personal ad no-no #4

Wow. It's blurry for starters. Then, it's taken in their garage. Finally, it's taken in a manner that would have equal results if she had just a headshot taken. Really, I do not get why this was taken inside a garage. Really? Really.




P.S. Just in case anyone is wondering- yes, I created my new banner all by myself. Tutorials make me look like I know what I'm doing. Also, we got Photoshop Elements 7 up at work and I have to say it is quite the snazzy little program for the PC under $100 shipped from Amazon. It's all you need as long as you're not doing artwork as a professional. I highly recommend it.

personal ad no-no #2 & #3

Seriously. I don't know if it's just another example of the wrong pic to take for your personal ad or if it's just sad that this was deemed an intelligent decision. I highly suggest not taking a pic, or in this case two pics of one's self hoping it will win the attention of some special man while in a public rest room. It does not matter whether or not it is in the rest room in your office, not at your local bar or other favorite haunt. It just doesn't seem appealing to see unisex gender sign indicating which sex is allowed to use it. Nor is it attractive to see the giant hand towel dispenser, possible mop handles and air freshener. It is just too painful to take one's eyes off this lack of thought.
I'd think the only man she'd attract is one in the custodial arts. If that's her target, then she's definitely on the right track.


Even worse is the fact she has other pics on her profile taken by someone else. Why couldn't she wait until after work and have someone take her pic. She obviously thinks she looks good in her outfit, so why spoil it in this manner when it could have been taken outside or maybe even at her desk?

personal ad pic no-no #1

Suggestion: when posting a personal ad, I would please use some common sense. If you are going to use the mirror to help you take your pic, at least clean up the area around the sink. Make it look like you have some pride and hygiene. I would also like to add, please do not have proof in your pic that you eat in the bathroom. It'd be bad enough if the plate was empty, but the fact it clearly shows you are in the middle of eating a meal in there, for whatever reason, just sends chills up my spine. I'd be scared to know what your bedroom looks like, not to mention the rest of your place.

No, I am not dating right now, nor am I seeking out dating at this moment. I was looking through a very well respected online dating site and came across a big no-no. I'd expect to find this on Craigslist, but certainly not on probably one of the top 3 dating sites.
No, you are not seeing things, either. There is a fork that actually has some food on it as though she took a bite and thought now would be the most opportune time to take a pic. Crazy, I know.

interesting OU football facts

The Sooners have been participating in college football since 1895. Calling Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium at Owen Field home, the team has won numerous bowl games, 41 conference championships (including every Big Seven championship awarded), and seven Associated Press National Championships, making the Sooners football program the most decorated in the Big 12.

Oklahoma has scored the most points in Division I-A football history despite the fact they have played over 60 fewer games than the second place school on that list. OU also has the highest winning percentage of any team since the start of the AP poll in 1936.

The Sooners possess seven national championships in football, with the 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, and 2000 seasons featuring the top team in the Associated Press final poll, and the 2000 Bowl Championship Series National Championship as well. This ties Alabama for the most national titles of any Division I college football team after the end of World War II (which is commonly used as the division between eras in college football).

In addition to these seven acknowledged national championships there are also nine additional years in which the NCAA's official record book recognizes the Sooners as national champions: 1949, 1953, 1957, 1967, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1986, 2003. The University of Oklahoma does not acknowledge these additional "championships", as they were not awarded by the Associated Press, United Press International (UPI), USA Today Coaches Poll, or the Bowl Championship Series (BCS).

Info was obtained from the following: College Football Data Warehouse, Soonersports.com, the University of Oklahoma, and ncaa.org.

random writings

I know it has been a while. I moved to Fayetteville on the 23rd of Feb, 2008. I look back at those pics of my truck and my old apt parking lot and it brings back tension. I honestly never realized just how unhappy I was living not only at that apt complex, but in Plano.
I have no regrets. I have lost some friends along the way. I didn't think that was possible as I was under the impression that they were supportive of my move here. But, alas, that is not the case.
When you tell an alleged friend that you are moving, they are not supposed to say it's going to be the biggest mistake of my life and that I will regret it. They are not supposed to ignore your multiple attempts at contacting them, right? Here is an excerpt from an email I sent to this person, "I am curious as to why I emailed you at least 4 times (2/29, 3/28, 4/16, and 4/19) and never got a reply from you until the one on 5/1 which, on my end, felt very rushed and impersonal (Really good...busy, but good. Glad you are doing well...talk with you soon.), and now I get an email from you and it is very friendly and you coincidentally are having problems with your new phone."
When I called this person out on her behavior, this is the response I received, "Well the only emails I got were about how much it sucked here and how glad you are that you made the move. And you even went as far as to say you only wish you had done it a long time ago...wow that make a person feel real good." Funny thing is the move was all about me. It was so refreshing to move to a place where I felt like I belonged. It's so sad that you tried to make me feel bad for sharing my happiness with you. I thought that is one of the many things friends are for: sharing the good times. I guess I was wrong in that I was always there for you when you needed to vent about how miserable you were. The entire environment is some place where I feel I finally belong, and yet, you cannot be happy for me that I am happy for once in my life? Are you seriously that selfish of a person to even throw it back in my face that I am somehow making you feel bad? Since when was it ever about you and why would it ever be about you? I never said, jokingly or not, that I was wanting to get away from you. I wanted to better my life and myself. After all these years, it is time I do something for myself for a change and it's a shame you cannot handle that and be supportive like an adult friend. I was supportive of you when you accidentally got pregnant by a guy who wasn't divorced, and come to think of it neither were you. I was supportive of you marrying him for all the wrong reasons. But, you cannot be supportive of me finally making a positive change in my life? Are you serious?
Needless to say, that friendship has since been severed as I do not need that type of deception in my life. I do not need that type of selfishness nor negativity poisoning my life. I do not need that type of materialistic mentality dragging me down. I do not need to be a part of the awful things you say about your husband and his children, not to mention how messed up two of his children are. It's not my fault you chose that life and put yourself in a situation that you are unhappy in.
I hope that one day you do find genuine happiness because when I left you, being happy was one of the many things your life was missing.
I am thankful that I have put that relationship behind me and the great state of Texas for that matter.