On the dating front - went to a real-life party with real-life men the other day. Went with my best friend, who refuses to do online dating (she met two guys, wasn't totally attracted to either, and decided the whole online thing just "doesn't work for her".)
The party was thrown by an old friend and music business acquaintance of hers. We drove all the way to L.A. for it, but it was worth it. A party full of interesting accomplished people in an appropriate age range, with a relatively high ratio of men to women! If I could get invited to parties like that on a regular basis, perhaps I could meet a guy the old-fashioned way!
I chatted with several interesting men (and women) at the party. Got a couple of friendly good-night kisses when I went to leave - and one that seemed a little more than friendly. (When you give a friendly peck on the cheek, and a guy wraps an arm around your waist and plants one full on the lips...) Alas, that guy lives in New York, and I suspect is looking for a woman to have babies with - I'm not positive about his age, but I would guess early 40's.
The topic of online dating came up a couple of times during the evening - people love to talk about it and relate their horror stories.
