This was supposed to be a cheap date alert post. But as I was looking up some information about restaurant specials, Goggle took me to eharmony.com.
The article was called "Tips for dating in Charlotte," so I had to read it. As I read, it became clear that the writer has no idea how to date in Charlotte.
Don't believe me? Check out these nuggets of dating "wisdom:
3. It’s All about UptownWhen you want excitement and adventure for your date in Charlotte, you want to go to Uptown or the center city. Despite the confusion with the name (since some residents call Uptown Downtown), it’s where all the action is! From museums, bars, and dining establishments to nightclubs and hotels – this is the life of the city and the perfect place to take a date.
First of all, it isn't all about Uptown because if you don't find anywhere to park, your date is over really quickly. And in real life, who goes on a date at the museum?
TransportationCharlotte has a great bus system, with over 40 stops and affordable fares – but the bus may not be the best way to impress your date. If you choose to go the taxi route, be prepared to pay a pricey fee. The average cost is around $2 a mile, not including the initial fee and any traffic or wait time, which some taxis charge for.
Just the fact that someone wrote Charlotte has a great bus system proves that they don't live here or have never taken a ride on CATS.
Dating in Charlotte can be fun, but with the recession in full swing and bankers becoming hated, dating in Charlotte has gotten that much harder.
Yesterday the Oprah Winfrey show was about women who leave their husbands or boyfriends for other women.
O said this was the first time that the complexity of women's sexuality had been discussed on her show.
I think Oprah has been listening to Katy Perry. The show could've been called, "I Kissed a Girl." This is like the first time I've watched Oprah and didn't learn a damned thing.
Here are some of the highlights: (also known as shit we should already know)
Rebecca also has a new boyfriend. "I'm in a committed relationship, and I have been for a year," she says. "But I will say since this affair or however you want to term it, it's opened my eyes up and I'm a little bit different. Like I look at women differently, and I am more open to it."
and Dr. Lucy Diamond, a guest on the show says:
"A lot of people think fluidity means choice. That's not true," Dr. Diamond says. "As we've heard here, a lot of these women never expected to feel what they felt. It was not a conscious decision. It was something they experienced happening to them."Although it's difficult to define sexuality, Dr. Diamond says it can be measured in a spectrum called the Kinsey Scale, which ranges from 0 to 6. If you score 0, you're only interested in members of the opposite sex. If you score 6, you're only interested in people of the same sex. "For women, those categories in between— 1, 2, 3, 4, 5—are actually more common," Dr. Diamond says.
I can't speak for all women, but the ones I know can admit that they've wanted to try it with a woman and with enough alcohol, they will. What was the purpose of this show? Could it be Oprah that's trying to tell us something?
Here's a look at the headlines about sex floating around the Internet.
Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Mar. 26 2009— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Half priced champagne and a lap dance.
• Enjoy chocolate and wine for a good cause.
• Top notch Thursdays at Tilt.
• Watch women bend over with balls at Strike City.
• Get a dance in the champagne room at the Crazy Horse.
I love porn. If I could watch porn at work and not get fired I probably would. But this latest news from Vivid made me throw up in my mouth a little bit.
According to The Frisky, the porn giant wants to give the Octo-mom, Nadya Suleman a million dollars to make a movie. GROSS!
Porn giant Vivid Entertainment usually has no problem sealing many deals, but they’re desperate to bed the OctoMom. First, they made her a million dollar offer, plus benefits for all her babies. That deal sounds better than the stimulus package, but while Nadya Suleman is clearly a whore, it’s seemingly just for attention. So, she turned the seven figure XXX offer down.Now, it’s rare that porno peeps go through a courting ritual, let alone rejection, but Vivid has come back with a new agreement begging for it. In the wake of Suleman firing her non-profit nannies, Vivid has decided to promise her more help than even she needs. For a cool $1 million, they want her to star in a reality TV show about her and her gaggle of porn star babysitters. In addition, she’d have to agree to appear partially nude in a skin flick.
You have to be kind of sick to want to see this broad in a porno.
Here's a sampling of news stories about sex floating around the Internet today.
Betty Color is a sensitive hair color for your hair down there.
No one wants a gray betty, so why not color her pink, blonde, black or Malibu blue? Yes, your betty can be blue and still happy.
According to the makers of the hair color:
Use for a special occasion, a night on the town or whenever you're feeling playful. Color will not rub off on clothing or during physical activity. For external use only. Color lasts about 4-5 weeks.
But what would your man or potential booty call think of you having a pink or blue betty? I called up a good friend of mine who calls himself a "tri-sexual," meaning he'd try anything once.
"What's up, D, I have a question," I said.
"Okay."
"Would you sleep with a woman who has pink pubic hair?"
"What the hell? Come again?"
"Would you fuck a woman who dyed her pubic hair pink or blue for that matter?"
"I'd need a little warning. Will the color come off on my face if I eat? Is this someone that I've slept with before? It's going to be a little weird to pull some woman's pants off and be greeted with some neon blue hair," he said.
So, is a colored betty only good if he's actually seen your betty before? D says yes. "Pink pussy hair is not something you want to see the first time you get ready to stick it."
The betty color people say that men can get in on the fun too:
Many men want to cover grays down there too. Men love betty and how safe it is! They also like to use betty on their beard and chest hair.
Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Mar. 25 2009— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Spanish wine tasting at Blue.
• Pub poker at Tilt.
• Meet some professional booty, at a mixer.
• Get your salsa on.
• Free cover and $3 drinks at Onyx.
It's Friday (don't we all wish) and you want to spend the evening with that special someone. You decide to pop some popcorn and pull out a few DVDs. If you want to get laid or have a good date, you're going to leave these movies in their cases on on the shelf.
So, what are good movies to watch on a date?
While I said no current porn, you can impress your date with "The Devil In Miss Jones," because that movie is classic. Just make sure you comment on the artistic nature of the movie.
Comedies are also a good choice. Laughter can lead to a lot of things. And if you have to see a drama, make sure it's one with an ending that will lead to a lot of conversation. Try Spike Lee's 25th Hour.
Superhero movies are cool, only if it's Batman, either the Christian Bale ones or the Michael Keaton ones.
By now, you're probably tired of hearing about the Rihanna/Chris Brown smack down.
And I'm tired of it too.
But I felt compelled to write this as I listened to her song "Take A Bow."
In that song, Rihanna sounds like a confident, strong woman who doesn't take any shit. She tells her cheating lover to get the hell out before she turns the sprinklers on and fucks up all of his clothes.
But in reality, Rihanna took back the manchild who allegedly hit her. Maybe her strong girl music is another reason why people were so up in arms about her allegedly going back to Brown.
What people fail to realize is that battered women often go back to their abusers, it's just mostly done out of the glare of the media spotlight.