2009 is here!

Lots of things happened to me in 2008-- good and bad, just like everyone else. Bought a house and moved in with a "roommate" and two cats. My parents came to visit and help with settling into the house. That was fun. The "roommate" and cats are now gone. So, it's just me and a quiet house. It is good in a way-- I don't have to worry about them anymore when I'm away. Toni and I became good friends last year. We got along really well. We had a blast working and having "team building activities" at inappropriate places together. Couldn't get any better! Well, actually, it did. But I'll write more about what happened in later episodes when the time is right.

So, it's 2009. It's been just a little over a week. Funny things have already happened to me. Went out with someone a couple of weeks before Christmas. Let's call him Mr. A for now. Later that week, Mr. A started dating someone else. Great. Just my luck. The funny thing is... we still hang out. It's weird. Last weekend, we hung out and had a great time-- just the two of us. Then, in the evening, Toni and I were going to dinner. Well, with me being nice and proper, I accidentally invited them to join us-- not thinking they would actually show up. Umm, they did. The dinner was interesting. At least, I got to see what his date looked like. Nothing comparable to me, of course. Toni and I looked fabulous. We played hosts. I thought we were great entertainers.

Last Sunday, I had lunch with another friend. Told him about what had happened and how unsuccessful my dating scene had been. He recommended that I be less put together-- gotta dress down, drive a junky car, be stupid, be bitchy, stop going to work, and be anything that doesn't show a sign of success. His theory was success scared people-- and it really intemidated your potential significant others. Maybe he was right. I've been seeing a lot of couples that are like that these days-- a successful one with a not-so-successful one. Why can't they both be successful and happy? I'm sure there are a lot of couples like that out there. But I just haven't really seen them in Kansas City. Even if there are, all the good ones are probably taken anyway. Why would I care?

So, I turned to Facebook. I've been on Facebook quite a bit lately. I think that's what you do when you are single. You try to talk to your digital friends. You try to keep up with what's going on in their lives. And most importantly, you update your status like every 15 minutes so they "know" what you are up to, hoping they would call you up for a date. That's a great marketing tool! Your name and status are out there, come on. So far, nothing has happened-- just some witty comments on my statuses here and there. Ridiculous! People are just NOT getting it!

2009 is still young. My bedroom has been repainted with a Restoration Hardware color (fancy!). I'm hoping with the color and the new look of the bedroom, there will be more actions. But we'll see. Somehow, I am not seeing it happening in the near future. Toni recommended that I consult the tarot cards. Maybe I should. All I can tell you right now is... I am excited about 2009. There will be a lot of crazy things happening to me this year, I'm pretty certain. I look forward to it. Of course, I'll keep you all posted!

Have a great weekend.