Are all men pigs...

... or is it just this silly swine flu going around?

Or were men the root of the flu in the first place?

Hmmm... so much to ponder.

Have a great weekend, everyone! I plan to go hog wild! ;)

P.S. if you're worried you may have contracted swine flu, go here to find out for sure: http://doihaveswineflu.org/

Are we in Arizona?

No, not because of the weather. (At least, not if you're living in snow-covered Cleveland!)

Because of the drought. My dating drought.

I just got a call from a couple (T-n-T), who were calling to tell me that my blog has been sort of boring since the new year because I haven't had any good boy stories.

Let me do the simple math for you:

Always a Bridesmaid + No Dates = No Boy Encounters to Write about for the Blog

So I'm sorry if you guys have been bored with my dating life lately. (Hey, it's been no picnic for me either.)

But I've been doing my best to keep you entertained in the meantime! (I mean, your life will never be the same after learning about mantyhose, right?)

Anyhow, I promise I will find something to do tonite that will put me in a position to possibly meet some boys. And, if all goes well, we'll all have some fun stories to enjoy afterward.

Showers, bachelorette parties and bedazzlers -- oh my!

I've got a big bridesmaid duty weekend ahead of me. On Saturday, we're doubling our friend Molly's pleasure, with both her bridal shower and bachelorette party. It might sound crazy to cram so much into one day, but it's great for our out-of-town friends (a couple of whom are bridesmaids too) and it actually ends up being a really fun day totally devoted to the bride-to-be (we recently did the same thing for our friend Carrie too).

My duties for the shower are under control. I was in charge of the invitations, which I was mildly obsessed with. (Side note: I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this site for super cute custom-printed invitations: http://www.polkadotdesign.com/). And I'll handle the paper plate bow bouquet assignment at the shower (which I actually like to do anyhow). That means I'll also be sitting close enough to the guest of honor to tell her if she's taking too long to open presents. (Honesty disclaimer: it drives me nuts when brides open every single box to show what each plate, cup, towel, potholder, etc. look like.)

My duties for the bachelorette party? Hire the stripper, blow up the giant inflatable penises and bedazzle a Life Savers t-shirt that says, "Suck for a Buck." LOL. Just kidding. Unfortunately for you, the bride reads this blog religiously, so you'll have to wait until Monday for an update about what really went down (that's what she said).

OK, I'm off to wrap presents now for this weekend. (Prob won't have time tomorrow since I've got a mani right after work, then I'm supposed to meet The Banker at some point.)

P.S. This post serves as this week's "weekend preview," since I doubt I will be functional AT ALL on Sunday following Saturday's festivities. Which will be a very good thing.

Weekend preview

As I promised last week, I'm going to try my best to do a preview of every weekend on Fridays. In store for this weekend:

• Tonite -- probably not much. I've been feeling sort of crappy for a couple of days now and think I probably just need to stay in and get better already. But, The Phoenix Brother is in town and has asked me about 15 times to meet up tonite. So, we'll see how I feel.


• Tomorrow -- going to a pre-wedding wedding party party (is that confusing or WHAT?!?) for my friends Molly and Drew. Let me break it down: "pre-wedding" = before their big day in November; "wedding party" = all attendants of the bride and groom (and their significant others -- except for those of us who are single); "party" = shindig/wine party. In essence, the wedding party is pretty much just looking for an excuse to meet each other and get drunk together prior to the wedding. Translation: a dry run for the party bus.


• Sunday -- not sure yet. Stay tuned.

And now that I've outed myself, I'm sure I'll hit up a Jazz class or two this weekend. Not that I'm likely to meet anyone there... but you never know who I might run into when I pick up a smoothie on my way home from class. ;)

Weekend preview

I'm going to try to do a "weekend preview" every week so you can start salivating about what crazy shenanigans I will likely be writing about on the back end.

1. Tonite, I'm heading to a happy hour at a new-ish bar near my sister's house.


2. Tomorrow nite, we'll be out in the W. 25th area to celebrate my friend Carrie's bday.


3. Sunday, I'll probably end up at Crocker Park or running errands.

Stay tuned!