Good morning, world. I had a hell of a time getting out of bed, but I have some fun stuff planned. I'll have more substantial material in the evening post. For now, I need coffee.
Catch you on the flip side.
My plans for the evening fell through, but it's a blessing in disguise because I have a lot of work to get done. At least I got to make a coffee run with my work husband.
Yes, I screenshot Aleks' snap. I'm old.
Eddie and I were talking today, and it got me thinking about the purpose of this blog and the philosophy by which I try to live my life in general.
Both in dating and in general, I want to live a life where I'm constantly pushing myself out of my comfort zone and trying new experiences. I started doing stand-up comedy in the wake of an awful break-up last year. I created this blog as a way to make dating more fun, or at least get some humor out of it. Be a phoenix and use rock bottom as an opportunity to build something better.
I promise that tomorrow's posts will be funny. I'm meeting with Sydney Stigerts in the afternoon to discuss the semi-regular column that she will be writing for this blog (if anyone else is interested, e-mail me at nicole@thebeentheredonethatproject.com). Afterwards, Eddie and I are going to hit up a few wine bars to continue the experiment.
I'm off to watch Dark and get some writing done. I hope that you all have a weekend full of adventures.
Here’s an oldie but a...baddie. There’s really nothing good about it.
I can’t even say that this was clever and original. Honestly, I get this joke at least once a month. Sometimes in person.
This is looking like a good day to get off online dating. I woke up to a random dude on social media wanting to argue with me about Holocaust deniers. I’m going to keep my mouth shut and go to work before I start going off. See you guys tonight.
I have an announcement to make.
I think I'm going to get off of the dating apps.
Eddie has been telling me to do so for a while, and as much as I hate to admit it, he's right. There are some genuinely nice people on the internet who are looking for love, but there are also A LOT of really creepy guys (according to Matt there are also some really creepy girls, but I'm not the expert on that). The messages range from unintentionally mean to creepy to downright scary.
Eddie had another suggestion:
He has a point. I haven't even posted some of the worst screenshots yet. I'll think about it for a few days before I make a decision. If you have any advice or feedback, feel free to comment on this post or e-mail me at nicole@thebeentheredonethatproject.com.
On a happier note, the audience for this blog is still steadily growing. In particular, the number of RSS subscribers has grown exponentially over the past week. I have a feeling that I don't know most of you, but thanks. I consider you all friends.
I'm signing off to get some reading and writing in before bed. See you lovely people in the morning.
There are times you get a message from someone, and you know just based off their screen name that it’s gonna be rough.
I literally can’t even.
It’s not as bad as something like BigDaddy69, but it still sets a precedent for his priorities.
Alright, I need to get out of bed and start my day. It’s going to be another long one. I’ll write more tonight.
First things first: I just made a bomb pot of three-bean chili.
Imma be all over this with some cornbread chips tomorrow.
I've spent some time reviewing the analytics for this blog, and I have a few questions that I would honestly like some feedback on.
Alright, I have some "homework" to do tonight, so I'm gonna wrap this up. Jessica and I are reading Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin, and Kiera and I are going to start Gabrielle Union's book We're Going to Need More Wine. Erin and I are still slogging through Journal 29 and the daily writing prompts, and Jess and I are writing a short story a week. I'm tired and I still need to work on my set for Comedy Burger, but the sleeplessness is worth it.
I just linked my Goodreads account, so follow me on there if you want to be part of this virtual book club with my motley crew of friends.
I'm going to leave you with this:
I'll just wave my hands around it to turn it into a real tree.
I think that was the fastest I ever swiped left.
Imma keep it brief. It’s gonna be a long day, but I’ll post something a little more substantial tonight. Catch you all on the flip side.
Everyone, I have exciting news. Eddie got his tracksuit hemmed.
And he's doing the most dramatic pose ever to celebrate. It looks like he's auditioning for the Avengers.
I want to take a moment to thank my friend Erin (of writing prompt and Journal 29 fame) for consistently commenting on this blog. You are an amazing person, and I appreciate all your support. Also, thank you Sig for your comment/suggestion as well!
I will be Sydney Stigerts' wingman on Saturday night. Trust me, hilarity will ensue.
I still don’t quite get this one.
Good morning everyone. I’m still extremely groggy so I don’t have a lot to say. Hopefully Eddie will get me his write-up from Saturday so I can post it tonight. *cough cough* HINT *cough cough*
Have a lovely day. I’ll be back with more after my dentist appointment this afternoon.
In case anyone was wondering why Eddie and I broke up:
Disclaimer: this post is going to be a lot of humble brag and self-promotion.
This blog is a little more than two weeks old, and it is already doing better than I could have imagined. So far it has over 300 unique visitors all over the world, and almost 1000 page views (thank you, Squarespace Analytics). Not bad for a blog I thought only a few friends would read.
Some of you I know personally, but most of you I don't. Thank you for your support, and please feel free to contact me either on the Contact Us page or at nicole@thebeentheredonethatproject.com. I welcome any feedback, suggestions, or personal submissions you would like featured in a future post.
I'm excited to announce that Sydney Stigerts has agreed to come along on one of these experiments. Sydney is an incredible comic, and she recently won Fave Stand Up Performer at the Sacramento Comedy Spot Awards. Syd and I are hoping to make it out this weekend and engage in some shenanigans. I'll keep you posted.
Finally, the beautiful and talented Wendy M. Lewis invited me to perform in Comedy Burger at Momo Lounge on 12/10 at 7 pm. If you haven't had the pleasure of meeting Wendy, she is hilarious and an absolutely delightful human being. Contact me if you're interested in getting an advance ticket, or if you like to live dangerously, you can buy one at the door.
Alright, I need to get some writing and Journal 29 in. Sleep well, lovelies.
Here we are at the beginning of another work week. I hope that you all have a lovely day.
Good evening, party people. I had quite the busy day. Tom Bomb and I went to the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery, and it was an adventure. Tom appeared promptly at noon in a cloud of smoke like a wizard. I literally smelled him before I saw him.
Tom and I spent about an hour just walking around and checking out the history and cool headstones.
It's crazy to think about how differently people lived 150 years ago, especially that people could die at 35 of "natural causes".
Hey Tom, where do you see yourself in five years?
After the cemetery, I stopped by Old Sac to take the underground tour. If you've never done it, it's pretty cool. Unfortunately, they do not allow photography, so I guess you'll just have to take the tour and get the full experience.
This has been a busy weekend. I am very sleep-deprived, and I have a lot to do before work tomorrow. I'll post the creepy screenshot of the day in the morning.
Evan, I know you're reading this. You need to e-mail me your write-up about last night!
Morning, world. That was a very short night. Now on to business. Last night was the tracksuit pub crawl. I beat Eddie to Republic, so I had some time to read The Woman on the Orient Express.
Books, or as I like to call them, douchebag repellent.
Eddie only wore the top half of his tracksuit, which greatly disappointed me. We were hoping to submit a picture to the Squatting Slavs in Tracksuits page on Facebook. I still tried, though.
That is a rhinestone tracksuit and furry boots, because I'm extra AF.
The prospects seemed alright at Republic but Eddie wasn't having it, so we moved along to The Hotel Bar. Yes, that is actually the name. It's attached to the Marriott.
The bar was more or less dead, but their whiskey selection was decent.
The pictures start getting more sparse from this point on. I apologize. I am a bad photographer when I'm sober, and the pictures got consistently worse as the night went on.
We moved on to de Vere's and ran into a trio of 40-something guys that had also started their night at Republic. The five of us got talking, and it turned out they were also looking for dates that night. One of them latched onto me like a lamprey almost immediately. He kept repeating his home address to me over and over, which I'm assuming was a hint. I kept telling him the URL to this website, which was also a hint.
Once Lamprey realized that I wasn't coming home with him, he and his friends Ubered home, and Eddie and I made our way to Simon's.
We hit up a couple more bars in the area, but since Eddie declared them all "sausage fests", we Ubered over to Pine Cove to finish the night. That was also uneventful, other than running into a guy who reads the blog and recognized us.
Verdict: Sac was pretty dead last night. Maybe it was the holiday weekend. I still had a lot of fun, in spite of that one guy I mentioned a few posts back sending me more pictures of his genitals.
Tom Bomb and I are hitting the cemetery today, then I'm taking a tour of Old Sac. I'll recap everything in the evening post, and whenever Eddie sends me his write-up of last night I'll post that.
If you are interested in dating Eddie, send us an e-mail at nicole@thebeentheredonethatproject.com.
He's going to kill me for that.
This is going to be short. Eddie and I are meeting in a few hours to wander Midtown in tracksuits. I’ll post the recap in the morning, as I have a feeling I’ll pass out as soon as I get home. Check out my social media if you want to see the action as it develops.
Morning, world. I let myself sleep in. Time to wake up and get sushi.
Tonight Evan and I are making our own tracksuit pub crawl. It’s going to be a hoot and a half.
I hope that you all have an amazing Saturday. See you on the interwebs tonight.
I received a series of messages today from a guy I met two days ago that got me thinking.
First of all, Matt and I didn’t end up seeing the movie. The theater was sold out of every showing. His name isn’t even really Matt (I let him pick his own name so he can remain somewhat anonymous). We rented a Redbox and played with his dog instead. Tom Bomb, if you’re reading this, it was NOT Redbox and chill.
I am naturally a monogamous person. I would love nothing more than to meet the perfect person for me tomorrow and live happily ever after. Unfortunately, that’s not the way it goes. You meet people, click with some of them, and most of them don’t make it past the first few dates for a multitude of reasons.
I try to keep this blog pretty light, but I just wanted to clarify my intentions. If I can’t have the picket fence life right away, I at least want to have fun with it while I get to know people and hopefully find love along the way.
On a lighter note, the tracksuit pub crawl is tomorrow. I’m going to try to Facebook Live it. See you all in the morning.
According to this guy’s profile, he lives in India. I’m not sure which On the Border he has in mind.
For those of you who are partaking in Black Friday, have at it. I’m off to work to pick up some overtime.
I had no answer for this one. I was actually a little afraid.
This was a lovely Thanksgiving in beautiful Rancho Murieta.
The food was incredible. I made honey sriracha tofu and that same mac and cheese from a few weeks back. There was also a really rad-looking beef Wellington there. I don't eat meat, but I assume it was delicious.
I have to get up semi-early to work overtime, and then Matt and I are seeing Murder on the Orient Express. I'm going to sleep right after I watch Brian Regan's new stand-up special and get some writing done. See you all in the morning.
Happy Thanksgiving, beautiful people. I'm going to keep it brief this morning because I need to get cooking. I hope that you all have a wonderful day whether or not you celebrate the holiday. I'll post some super basic filtered food pictures later.
Those are a lot of assumptions. They are all incorrect. This is like the world’s worst version of two truths and a lie.
Tom Bomb and I are going to the cemetery for trust-building exercises on Sunday. Tom is a good comic and a great guy.
He is also very insightful and gives great advice. If you haven’t ever sat down and had a conversation with Tom, I highly recommend it.
I’m attempting to relax tonight by watching Almost Christmas and getting some writing done. I hope that you all have a happy Thanksgiving Eve. Food porn pics to follow tomorrow.