Last night’s show was really fun. First we talked to writer A.J. Jacobs, who was delightful, and then comedian Brendan McLaughlin came over to talk comedy and teach us how to professionally taste beer. He was a hoot, and I mean that in the sincerest way. At some point I also spoke Spanish and we did the wavey pencil dance and it was the greatest wavey pencil dance ever (Dustin took a solo) and we also talked about dating and my plans to do some online dating and document it on the show because I don’t go anywhere without my viewing audience.
Which brings me to a question: Have you had luck with online dating sites and which do you recommend?
And at the end of the show I invited you all to share your dating horror stories (either put them in the comments or email them to alisonrosenisyournewbestfriend AT gmail DOT com) and I will read some of them on the next show and name a winner. I’m not sure yet what the winner will win.
Oh and also, also, also, I need a logo so I can get some stickers made up. Anyone have any ideas for a logo that would look good on a bumper sticker? Maybe it should just be the name of the show. The thing that flummoxes me is that most sites where you order stickers have a button where you upload artwork. So that’s what I need. You know? Okay then.
Oh and also I had super fancy new title cards and we did a segment called “Just me or everyone?” where it was determined that many things I do are just me. It felt less reassuring than I’d hoped.
And one more potentially obnoxious thing. If anyone would like to make highlights on the videos for some of the moments I mentioned above, I will link to them.
Oh and see me tonight at 8pm ET on Diana Falzone‘s Paltalk show. Apparently I’ll be spelling my name with two LLs for the occasion.
And Friday morning at 11am ET I’ll be on CNET’s The 404 podcast. YAY!
“Apparently I’ll be spelling my name with two LLs for the occasion.” Maybe you’re going on Palltallk.
Besides the wavey pencil dance, the best part of the show was at the end when I got kicked out of the chat by [ADMIN]usrbingeek, who I’m pretty sure was a hacker who was able to make himsef an administrator. Damn hackers!
Here’s my dating horror story:
Years ago I went on a double date with my (then) best friend Rick. Rick and his girlfriend Diane had been going out for a long time but it was my first date with a girl named Tina. First I have to tell you that Rick was an extremely sarcastic person. And he could be the nicest person in the world, but he could also be a real asshole at times and push people too far.
Anyway, I picked up Tina and we drove to meet Rick and Diane at a nice restaurant. Things started out well enough but it quickly began going downhill. Tina started using the word “mores” over and over. It must have been her favorite word at the time. She was saying things like “People’s mores have changed a lot” and “I don’t understand the mores of some folks”.
So after her 5th use of the word, Rick said something like, “I bet you really like moray eels.” Kind of funny, but then he kept pushing it. He said maybe she should buy a moray eel for a pet, and things like that. I could tell it was going to be one of Rick’s “asshole” nights. He kept making other kinds of sarcastic remarks during the dinner. Then they got into an argument about something – I don’t even remember what is was now. But it was horrible. I did what I could to keep it lighthearted, short of throwing a glass of water at the idiot (Rick), which is what I really wanted to do.
The meal finally ended and I drove Tina back home. But she was majorly pissed and she began venting at me in the car, saying he was MY friend, the date was MY idea, I let it happen, I did it just to embarass her, blah, blah, blah… I apologized, but nothing was going to calm her down. It was so bad I never even called her again, which was unfortunate because I actually liked her.
Sounds like Rick needs to have his mores adjusted.
“Apparently I’ll be spelling my name with two LLs for the occasion.” Maybe you're going on Palltallk.
Besides the wavey pencil dance, the best part of the show was at the end when I got kicked out of the chat by [ADMIN]usrbingeek, who I'm pretty sure was a hacker who was able to make himsef an administrator. Damn hackers!
Here's my dating horror story:
Years ago I went on a double date with my (then) best friend Rick. Rick and his girlfriend Diane had been going out for a long time but it was my first date with a girl named Tina. First I have to tell you that Rick was an extremely sarcastic person. And he could be the nicest person in the world, but he could also be a real asshole at times and push people too far.
Anyway, I picked up Tina and we drove to meet Rick and Diane at a nice restaurant. Things started out well enough but it quickly began going downhill. Tina started using the word “mores” over and over. It must have been her favorite word at the time. She was saying things like “People's mores have changed a lot” and “I don't understand the mores of some folks”.
So after her 5th use of the word, Rick said something like, “I bet you really like moray eels.” Kind of funny, but then he kept pushing it. He said maybe she should buy a moray eel for a pet, and things like that. I could tell it was going to be one of Rick's “asshole” nights. He kept making other kinds of sarcastic remarks during the dinner. Then they got into an argument about something – I don't even remember what is was now. But it was horrible. I did what I could to keep it lighthearted, short of throwing a glass of water at the idiot (Rick), which is what I really wanted to do.
The meal finally ended and I drove Tina back home. But she was majorly pissed and she began venting at me in the car, saying he was MY friend, the date was MY idea, I let it happen, I did it just to embarass her, blah, blah, blah… I apologized, but nothing was going to calm her down. It was so bad I never even called her again, which was unfortunate because I actually liked her.
Sounds like Rick needs to have his mores adjusted.
“Will you tell us the criteria of the man you are looking for in the dating site ? ie: Tall or short, round or thin, smoker or non smoker , boring or annoying, dumb and humble or smart yet haughty ?
“Will you tell us the criteria of the man you are looking for in the dating site ? ie: Tall or short, round or thin, smoker or non smoker , boring or annoying, dumb and humble or smart yet haughty ?