Misery Indeed Loves Company

I echo the sentiments found here:
http://www.edatereview.com/121012displayreviews.aspx

I have one month left on eHarmony. Can't say I'll ever rejoin. I did join Zoosk. It's free so what have I got to lose?

Still nothing. I had hope but it quickly faded away. A week later...nothing. I mean I didn't expect to meet someone and immediate have a deep, committed relationship but a second date would have been nice. Or, hell, at the very least a "thanks but no thanks". This is just fucking depressing and I'll tell you why:

eHarmony by the numbers (so far) -
Matches: 405 (how many are paid or active members I have no clue)
Profile views: 78
Communication with matches: 14 people, three to the email stage; the rest just stop contact
Dates: 1

Anyone else see a problem with this? This is an expensive service and it seems like I'm paying for nothing. If I had it to do over again, I probably wouldn't join.

Me and Liz Lemon

I feel as Liz Lemon and I are, on some level, kindred spirits. I'm not a neurotic as her but there are some similarities. We both dress a little too "mannish". We both enjoy donuts (then again, who doesn't). We're not so successful at dating. And our New Year's Resolutions were to say 'yes' to things.

Back before Christmas, I sucked it up and joined eHarmony. I went into it with low expectations. I continue with those low expectations. I imagine my experience with online dating will end with the same. So far I have been as equally as frustrated with it as I've been with stumbling into people in pubs or chatting up fellow classmates. In the later two cases, most men (guys, whatever) are either taken or gay or slightly creepy. But Saturday....

Back to It

I got back to London on Saturday. Awful trip back. Some things I learned and observed from my 15 hours of travel time:

1. Getting delayed at BWI for 3.5 hours allowed me to check out all the good looking Naval Academy cadets on their way back from Christmas break.

2. Southwest Airlines customer services is top-notch. IcelandAir's is not.

3. Jet lag sucks. It's been six days and I'm still not adjusted completely.

4. My flight from Baltimore to NY-LaGuardia was 33 minutes. It took 37 minutes for my bags to arrive at baggage claim. 

5. When in doubt about airport shuttles, take a cab.

6. A cross borough cab runs $35.

7. Nothing is more breathtaking than Manhattan from the sky at night.

8. It's decided. I want to live in New York.

9. If I'd heard "War Eagle" one more time while standing in line at security in Nashville, I was going to slap someone.