How did I not blog this stuff last year? … Dating
Over the holidays, cleaning up, I found there were many photos, papers and Web notes around my house of things I meant to blog but for some reason never did. To clean house in 2012, time to blog. Part five of six.
Here are four things about dating I meant to blog but never did.
1. 2011 made me more okay with bad news and good news occurring. When bad happened, innovation techniques strangely seemed helpful. I grew better about failing fast, accepting failure and sometimes even celebrating it. When good happened, I got better at accepting it also.
2. By not going on a date, I accidentally caused the abrupt ending and subsequent revival of a leading D.C. dating, sex and relationships blog. That was unexpected. For what it's worth, while I realized I wasn't the best match for the blogger, I did like the postings' writing and honesty.
3. Capitol File magazine somehow named me one of its 17 most eligible "Black Book" bachelors, along with the Washington Wizards' John Wall, a Caps' player, a United player, actor Kal Penn, White House chef Sam Kass, a Charlie Palmer chef, a human-rights activist, the artistic director at the Washington Ballet, and others. I'm still not really sure how I got on the list. I suspect a guest lecture in a University of Maryland digital journalism class, which sometimes supplied interns to the magazine. I hope so. The friend I substituted for promised dinner. Never got it! I'll settle for mystery inclusion on a list of rich, powerful, handsome stars.
…
4. I stuck to my guns on three personal dating theories. Theory A: If Wilco's lyric "It just shouldn't ever have to be this hard" comes to mind a lot, something's wrong. B: Hold out for awesome. C: Only let yourself date at work when you are willing to fight a strong man or lion tamer. The theories led to a quiet dating year. But it was one ending happily.
Also in this five-turned-six-part series:
-How did I not blog this stuff last year? … TV (to come)
-How did I not blog this stuff last year? … Links
-How did I not blog this stuff last year? … Poems
-How did I not blog this last year? … Theater
-How did I not blog this last year? … Food
February 10th, 2012 at 12:54 AM
You are underselling the awesomeness of being the 14th most eligible bachelor in Washington.
February 11th, 2012 at 11:06 AM
Agree with Laura!
February 13th, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Fine, fine. In addition to being one of the more strange things in my life last year, it was also pretty cool. But strange!