ramblings of domesticated singleness

dear single guys,

if you express interest in a girl and go so far as to ask for her number, please conserve your man points when proceeding with the quest for a date. this includes a combination of the following:

a. calling her to ask her out on the date. to text her and ask her on a date for the first time is as if to say, “i think i have balls, but i can’t find them at the moment.” think about it.

b. planning the date itself. don’t just ask her what she wants to do. take charge. play your man card.

c. being confident. if she happens to have a prior engagement on the evening of your suggested date, don’t just give up. offer an alternative solution. otherwise, she’s gonna keep walking.

thanks for your attention to this matter. although none of these things are dealbreakers, being aware of this will certainly help you in potential future dates. especially if your name is reuben.

sincerely,

ginger

i was surprised (or not so much) by the ending of the bachelorette tonight… but so pleased! i hope the happy couple lasts forever and has really found true love. it’s a beautiful thing. and quite entertaining to watch on national television! thank you, deanna pappas, for allowing us to live vicariously through your quest for love. it’s been fun!

(tonight i also learned that some people don’t appreciate a good spoiler nearly as much as i do! i kinda knew the outcome of the show before it aired and i probably should have kept my mouth shut. oops…)

the chances of a man ever falling in love with me are pretty slim if i don’t get rid of these fleas! uuugh! they’re everywhere! and now the exterminator’s not coming until SATURDAY. i think i might die. alone and single.

and drenched in bugspray.

sorry… i suppose all that television has made me a little over-dramatic.

never made it to my mouth. it landed on my little black dress instead. ha!

gotta love mondays!

i am falling in love… with the city of dallas at night.

i haven’t smoked my pipe in over a year. country gent is calling my name. but i have no idea where to get it.

i’ve been looking at buying a vintage bicycle for a while now… and after seeing the price of gas this weekend, i think i might make that purchase soon. lower greenville needs a new set of wheels.

i am ready for my friends to move to austin already!!!

just found the half price books corporate headquarters and huge supserstore down the road… not sure if it’s a good or bad discovery for my checkbook. i’ll get all sorts of good deals on books… but i’ll probably frequent the store enough to know the clerks by name, which is bad. me loves books.

there’s a worship song we’ve been singing at the village that just put words to the emotion in my soul right now and i love it, called ‘be my everything.’ all of the versions i’m finding online sound cheesy, but the lyrics have just stuck with me for weeks.

i’m loving john mayer’s newest cd/dvd release… he’s one cocky son of a gun, but he is extremely talented. my favorite is his cover of tom petty’s ’free fallin.’ sooo good.

it’s 1:30 am and i’m finishing off the margarita, jumping in the shower, and heading to bed.

and sleeping with the fleas.

i love having visitors, but i prefer humans instead of bug infestations. thursday night i noticed a few little black spots on my pants and, when i leaned in for a closer look, the spots jumped. fleas! oh crap! my landlords were out of town, so i immediately went to lowe’s and picked up the needed ammunition to rid my apartment of the unwanted visitors. i flea-bombed the place and haven’t seen another insect since then…

until tonight. i sat down on the couch at about 11:30 and they’re baaaack. during the 10 minutes i’ve been writing this blog, i’ve caught 7 fleas on me and washed them down the sink! uuuugh. just the thought of bugs makes me itch all over. ha. good thing the exterminator’s coming tomorrow!! no more fleas, please!

on a grander note, much time at the pool this weekend resulted in a fabulous tan and a few interesting conversations with intoxicated people. ha! fun times.

it’s been years since we’ve had american history classes… could you pass the latest citizenship test?

i really doubted i could, but i scored 95%. how did you do?

tonight a couple of my girls and i went and watched JAWS at victory park… i love love love movies in the park during the summer! i just might end up at victory park every tuesday night this season. they are showing some rocking old school movies: the princess bride, ferris bueller’s day off, ghostbusters, singin in the rain, back to the future… good stuff!!

company polos and brass nametags don’t fare well for the creative juices. this picture accurately reflects the peak of my excitement at the office today.

today the rescue center in haiti is being featured over at inspired to action’s 40 day fast. licia wrote a great blog that really explains the rescue center better than i could ever express… it was by far the most amazing place i visited on my recent trip to haiti. i’m looking forward to going back and hopefully spending a good amount of time at the rc!

make sure to head over and check out her entry to find a way that you can be involved!

these things do not excite me right now:

1. having to leave for work by 6:30 in the morning tomorrow. it’s currently 12:45 and i’m not the slightest bit tired… i’m wondering if it would be a better idea just to stay up all night! i’m scared i’ll sleep straight through my alarm.

2. having to wear the company polo shirt and name badge tomorrow. i’ve been at the company for nearly 2 years and i’ve dodged this bullet a dozen times. but my lucky streak has met its fate… navy blue polo, here i come.

3. ’searching for god knows what’ by donald miller. i’ve owned the book for a couple of years, but never read it. i picked it back up a couple of weeks ago, but i’m having the hardest time getting through it! so slow.

4. triple-digit temperatures in the forcast this week… and not having a functioning air conditioner in the xterra.

5. the fact that i just misspelled digit twice. didget. crap. didgit. ugh. digit. score!

things DO excite me right now:

1. having peanut butter/chocolate morsels in the fridge for random snackage. yum yum in my tum tum.

2. getting a package in the mail from amazon.com, which included ‘a thousand splendid suns’ and a herbie hancock dvd… all for $12!

3. the newest addition to my 28 things to do in the next 28 years list. it’s kinda far-fetched, but totally possible.

4. july the 4th. not sure about specific plans yet, but i do know that it includes sun, water, and swimsuits. yessssss.

5. the bachelorette on monday night!!

6. some of my favorite people in the world being one step closer to bringing their kiddos home!

what are you excited (or not so excited) about?