The Funzone

Heads down in silence in the passing of Barker. Okay enough of that, enter Fun girl. Did I mention I don't seem to have a problem meeting women. She straight forward and in good shape which I like. I'm waiting for her to let me know when she has some free time for us to meet.

OMG did I make a ton of calls today. Actually it was so bad that I had to make a normal phone call and I started with, "hi this is Dr. V". LMAO. I had to apologize and get the hell out of the office since my brain was fried. All my phone calls did work out well though. I was able to get 6 more people to come to the dance and schedule 2 appointments.

Oh the agony of it all I think I'm finally growing up. Besides wearing them for the gym I haven't wore my sneakers for the last 2 weeks. WTF? I figured I would be buried in my sneakers, but I guess not. In changing my dress I have been wearing casual shoes more. Nothing else really changed, but I have slowly been having to keep getting new clothes. I forgot the physics of it all. With all the muscle growth comes less room in my clothes. Pants aren't too much of a problem, but shirts are freakin' killing me. I keep forgetting to try my shirts on before I iron them for the week because it really sucks to pull it on and now have the cuff slide up my forearm.

Idiot Dies on Own Spittle

You know one thing I truly hate is choking to death on your own spittle. We've all done it. Just swallowing innocently and it just happens to take a right turn in Albuquerque and it ends up in your trachea and you're choking. The headlines pass before your eyes, "Idiot dies on own spittle."

I'm having a patient appreciation dance this weekend so it's a day of making phone calls. For some reason this isn't as bad as the holiday calls. I guess since I feel there is a purpose. On other things I need to call my Mom's place to handle financial issues there. I would rather give up my left nut than deal with this stuff.

Still no word from Barker so I'll officially move her to the dead file. Part of me is raring up to meet someone else, but the another part says to just relax and take sometime. I don't know who to listen to since I seem to be on a roll of bad dates. At least this hasn't happened yet.

What's Happening?

Game night was packed as usual and I think we got a match of two members. They both left early and we were all talking amongst themselves. They made a cute couple and they both talked up a storm. We were all peeking out the window to see if he asked her out, but nothing happened. Maybe an email.

Anyway I had to apologize big time to one of the members. It's been a long time since I've let myself get really hungry and still be concentrating on stuff. I forgot I get rough around the edges and I make a bad joke that I knew hurt her. I apologized afterwards and we talked to smooth everything over.

I think Barker and I are over before it really started. During the day yesterday I texted her just because I was thinking about her. I wished her a busy day at the store and I only got a one word response which I knew wasn't a good sign. Anyway she was suppose to call me at noon today and nada. I'll see if she calls later, but I doubt it. The answer is no I won't be calling her to find out what happened. If the shoe was on the other foot I wouldn't expect her to call me. If I do see her online I may drop her a line.

It's Still a Dog's Life

This is one of my patient's dogs. His name is Chico and he came to visit the office yesterday.

I spoke the Barker last night, actually she called me. It's weird to have this "relationship" being driven by her. She keeps making all the communication. I really don't have to do anything which is okay for me since we haven't met. Until we meet I really don't like putting that much energy into it. I know that the longer we go with talking on the phone the less chance that we'll ever meet.

I did find out a few things about Barker. One that weekends are bad for her and during the week is better to meet. Two that like the Planner she is giving up her social life for her business. The difference is that Barker has 2 daughters and that keeps her sort of social. We talked about this item. She keeps trying to give me ideas for my business which is nice, but for me not my point here. I did say how much I enjoyed the Funny Bone smoke free night. There was no response on her end for whatever that says. As always she makes sure that I know that she wants to meet me.

Charming cancelled out of tonight's Game night with the singles. This was a good thing since I could use less hassle. I know prolonged interaction with her wouldn't be good. Dating would probably happen which I don't want to do with her.

My Time With Piper

Well this morning was my 4th year doing volunteering for Reader Month with the SPCA. I walked in this morning to pick up and animal. Usually I get a rabbit or guinea pig. I was stunned when the lady in charge asked if I wanted a dog. Hell yes! We went in to the kennel to find a likely candidate for the elementary kids. I got Piper a 2 year old Boxer/Terrier mix. She was awesome personality wise. Never barked the whole time I was with her and she loved the kids. This year instead of me walking around the school looking for classes they came to me. I think in total I we did 8 classes. It's always interesting to watch kids interact with animals.

One thing I remembered during our lull between presentations is that saying of having an animal to help relieve stress. I was just sitting petting Piper and I couldn't believe how relaxed I was. Then I remembered how I use to be petting KC the Planner's cat.

Anyway afterward we headed back to the SPCA. Piper was pooped and feel asleep in the car. It was nice and warm with the sun shining in the vehicle. I told her I couldn't take her home with me. However I still felt sad when I handed her over to one of the keepers. I started to walk away and she wanted to follow me. :(

I'm also a little sad. Barker had to cancel our date today. She needed to go to one of her stores that is doing no business. I understood since it was during work hours that we were going to meet. She said she would call me later to tell me what' going on. Since we haven't met yet I haven't given any life to her so if it never happen, no big deal.

I do have a concern. She has a slight rasp to her voice that I wonder comes from smoking. It'll come out pretty soon when we meet. I did look around her work blog. It was pretty impressive to see her with different celebrities since she is a big dog person. The best was Drae De Matteo of Soprano's fame since I think she's very hot.

Bedtime for Bonzo

God I hate doing paperwork. It's not even paperwork I could pass on to a peon. To make matters worse I'm tired. Is it from being out late partying or meeting new women to date? No since I found out I don't have to leave the comfort of my recliner to do that. Nope I just got up an hour early. I had a full night sleep, but when I have to get up that hour early a 2-3 times a week I feel the difference the whole day.

I tell you I have to laugh at myself. I'm coming to grips that I don't seem to have a problem meeting women. German girl and OVDC would be happy that I have found acceptance. Never in a million years would I imagine I would be here. I remember how it was 3 years ago when I started dating again after divorce. Although I have to admit that the dating world has changed a lot since then. Online dating has become the norm and the assholes of life have invaded it making it pretty much useless now. So walking up to someone and asking them out in now in vogue.

Did I already say I hate doing paperwork? I did well I need a few more minutes of procrastinating.

I'll call Barker later to schedule tomorrow. In the morning I'm doing my yearly volunteering for the SPCA. It's reading month and I take an animal to one of the local elementary schools, read to them, and teach them about animals. It's always a great time. I wonder what animal I'll get this year.

Now I just need to stay awake for the Funny Bone tonight with the singles.

Must Love Dogs 2

Well Barker gave me a call and we talked for about 50 minutes on the phone. She seems nice. I like that she's a business owner like myself and I have to admit it's one of the things that made me pick her profile.

So we're going to get together Friday for Starbucks. I'll call her tomorrow to finalize the plans. This is why I didn't promise that I wasn't going to date.

Must Love Dogs

She didn't just appear today, but she became a blip on the screen when she suggested we meet. So Barker has entered the play list. She's a big dog enthusiast so hence the name.

Having learned from Facebook girl how to search on the site. I looked to see who was single and in my age group and then asked to be friends with a few women. Barker was the only one to respond. She really hasn't picked up the chatter until today. She took it and flew with it. Originally she thought I was in NY and asked to meet there, but she was happier to find out I'm in Virginia Beach. At least I know she loves dogs.