About a man named Dusty… Nope, not Jed. This man–a real one–lives on a horse ranch with his foreman Gus and ranch hands Jake and Duke. Now…is it possible to get any more like a country western movie? It’s surreal. Place? Northern California near the mountain range west of Tahoe. Would you believe near the town named after my gold rush greatgrandfather? Time? Present day. No, not 100 years ago or longer. Other minor players include two small boys, coyotes, mountain lions and rattlesnakes. Yep, rattlesnakes. Although this rancher has a computer.

It’s too funny. I could create a whole story just based on these few little facts. Hilarious. It would have drama, a little romance (can’t have the lone cowboy be completely alone) and suspense.

What’s up with women twisting and turning themselves into whatever men want? Has it always been this way? It seems more prevalent now. That new hot guy you just started dating likes big boobs? You don’t have them, so you go get some. I think that has to be one of the more drastic things to do–surgery to change your body to fit a man’s “ideal.” This ideal isn’t based on reality. It’s based on airbrushed, surgically enhanced and starving models. It’s all about how you look.

Why is it that looks can mask so much? Looks–whatever turns a guy on–can be the biggest blinders to personality flaws. I see it all the time.

I’m guilty of making myself into a pretzel–twisting, turning, adjusting to make someone happy–or at least thinking that way. I haven’t done anything drastic yet. When these thoughts creep into my head at first I feel inadequate. I’m sure you can guess what that does to a relationship. After a few weeks, maybe a month, I realize I must be nuts to conform to some guy’s idea of beauty. It’s time to let him go if he doesn’t accept me for who I am.

Women are smart. Why do we put up with less than we deserve? Why do we allow these distorted images to take over our lives?

While I’m still getting over the disappointment of not being able to tryout for the Tahitian group, I have been busy getting the rest of my life in order. I have the leadership program beginning in late August. It’s our first chance to see who is in the program locally and meet our coaches. Coming up next week I have the first seminar of a series on sex and intimacy. Everyone’s favorite topic. It should be a very interesting seminar if only to see how everyone else reacts to the topic. I have to make time for dance practice and especially conditioning. I never work as hard on my own as I do in class. I suppose everyone is like that. I certainly like the results from just three hours of conditioning and practice–trimmer arms, tigher abs.

The other part of my life to get in order is work, of course, but also dating. I put that on hold over the summer while my son was here. It’s not easy to meet someone new while he’s here, and I would rather spend most of my free time with my son. Actually, I don’t like the dating part…the meeting, the wasted time. It can be fun to get to know someone, but you have to go through so much effort to find one worthwhile.

I agree with this quiz as well. I need to get down to SoCal to go out where the pretty people are. Better eye candy down there. I’ll get there one day. Work seems to be taking me there. Fun!

You Belong in Los Angeles

Whether you’ll admit it or not, a huge part of you likes being in the spotlight. And you may just have enough star quality to make it big in LA! Even if you don’t become famous, you still belong in a place where you can get a year round tan.

Yes!

You Are Very Happy Being Single

You’re not anti-relationship. You just don’t need one to be content. You find plenty of happiness from your life as it is. And if you find someone you love, then that’s just icing on an already decadent cake!

I had an unexpected call from a girlfriend last night. We met up to go dancing. We found outselves back at the country bar. It’s not so bad. It is quite comfortable and large. Dancing there isn’t like being a sardine. I think it was a slow night or else we sat in the wrong place. she anted to sit so we could watch the dance floor, but you have a much better chance of meeting new characters if you sit near the dance floor. We finally moved, and yes we met some characters. I got in a couple of slow dances with a young cute guy. Gotta love those young bucks. WooHoo!

It seemed like a slow night really. Not a lot of picking up going on. A lot of watching though. There was little in entertainment (watching the inept try to meet). We really have to go out again. We had a good time.

What a long weekend! This picture perfectly describes my weekend.

I get asked that a lot. Lately I haven’t known what to say. I know there is a lot that is new, but how interesting do others find it? I’m still working on my project, although it has been a slow week coming up to the holiday. I had a seminar end this week, and the other didn’t meet. So I’m off to live in my now quiet head.

I have my costume for Tahitian competition. Well, all but the flower. I have to decide on a flower, and it has to be real. So that means it has to last all day (from 7 am to about 6 pm).

Last weekend I was busy meeting up with friends–even after a long day at the garage sale. It seems that most people are out of town this weekend or have other plans, but perhaps something will come up spur of the moment. A friend is supposed to have a party either Friday or Saturday, but I haven’t heard anything further.

Oh, I finally got a Nintendo Wii, which is supposed to be for my son. I have been playing. It’s a lot of fun. I ended up with a sore arm from playing tennis.

Work? Well, it’s still the same, although it seems that some new interest could provide more immediate funding. Just have to see.

The cats are pretty much the same. So is the dog. I have one cat with an immune disorder, and he’s not looking so good right now. Not much I can do about it other than keep him comfortable. It’s kind of icky to watch him waste away.

I have to go out with another girl more often. Tonight I went out with a friend to dinner. We went to this Thai restaurant that I know nearby. The owner (?) sent us a free dessert. We were laughing and enjoying every minute. Service was great, and it wasn’t as busy as usual. It was a great night. Good food. Good conversation.

Really. Truly boring. Although I did notice a little birdy came by my blog who hasn’t visited in awhile. Perhaps tomorrow will give me some good blogging material. I will have to keep a look out. Tomorrow is garage sale day. Only thing I’m looking forward to is making some money. I’m not at all happy that it’s ruining my Friday night because I have to be across town before 6:30 am to set up. If I have to get up an hour a half earlier so I can be across town on time, there better be good blog material!

To my little birdy: posts get categorized according to my whims, thus if I want to hide posts in other categories, I do.