Breaking the "Michelle" curse

Just when I thought I was destined - or after the events of this weekend - doomed, to end up with a woman named Michelle, a ray of sunshine broke through the M cloud in the form of a woman named Dana. I sent her a message through POF, she replied, and we ended up texting back and forth this weekend, even chatting on the phone Saturday night. She looks to be very pretty from her pictures on POF - a brunette with beautiful blue eyes (always LOVED that combination). She is a fellow Taurus and seems to be pretty put together. Of course, we will see about that as time goes by, as I have thought that about other women only to find out it wasn't completely true. We are going to meet Weds night for coffee, and I am pretty excited about it to be honest. I just re-read my "rules" though, and am trying to remind myself to go SLOW! Ha ha!

I met the other woman I was texting, Shelli, yesterday, and she was very nice. I noticed right off the bat that she has a large tattoo on the back of her neck that extends down her upper back, so that was a bit of a turn-off, as I am not big on tattoos, especially on women. All in all, she was very sweet, but I didn't feel any real physical attraction. I am not really sure how to proceed, as she is really nice, and I don't want to just summarily blow her off. I will have to contemplate that. Typically, the MO has been to just cease contact - both on my side, and the woman's. If the other person isn't interested, they just don't contact the other one anymore. I would feel kinda' bad doing that with her though, so I want to come up with something better.

And now on to the piece de resistance - the outcome with Michelle, the one I was so hopeful about after receiving the text from her while camping. Here is a woman that I think is more messed up and manipulative than me! Lol. Here I am texting and emailing her, all concerned that something is horribly wrong with her. So I text her orig phone Satruday night in yet another effort to find out if she is ok, and I get back a simple, "No worries. I'm ok." WTF?!?!?! I have had actual concern and worry for her, and turns out she is fine, just been a little sick?

That in and of itself was enough to make me a little irritated. But then, I ask her about maybe seeing her again, and she says that she is burnt out on men, that she doesn't want to see anyone for awhile. I reminded her that SHE sent me the text saying that stuff about "fizzling" and about my email rocking her world, and she says "sorry if I confused you." Ok - at this point, I am thinking that either A. This woman has no concept of the dynamics of communication between single men and women, or B. This lady is extremely manipulative, and possibly even shizophrenic. So I sent her a text to clarify once and for all, stating that I did not want her to text me again unless she was interested in seeing me again. To which she replied she was going to delete all my contact info from her phone. Fine - great - whatever! I think she truly belongs with that guy Ryan - that they are made for each other, and I hope they have a wonderful life together! Ha ha!

So the adventure continues, with the next chapter yet to be written. Will Dana be promising? Will we have a good meetup? Will I be attracted to her? Will she be attracted to me? Only time will tell. One thing is sure though - whatever happens, it is bound to be interesting! Lol

The "Michelle" syndrome...

Ok, so first there was the Michelle I wrote about in the last post, the one that I saw twice and shared an awesome kiss with. Then there was the Michele that I was corresponding with over the last week or so who used more f-bombs than a drunken sailor and had all the passion of a footstool (sorry, that seems harsh, but she really was lacking any 'verve'). So that's 2 Michelles, pretty much in a row (with a brief Ty interlude).

So a couple of days ago I make contact with a new woman on pof - a woman named Shelli. We start emailing back and forth, and before long, she reveals that her real name is - wait for it... wait for it.... YES! Michelle! Now I am no statistician, but it seems to me that the odds of dating three completely different women, all in a row basically, who all have the same first name are very, very low. I am starting to think that should be one on my filter parameters, or perhaps one of my "must haves" - why fight it, right?

This newest Michelle - Shelli - seems pretty neat. She definitely has a sense of humor and some real personality. We talked on the phone for the first time last night and it went really well - very easy and fun to talk to. We are set to meet on Sunday at Tempe Marketplace, so we'll see if there is any chemistry there. My only concern at this point - and it's a pretty goofy one, especially considering the fact that I don't believe in astrology all that strongly - is that I am a Taurus and she is an Aquarius. And all of the stuff I have found so far on the compatibility of the 2 signs say that it is a very difficult match, and that there is very little chance of things working out.... NOW, all of them did say that the sexual chemistry between these 2 signs is pretty fantastic, and one even said that it is so good that it can even override some of the other diffculties! Yyyyeaaahhhhh... So you just KNOW that I am going to ride this one out (total punuendo intended) to at least check that out! (hopefully)

What else is going on... well, I found out how to make some adjustments to my bike on this cool site I found and joined, GZ250bike.com. They have an awesome forum, and I found some info about adjusting the rear break lever (which seemed to be WAY too high on my bike) as well as the shift lever (which seemed to be way too low for me). So I made adjustments to both of them, and it is so much nicer - and safer - to ride now! Turns out the rear brake lever was completely out of whack and wasn't even resting on the adjustment screw at all - that's why it was so high.

Everything else is going well. Galen is feeling better, Tess is doing well, and I am pretty darned peachy myself. I have made contact with a number of different woman on pof and am enjoying "playing the field" a bit. On a side note, I have heard nothing - no email, no text, no nothing - from Michelle since last Friday. I am wondering if she isn't on vacation, maybe out of country or something. I hope she is ok. Hopefully she will contact me soon.

One last item of note - I have been sticking faithfully to my morning meditation time, about 10 minutes every morning, and really enjoying it. I think I am more calm, centered and serene when incorporating it into my morning. So I am going to keep it up. Think that's all for now - the adventure continues....