Little quiet, but not for long

Puma in DC has been quiet. It's DC's fault, folks have high-tailed it outta here for the holidays, and the sharp chill in the air has this woman pretty unmotivated to prowl around.
I've been content prepping for a trip out of town myself, see my besties for some fun in the sun. I am pretty sure my mojo will be unleashed by the very nature of leaving that which is familiar. It's somehow always easier to release the wild child when you know there's almost no possibility of being seen. Not that I do anything illegal, but it is a small district we have here.
Case in point, on my way out from the gym, ran into green shirt. Yes, I have managed to avoid him since that first (and last date). I had a slightly uncomfortable moment when he 'friend requested' me on FB. I figured, why not, it's not like I am going out with him again, my silence surely painted the reality of that picture for him, which is why I was perplexed with his interest in friend requesting. If he really does want to be friends, cool, but we all know how fluid that term friend is when it comes to FB. I saw him out of the corner of my eye, and there was no way to escape. The paper towel I was tugging at just wouldn't give and he walked right up to me as I struggled with it.

Paris made me date online

Called NMM back last night, left him a brief VM. Back and forth the volley continues. Also heard from another online prospect, might do the coffee thing next week. Speaking of online…I mentioned in an earlier post my hesitations with doing the whole online thing…my hesitation goes back to earlier this summer…

            July 15, Paris train station, very, very early morning:
            Brother: So you haven’t had a date since May?
            Me: Nope.
            Brother: Seriously, what’s the big deal, why don’t you try online, lots of people are on match.com?
            Me: I dunno, I just feel like I’ll be SO OUT THERE.
            Brother: Uh ya, that’s the point! Listen, I’ll try this whole meditation thing if you go online, that’s a fair deal.
            Me: thinking, wow, my bro, meditate? He must really mean it, must really want me to give it a shot, he’s that confident about it that he’s willing to throw himself on a zafu! Crap, no way outta this.

Too many places...

Having returned from a whirlwind trip to NYC, I started to wonder....where are the men in DC?
Let me rephrase that, where are the attractive men in DC?

In NYC, nearly every bar, restaurant, shop and street corner seemed to be teaming with hot men. I realize the sheer number of people in NYC contributes to this fantastic phenomenon, but I do recall a few years back having a better situation in DC. Granted, back then there were less places to go.

You had Local 16, Chi-Cha, ESL, Russia House and then the newcomers (not so new anymore) Wonderland, Marvin, Napoleon. I think that's it, there are TOO many places to go in this city...errrr district. NYC is the five fingered hand, DC is the thumb, and barely at that. I didn't even mention the hotel bars, they're sprouting up faster then a chia pet!

If you have some locations that regularly house the attractive-opposite-sex, I am all ears. Women have been eye candy for so many years, don't feel bad about wanting the same ladies!

By the way, non-man-man has texted - NOT called - once again! Actually twice...on the way home from NYC to let me know that he was going to call me Sunday night. "Was" as in never did. I actually forgot (he's so off my radar) until I received another text this afternoon, informing me that he was out of town until later this week and he misses me. Really? Misses me, having known me for 3 short dates? Misses me enough to not call me or make plans to rendez-vous? Please. What he's missing is a set of balls. Seriously.
Next up, my foray into the online dating world.....