What up

I've been lazy. I admit it's mostly cuz I didn't really have much to share. This weather in Chicago, however, is making me feel like sitting down and writing a bit, so...

So far the whole pesceterian thing is going well. I've actually made a meatless version of my grandmother's tomato sauce. It's OK, but I think I will go back to using ground turkey in that. It's just NOT the same. I used soy crumbles, which they try to make look like ground beef by adding soy sauce for color. WHY?? Why not food coloring? Soy sauce makes it salty as hell and throws off the whole balance of the sauce. It's an unwelcome flavoring in Italian cuisine. So, no more of that nonsense. I tried making it completely meatless because, while I will still eat bird, the boy and various vegetarian friends I have, don't. I guess I won't be making Italian for them...

Speaking of the boy... we broke up this week. No big deal really, don't feel sorry for me. I mean, all parting of the ways are sad in a way, but this was a mutual realization that it just wasn't right and I'm not regretful of any of it. We had a nice talk the other day and had lunch and there were no hard feelings at all. It's a combination of various lifestyle differences, for the most part. We got along great and there are a lot of things we have in common. But the differences that were there were in significant places. Hopefully we can maintain some sort of casual contact as friends, but we'll see I guess. I tend to be pretty good at re-drawing boundaries like that, but not everyone is. I'm going to see him one more time, in a few weeks, when he has to return something I lent him for a business trip. We'll see how we feel about the friends issue then.

So, it's back to fishing again, huh? I have to say that, so far, online dating - as cheesy as it sounds to a lot of people (including me, I might add), really isn't that bad. I have had some decent experiences with it so far. It's a good way to meet people that you wouldn't necessarily meet otherwise and a good way to know, from the get-go, that you're weeding out people who are far off the mark from your expectations. If you met someone at a bar or a bookstore or wherever, you wouldn't immediately know if they were a Biblethumper or a Dittohead. These sites give you some decent background and, unless the other person is lying, you have at least some idea of what you're getting into when you start talking. If a guy has a picture posted of himself and his three chihuahuas in matching doggie track suits, or a picture of himself shirtless with his motor vehicle - I pass. And it's kinda fun to be a voyeur in that way too. So, back online I go.

As for other things. I will be going out for an early birthday celebration with a few good friends tomorrow night. Dinner & dancing. I have a full calendar for October - except for Halloween, which kinda sucks cuz I LOVE Halloween and wish I had something fun to do. Maybe something will come up. Some of the "kids" are having a party, but I don't know if that kind of fun is what I'm looking for.