My Quest to be on the E-Harmony Ad

The End of The Quest

2009-10-27T20:13:00.000-07:00

One month ago I left the comforts of Singleville and I set out on a quest to find the mysterious LoveLand. I crossed paths with many characters, many who I wished were fictional but alas turned out to be well. . . unfortunately real.

Did I reach my destination? I have to say I don't know if I did, and only time will tell.

I am a little sad as I write this farewell message. This blog has been my friend. My confidant. I have come to love this blog more than anything else on this journey.

Do not turn your backs on love, my friends. Stay true to the Quest. LoveLand is not too far away. We will reach it someday. Holding hands (or high fiving). Singing melodious tunes (or rapping some vulgar rap). Swaying (or bumping and grinding). We will make it. Maybe the Quest IS Love? Maybe Love is not the Destination but will be found along the way?

With dreams of harmony (not Eharmony any longer),
Sa

THIS guy Matches Me on 29 Levels?! REALLY?

2009-10-23T20:35:00.000-07:00

So I have been compiling profiles to create some hiliarious scenarios, however, EHarm delivered me the most ridiculous profile. He is the sum total of all ridiculousness and worth a whole Blog post all to himself

Photo: Wearing a shiny mauve suit, black dress shirt, a grey tie with giant mauve circles on it and sunglasses. He is indoors.

Occupation: Student Cahier (in that he is learning to become a cahier which I can only assume that means cashier)

Height: 6'8" (Just like superman!)

Most Passionate About: being able to care for the one i love. and show how much i appetite her (appetite her?!)

Most Influential Person: My teacher she put me through during hard times (she PUT you through hard times?)

Can't Live Without:
Money
Home
Wife (Does he already have a wife?!)
Children
LOVE

Other Information:
frankly i do have a little bad tooth, and i am planning to use implants and fillings so if you got problems with that. its a pity we can meet then.sorry. (yeah. . your teeth are really what is keeping us apart.)

Laughing In the Face of Love (At Least I'm Going Down Laughing)

2009-10-22T20:06:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone,

I am so incredibly sorry that I have not updated since the dates on Saturday. Unfortunately other things rule my life (school) So!! Updates:

1. Edmonton Guy - called Monday and Tuesday to see how my exam went/how studying was going. On Wednesday I woke up with a sore throat and I texted him saying that I might not make the date. He said that's fine and to see how I feel on Thursday (which turns out be worse -- yes I am so so so sick as I'm writing this. .but I do this for you, my readers). I also said that I realize how convenient this sickness sounds but I really did want to go out with him and he said "there is no need to explain :) Get better soon!" - Which is good that he trusts me to know that I'm not lying about my sickness and that he is patient and will wait. He has two plans for our date and I get to choose (whenever this date happens!) :D

2. Calgary Guy - texted on Wednesday to say hi and see how my week was going. We had some banter about how hard his life is (he was lounging in a hot tub when he texted) and I told him he wouldnt be getting any sympathy from me and then he basically coaxed me into (very saracastically) feeling pity for him. It was sweet and a very light hearted banter which was not what it was like in person (where it felt more deep). It was flirty and great!

So that's the serious stuff. . . On the lighter side of life: I still get matches and there have been some real winners of recent!! As the other joke profile seemed fairly popular I will do it again here. Here is a compliation of my most recent matches:

Name:UMBERTO3480 (yes. some guy's name has numbers in it. "Hello, I am 239193-Q")

Picture: Smiling a toothy grin with Lipton Iced Tea being held up by the left hand and a bottle of asian medication in the right

City: Canada (Canada is a country, sweetie)

Height: 2'0" (now that is a short man)

Most Passionate About: wild nature (not just nature. WILD nature)

Most Grateful For:
1. ability to think out the box and never being brainwashed by ads (It'll never work - I love infomercials)
2. My Mom! I know right?! (This made me smile because they ALL say they are grateful for their mommies)
3. Mexican TV (Ah. . )

Can't Live Without:
1. Sun (Intelligent response. . But things get worse from here)
2. Moon (Do we really need the moon to live?)
3. Restaraunts (I guess food is important but not as much as the sun)

Spends his Leisure Time:
Getting switched off from the city. (?)
I like to poop. (Who doesnt? Was it necessary to share? NO)
Not parties but places where you can bond well with an opposite sex. (Is this guy telling me he never bonds with other males?? Can anyone say player?)
I normally do sporting
Drawing my Web Comic (Wow. And is that a fruitful business?)

Other Information:
in orkut as dhanakirin. dlft. (translation? Anyone?)

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So folks, thats all I can say. I think I might have actually found the two normal ones of this bunch. I say normal. . for now.

The blog will be ending soon, folks. .we just missed the cut off of 15 votes as I only got 14 votes. Also I feel like it's getting tedious as it's just an update on my dating life now.

I have a slight conspiracy theory that EHarm had been holding off on sending me some decent matches until my subscription was almost up so that I stayed on. Thoughts?

No Rape Whistle Was Used!

2009-10-17T15:23:00.000-07:00

Waxed, plucked, shaved, showered, straightened, laundered and equipped with my rape whistle, a safety pin (to prick him with if he tried anything), and some newly taught self defense skills (I can render a person unconcious in less than a minute now. . .don't mess with me - shout out to Rob) I set out for the Day of Dates.

Date #1: Edmonton guy
He was a few minutes early and waited for me. He paid. We spent a lot of time solving the mystery (and we did!! -- It was Jack!) and then wandered around the Space & Science Centre learning new things and trying everything! Conversation was banter filled with moments of "getting to know you". We have a second date on Thursday! He's in charge of planning it - so we will see what he comes up with. He texted less than two hours after the date to say he had a great time and that Im awesome (which I already knew). Questionable moment when he somehow knew about my irrational fear of balloons but I know I have not told him about it. He warned me when there was a balloon and didn't make me go near the balloons for the demo (which was very sweet of him), but I still wonder how he knew?!

Date #2: Calgary Guy
He was a little late so we didn't get in to see the sea lion show. We did touch a stingray and then we went to Starbucks. Hands down the most fascinating person I've ever met. He has an adorable French accent and he has a lot of amazing life experiences. He wants to go into Neurosci after he finishes his Ph.D in Biochem and we talked for a long time about the human brain (super nerdy. .but still amazingly interesting). He told me all about Djibouti and his family sounds like some pretty influential people over there. He is incredibly sweet and goin to call me before he leaves for Calgary tomorrow.

:D Im happy. Two dates. Two good guys. A great day of fun and adventures. And I didn't need to use my rape whistle, my safety pin or my self defense moves. Bonus!

Plan for the Day of DateS

2009-10-15T20:45:00.000-07:00

Saturday: The Day of Dates (yes. . plural)

9am: Text Edmonton guy address for our rendevous (he wants to be surprised) & Caffeinate

10am: Meet Edmonton guy at Telus World of Science to solve the Murder Mystery

Noon: Depart Date # 1

12:01-1:44: Transport to West Edmonton Mall & Caffeinate

1:45pm: Commence Date #2

2:00pm: Watch Sea Lion Show with Calgary Guy

2:20pm: Go to Deep Sea Adventure and touch a Sting Ray with Calgary Guy

3:45: Depart Date #2

4:15: Update Blog

4:32: Take a nap. Dating is exhausting.

First Date! Batten Down the Hatches and Lock Down that Blog!!

2009-10-15T14:34:00.001-07:00

Well folks, things are chugging along nicely with the two men I mentioned. The guy from Calgary is coming up to Edmonton on Saturday and hopefully I will meet him for a quick coffee. FIRST EHARMONY DATE!! Mark it on your calendars!!

The other guy is adding me on facebook. So here I am pleading with you to not post about the blog on my wall. He doesn't know about it yet (obviously). The blog itself is already locked down, so he cannot access my notes if he tried. If you want to help a sister out you are more than welcome to post comments about how amazing I am on my wall to push any HINT of the blog down (I already did a fairly complete purge) :D

Eharmony had not sent me any new matches for two days. But today they sent me a fresh batch. Such as a shame that Derek's "credit card just expired so i have to wait for my new one before i can do anything on this site". But other than that, noone else worth mentioning.

If This Works I Get an E-Harmony Trophy

2009-10-14T18:52:00.001-07:00

So it was brought to my attention today that the "happy couples" on Eharmony are not in fact "happy couples" but PAID ACTORS. A friend of a friend of a friend was on one of these ads and supposedly is married to someone else, not her Eharmony match. I investigated further.

Apparently, if you send Eharm your success story you will:
1. receive a trophy (I think faking a story is worth a trophy. Think of it as a conversation piece)
2. get asked to appear on a commerical

However I did find an article that stated:
"In September 2006, eHarmony ran several auditions in Los Angeles for actors for these TV ads"

Hmm. . . . Eharm claims to have changed their ways and now all the couples are featured on the ads are real. (looks around skeptically)

Folks! Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. I mentioned two guys last post. . . They seem decent. The commercial is a bit of a ways off. My Eharm Ad would say: "Salima and Man X. Matched October 10, 2009. Sorta kinda might like each other and are trying to chat outside of Eharm. From time to time. Maybe. Sorta. . . Yeah"

I am Just a Treasure Hunter Hunting for Love

2009-10-13T10:29:00.000-07:00

I have been withholding the truth from you, and it has been eating me up inside. I am pleased to announce that I have found a couple wonderful men through E-Harmony who I look forward to hearing from everyday.

The first is the Arab I mentioned in past messages. He is from Djibouti (and surprisingly, I knew where that was and that it was a French colony). He asks a lot of questions and makes me feel comfortable but still forces me to be slightly more mature.

The second is a Business Analyst/Engineer from Edmonton who said he "loves unique humour". We were matched yesterday and managed to get through all the steps and are now communicating openly (messages back and forth). He has already stated that he wants to stay in touch outside of Eharmony. Talking to him is like talking to one of my close friends and it feels so natural to be myself.

*giggles* *blushes* *smiles to herself* *all other silly things people do when they have a crush*

Haha!! Okay you all know I'm not like that at all but, I do have a little pep in my step. . .

I received word I had been rejected by the composer-teacher. I decided to take the high road and send him a message that said "Good luck with your search" but what I really wanted to say is "You confused munchkin, if you don't like spontenity don't put it on your profile. If you want a home-life, don't say you want to go where the world will take you. Your students probably makes fun of you at recess. Have a nice life". Unfortunately this was not one of my options. It's a good think E-Harm limits what I can say to people.

I want to leave you with this equation which was so generously provided by one of my matches "Commitment + Courage + Discipline = Freedom". So folks, commit to finding love, have the courage to keep going after many douches come up, remain disciplined and write a blog, and you will be free. Free to love. Love Freely.

Keeping Myself Positive in this Nagayiv World

2009-10-11T20:35:00.000-07:00

On this long weekend dedicated to expressing our thanks for all the good things in our lives, I would like to officially and publically declare my gratitude for Eharmony. Not only does Eharmony work hard every day to find me the love of my life, it also provides ceaseless entertainment for the 8 dedicated readers of this blog. :)

You may be wondering about the title of this blog. A flight attendent stated he is most passionate about "overcoming my enermies prospering in my line of work i have managed to keep myself nagayiv in this positive world". Does he mean he is proud of the fact he is keeping himself "negative in this positive world" or keeping himself "naive in this positive world". I opted for the former and decided he is my exact opposite so I adjusted to suit my personality better.

I read one of the most endearing profiles today which reminded me of my own quirkiness. Here are some quotes:

"The most important quality I am looking for in a partner is the ability to blow bubbles using bubble gum"
"When I'm not busy fighting crime or saving damsels in distress, I am an avid crossword puzzler - meaning that I am completely puzzled by crosswords"
"I harbour a secret, burning passion for pens. Seriously, I have like eighty pens on my desk right now and I'm always writing down random crap on scraps of paper."

Unfortunately, he looks like. . . well. . . he's not attractive. I can't find the words to describe his unattractiveness. If he looked like the guy who described himself as "a classy gangster waiting for his flapper girl", it would have been a done deal.

I know men want to sound sensitive but this guy pushed it a bit too far: "when that song from titanic came out, it produce in me a sensation of being alive"

Folks, I know as you all ate some delicious turkey this weekend, you paused and thought "I am so very grateful for Salima; without her my life would not be complete" Haha. ..well you may not have used those exact words. . . :)

Readers Input Required!!

2009-10-08T21:40:00.000-07:00

With the free month that I got through whining last night to the Help Line, I need your input on whether or not I should continue this blog for another month. So comment and let me know what you are thinking. If more than 15 people vote for me to continue I will. Thanks!!

E-Harmony Incident 091007-002737

2009-10-08T20:59:00.000-07:00

So in the depths of my frustration with Eharm, I placed a phone call to the 24/7 Eharmony Help Line. After waiting on hold and hearing a robot lady monotonously reminded me me that "We at E-Harmony are here to help you find the love of your life", I was put through to an customer care representative. I told her that I was vastly disappointed in the gentlemen I have thus far been matched with and I would like to ensure that my subscription will not automatically renew at the end of this month. The lady asked for examples and I quoted my blog to her and I told her that "E-Harmony Jack" (the official E-Harmony Twitterer) suggested I give them a call (he commented on my blog). Then I asked the lady for the 26 levels of compatibility I was being matched on with these losers. She corrected me that it was actually twenty-NINE levels of compatibility and she could not tell me what these were. After she sat silently on the phone with me for 5 minutes as she searched for these dimensions (hmm. . . .shouldn't this be on a poster somewhere in the Eharm HQ?) I asked her to send me an e-mail with them when she finds them. . . .She then offered me a consolation prize! She extended my Eharmony membership for another month for free!!

Update: Biochem guy sent me a very sweet message that showed his genuine interest in me. The teacher indicated he had a strong desire for marriage and children but I asked him his life plan and he said he wants to go wherever the world takes him, which was definitely a satisfactory response for me. We will continue comunication with both of them.

Today's New Matches:
1. Guy who cannot live without "Digny"... did he misspell the word dinghy? like a small boat? Or dignity?

2. A guy who has not aged well (he looks about 40 though he claims to be 26) may have spelt his name wrong. There is a consonant cluster that is not of the English language at the end (-hrt), and he is from Australia!. The !. is how he finished a sentence.

3. An Australian is proud of "buying my first house at 21 yo"

4. A guy took a picture of himself with a book whose "author is a powerful female executive" tucked into the top of his khaki pants.

5. A Jamaican who looks like a gorilla. I don't date primates.

Nicely Packaged Dental Floss

2009-10-07T15:41:00.000-07:00

First of all - you are all right - the answer to the math problem is not seven. I do not have a really good excuse for this. Even I am fallible. (hard to believe. . I know. . .but we must face reality. We can make it through this together, I promise).

Just as I was about to give up hope on Eharmony, I was contacted by two men. Neither of them have been mentioned before as their profiles were unremarkable (nothing eye catching but nothing to mock cruelly - I'm choosing to view this as a positive). Two very normal men. .so far.

The first is an Arab PhD in biochemistry from Calgary. . . He requested we communicate "openly" (i.e. send messages back and forth). His first message was endearing "after reading your ''about me'', I realized that you're the kind of girl who'll appreciate the humour behind getting a nicely packaged dental floss as a birthday gift (that's something I would do before giving the ''real'' gift lol). Anyway I'd like to start chating with you". I have nothing snarky to reply so I said that he is right and I would think nicely packaged dental floss is funny. I guess my profile is a good summary of myself, if he managed to come to this (very correct) conclusion.

The other is a teacher from Edmonton who likes to compose his own music. He and I have exchanged the first set of five questions and I just sent him my list of "must haves and can't stands". He seems a little more shy but seems sweet so far. Nothing horrible, except he chose to go bowling over going to a comedy club. . . (I frowned a little at this choice, but it's not a deal breaker)

In other news, I found a Jamaican who is grateful for indoor plumbing. So am I. Toilets are good.

Yeah yeah, this post isn't very funny but an update nonetheless.

EHarmony Has Run Out of Men From Edmonton!

2009-10-06T13:44:00.000-07:00

So two days . . and not a single man from Edmonton or even Alberta. EHarm has run out of men for me. Its a good thing so many of them were compatible to begin with. Note: sarcasm.

Okay. So I just need to have a little rant here. We experienced the Indian single man population which we determined to be about the same quality as my curry cooking abilities -- very poor. Now, I am discovering, these men are conciously choosing to not disclose themselves as Indian hiding under guises of being "Other" and "Asian/Pacific Islander" and their profiles are that of a fob . . from INDIA.

Also!! What is the deal with all these guys being "writers". Writing an e-mail does NOT make you a writer. Every other guy is apparently a novelist. Did someone write a note to them and say "All women think writers are sexy, so pretend to be one".

Some very uncool things I read today:

1. Some guy thought he should tell me he does not have a best friend.

2. Some guy thought he would tell me that he likes to spend his time doing "something that causes me to use my grey matter like reading a book or even watching a good movie and doing something something physical.... i didn't mean sex but i really like that too" Correct me if I'm wrong, but sex doesnt really involve a whole lot of grey matter. It's more of a process using the limbic system. If you are goin to pretend to be intelligently witty, at least know what you are talking about.

3. I think I'm getting bitter. . . ?

4. An RCMP officer disclosed that he is passionate about bungee jumping and ninjas. Perhaps he pretends to be a ninja when he bungee jumps? And he looks greasy.

5. Some discerning man put a mathematical equation at the bottom of his profile and stated not to contact him unless you can answer it. 3 x 7 + 9 - 22 = ? It's seven. And I do not want to contact you.

6. How does one get a University degree in Video Gaming??

A Very Short Mustached Detective

2009-10-04T12:30:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!! I know I haven't posted in a couple of days but to make up for my lack of fidelity to this blog, I decided to do something very special for you. I have taken all the information from the various winners I was matched with this weekend and put them together to create one (dreamy) man.

Photo: Imagine a man wearing brown overalls without a shirt. His eys are fetching as they are completely black without a pupil. He grins cheekily from beneath a thin mustache.

Name: (a form of birth control)

Occupation: "I am a famous detective"

Height: 4'7"

Most Passionate about: "Transcend Mortal Reality"

Most Thankful for: "I don't understand this question!!"

Cannot live without:
Silence
Music (Silence and Music are mutually exclusive, yet this dude cannot live without either)
Laughter
Sunshine
TEA

The first thing people notice about him:
"The way people talk"

The way he spends his leisure time:
"Drumming is fun and sharing my feelings. Nothing spices up a game of Monopoly like my particular brand of humour. My fav colours are red and black"

If only I could combine all these men to make one man. . .he would definitely resemble the above dreamboat. Alas, these qualities are dispersed and I can only hope the true love of my life will have some of the above characteristics. Please note extreme form of sarcasm.

The Day of the Fathers

2009-10-01T11:25:00.001-07:00

In between classes I decided to do the update for today. I feel like this is becoming an obsession. . but a fun one ;)

Okay let's be clear. Today I was NOT matched with MY father on E-Harmony. I was NOT matched with any of my friends father's on E-Harmony. Just wanted to clear it up.

Today I was matched with two men who have young children. And one has already requested we commence communicating. What in my profile make it sound like I would be ready to be a pseudo-mom??? E-Harmony also asked about this and I said I did not want a man with children. I don't think they are listening to me. :(

On a happier note. . a ridiculously hot guy from Toronto just moved to Edmonton and joined EHarmony. I think this might be a good one!! :) I will keep you all posted! :D

Oh we have one profile today that was absolutely ridiculous. An Italian writes that he is looking for: "one of the three is love that has the maturity to go on with out third party involving in our relationship." I do not understand.

Posted to Another Blog - Making it Big!

2009-09-30T20:48:00.000-07:00

Not much to report today. This blog was posted to "E Harmony Blog" which caused some excitement (Thanks for the best wishes!)

1. Tom Hanks requested I reconsider and Re-open my match with him. I declined. I just didn't feel it.

2. An overzealous school teacher stated that his boy scout leader deserved a "metal". Although he did state that "The ability to floss is also strongly encouraged" which I can definitely do (to an incredibly high standard and frequently). He seems like he may annoy me though.

3. An Artist who we will call Mr. A definitely caught my eye - attractive, sensitive, but his chilled out nature will be in sharp contrast to me. . . opposites supposedly attract, right? A wink was sent.

Intra-racial Day - The Day of the Indians

2009-09-29T14:12:00.000-07:00

Okay so last night, two things occurred. I got a "wink" from a certain 6'8" flying man (yes. . .Superman winked at me) and I got a message stating that "Eharmony reccommends you include your ethnicity as an ethnicity to be matched with" (i.e. telling me that I should not have specified NO INDIANS) on my profile. So being the openminded woman I am. . . I reluctantly checked the box off and waited.

Pratab, Manoosh, Patel, Samarjit, Kashif, Mohammad, Farook, and Cyril. Is ethnicity the FIRST criteria Eharmony uses? I think so!! This could explain why on the ads none of the dream couples are interracial.

Let's peruse the profiles of these fine Indian men, shall we?

1. Pratab's occupation is "cheffy" -- Does this mean something in Hindi? or is he being "cute and endearing" and he is a chef? Also his picture is his face covered in cake with a chocolate "Happy Birthday" stuck to his forehead. Also this is a quote from his profile: "my personal goals are to achieve that status in my life by which people knw me by making them laugh help them out make my parents happy and spend whole life happily wth my life partner " . The status by which people know ME is the girl who will refuse to communicate with someone who has cake all over his face and refuses to use punctuation.

2. Next up. . Farook- who is thankful for his "Looks" . . . and he's not that attractive. Closed.

3. Kashif occupation is "recent grad" which = "unemployed" in my books. I will not close his match though, because there is nothing in the profile that utterly offends me. no communication will be initiated by me, though.

4. Manoosh from Dubai - "'Im not the kind of people to listen to music all the time". I'm not the kind of people to go for someone who felt the need to tell me the gym he uses (Fitness First if anyone was wondering).

5. Samarjit is most thankful for:

this is the most easy way to find ur partner.
it also helps you to express ur feelings
and last not the least it also helps to know so many things about ur self and rediscover urself

I don't know if he missed the question or just needed to put this somewhere on his profile but lucky for me he is NOT "last not the least."

6. Patel the Bioinformatician wants to be a scientist.

7. Mohammad typically spends his time "Rarely go for walks into the countryside" Again, what is with Indian guys not answering the question?!?

Upon closing all but ONE match today I have reverted back to my old ways of refusing to be matched with an Indian. I'm sorry, but Eharmony seems to think that if we are both Indian our 25 other levels of compatibility will be similar. . which is not the case.

No word from Mr. Brad. . .

I have started uploading this blog to my Facebook, but I have to grant viewing access to you so just send me a message and I'll add ya! :)

The day of the Prof, the Pro, and the Moroccan

2009-09-28T15:07:00.000-07:00

Today's picks are:

1. A professor from Winnipeg named Paul but he did not capitalize his name. .paul. . . I think it subtly indicates low self esteem but for all you Winnipegian followers I will send him a "wink" just to find out if he's one of your profs. . .

2. A pro-soccer player who's thankful for his "sense of charm and and humour" and his "ability in bed" . . . . . . intriguing. I closed this match with the reason "we are communicating outside of Eharmony " - just to be creepy.

3. The Moroccan who states "this questionary is long" on his profile. I guess it would be a challening questionary if English was my second language but then perhaps I would sign up for the Moroccan version of Eharmony. There has to be one, right?!

I have commenced communication with a certain Mr. (verbose) Ned and we have exchanged the first set of questions. He asked me about my temper, my food preference, and my dream vacation (Although backpacking South Africa was not an option. . . ). I am thus far not very interested in him.

My first choice is a Mr. Brad from Ft. McMurray whose profile I enjoyed but has not yet responded to my "wink".

The search for love is disheartening as everyday I seem to close far more matches than I commence communication with. If I am TRULY being matched on 26 levels of compatibility you would think more of these men would be suitable mates. I am starting to question the system, but I am not ready to give up hope yet. My soulmate is (supposedly) out there. . . I will find him.

Day 2

2009-09-27T11:15:00.000-07:00

I awoke this morning to a a whole new batch of eligible men to win me over. Also all your support which made me smile and know that I am the chosen one to complete this mission.

The newest matches of interest

1. 20 year old chef from Mexico who is passionate and likes to go to museums.

2. Kale who cannot live without. . his soulmate - does that mean he is not living now? or has he already found her - but why is he on Eharmony if he has? It's all very confusing. He also REALLY likes nature and all of you know about me and the outdoors.

3. A guy who looks like Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump. . .erm. . .If he ages like Tom Hanks I want nothing to do with it

4. I sent an icebreaker to the only normal sounding guy of the bunch, unfortunately he lives in the states but distance cannot stop true love, right?

5. Kaiden (I sent him questions yesterday) CLOSED my communication with him due to the fact he is "pursuing other options on eharmony" My ego was a tiny bit bruised but I shall carry on.

With Love!

My Profile

2009-09-27T00:18:00.001-07:00

So I think you all should be aware of what information I have provided on my profile. The picture above is my profile picture

I am most passionate about:

Living life and enjoying every moment. Passions are fleeting for me but when something is important, it will be the focus of my attention and energy.

The Three Things I am Most Thankful for:

1. Dental floss

2. Deodorant

3. The ability to laugh

The most influential person other than my parents:

Inspector Gadget - no matter the situation he always found the tools to survive within himself.

What I am looking for in another person:

Someone who loves me because of my quirks and not inspite of them. Someone who is confident in who they are and who I am.

What people notice about me right away:

Probably the fact that I march to my own drum and I really don't care what people think about me. I am confident in myself yet I make sure never to be cocky.

What people don't notice about me but I wish they would:

I'm a deep thinker and I like to debate and have meaningful conversations.

How I spend my leisure time:

Trying new things. I can find "adventures" in even the most dull situations and have a good time.

The Four Things My Friends Say About Me are:

Happy
Spontaneous
Outgoing
Funny

My Three Best Life Skills are:

Socializing
Finding new adventures and unique experiences
Making new friends

5 Things I cannot Live Without:

1. I could be witty and say "Air". . but I won't

2. I could be clever and say "Brain" . . .but I won't

3. I could be sweet and say "Love". . .but I won't

4. I will be me and say "Dental Floss"

5. and Chocolate

Book I really like:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - I am fascinated by children and youth with disabilities, specifically Autism, and thought this book was absolutely brilliant and fascinating.

One thing only my best friends know about me:

I hate doing laundry but refuse to re-wear my clothes.
I'm pretty open with everyone I meet and I don't believe in hiding things about myself.

Additional Information:

My sense of humour is unique . . .hopefully you'll get used to it :) I didn't want my profile to look like every other profile out there so I tried to make it intriguing. I don't really want to "sell" myself as a good person because I know I am and I'm worth getting to know. I'd rather you do just that and get to know me.

The First Batch

2009-09-26T23:31:00.001-07:00

After hours of deliberation, I have settled commence communication with the following men due to either genuine interest or for pure amusement.

1. Kent - 6'8" Superman (occupation: flying) who looks rather angry in his photo: I sent him a wink that says "Love your smile"

2. Eric - The Moore's model who has a photo of himself and his mommy on his profile - I sent him 5 questions

3. Stephen who greatly influenced his OWN life was sent a "wink"

4. Brad who is actually cute and decent I sent a "wink"to

5. I "just wanted to say 'Hi!'" to Ned who wrote about 6 x 1000 word essays on his profile

6. Kaiden (I kinda just wanna know how to say his name) but he is also decent and he has sent me a nudge already was sent a series of 5 questions.

Stay tuned for results.

Decision to Start

2009-09-26T23:01:00.000-07:00

One rather rainy cold windy night (tonight) Dan, Asha and I sat down to watch our favourite chinese movie The Curse of the Golden Flower, and during it, Dan scoped out my profile to decide if it was worth me attempting to find true love.

Here are memorable quotes we found on some of my potential soulmates profiles:

1. There was a guy who enjoys singing bollywood songs in his spare time. His communication with me was closed.

2. There is a guy in the states who is 6 foot 8 (my doorways are 6 foot 9. . I measured) and his occupation is "flying". Maybe he is Superman. Potential love of my life, right here.

3. There is another guy who is somewhat obsessed with the human brain. He like the cerebrum whilst I am more of an amygdala girl. It will never work.

4. Daniel closed communication with Chandran and stated the reason was two-fold: I am pursuing another relationship and I am taking a break from dating.

5. The three things Andrew is most grateful for are: Health, Surrounding himself with good people, and Pizza. What a deep thinker.

6. Eric spends his free time:
a. Racing motorcycles
b. Running
c. Watching Movies.
d. Spending time outdoors
e. Hiking
f. Painting
g. Modelling suits for Moores
h. Wishing I was on a farm
I think I will send him an icebreaker.

7. Chang chose to share that he likes plants. . . I don't know how to respond. I'm slightly partial to trees. Not sure if we have a future.

8. Some guy spelt the name of the last book he read wrong. The Last Melenium. If you can't spell the title, I doubt you read the book.

9. Stephen most influential person in his life is. . . . himself.

I think my soulmate is within this selection. I'm feeling good and optimistic.

The Purpose

2009-09-26T22:58:00.000-07:00

I am writing this blog as a documentation of my newest quest : to find my soulmate and be 1/2 of the happy couple on one of those E-harmony ads on tv.

I am giving myself 1 month and attempting to have an open mind about this experience.