Why Didnt I Think Of That
I don't want you to get the wrong impression. It's not that I'm giving Einstein any competition but I do feel I'm fairly intelligent or at least did until landing in 10023.
Reality?
I'm barely a C student here.
BUT, I've found, no matter the zip code, the chat always, and I mean always comes around to relationships. Who's in one, who's still looking. Inevitably there will be someone who offers suggestions to the singletons at the table. Perhaps sharing a successful formula for finding a match.
That happened during my dinner party.
A recently engaged guest suggested (to the single ladies) that we make a commitment to meet at least once a week, preferably twice weekly, at different happy hour spots in the city. We should gather from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm as a group in different neighborhoods to meet different kinds of guys. She said she'd join us and be our wingwoman, initiating conversations with the men we found interesting. "What do I have to lose?" she asked. Her fianc'e said he'd occasionally come too.
I thought it was a brilliant strategy and one that would work perfectly with something NEW I'd stumbled upon, Cheek'd.
Here's how Cheek'd works. You sign up and create a basic profile. You order a set of Cheek'd cards that you keep with you at all times. If you happen to see someone you are interested in you walk up, hand them a card and walk away. Simple, painless and no risk of rejection and the next move is theirs. The information on the card tells them where they can find you. They go to the cheekd.com and enter a code that takes them to your profile where they can send you a message.
How ingenious is that?
Now, instead of perusing profiles and ending up disappointed with the person once you're face to face, you've already determined there's an attraction. No more missed opportunities, either. How many times have you seen someone and wished for the courage to make contact? It happens to me often and once they're gone the chances are almost zero that I'll see then again. I even wrote a post about missed opportunities during my year of online dating.
The cards are clever. Here are some examples:
look up. you might miss something.
this is your lucky day.
you can thank me later.
shouldn't you be asleep at this hour?
i'm a keeper.
this leads to someone you should meet.
don't let me get away.
your move.
where have i been all your life?
this card is good for finding me again.
i'm totally cooler than your date.
i'm hitting on you.
So, I'm going to combine the weekly happy hour gatherings with the cards and see what happens. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm also keeping them with me every single time I leave the apartment. You never know who you might see walking down the street or at the deli counter at Fairway Market, right?
UPDATE: Within fifteen minutes of this post going live, Lori Cheek of Cheek'd found me on Facebook and offered 50% off your card order. USE THE PROMO CODE: SUMMERLOVIN. Thank you so much, Ms. Cheek!
Insanity Update: I should be almost finished with my 60-day challenge. Unfortunately, I fell a couple of weeks ago (totally sober and with an audience), and bruised my coccyx. I wrote a blog post called "Coccyx Blocked" but my "editor" told me it was quite boring so I scrapped it. The details aren't important. Suffice to say that I took two weeks off to let my tailbone heal and started back on Insanity this week. UGH, it was too soon so I'm giving myself a little more time to recover and then I'll get back to cursing Shaun T and that perky chick on the DVD who smiles through the torture. I'll let you know the outcome and am still committed to wearing a bikini if the results are good.
"Opportunities are never lost; someone will take the one you miss." Author Unknown
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