing is there really to do in the average house? Especially the average house WITHOUT children?
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That depends. Many things can be purchased ready-sewn, or can be sewn. Curtains, clothes, slipcovers, pillow cases and other bed linens . . .
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I have to say that guys who can cook are extremely appealing to me. I don't want anyone spreading false rumors about what girls do or don't like that in any way might discourage guys from cooking. That's just a wonderful trait, to be able to feed someone well, you know? It hooks into something very primal, I think, about finding a provider or something. I've always found it quite attractive for guys to cook for me.
I never thought about sewing but I don't think there's any skill or talent that doesn't count on the plus side of the balance sheet. And men who are secure enough in their manhood not to be particularly worried about it, to be willing to learn any skill, including sewing, knitting, or things like that, I think are extra cool. It strikes me as being super manly, to be like that. It oozes confidence.
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I can't knit. I just have basic sewing skills. I learned it in elementary school, and I had to perfect it in high school.
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I cook. It is called the drive-up window or the local deli!
Hahaha. Just kidding. I do eat out a lot, but I also cook for myself. I make some killer poached salmon. I always cook my turkeys. And I made gumbo once with huge prawns (don't know if it was very authentic--just reading the recipe.)
The oddest thing I've made recently was a brussel sprout, roasted chestnut, Italian cheesie thing. I learned how to roast chestnuts (I did it wrong for the receipe; at least I know how to do it right *now*), and I learned the cheese was to die for. I could've done without the brussel sprouts.
I make some killer deserts too... Penuche, cream cheese brownies, sometimes w/ german chocolate icing.
I've even thought of signing up for some local classes. Oh, and I get Cooks magazine. But I don't always read them.
Unfortunately my tastes are a bit odd. Whole wheat instead of white. A zillion mushrooms. My "very healthy smoothies" made with tofu, protien powder, nutritional yeast, no fat/sugar yogurt, and then the sweatner, banana, and fruit (crushed ice isn't a smoothie, it is a slurpie). Etc...
I can hand sew stuff like buttons or mends, but it looks terible and I hate doing it enough that I never do it. My older sister sews everything, and often wears nothing but what she has made.
And well, what can I say, having nothing but brothers, she often made me and my other brothers who were younger than her to do things with her, so we all know how to use a sewing machine, and all kinds of stuff. She is probably why I know how to cook actually. In fact, I probably tried gumbo because my sister lived in Louisiana for a few years.
Not really parading my peacock feathers. Just thought I'd chip in because I like talking about my cooking... Posts: 1209 | Registered: Dec 2003
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I like my men to be able to cook, repair things, open jars, and pick out matching bath mats for my bathroom. Oh, killing spiders is also a must.
I also expect them to be endless fountains of knowledge so that I have someone to answer my random questions.
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I have a question: is it a necessary condition for sale that the potential-attractee already has all the super-powers the potentially-attracted seem to want from them at the time of purchase?
I mean, for me, one really fun thing about relationships is getting to learn to do stuff together. If, for instance, one of you knows how to cook and the other doesn't but desires a level of cooking know-how in a mate, why can't the knowledgeable one simply teach the inexperienced one?
Basically, (to touch on a bit of what Tatiana was saying) attraction for me isn't based so much on what abilities the other person has already acquired as it is on their level of enthusiasm for doing things they've never done (or done badly). In other words, rather than a list of prerequisites, an interest in learning how we can both be better for each other is more important. The rest should take care of itself.
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Well, I am cooking impaired. I am also basic home repair impaired.
Yeah, I function more as arm candy than anything else.
Most of the requirements for me are more personality things than anything else. But I think it's really cool if a guy can do stuff.
And I just think it's very convenient to be able to call someone at a random hour an ask why mayonaise doesn't need to be refrigerated if it goes bad when you leave it in the sun.
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Edit: this was in response to my own previous post, not yours, Pearce. Just to avoid any potential confusingness.
Though, uh, that leaves open the question of what you're actually being attracted to in the first place. If all you've got in front of you is an undeveloped know-nothing blob, chances are there will be very few sparks.
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I thought mayo was one of those things that doesn't need refrigeration until it's opened (because it's canned (jarred?) in sterile circumstances) but must be refrigerated afterwards. That said, each 10 degrees C colder makes the speed of reactions half, or every 10 degrees hotter makes them double. So if mayo would be fine in the fridge for six months after opening, then it can survive one night at room temp, which would be the equivalent of perhaps about 8 days in the fridge. Does that make sense?
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