Let's Begin - Francesca

Wow...this is kind of disappointing. I mean, according to the Craigslist horror stories, I was expecting to get 100 emails in the first hour, most of them photos of body parts. But, no. Maybe it was that there was no photo in the post, maybe because I referenced discussing pirates, ninjas and zombies in bizarre street fight combinations...but...no inappropriate photos. I did get a few people older than my dad and younger than my baby brother, but since I didn't put age limits, I can only blame myself. But I do have a date already. Oddly enough, some of these people seem genuinely entertaining. Perhaps I have weeded out the ones without a personality with my bizarre topic choices. But I have been just chatting away with several people already. I think I need to invest in a whiteboard to keep everyone straight. Or I won't...I can mix up people, stories and facts and make a bad date more entertaining...well...I am off to meet up with Javier in a bit. I hope I can dust off my dating shoes...or whatever...and have a good time. I'm pretty realistic, though. I know that the day after a relationship with someone pretty important, and after a string of relationships in a row, I'm not going to be any good at this dating thing. But that's why I have this blog. To entertain those with my failures.

An introduction - Francesca

I recently found myself entering the single life again after two years of continuous relationships. I was excited...it had been so long since I'd been on my own, and I couldn't wait to just have some fun. I mean, it was the start of summer, I had great expectations for the adventures I could go on. I didn't want to jump into something serious with anyone, but I did want to start dating. Enter the problem: I didn't know where to go. I moved here two years ago, and while I have managed to make great friends, they're all people I work with. My social life involves people I work with all the time. I don't want to date these people. I don't want to date their friends, because, frankly, it will probably just create problems when things don't work out. So...I turn to the greatest thing for single people of my generation: the Internets (I love GWBushisms). I have used the Internet for dating in the past...it's how I met one of the recent exes. It's pretty much made for those of us who don't want to just meet people in bars...and it's easy. But this mode has grown in popularity, so the more pressing question is: which site(s) do I go to? I was completely unwilling to pay for any communication, so this limits me. I decided to utilize my latest addiction: craigslist. I'd been reading the best of section of that site for some time, so I have an idea what to expect. But honestly, it was hours after I've been dumped, so I wanted to see what kinds of funny responses I can get. What is it they say...the best way to get over the most recent person is with someone new? Well, it was time to just open the floodgates: Internets, I'm single again!