RSVP Blog
Is online dating better than MySpace and Facebook?
We live in the digital age where technology is just part of normal and everyday life. This is a world where its common to invite someone out via text.Or dump for that matter if you have no manners. A world where you can 'kiss' someone you have never met before. Your best friend can IM you from a blackberry whilst on safari in Africa. Your entire family can see the Christmas album on Flickr in an instant, wherever they are in the world. This is a world where someone you have not even seen for 10 years may suddenly throw a sheep at you from Facebook. How has the internet changed your world in the last 12 months ? What are the sites you just cant't live without ? Do you know how much time you spend on the internet on pure fun in an average week?
Posted November 8, 2007 3:52 PM
Latest Comments
hi jenjen57 that is very nice poem thanks and made me laugh.
My cat is waiting for me...
I could have an Adelaide get together with the one other (I think) blogger
RSVP is better than Facebook cos you would not want to throw sheep at each other on this blog.
Posted by: slightsynchronicity at November 27, 2007 12:12 AM
Thank you.... FunLover, i'll put the s in front of your e. That sounds like a good plan !
Posted by: amuso at November 26, 2007 11:07 PM
Shoot the Bas****ds I say just give me a sleeper.
goodnight
Posted by: thefotografer at November 26, 2007 11:06 PM
Night all...
May flights of angels sing you to your rest.....
Posted by: miserableoldcow at November 26, 2007 11:03 PM
Hi Ziggy Bleep, Afraid the moon's a tad late. Getting to late to howl so i'll retire. Back to Alpha Centauri for me.
Good night all.
Posted by: amuso at November 26, 2007 11:01 PM
Mooo...good to see you again.
Yes. Kaos is a dog....world's best dog in fact. rivalled only by amuso's Chook.
Must go to bed.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 10:59 PM
Fotofellow...
what the bleep are you talking about?...we are all made of stardust...
Posted by: miserableoldcow at November 26, 2007 10:58 PM
Funlover...
I know you are a contemporary kinda gal... but you are talking about a dog....aren't you?..
Sounds like you guys had a very special "adult time"...good onya
Posted by: miserableoldcow at November 26, 2007 10:56 PM
makes a change from kangaroos amuso.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 10:56 PM
Going to bed (really). Kaos is already there.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 10:55 PM
New heads?? surely i'm putting my foot in it??
Posted by: amuso at November 26, 2007 10:50 PM
amuso...I think we probably are from another star system.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 10:50 PM
Thank you kind Madam.
Posted by: amuso at November 26, 2007 10:47 PM
Hey FunLover, maybe FotoGenie thinks were from another star system!
Posted by: amuso at November 26, 2007 10:46 PM
amuso...instructions are in your mail...
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 10:44 PM
Good evening fotoGenie, i've just gotten a headache lol......... A simple man is i. take it easy on me!!
Posted by: amuso at November 26, 2007 10:43 PM
Top of the class
Posted by: amuso at November 26, 2007 10:38 PM
does it start with an e?
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 10:32 PM
FunLover, I'll settle for the word that comes after.....
Posted by: amuso at November 26, 2007 10:25 PM
Thought I'd spare them the agony..
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 10:23 PM
FunLover, i'm flabbergasted! you've been washing with that soap again! At least you didn't tell the world about my artificial limbs! Thank God for that! I'll get you back, you just wait. I'll huff and i'll puff..............
Fancy fancying Dr Spock. Seriously, a foursome won't be a problem as long as the bed is king-size.xx
Posted by: amuso at November 26, 2007 10:09 PM
I hope you do, ChopperPilot, I hope you do. I think you and MissWendy are both VERY cool. Not only will I have a salad in your honour but I will raise a glass (non-alcoholic, of course) to you.
As for the group going downhill, we shall see. Many of those who went to the last lunch indulge in regular email discussion, as well as continuing to comment on the blogs. There will be a natural attrition, of course, but I am confident I have made several lasting friendships. I couldn't ask for more. I am enjoying the experience for what it is - a group of like-minded people supporting each other and having fun. What will help sustain it and keep it fresh is others prepared to put up their hand and join in. If they don't, it could get damn lonely at that Yum Cha table!
Posted by: ninaschen at November 26, 2007 10:09 PM
thefotografer...I don't have a son. Interesting logic.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 9:48 PM
funlovertoo
stop talking about your son like that
women get away with everything
Posted by: thefotografer at November 26, 2007 8:52 PM
Amuso, I think you've been less than honest about threesomes.
We were on the border of having one last week, if you recall.
I wonder what bloggers think of the undeniable fact that I'veregularly shared my bed with a good-looking male for 12 years?
He also slept with my defacto (who introduced him to the family) and my previous partner (who felt uncomfortable).
So I have a strong track record of sharing my bed with an adoring male. My favourite body part is his ears.
Because I have a lot in common with amuso I guess it was no surprise to me that he actually did the same thing. And it didn't worry me. The male in his life really seemed to take a liking to me - he wanted to join me in bed at least once and was seeking massages and romps elsewhere. So I guess I'm wondering how a foursome will go?
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 8:41 PM
Nina- I think I'll be asking Wendy out for our own, less crowded get-to-know-you time, but thank you immensely for the invitation!
Irrelevant to the blog topic, but I have found that when users of message boards start to meet en-masse irl, things tend to go downhill remarkably quickly on the boards! I hope that doesn't happen here...have a salad in my honour?
Posted by: chopperpilot at November 26, 2007 5:58 PM
Blog now closed; thank you for your comments!
Posted by: rsvpproducttest at November 26, 2007 4:29 PM
slightsynchronicity
Thank you..........this one is for you.........
SMILING
Smiling is infectious you can catch it like the flu
when someone smiled at me I started smiling too
when I passed the corner someone saw my grin
when he smiled I realized I passed it onto him
I thought about that smile and realized its worth
a single smile just like mine could travel round the earth
so if you feel a smile begin don't leave it undetected
lets start an epidemic quick and get the world infected
Posted by: jenjen57 at November 26, 2007 4:22 PM
hi everyone, well smileys are immature I admit...what about if we could send a pic of a flower...(pointless maybe) to some one for example as a romantic gesture? So we were supposed to contrast RSVP to Facebook, Myspace
(which are fairly different to each other!!)
RSVP could put themselves on Facebook, like seraphsuzie's work. What is with the 8 log ins and your logged in but it says you are not when you post. The poems are wonderful BTW.
Posted by: slightsynchronicity at November 26, 2007 3:58 PM
Chopperpilot, hi
why some of us have asked for Facebook applications, smileys etc which I am used to from chat : ) is for the occasion where you need to reply to someone and none of the kisses express what you would like to say. I am tired of asking guys to update their profile and it seemed like a good idea at 2am. Blogs can be addictive. RSVP is good, but Facebook has added more applications. Just brainstorming or dreaming. OK I am a smiley fan. And RSVP has the link to del.ic.ious or whatever it is so maybe a few more links to somewhere else. Just for a few songs. Oh and RSVP wanna know is Internet dating better than Myspace and Facebook. Personally I don't get to the dating stage from RSVP much...but RSVP does have a lot going for it.
Posted by: slightsynchronicity at November 26, 2007 3:46 PM
Waterbombe, you could have the name if it was easier to change names...I have trouble spelling it late at night....thanks. Waterbombe is a great summer fun name. Oh wrong subject.
Posted by: slightsynchronicity at November 26, 2007 3:33 PM
waterbombe
Isn't it though!! The world at the click of a few buttons, from the comfort of your bed/lounge/wherever ........
Posted by: jenjen57 at November 26, 2007 3:03 PM
jenjen57, i loved the poem. Cyberspace is addictive, I think.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 26, 2007 2:42 PM
my god mswendyxx, chopperpilot is an inch taller than your upper limit. Go change that immediately. :-)
Posted by: waterbombe at November 26, 2007 2:39 PM
Come to lunch on the 1st, Chopper (if you are in Melbourne at the moment), MissWendy is!
Posted by: ninaschen at November 26, 2007 2:03 PM
psst.. I have facebook on at work.. hehe Our company even has a facebook profile.. And I am the adminstrator.. How cool is that!! ;-)
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 26, 2007 1:51 PM
yes, i'm getting censored...they always do. that's why i'm so over it. nothing i say is that controversial, but they like to censor the living **** out of it, because they simply don't like what i'm (and others) are saying. honest, right? they can censor the blogs, but they can't post a reply themselves? another reason to defect.
Posted by: chopperpilot at November 26, 2007 1:44 PM
Chopperpilot - Thankyou so much you have made my day shine!! Here is a smile, wink, wave to compliment you too.
Is it just me or has your 12.28pm post been censured? Seems rsvp might have taken the bits they didn't like out of it.
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 26, 2007 1:39 PM
misswendy wrote:
"Wouldn't it be great if we could have the smiley face icons, better kiss responses, being able to compliment somebody without the confusion of "what do they really mean"?"
Just for the record, I'd like to compliment you without the confusion you mentioned-
You are exactly the type of person I came on here to find, and if I wasn't outside your ideal partner preferences, I would go to the ends of the earth to meet you.
SO I guess rsvp has its uses after all!
Posted by: chopperpilot at November 26, 2007 1:21 PM
woodnwine, it goes two ways though... they ask us how many hours on average we spend on the internet, and instead of answering them, we talk about how facebook is better, or how the weather is, or whatever. beautiful! btw- i was born a complete cynic, so for me it's way too late! good to read you incidentally.
Posted by: chopperpilot at November 26, 2007 1:17 PM
chopperpilot - we can all understand your frustrations - management asks us for our feedback but doesn't seem to respond. Over the last few months many people have come up with some really good ideas for new blog topics (at their request), we were offered the encouragement kiss but didn't get it and now they are asking about myspace and facebook but probably won't take notice. I just hope it doesn't turn us all into complete cynics.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 26, 2007 1:14 PM
Sorry Misswendy, I didn't mean to be rude to you (or anyone), just so frustrated at how behind the times rsvp is, and yet how arrogant they remain to be when (not) dealing with their users. It's like the record companies before mp3 came in... I hope you get what you asked for for christmas! sorry. x.
Posted by: chopperpilot at November 26, 2007 1:08 PM
misswendyxx...I hate smilies etc.
They are SO mid 90s, in my opinion, and show lack of creativity.
But that's just my opinion.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 26, 2007 1:00 PM
CYBER LOVE
Is this real or in my dreams
My worlds unraveling at the seams
You have my heart now take my soul
This cyber love is what makes me whole
I can't believe what's happening to me
Your face so perfect that I've never seen
Your lips so soft I may never touch
I only feel the keyboard I clutch
I need you now I need you forever
In an electric world to be together
A surreal place that plays with the mind
In a cloned world of two of a kind
I consume your words they filter inside
No matter what I do I can't seem to hide
My trembling hands awaiting the rush
When I feel you near to resume this crush
You’re my everything my unyielding desire
the spark to the match before it lights fire
The angel within that whispers my name
Controlling the moves in this wicked game
This cyber love is why I awake
This cyber love is my only escape
The time has come I feel it in my spine
When I look toward the melancholy light and see you’re on-line.
(Thanks to the author)
Posted by: jenjen57 at November 26, 2007 12:48 PM
chopperpilot
That doesn't mean we can't keep the suggestions rolling in. If enough of us keep asking for the changes that we would like, maybe, eventually, we might see some of them. And sure we could all go to facebook, probably a lot of us already are facebook users, but I don't believe it works as well as a dating site. If we don't keep asking we will NEVER get..........
Posted by: jenjen57 at November 26, 2007 12:42 PM
Chopperpilot - It's christmas and I thought I would ask. I am already on Facebook and myspace but just like you are on here too.
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 26, 2007 12:39 PM
Why are people coming on the blog and asking if rsvp can add functions like Facebook? Facebook is RIGHT THERE ALREADY!!! Seriously though, why bother asking? Facebook is there- use it.
Posted by: chopperpilot at November 26, 2007 12:28 PM
Miss Wendy
Don't you have a Harper Valley PTA meeting to attend at your local school tuckshop, whilst all your kids are at school.
Posted by: alphabetaphi at November 26, 2007 12:05 PM
misswendy - great ideas. If we could modify our profile to suit our personality it would give others a far better insight into who we are and what we like. I haven't looked into facebook much but initially found it less interesting than myspace.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 26, 2007 11:53 AM
Okay back to the topic
Great thoughts slightsynchronicity!
Rsvp should look into a total makeover of the site and add some fun applications. Wouldn't it be great if we could have the smiley face icons, better kiss responses, being able to compliment somebody without the confusion of "what do they really mean"?
Rsvp could we please have applications similar to FACEBOOK, like being able to send a smile, wave, hug, high five, applaud, congratulate, give thanks to etc; it would just make responses more fun and more appropriate.
Could we also have a music application too, so that we could download a song we like for our profile.
Could we also have the option of creating our own layout like you can with MYSPACE. We are all individuals, so it would be great if we had this option to make profiles look more appealing or even being able to express creativity.
Just some of my thoughts - what does everyone else think?
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 26, 2007 11:47 AM
Seraphsuzie - Yes, you did put out a different opinion and if you go back and read the posts by others, you will see that most bloggers agreed with you. That is; not all the men who are honest enough to say upfront what they want are sleazy and desperate. It was put out there that some of these same upfront and honest men were also stating they wanted a relationship on rsvp aswell. Seraphsuzie, I do agree with what you have said and I am not judging anyone who wishes to go on a site and advertise that they just want casual sex. If that is the intention, then there are plenty of women on that site that fit the criteria. I just think it is deceitful that a minority then try, and as you said, look for sex "under the guise of wanting a relationship".
What's with the resigning in RSVP, I was signed in then suddenly I had to resign atleast 7 times!
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 26, 2007 11:17 AM
woonwine, yes, mate - sheltered life!!! (I haven't had a threesome myself but I know many, many people who have....)
Posted by: malsie at November 26, 2007 11:06 AM
hi, slightsynchronicity - for some reason or other I seem to be talking a lot about my daughter's pole dancing these days.... but anyway, here I go again! Re your question about surfing or pole dancing as a summer activity. I don't know much about surfing, but my daughter has been doing pole dancing for some while and absolutely loves it. She's a dancer anyway, and loves that side of it; has increased her fitness and strength, had heaps of fun and met some other lovely young women (she said all ages and sizes of women were doing it too, and wished I was living back in Perth so I could go along to classes with her - very sweet she'd want me there, I thought!).
She actually does have a pole to practice on in the house she shares with her partner, woodnwine! So any further uses she gets for the skills she's learnt, I can't say, but I know it's become quite a big passion for her, and going on that, I'd recommend it for sure. Also, something you could continue to enjoy doing all year round, whereas presumably surfing is a bit seasonal.
Posted by: malsie at November 26, 2007 11:02 AM
Strange. I have. The 2nd party, an older female, allegedly couldn’t have sex, so 3rd party volunteered.
And I should say, I was not involved. This she told me. And I told you too, WnW!
Posted by: alphabetaphi at November 26, 2007 10:49 AM
no misswendy.. I am NOT arguing for the sake of proving anything about whether I am more broad minded or not.. I am just trying to put a different opinion out there.. But it seems you and waterbombe and others are not willing to see different opinions...
I agree about the fact that some men can be deceitful and will try anything to have sex and will use the guise of wanting a relationship to do so..
However I will reiterate what I have said previously.. that there are some men who ONLY want a casual relationship and will say so.. who only want sex.. and it is not our right to judge them. And if they post on two different sites...one saying that they want a relationship.. the other they want sex.. well maybe they want both? SO???? If you don't want someone like that then move on to the next profile.. simple... but don't judge peoples choices in life... As long as someone is open and honest about what they want.. good luck to them.
And Woodnwine...you would be surprised what couples do in the privacy of their own home. threesomes included..
ANd my saying all this does not in anyway mean I participate in anything like what I have mentioned. It is just my observations.
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 26, 2007 10:41 AM
I can see both sides of this discussion. Maybe RSVP is the reality, the other site is the fantasy? Maybe that is what Suzie is saying? Some people may be happy to go with a fling until the real thing comes along, others are happy to wait. Horses for courses.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 26, 2007 10:39 AM
seraphsuzie - I think you are missing the point of what others are saying. You seem more interested in proving the point that YOU are broadminded/openminded than what has actually being discussed.
Ninaschen your post last night 10.04pm is exactly how I feel on the topic and couldn't have said it better myself.
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 26, 2007 10:02 AM
seraphsuzie - I don't want to buy into any arguments and this is in no way a criticism of anything you have said but I personally have never known or heard of anyone that has had a 3some in their relationship. Do I also lead a sheltered life? Maybe.
WOW, RSVP - new record 12 sign-ins. Thank heavens for cut and paste. You really do need to work on this please.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 26, 2007 9:59 AM
seraphsuzie, I think you jump very quickly and often in the wrong direction. You keep misunderstanding people.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 26, 2007 9:46 AM
waterbombe I never said anything about myself wanting a Friends with Benefits relationship.. I just don't jump to judge people as quickly as the rest of you seem to do...
And you all do know that people in relationships do sometimes have threesomes??
When did sex become a dirty thing and only people in relationships participate in? Join the 21st Century people.. sheesh!!
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 26, 2007 8:46 AM
what good ideas, slightsynchronicity - what a great name, I wish I'd thought of it! These would be great additions to rsvp which seems to be lumbering along in the techno world, it's like the technological dinosaur of meeting sites, isn't it? But it attracts very niice people, that's the pull.
BTW jpkool, sorry for slagging you and W&H on the other blog last night, it was late, and I was tired, and you annoyed me. But that's no excuse.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 26, 2007 8:13 AM
The multiple personas of some RSVP members is real scary. Formerly I was susieSA, but the name was not free this time round. I am a real person BTW. This blog community cracks me up....its nice I mean. Like a family I guess, with its disagreements too. A few of you are from Adelaide, I think : ) Would RSVP join Facebook as a member...then RSVP members could put a note on their page, to see their Facebook page for even more details....RSVP is the best dating site....is there anyway to make things appear more quickly...and how about instead of just the restrictive "kisses" which never seem to work out with me having the right kiss to send as "email me" or "I will email you" is not always what you wish to say...could we send little smileys/emoticons/pics...eg a smiley face, confused face, raised eyebrow face. Or a variety of pics like a kiss/flower/bottle of champagne.....alternative symbols you could send to someone.
If a guy contacts me, with barely anything on his profile, the kiss that says please update your profile is maybe demanding. How about, x is interested but your profile does not tell her enough about you. I seem to get men with nothing on their profile and I am unwilling to respond with another kiss so it is just the please update your profile one. And does it mean they are married or have jobs where they can not reveal their identity, which is the excuse some have. I would support emoticons/smileys on RSVP....maybe I am immature...how do others feel. Facebook seems more useful as a social networking tool than Myspace to me. I do use Myspace to listen to music though.
Would RSVP like to put some free music on the site? Like on Facebook where you can add your favourite artists.
Posted by: slightsynchronicity at November 26, 2007 2:36 AM
Facebook is great, the messages come up straight away on the "Wall". hope our RSVP pages can have a blog spot soon.
This post would not load on Summer Loving blog.
OK bloggers, would learn to surf lessons or pole dancing classes be a better summer time investment for me? (To assist in the meeting of Mr Right or just for plain fun and maybe fitness). Opinions please. Oh and I wrote some comments last night at 2am ish, but they never appeared. Summer is a fine time both as a single or as a couple. Sigh : ))) Oh and what is the URL thing at the top of the posting comment thing?? S
Posted by: slightsynchronicity at November 26, 2007 2:17 AM
waterbomber, I agree with what you have said. This is what ninaschen and hiddencharms and others have tried to say.
The kinky run with the kinky.
The dating run with the dating.
Those wanting real-life relationships will go looking for them.
Those who cheat and lie and fornicate the truth are only after fornication.
for those of us who are out to seek a true partner in life, it makes it very hard when you find people with various, and curious, or should I say highly sexuyally adventuous, profiles on other more dubious sites.
Posted by: jpkool at November 26, 2007 12:46 AM
i for one would prefer a monogamous relationship with a woman with benefits, with manners and socially correct behaviors,at the same time being stimulating, without double standards, and if i chose to be sleazy and or deviant , thats for the two of us in that particular relationship.
(without viagra....)
Posted by: twoeyes at November 25, 2007 11:42 PM
wooooo! suzie, the point is that these guys advertise on rsvp for monogamy and a relationship and on lavalife for threesomes etc. They can't want both. One has to be a lie.
We don't know what the women you referred to are telling the men they meet, we didn't hear them.That doesn't mean we have double standards.We can "hear" or read what these guys are saying, so we know what they want.
I don't care what sort of sex these guys want, unless it's harmful, but in my view if they have to advertise explicitly for that on a website, they are either not too good at finding women who suit them, (I suspect they are just not too good with women) or they want sex without a relationship. But look, if you want that, you can have a Friends with Benefits relationship, which is a lot healthier, and if you are half a decent person, you can find that, I reckon. What do you think?
Posted by: waterbombe at November 25, 2007 11:09 PM
I'm not speaking for them, Suzie. I am speaking for myself. I was not one of those who blogged about that so I don't think you have any basis for saying I have double standards.
Posted by: ninaschen at November 25, 2007 10:23 PM
suzie i don't think anyone made a moral judgement one way or the other.
if people whose sexual tastes extend to multiple partners etc. and is really their personal choice and it is up to other people whether they are male or female to decide if someone like that fits into their own moral structure.
For me I would not want someone like that in my life , but there are people out there for whom it is part of their lifestyle and are quite happy to live like that. It's just that same old thing we are all animals that have evolved but some of us have evolved further than others.
Posted by: thefotografer at November 25, 2007 10:23 PM
Its funny I have seen a couple of women write on the blogs that while having casual sex with a guy.. sometimes younger. they are looking for a relationship on rsvp or elsewhere... So if it is ok for them to do that... then why is it NOT ok for a man to do it?? Double standards if you ask me...
Do they tell the guys that they are talking to on RSVP they also have sexual partner but are also looking for a relationship??
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 25, 2007 10:16 PM
suzie you can be honest and sleazy at the same time.
being sleazy and a sexual deviant has nothing to do with honesty.
Plenty of women out there do the same thing but it is like a dog chasing a car.
if they caught one they would not know what to do with it.
Posted by: thefotografer at November 25, 2007 10:08 PM
jpkool give it up.
if i had to use Viagra it would only be to stimulate hair growth on my head
Posted by: thefotografer at November 25, 2007 10:04 PM
The point is Suzie, that some of them ALSO list themselves under the other categories AND have profiles on RSVP stating they are looking for a relationship. Wanting ONLY casual sex doesn't make them a bad person or a deviate or a sleaze, but it does make them deceptive if they are stating elsewhere they are looking for an ongoing relationship.
I understand that some women may not have a problem with this but for my part, NO THANKS! There are a lot of broadminded men out there who also have morals. I want me one of them!
Posted by: ninaschen at November 25, 2007 10:04 PM
Yes but Ninaschen,... if that guy is just after casual sex and he says so.. what is so wrong about that? He has been upfront and honest ... if you don't want someone who wants that.. then that is your choice.. But his choices do not make him a bad person... or a deviate.. or sleazy... As long as he is honest..
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 25, 2007 9:47 PM
Oooh, Fotografer, you are getting us 'ladies' all hot and bothered! And I agree, older men tend to be much more considerate and before the young 'uns howl me down - I speak from my own experience (having been young once myself, in those crazy 70s).
Back to the 'intimate' section of LavaLife. I agree Suzie that it is their prerogative to state their sexual preferences. But, personally, I find it repulsive to advertise those preferences on a website. There is no way I would want anything to do with a man who advertises himself so blatantly and who is so obviously after casual sex. As others have noted, some of these guys have relatively benign profiles on other sites such as RSVP. There is nothing wrong with much of what they list as their preferences but you know, if they are serious about a relationship then much of what they are after comes in time, with their partner.
I'm broadminded but I also have standards.
Posted by: ninaschen at November 25, 2007 9:37 PM
fotographer, is that with or without viagra? We younger men get no complaints.
Posted by: jpkool at November 25, 2007 9:19 PM
Waterbombe if you read the post about the quiltknitters, you would have seen that I was included among those... and NO i am not ageist and YES I think you are being accusing.. disguise it however you like... And the comment I made about being prudes was said tongue in cheek .. notice the wink after it.. My blogs had NOTHING to do with age..nor whether a female or male.. but attitudes
And really YOU may be shocked by some of the things I have done..and so no I doubt that I am less broadmindned then a lot of people on here...
I don't think whether it was the sixties, seventies or eighties..or nineties..makes any difference to how broadminded people can be.. Look at the thirties.. the twenties.. some very broadminded women then also..
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 25, 2007 9:02 PM
I think young women are not as discerning in their choices of men.
Some older women do hang on to that behaviour into their later years but generally i just think they get more picky and don't want a big sook who needs a mommy.
As for sex, I really don't think there are too many young men out there who would have the stamina or the ability to please a woman that I have......just my opinion.somewhat bias of course.
Posted by: thefotografer at November 25, 2007 8:49 PM
Seraphsuzie, are you a bit ageist? I'm just wondering, from comments like "Or have you guys all become such prudes in your quiltknitting days you don't know what sex is anymore??? ;-)"
and
"I guess I am just a bit more broadminded than some it seems".
Don't get defensive, I'm not being accusing. I'm just wondering if you think that younger women are inevitably more broadminded and attract more sexual partners than older women? Wouldn't it depend on the woman? There are plenty of older French women, for example, who look after themselves and who remain sexy. The French don't give up on this sort of thing. Australian women don't have to, either. And one other thing to keep in mind is that we quilters grew up in the seventies. You had no experience of that, but it was quite definitely a broadminded period. From some of the things you've said, I think you might be quite shocked by some of the things we did then. You might even find that you are less broadminded than some of the people on here.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 25, 2007 8:18 PM
Remember, even if you have made contact with someone, you still need to log in to make those first few eamil contacts through the rsvp site. You get a free month worth of emails. You might as well use them.
Posted by: jpkool at November 25, 2007 8:07 PM
Oh and when I get the nothing in commom thing i send a "like your sense of humour"
Posted by: thefotografer at November 25, 2007 7:19 PM
essentualelements
it is the stock standard reply by women as well.
for me I usual say we have something in common but I am looking for something different.
or if I don't wish to offend,I will send a kiss to a kiss, not a kiss reply.
I mean , that sort of thing can go on forever until they get the drift,because i don't want to waste a stamp and I don't think they should either.
If they do I will tell them straight out if they wish I will chat but do not expect any thing romantic or even a meeting to develop.
I get plenty who say they like my sense of humour, and i really don't know whether they are telling me they really do like my sense of humour or are looking for something more.
It just places you in a no win situation for both parties, but to me the "I am seeing someone" reply that as you said just keeps getting repeated and repeated and is totally inappropriate and usually not the truth,because I reckon if you are seeing someone often and romantically then why leave your profile up ?
maybe they mean they pass the guy of their dreams on the way to the gym everyday or wake up in the morning after some torrid dreaming and convinve themselves that it is better than real life .who knows ?
Posted by: thefotografer at November 25, 2007 7:12 PM
I am with you seraphsuzie only because it does hurt your feelings as it is with the rejection that you can find on this site. Most of the guys that are not interested in me send those back to me as well and it is a nice way to say no thank you.....but I do see your point of view esensualelements
Posted by: jaspercat at November 25, 2007 5:55 PM
esensualelements.. I send that reply to men who I am not interested in.. only because I find it is the nicest of a bad bunch.. the rest seem the coldest...
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 25, 2007 4:59 PM
These 2 kisses were sent to the same guy. I am too much of a lady to publish the replyers nic
thanks you for your Kiss. He is thrilled to have received a Kiss from you, but has recently responded to someone else, so is not following up on your contact at the current time.
Original kiss received at 11/04/07 14:23:33
thanks you for your Kiss. He is thrilled to have received a Kiss from you, but has recently responded to someone else, so is not following up on your contact at the current time.
Original kiss received at 24/11/07 21:37
Dont you just love them....guys that are not man enough to tell you that they arent interested in you....what whimps, no wonder women are becoming the stronger sex...heck, if I dont find a guy that sends a kiss to me suitable, I tell them straight out...why waste their time or mine, let them get on with persuing someone else that might be more suitable. You wouldn't mind so much if they actually werent logging in to RSVP every day, but when they do, it's pretty obvious that they are still looking and dont really have someone that they are keen on at all. Heck, if I was keen on someone and made contact and started communicating, I wouldnt have the desire or in fact the stupidity to continuously log and perhaps jeopadise my chances with that new contact. Come on guys, have some balls and be honest with us....I have a lot more respect for someone if they are open and honest...after all, what sort of relationship would I be looking foreward to if honesty wasnt the mainstay.
Posted by: esensualelements at November 25, 2007 4:54 PM
I know what you mean chopperpilot... about facebook.. (hehe like your take on it -re facebonk).. And yeah you can't pretend at all.. It would be great to be able to do as you say and connect with people on there.. as for stamps.. I have bought my last lot.. almost $300 later and whilst I have met a few great women friends.. no potential mates..
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 25, 2007 4:53 PM
Thanks Suzie, Iliked your profile- you said "...balls I attend" (hahaha! I love Beavis and Butthead, sorry!)
The thing I like about facebonk (sic) is that it keeps people honest- they don't pretend to be something they're not like here so much, because their friends can see it too.
If only there was a way to connect with the rsvpeople you might like, without buying a billion stamps to do so!
Posted by: chopperpilot at November 25, 2007 4:49 PM
I understand what you mean HC.. But I just think if someone is upfront about just wanting a sexual relationship, well that is their perogative.. and not for me to judge. I don't find them sleazy if they are completely honest about what they want.. Its the ones that are deceitful who are sleazy.. the married guys, the attached ones. that are not upfront and honest...
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 25, 2007 4:46 PM
Wow chopperpilot...love your profile.. wow!!
And I agree totally with you.. I am on facebook and its the best way to connect with people ... met so many on there.. its great.. Still a few fruit loops, but easy to weed out.
Still wowing at your profile.. ;-)
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 25, 2007 4:44 PM
RSVP and other adult dating sites- Facebook is going to utterly bury you. With applications like 'Are you Interested'? spreading like wildfire, it is now free to browse singles profiles, contact the members via email or simply 'poke' then for attention. Also, people's facebook pages generally show their life, not some glamourised and unrealistic dating profile. I am on facebook (and Myspace (which is OVER) before that, and Friendster (which is definitely over) before that), and it is ridiculous how much contact I get through it as opposed to here (although i can't keep up here either). Add to this the lack of a 'desperate' stigma that dating sites have, and you're on to a winner. But the real kicker is, they don't ask people via blogs how they can improve their service, then offer that free focus group info only to RSVIP's! The way RSVP operates is outmoded now, the more people realise the free tools that are out there to be used, the less RSVP will see any money, let alone RSVIP subscriptions. I, like many other bloggers, am sick to death of answering your questions but receiving no answers. It's arrogant, and it makes people like us look elsewhere. So it is with great satisfaction that I can see your total irrelevance dawning. That's people power.
Posted by: chopperpilot at November 25, 2007 4:37 PM
seraphsuzie: No! I think maybe I came across a bit too strong! Don't get me wrong. I was referring to the ones who use regular dating sites for their own rather irregular purposes...(did that make sense?)
I have, in my own experience, come across a couple of these guys...not interested in dating or relationships, but just fulfilling their sexual needs/desires. I posted a few comments months back about some of the quick hits I have had made on first meetings...vulgar and insulting...and that married guy I wrote about a couple of weeks ago, who turns out to be on all the dating sites available...looking for a little excitement and adventure...and nooky...
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 25, 2007 3:44 PM
You know I don't agree with you guys about your ideas about what these guys are after.. I don't think that just because a guy is saying what his fantasies are and saying he wants sex makes him a bad person.. You are making them out to be. So just because someone says they like sex, they have certain dislikes or likes.. and honestly and openly tell someone.. that makes them desperate or sleazy?? How can you make that judgement? I have met guys from rsvp and lavalife who online and on the phone came across as very very straight and somewhat prudish, only to meet and find the opposite was true.
I just think each to their own and if people want to be out there and say Hey I like threesomes.. or I like this or that.. then that is their choice.
I have written erotic poetry which is on my website.. does that automatically make me a sleaze??
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 25, 2007 3:27 PM
waterbombe, wishfulthinker03, seraphsuzie: I think it is all just a part of their game plan. They don't find their fantasies on the other sites, but go looking for anyone on any site, hoping they can score a "hit"...
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 25, 2007 3:13 PM
seraphsuzie
An extension of that argument is that having a one night stand also does not mean that you are not monogamous, as it is purely a sexual thing also presumably. Monogamy surely is about being committed to one relationship only, and part of committment has to be about respect, fidelity and loyalty. Guess I am not as broadminded..............
Posted by: jenjen57 at November 25, 2007 12:59 PM
I would think being monogamous was more about being in relationship with one person.. relationship being the operative word. Having a threesome does not mean you are not monogamous as it is purely a sexual thing. And by me saying that does not imply that I have been in one nor ever will. I guess I am just a bit more broadminded then some it seems.
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 25, 2007 12:45 PM
Facebook is fun, and you can throw sheep at people...or send pretend drinks. You write things on it and they get put up on your "Wall" straight away. When the system works. RSVP could actually join Facebook, then we could blog/write on there. MySpace is OK too particulary to listen to music. This internet thingy has some potential don't you think.
Posted by: slightsynchronicity at November 25, 2007 12:16 PM
oh, wishfulthinker03, I think these guys are just saying whatever they think will get them a woman ...they are marketing themselves. I'd stay away from anyone who said he wanted to be monogamous on one site and then on another site said that he wanted to have a threesome. Unless, of course, I knew for a fact that he couldn't count to three. Then it would be a different matter - you've got to make allowances for people who struggle with maths, I know I do.
I hope you do make this bloggers meeting, misswendyxx. But if you can't, we will have another.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 25, 2007 11:04 AM
Waterbombe - I forgot to mention that I was in touch with ninaschen about the bloggers meeting, but at this stage I am not sure if I could make it as I have a christmas party that night aswell, I do have my kids that weekend, so I would be organising babysitters. Anyway I will let ninaschen know one way or the other.
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 25, 2007 9:15 AM
Amuso, I'm wondering if their "likes" on the intimate section is more their "wish list" rather than their normal behaviour. Some of those profiles it's hard to imagine them having any fetishes, let alone a three-some...even funnier when you find them on other sites professing their monogamous nature...
Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at November 24, 2007 11:14 PM
Hmmmm ... oddly, I've never quilted either, seraphsuzie. But I do know a decent amount about sex. Odd, for a quilter.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 24, 2007 10:49 PM
seraphsuzie - I wasn't knocking Lavalife and I am sure people have had great experiences on it, like yourself - in the dating section.
I was just having a laugh at the intimate encounters section and it's way too much information. Okay....maybe I was just a little jealous of the the "Art of Seduction" skills these people possess.....I mean I couldn't help myself, I just kept scrolling profile after profile with all stating "I'm desperate; will sleep with anything" screaming out at me, it was just so hard to choose between these studs....lol
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 24, 2007 6:39 PM
hahaha waterbombe... Having never quilted (and I was among the quilting group referred to originally) I wouldn't know.. Actually having not had sex in a long time means I wouldn't know about that either!! hehe
Not sure what you mean about quick on the draw though?? And really I am a pussy cat.. except in car parks on a Saturday morning with lots of idiots driving around l ooking for a park ...
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 24, 2007 4:00 PM
gosh you are quick on the draw, serpahsuzie! I wouldn't want to be in the ShootEmUp Cowboy Saloon with you!
To answer your question, it is entirely possible to both quilt and have sex, although preferably not simultaneously.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 24, 2007 3:26 PM
If there are as many sleazy men as women, all's ok! And i'm glad i/we have permission to have a liking for 6(nz).
I think Lava seems to be more for the under 40s. Although i did have a couple of dates there. They ended when i found their profiles in the 'intimate' section professing likings for 3somes and such.
Yahoo has too many out of daters, and with the 'free sites' you get what you pay for. That leaves RSVP as number one especially for 40+’rs.
Thinking out loud…,would it be possible to find a partner for the monogamous long term in something like the ‘intimate’ section of Lava?
Posted by: amuso at November 24, 2007 11:59 AM
Waterbombe...hope you didn't injure yourself! I like the ones that appear on all three - covering their bases I suspect and good luck to them. I'm glad you've met nice guys on lava Suzie, and you're right, at least you know what you're in for :)
I haven't seen any "favourite" things that are out of the ballpark, however, I'm thinking it must be a tick and flick thing so you dont get the "other" option :)
Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at November 24, 2007 10:31 AM
I did join lavalife however have not met anyone from there yet. All the potential matches that come through my inbox are always heaps younger than me and they are most likely not interested in someone my age.
Regarding the intimate section.. as seraphsuzie said 'at least they are being honest about it'. We are all different and have different needs sexually as well and there is nothing wrong with that. It is just that some sexual acivities are seen as perverse by others. As far as I am concerned what 2 people do in privacy is their own business as long as whatever they do is consensual.
Posted by: mushie6 at November 24, 2007 10:27 AM
Having a profile on here as well as Lavalife and Match.com (hmm, maybe I shouldn't advertise the fact... Does that make me sound really desperate?!) I think RSVP has won the competition.
As flattering as it is to receive kisses/winks from admirers, the thrill dissipates pretty quickly when you find they're from the other side of the world or else are regular smokers and have a number of children, which are not my preference.
It is rather amusing, as others have found, to see just what some in the "Intimate" section on Lavalife are interested in.
More amusing I find is the fact I was contacted by a guy on RSVP, then a few days later by someone on Lavalife. Turns out it was the same guy! I'm not quite sure how he didn't recognise I was one and the same. I had photos on both sites, different photos mind you. But I didn't think there would be too many curly red-heads within my age category.
Posted by: specialklite at November 24, 2007 10:19 AM
Well I have met some nice guys through lavalife.. I don't use the intimate section,.. and is it any surprise that guys like sex??? duh!! Or have you guys all become such prudes in your quiltknitting days you don't know what sex is anymore??? ;-)
Don't forget there are just as many sleazy men on rsvp... and if you think about it at least on lavalife they are being honest about it and you see upfront!! I suggest don't bag something till you have tried it first!!
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 24, 2007 9:58 AM
waterbombe
There are so so so many men from rsvp also sitting in the "intimate encounter" section of lavalife. On here they are looking for soulmate or so they say,but stop laughing cos on lavalife you get a much truer picture of what is lurking underneath the surface with some of them. There are also quite a few blokes from rsvp on "dont date him girl.com".
Two really good places to check out mr new boyfriend, just in case.........although I am ever optimistic about the genuineness of the male species in general...........
Posted by: jenjen57 at November 24, 2007 9:21 AM
i just looked at lavalife and laughed myself off my chair. In my age group and area, there are NO men looking for a relationship - they are ALL in the 'intimate encounter' and 'casual dating' sections. But get this. There are NO women in my age group and area in the 'intimate encounter' section. There are heaps in the 'relationship' section. And they say differences between the sexes are disappearing. I don't think so....
Thanks for the tip, mswendyxx, it would be a good idea to join up even if all you wanted was to see if the new boyf had a few ideas he hadn't alerted you to. Yet.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 24, 2007 9:05 AM
gosh, I'm going to have a quick look at lavalife now. I might get a horrible surprise by the sound of it. Mswendyxx, woodnwine can give you the details. I will supply the patchwork squares, bring your own needles and sense of humour.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 24, 2007 8:50 AM
Just decided to check out lavalife as wishfulthinker suggested - specifically the intimate encounter section. In 20 profiles that they allow you to see before joining, there were 5 that I recognised from rsvp and they all described what intimate acts they were requiring. You are so right wishfulthinker way too much information if you ask me. That info should be between you and your partner not the whole world.
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 23, 2007 10:47 PM
Lavalife has the tendency to throw up too many "overseas" guys....it's a little annoying to be sent a "smile" by a lovely looking man, only to find he lives in some country that sends you to the atlas to locate! However, Lavalife does have three sections...so if you are looking for a relationship, window shop there, dating, then there is a section and when you have absolutely nothing to do, check out the intimate section and you'll find out more than you ever wanted to know about the guys you've seen in both the other sections AND on RSVP. It's amusing to say the least..specially when you find one person you've had "dealings" with bragging...hahahaha, the phrase "tell him he's dreaming" springs to mind :)
Posted by: wishfulthinker03 at November 23, 2007 10:13 PM
I have followed the herd and joined facebook and my space but I have no real idea how to maximise my use of them. I dont have time in my life for day to day stuff. I would like there to be some kind of social interaction, or space where I can meet people from places I am travelling to in the near future, but it all seems very complicated. Hard to sort people into those I want to meet and those I dont. No idea on how to better delinate people. For me, the main 'opportunity' from these sorts of places is meeting face to face when I visit or understanding different views of the world based on life experience of others. Not sure that this can be achieved on these types of sites. But would welcome any tips.
Posted by: enjoyu at November 23, 2007 10:08 PM
Hey seraphsuzie, I have had dates with both sites, But I think RSVP is a better site than lava.
On lava I get heaps more contact fron Canada and USA, even though my profile states you need to be in Australia....and unmarried, but the guys in both those categories can't read!!!!
But I am an eternal optimist!!! remember those frogs and the prince....jewels
Posted by: junebaby57 at November 23, 2007 9:47 PM
Waterbombe - Thanks for the invitation, sounds like fun, should I bring my quilting equipment or is it supplied? Just kidding, couldn't resist! When is the meet?
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 23, 2007 8:24 PM
The first time I have ever accidentally posted twice.. :-)
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 23, 2007 7:52 PM
Junebaby I am on lavalife.. do you ever go into the lavalife parties? I have met a couple of guys that way.. just for chatting.. but was a bit of fun. Most of my dates, good and bad have been from lavalife.. only a couple from rsvp..
I find I get most interest from interstate guys.. and for me facebook has been much better then either lavalife or rsvp in meeting people of either sex.. But have met awesome people on the blogs here!!
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 23, 2007 7:50 PM
Junebaby I am on lavalife.. do you ever go into the lavalife parties? I have met a couple of guys that way.. just for chatting.. but was a bit of fun. Most of my dates, good and bad have been from lavalife.. only a couple from rsvp..
I find I get most interest from interstate guys.. and for me facebook has been much better then either lavalife or rsvp in meeting people of either sex.. But have met awesome people on the blogs here!!
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 23, 2007 7:49 PM
yes its for real and alot more user friendly at present...........
Posted by: twoeyes at November 23, 2007 4:46 PM
mm had to do it couln`t help myself .I checked out my space .It can`t be for real . Is it????????????????
Posted by: outamycomfortzone at November 23, 2007 4:21 PM
MSwendyxx just thought I'd say that I am old enough to be your mother and am also of the right gender to be your mother. My profile is down and I just realised you can't "see" me.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 23, 2007 2:54 PM
Mswendyxx, would you consider coming to the bloggers meeting . We are mostly a bit older than you, well ok quite a bit older than you, but another blogger is coming up from Geelong. You have such a good sense of humour I would love to trade quips. Email Ninaschen if you would like to come. Or if you can't make it, and I realise you have young kids which could make it difficult, perhaps we could get a bloggers table at an rsvp event, and lots more of us bloggers could meet up that way. What do you think?
Mushie 6: Advice to New Members Blog pops up sometimes - I saw it this morning - but I just had a look and couldn't find it now. The blogs are not all centrally located, you do have to go on a hunt at times. Very frustrating.
Posted by: waterbombe at November 23, 2007 2:52 PM
How has the net changed my life in the past yr ? Not much , but since 2000 , i'd say a great deal .
Is myspace or face book better than online dating , hmm i'm not a great fan of myspace , face book is fun for a short time .
I'd say i prefer reading personal blogs :) and yeah cyber world is a great most days n nights .
What couldn't i live without , hmm some cyber buddies :)
Posted by: kittyspirit at November 22, 2007 10:59 PM
Woodnwine I had a look at Lavalife about 4 years ago and chose rsvp instead, but was only on for about 2 weeks before I got whisked away (not through rsvp). I found myself back on here again 2 years ago and in that time I have had about 11 dates. No really bad experiences except I had one guy make me fall down the gutter when he tried to kiss me and I took a step back to no footpath! I haven't checked out any other dating sites, nor looked at lavalife since I did 4 years ago.
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 22, 2007 8:56 AM
Vale "Earl" etc.
It's been fun exchanging emails. I'd just like to say you are not the absolute monster that some people think. amuso agrees.
We'll catch you on My Space at some time when we can get it to download properly.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 22, 2007 5:24 AM
yes i have, rsvp is s bit pricier than the others, but it has the blogs and a very good profile layout.
Plenty of fish also has blogs, a personality test, it is a free site, but not many people from my area use it and it didn't feel as good as rsvp. I am off that one.
Lavalife is OK, cheaoer, I have had a few dates from there, no blogs tho, and it also has limited kiss responses.
I have been on RSVP and lava since Feb 07.
Funny thing on the lava site, they have 3 places where you can post your profile, dating, relationship or intimate . I chose to put mine on dating and relatioship.
One day when I was a bit bored, i went and checked out the intimate, and 5 guys I had dated had profiles listed on it. It gave me way to much info on these guys, it goes into sexual preferences of all descriptions!!! Lucky i wasn't seeing the guys again, one was into bondage and another into 3somes!! When would you tell someone that, when you had met them on a dating site.!!!!
So I mostly use RSVP, mainly because of the good profile layout and lots of info you can add, plus the blogs. The guy I am seeing now, plus my last 2 dates were all on this site.
Canberra being a small place, I have seen profiles that are on RSVP , also over on lava....jewels
Posted by: junebaby57 at November 22, 2007 1:14 AM
Oops, I meant to say: has anyone tried another dating site.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 22, 2007 12:11 AM
Has anyone tried another site? I for one haven't.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 22, 2007 12:10 AM
Welcome karenchocolate and twoeyes - enjoy yourselves.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 19, 2007 11:46 AM
hi to artois81, jenjen57 and wendyxx. The topics are old and stale and with some of us able to get our posts in immediately, it sometimes turns into a bit of a chat room (something we've wanted for a while), but goes off in all sorts of directions - not always particularly riveting or enjoyable ones.
But it can also be entertaining in blogland, and also a good place to make friends, so hope you have fun.
Posted by: malsie at November 17, 2007 11:48 AM
Happy weekend all.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 16, 2007 3:43 PM
What happened to 'Advice to new members' blog?
Posted by: mushie6 at November 16, 2007 10:36 AM
I enjoy reading these blogs and often look up a profile to give me a 'picture' of the blogger.
I have been lurking on and off and post the odd blog now and then, however the long delays in the page loading and the appearance of my blog is enough to put me off. I do not have a great deal of time to spare and I do have a life outside the computer and RSVP. Having said that I am still looking for my mate and will not give up! He must be out there somewhere.
Posted by: mushie6 at November 16, 2007 10:35 AM
yes bb and thats a fact jack
Posted by: twoeyes at November 16, 2007 1:10 AM
Thank you brilliantblue :)
Posted by: jenjen57 at November 15, 2007 10:17 PM
Hi Jenjen57....welcome to blogland, just feel free to join in....we could really do with some new input!
Posted by: brilliantblue at November 15, 2007 9:22 PM
Find the blogs very entertaining. Feels a bit like I am intruding on a private party as most of it is not on topic but chit chat between the regular bloggers, but am keen to join in regardless !! The blogs are far more interesting than the endless searching on RSVP !
Posted by: jenjen57 at November 15, 2007 1:03 AM
Thanks junebaby57 from me and my alter ego not4real.
I think that profile is very upfront about being fake.
My regular profile is hidden because I've met my blog honey...
It's just a chance to rage against the machine of internet dating if you read it.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 14, 2007 11:52 PM
Thanks junebaby57 at November 14, 2007 10:36 PM but I prefer to not make a scene in public. I'm such a coward when it comes to these types of situations.
Particularly, when it is within a social gathering as it is during the week and especially so, at a church service.
Also, recipients of such behaviour often get the blame. (Check thefotografer's response in 'Summer Lovin' for just one example.)
So, I do what I usually tend to do and run away. Either by absenting myself completely as I did for one week and then when I went back this week flanked by friends, I still had to keep moving off to make a cup of tea or away to talk to another group of people, when approached three times by this person.
Like you said junebaby57,
"Don't let his presence spoil the activities that you like doing."
I know I was missed when my second "mum" rang earlier in the week, wondering where I was on both occasions.
That's the only reason I forced myself to go back -thinking of friends there with whom I wish to spend my time, give support to and vice versa.
Thanks again for your support, jewels/junebaby57.
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 14, 2007 11:03 PM
yes , I think the person is earlwyoming/Niceguy/Comeplaytrains/Excaliburwhet/teqieroputa/ramsteinAFB/nurseandpurse/pinotnoir/lord someone and now ageinghippy. These are all the one person, I once got kissed by him, when he was niceguy.
I don't agree with or understand the multiple profile thing, but i think he is just stirring us all, he is probably a shxt stirrer from way back.
Woobnwine seems to have the right attitude in dealing with Sybil.
Have a lovely evening, and next time the pastor sneaks up behind you, turn around and say in a really loud voice, what, you again, are you following me or something, and walk off smiling. Don't let his presence spoil the activities that you like doing.
jewels
Posted by: junebaby57 at November 14, 2007 10:36 PM
junebaby57 at November 14, 2007 9:31 PM, you do realise the origins of this latest "AgeingHippy" character?
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 14, 2007 10:21 PM
I had a look at AgeingHippy on Myspace last night. Just a suggestion, get rid of the green text, it is so hard to read. Interesting profile, but wasn’t keen on the music! Had to turn it off. What about some Dire straits or INXS instead.
All you RSVPers/alter profiles looked great, it is also great that you all have a fab sense of humour about being on the site.
jewels
Posted by: junebaby57 at November 14, 2007 9:31 PM
cmon ijt54 play with me a bit expose yourself tome
marry me or at least just throw yourself on my alter of loooooove.
Posted by: wackojackaroot at November 14, 2007 9:21 PM
dont go dont go you rrrr!!!!
i jest wanna get you and hug you and play with your a bits
Posted by: wackojackaroot at November 14, 2007 9:18 PM
hi guys
thank you for your wishes re my son and iraq. jenny, ninaschen, OO and wrecca and BB in the past. There is some interesting footage on youtube showing our aussies in iraq.
Have a lovely evening all.jewels.
Posted by: junebaby57 at November 14, 2007 9:18 PM
Junebaby,
Sorry I didn't mention what impossible pain/anguish you must be going through with your son leaving for such an uncertain time.
I've a son in his twenties too and can only imagine what you are going through. I'll say a prayer for you and him both.
Take care Jennie
This really is goodbye now to the rest of you! It was too big an oversight to ignore.
Posted by: istj54 at November 14, 2007 9:09 PM
Re post in Summer Lovin by: funlovertoo
at November 14, 2007 6:50 AM (and now blogging as not4real).
>You don't get it, do you.
>There was and is nothing over the top in what I wrote about the Pastor.
>Characters like you in real life, are the ones who don't believe their daughters or friends when similar situations occur.
>* Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 14, 2007 6:41 PM
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 14, 2007 7:03 PM
junebaby57 at November 12, 2007 8:14 PM, congratulations on your new "someone" :-).
My thoughts are also with you and wishing the best for your son.
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 14, 2007 6:01 PM
ww now thats funny but so so so true
Posted by: twoeyes at November 14, 2007 10:00 AM
wnw: Agree.
OO: just roll with it, not against it...
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 13, 2007 11:11 PM
OO - I read it. I just go with the flow now and see where it takes me. I was just sugesting that you don't let things like that upset you.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 13, 2007 11:05 PM
OO; Funny. Every time I see somdrivelelfttospool I feel the urge to smoke...
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 13, 2007 10:52 PM
All you RSVPers looked great, it is also great that you all have a great sense of humour.
One of my mates has opened an account on Netlog, and sent me a invite to be a friend. But to be a friend you need to have a profile. I did all that, and got added to his thing. But now I have an email from some bloke in Spain, wanting to get to know me! How do you hide your profiles on these sites?
Have a gr8 Tuesday evening all. jewels
Posted by: junebaby57 at November 13, 2007 10:50 PM
Wonderful for you, JuneBaby! All the very best and I trust it all goes well. Perhaps we will be in contact soon?
Posted by: ninaschen at November 13, 2007 9:35 PM
Ta, istj54 at November 13, 2007 6:36 AM, he only came up to me (sitting amongst a group of women) three times this morning.
Each time I had a sudden urge to get up quickly to make a cup of tea.
It's nice at this craft group, to be able to make as many teas coffees as we want.
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 13, 2007 9:32 PM
Welcome, Artois81 and hello back to you! I agree, a forum rather than enforced topics may be the way to go. When the blogs were first introduced, topics helped the flow of conversations and drew people in. Now that many are more comfortable with the whole concept, it may be time for a change of approach by RSVP.
I imagine there are quite a few people out there reading the blogs and for whatever reason, they are not contributing. The blogs NEED new blood to inject some life into them (the obscure reference to another blogger not intended). So thank you Artois81 for making the effort. I hope everyone makes you very welcome.
Posted by: ninaschen at November 13, 2007 9:26 PM
I know a woman who wears J'Adore...j'taime
Posted by: jpkool at November 13, 2007 8:55 PM
woodnwine at November 13, 2007 8:36 AM, you obviously didn't read or didn't understand when
funlover too wrote: >"OrnaMentalAsAnything may not be for real, given last night's posts, but does it matter in the sunny light of day?"
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 13, 2007 8:28 PM
My absolute favoutites are Chanel no 5, Samsara and J'Adore, but Green Tea and L'Air de Temps are nother lovely light summery ones, Junebaby, and good luck with your dating.
Posted by: istj54 at November 13, 2007 6:00 PM
I've sporadically read bits of these blogs in a vouyeristic fashion over the last few days and to say I'm confused is an understatement. None the less things do appear to be fun and amusing at times so I can handle that!
I'd like to have a bit of a rant (as a new RSVP user) but just thought I would make a comment first rather than put you all off with a self indulgent spray!
These blogs seem unlike other blogs I have participated in in the past. The random update (non too frequently) of topics and the choice of topics in themself is perplexing.
Perhaps RSVP needs to adopt a forum format where users can post their own topics and questions for other users to comment on which would then at least create the appearance of new ideas for discussion.
Anyway, thought I'd say hello to one and all :)
[I wonder how long this will take to be posted...the delay in posting is also something I've never experienced in a blog. Shouldnt poeple be given the benefit of the doubt to post the right thing first and have the privelidge taken away after one has committed an indiscretion?]
Oh and apologies for being off topic...
Posted by: artois81 at November 13, 2007 2:00 PM
ornamentalonly - don't you realise clowns like to be laughed at not challenged to a fight - that only confuses them. Don't take everything so seriously unless it becomes personal, which I haven't noticed lately. How is the heatwave going over there BTW?
Posted by: woodnwine at November 13, 2007 8:36 AM
Must admit Ornamentalonly that I had ro go and reread yout late night letter and even I, a possible interloper into these hallowed bloglands, could find nothing askew or remotely sbniffy about it.
Funny how I am tainted as a alter but the real thing sanctified and spoken to fondly. Another of lifes puzzles for me to ponder and stew on till I come up with the answers and I always do.
By the way, you actually do need to take some sort of stand against that man. He will just go and do it to someone alse. Probably has made a career of it. If you are ostracised for this I can't see that it is a group that you want to be part of.
Posted by: istj54 at November 13, 2007 6:36 AM
By the way, the people who've spoken to me, don't worry about confirming anything to "Fun"lovertoo...she seems to be quite fond of our residential reincarnator ageinghippy aka what'shisnamethisweek.
Associations such as that, can't help but muddy the waters and dirty the hands of anyone who touches it.
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 13, 2007 1:05 AM
Excuse me funlovertoo at November 12, 2007 6:10 AM???
What exactly do you mean?
Quite ironic coming from you (if, indeed, it is) as previously you made the comment about me being too honest...
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 13, 2007 12:57 AM
Woodnwine: And Woodford, Mullumbimbie...
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 12, 2007 9:32 PM
Opps Lordhippie, I almost forgot you are really a country boy at heart so I should be talking about places like Gympie, not Granite Bay, sorry.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 12, 2007 9:28 PM
JPKool: What's a guy like you doing in a place like this?
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 12, 2007 9:20 PM
Hey Lordhippie - did you notice one of my friends on MySpace is called Naked Rain? Bet that motivated you. Oh to remember our mis-spent youths, sometimes in the back of Kombis. Remember Granite Bay old timer? Now that rocked (in its day). Hippie, I nearly grew my hair again.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 12, 2007 8:54 PM
jpkool - welcome. We have ways of finding out who is real so don't worry unduly.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 12, 2007 8:43 PM
Hi jpkool...good to have you on the blogs!
Posted by: brilliantblue at November 12, 2007 8:31 PM
My profile is still live, but hidden as I have started to see someone. I am not hiding multiple personalities or anything, its me, Junebaby57, have been blogging under the same name since July. (just don't get posted in time to be part of the current conversation)
Absolutely love the song summer rain.
Love perfume all year round, but it always smells better in summer. My favourites are Happy by Clinique, Poison, and Opium.
I am home today with a whopping headache, said goodbye to my older son on the weekend, I won�t see him till July as he is getting ready to go to Iraq. So am now hitting the couch and some old movies on Foxtel.
Have a gr8 Monday all...jewels.
Posted by: junebaby57 at November 12, 2007 8:14 PM
New to this rsvp and blogging, although I have read some with interest. I'm a bit nervous about the whole blog thing, wondering if I will be thought of as theAginghippier personas, what with fake profilers and all sorts of Brisbased garbageology going on, or so it seems. My profile is up. Passwords are available for those who ask. Cheers to all. May we all find what we are looking for.
Posted by: jpkool at November 12, 2007 8:07 PM
Thank you Funlovertoo, much appreciated, same to you too.
Posted by: istj54 at November 12, 2007 11:22 AM
istj54....happy vibes and positive thoughts your way.
misswendyxx...it'll be quite a ride!
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 12, 2007 10:46 AM
Dont worry misswendy, i have been trying to post comments here for over 3 weeks and have had nothing posted.
Like Mrs Marsh said it will happen but not over night.......
Posted by: twoeyes at November 12, 2007 10:35 AM
misswendyxx - I will look forward to hearing from you and being one of your friends. Have a nice time on your trip.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 12, 2007 10:32 AM
Woodnwine, I have tried to get comments up on here since the blog opened and the Ed had said that they were posted and awaiting approval, of course at their descretion. Anyway I have got something up here now. PS. Since you have a myspace can I add you as a friend? I will look you up when I get back from my week away!
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 12, 2007 10:12 AM
misswendyxx - welcome to the experience. Signing in only allows you to sign in again, did you think it would allow you to post? You must be thinking of another site.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 12, 2007 9:57 AM
I tried to stick with topics here but all they want to do is see a picture. Like that tells them if you are real or not.
So far my RSVP experience has been negative vibes all the way.
Posted by: istj54 at November 12, 2007 9:26 AM
“Ed” are you ever going to print something that relates to the topic???? I have made several attempts to comment on whether RSVP is better than Myspace or Facebook. Perhaps if I don’t voice an opinion you might actually post it, or perhaps I should throw myself in front of a bulldozer or chain myself to a tree to get some attention here. Anyway I am away for the week so it will be ironic if this comment makes the cut.
P.S 7 times to sign in!! That doesn't happen on Myspace!!!
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 12, 2007 9:17 AM
istj54 - just cop it on the chin or face the (country) music.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 12, 2007 8:50 AM
ageinghippie - forestry doesn't usually destroy forests for no reason, they usually harvest the tress, use them and then re-plant. Farmers on the other hand, often clear fell, burn the tress then proceed to plant water intensive crops in an arid climate. Whose bulldozers should people really lie in front of?
Posted by: woodnwine at November 12, 2007 8:49 AM
istj54...I can tell you why its happened...people on the blogs are fed-up with the fake profiles!
I thought you would have worked this out after reading through all of the blogs as you said you had!
Posted by: brilliantblue at November 12, 2007 8:34 AM
Ageinghippie, Loved the music, but too much on the site and my Apple Ibook froze, so I couldn't get in for a good look.
Amzing how much I look like Germain. Wonder if she would lend me her picture....
Posted by: istj54 at November 12, 2007 7:41 AM
Funlovertoo, it matters if the person has had a senseless stoning for absolutely no good reason. You can't just turn around and say ah well sorry could have been wrong.
I am the only person blogging as ME. I don't think I said anything bad or rude except to thefotografer about which of his pics I thought would be best as the main one.
You all really do need to look into yourselves to ask why this has happened.
Posted by: istj54 at November 12, 2007 7:01 AM
growing crowd that should have been
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 12, 2007 6:52 AM
Thanks ageinghippie. Blushing at being singled out from the growing crown of vote-for-change campaigners.
Don't get many bulldozers in Bennelong though except in high-rise construction sites.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 12, 2007 6:52 AM
Blog away the lot of you, but what are you doing to advance The Cause, apart from Funlover and her Bennelong efforts.
My myspace has several important messages.
I note you all conveniently skirt around these.
Next time Forestry wheel their bulldozers in to whip out vital cool temperate rainforest, will you be there?
WE need women throwing themselves in front of the bulldozers. Men doing it just invite punch drunk rednecks
Posted by: ageinghippie at November 12, 2007 6:45 AM
woodnwine...pleased to know you scored a bargain with your fridge. Comparison shopping is important. Some guys don't seem to do it.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 12, 2007 6:13 AM
Well, I for one got very confused late yesterday about which multiple poster was posting what!
So if istj54 wasn't who I thought it was then all's right with the world.
As woodnwine said: "whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right either way."
I thought I could identify istj54 but now I don't and, because he/she/it is a multiple poster I can now choose to be wrong...so I suppose that's being right.
I guess we just can't assume we know everything about the identity of multiple posters.
OrnaMentalAsAnything may not be for real, given last night's posts, but does it matter in the sunny light of day?
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 12, 2007 6:10 AM
Hehehehe, clever hiddencharms, at November 11, 2007 3:07 PM.
:)
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 11, 2007 11:46 PM
MIB - why don't you just take one of these lovely ladies up on their offer to meet you - unless of course you just end up meeting yourself. If you slowed down long enogh you might just meet someone that you don't already know.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 11, 2007 11:46 PM
Well I thought I did. Anyway, it was fun to dream about it. No hard feelings. I guess you can't help it.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 9:14 PM
I've just started looking Funlovertoo and by my warm reception here I guess it will take a long, long time.
But good wishes to you. We may be opposites but I think you get me.
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 9:05 PM
I have.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 8:12 PM
That's sad istj54.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 8:11 PM
And I still haven't found what I'm looking for..
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 7:53 PM
That should have been U2.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:48 PM
Always listening and thinking Funlovertoo I am ISTJ. It's what we do.
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 7:45 PM
And you.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:40 PM
istj54...I don't know how you did it.
Were you listening?
Anyway...
Subversion. Love it.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:39 PM
ISTJ54 - WoodnWine is very flirtable (I made that word up).
Don't worry, we will bring our own rain, if necessary WnW.
Posted by: ninaschen at November 11, 2007 6:56 PM
I am wondering if lstj54 is not lynathdiary?
hmmm
Anyway.. I really like that song Summer Rain.. one of my favourites.. have danced naked in the rain... very exhilarating!!
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 11, 2007 5:56 PM
Why do all the ladies here flirt with Woodnwine? Now I'm doing it.
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 5:45 PM
Woodnwine, relocate and then pray for rain or learn rain dancing.
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 5:44 PM
woodnwine, ninaschen, waterbombe and l have had a lovely lunch today outside at a pub on a beautiful Melbourne day.....you know you really should relocate!!!!......k
Posted by: auntykaz at November 11, 2007 5:40 PM
ISTJ54:Mmmm...I forgot about the Goldmark restrictions...
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 11, 2007 4:38 PM
Hiddencharms I have never seen a ring like that at Goldmark. That is where ageinghippie picks up his trinkets. He needs to buy in bulk apparently. Imagine $6500 times 40 might stretch the pension a bit. There wouldn't be enough left over for the Christmas turkey. Hang on that would be free at the nursing home. I've been to a few of those celebrations and you wouldn't want to miss them. They are full of good cheer and meeting up with new people each day. But maybe a shandy at the Hamilton might be manageable in the afternoon. Don't forget to take him back as he has a date for a bit of nekked dancing in the wet season.
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 3:16 PM
decrepidhippie: Mighty Maude saw this gorgeous square cut diamond ring, with baguettes set in white gold...it's only $6500...can she please add that to her Christmas wish list and meet you at the Hamilton pub...you know, the one behind the private hospital....
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 11, 2007 3:07 PM
Whispering our goodbyes, waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby in the summer rain
I can hear him saying nothing will change
Come dance with me baby in the summer rain
I remember the rain on our skin
And his kisses hotter than the Santa Ana winds
Whispering our goodbyes, waiting for a train
I was dancing with my baby in the summer rain
I remember laughing till we almost cried
There at the station that night
I remember looking in his eyes
[CHORUS]
Oh my love it's you that I dream of
Oh my love, since that day
Somewhere in my heart I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain
Doesn't matter what I do now
Doesn't matter what I say
Somewhere in my heart I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain
I can hear the whistle, military train
I was dancing with my baby, in the summer rain
I can hear him saying Ooh love is strange
Come dance with me baby, in the summer rain
I remember the rain pouring down
And we poured our hearts out as the train pulled out
I can see my baby waving from the train
It was the last time that I saw him in the summer rain
[CHORUS]
Oh my love it's you that I dream of
Oh my love, since that day
Somewhere in my heart I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain
Doesn't matter what I do now
Doesn't matter what I say
Somewhere in my heart I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain
Every time I see the lightening
Every time I hear the thunder
Every time I close the window
When this happens in summer
Oh the night is so inviting
I can feel that you are so close
I can feel you when the wind blows
Blows right through my heart
[CHORUS]
Oh my love it's you that I dream of
Oh my love, since that day
Somewhere in my heart I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain
Every night and every day now
Though I know you've gone anyway
Somewhere in my heart I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain
Oh my love it's you that I dream of
Oh my love, since that day
Somewhere in my heart I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain
Doesn't matter what I do now
Doesn't matter what I say
Somewhere in my heart I'm always dancing with you in the summer rain
Next rain forcast for for the 18-20th Nov. I just don't think it will be warm enough down here. Let's wait for the January rains up there and ageinghippie can join in too.
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 3:05 PM
Hi Woodwine, it doesn't rain down here we have a perfect Sunday!!
Posted by: saphires4me at November 11, 2007 3:02 PM
istj54 - let me know when it's raining down there please and we can all join you.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 11, 2007 2:39 PM
Woodnwine I personally would love to run round nekked in the warm rain. It must be one of lifes great natural pleasures.
It's a beautiful day down south but no rain so I'll keep my clothes on for now.
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 2:31 PM
ageinghippie - shame about all this wet, overcast weather we are having up here must restrict your frollicking around nekked with all your friends. At least your dam will be filling up.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 11, 2007 2:25 PM
funlovertoo - thanks, I got my fridge at Mr Harvey's lovely shop as I was lucky enough to pick up the last of an old model and saved almost $1000. I went out this morning and bought sh**loads of fesh food and can now cook again after not having a fridhe for a week. So many take-aways over the last week have stuffed my figure so we'd better not have a bloggers'meeting for a few weeks.
Glad to hear that you are happy. Keep smiling.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 11, 2007 2:23 PM
ageinghippie, just found a bottle of patchouli scented massage oil, based on almond oil with a dash of patchouli. A friend made it and it's been sitting in the cupboard.
You might check it out if you're ever down this way in between music festivals.
Just point that Kombi southwards - hope it's rainbow coloured.
However there may not be any left by the time I've been on a quick trip away. Know someone who might find it useful as a way to calm down, or karma, or something.
Anyway, peace and love man! Won't go nekked but will put flowers in my hair.
We can chill out listening to Nirvana Unplugged or some old Sixties stuff - I really liked the Amboy Dukes Journey to the Center of the Mind. The Doors would be perfect, as would Pink Floyd Us and them...if you know what I mean.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 11:02 AM
Yes, I know what you mean. I'm surprised that Vacola bottling sets don't have a profile on MySpace...though maybe they do.My father used to make plum jam every summer. We kids got the seeds out. He used sterilised jars and those cellophane circles.
Lovely jam.
That generation of dads was a jam-making generation.
Bunnings atPennant Hills must be really slack istj54 at checking their stock!
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 10:23 AM
Don't you remember the old Fowler's Vacola bottling sets?
My sister got one years ago and her husband wasn't spoken to fer some months. I think she returned it to Bunnings and asked for them to keep him on a shelf for the rest of the year.
I guess he must have really missed his mum's stewed fruits all year round.
He has never been allowed to forget the incident and you may still find him up on a top shelf in a Bunnings near you, maybe at Pennant Hills. I think I read that somewhere yesterday in my meanderings through these hefty bogs.
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 10:02 AM
what are bottling sets istj54?
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 9:56 AM
Oh my goodness hippie, you are so right about old girls and their perfumes. My boss is still wearing Youth Dew. I can't stand it and all I can say is it is probably a winner for her 'cos I rarely go into her office, pew.
On the other hand back to topic, White Linen is just the best for those long hot days. I love it. I actually only wear it on hot days and can't wait for more to arrive next week.
Also avoid the bottling sets for Xmas too and any handy gadgets. They will truly spoil your summer.
Those presents are for the guys who think they don't need them.
Posted by: istj54 at November 11, 2007 9:08 AM
amuso...cyberkisses your way xx
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 8:15 AM
I have some really nice patchouli soap I bought in bulk in Perth from Freo markets. Those markets have the best handmade soaps.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 8:11 AM
ageinghippie..
Thought you would have been more into patchouli oil?
40+? That's a lot of personas.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 8:10 AM
Funlover
The golden rule is that if you buy what you always buy (ie what she always wears) you'll get what you always get.
If someone has 40 plus personas on the internet, bulk jewellery purchase may be the only way to go.
Posted by: ageinghippie at November 11, 2007 8:04 AM
Funlover, Your father must have been light fingered. How else could you have ended up with half the milky way in your eyes?!
Posted by: amuso at November 11, 2007 8:03 AM
don't get the see saw reference amuso.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:56 AM
Hi Hiphop, nice to see the blogs becoming aromatic.
Posted by: amuso at November 11, 2007 7:56 AM
ageinghippie...
The golden rule is to ask and not to buy over the internet because there've been some current affairs stories lately about dodgy imports.
Great deals are to be had at Changi Airport (I did a comparison cyber shop for work reasons recently).
Running account at Goldmark for bulk discounts? Possibly not a good idea because if sending trinkets to various lovelies the receipts might get mixed up.
No fun for someone like somelifeinmeyet to get the gift destined for cynical and anonymous.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:55 AM
Is there a see saw beyond?
Posted by: amuso at November 11, 2007 7:54 AM
And amuso, you're soooo cool - as well as hot!
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:48 AM
Funlovertoo
I forgot to mention that buying perfume as a gift for an older woman is fraught with inherent danger.
The older a woman gets, the more set in her ways she becomes, including her taste in perfume.
Most blokes might find it easier to maintain a running account at Goldmark, and get discounts on bulk.
The wrong gift to a woman at Christmas can lead to cold shoulders, cold bed and cold stares for months.
Posted by: ageinghippie at November 11, 2007 7:45 AM
Amuso,
Lovely to see you again my friend
Walk along with me to the next bend
(Moody Blues)
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:45 AM
oh, and woodnwine, try the perfume counters at Myer and David Jones.
They're chick magnets.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:41 AM
Hi Funlover, i'm chasing Angels to the altar of the sun.
Posted by: amuso at November 11, 2007 7:41 AM
On topic (still giggling about the perfume thing)...
Thanks woodnwine for the info about the fake sites on MySpace.
Loved your clown pic. That should keep the Melbourne blogger girls happy.
Found the other links you mentioned for Earl's site and also his "friends".
Will have to investigate further and maybe set up something.
Hope the new fridge is working well.
Did you do much comparison shopping? Where was the best deal?
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:40 AM
"Summer lovin" - a wonderful name for a summer limited edition perfume.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:34 AM
Now beginning to think ageinghippe/lordperfect and the most recent profiles are not Earl at all.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:28 AM
Hmmmm...ageinghippie.
I have a strong suspicion that you were in a Myer store lurkiing around the perfume counters on Friday!
You are so funny.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 11, 2007 7:25 AM
Dear Madam Ornamental
There is a new Estee Lauder perfume out called "Whiff of Diamonds."
Some blokes might want to accidentally deviate with a date into Myers and give her a daub.
Might give you 6 weeks of summer lovin, living on a promise.
Mind you if you end up giving her a 4 sandwich toaster for Christmas, well......
Posted by: ageinghippie at November 11, 2007 6:08 AM
It took my daughter about 10 minutes to see my new laptop, log on to check out her Facebook and my RSVP favourites and profile that I had been looking through. She made me laugh when she commented that we 'all write a lot of words on our sites' (she's 22, I'm 48). Plus, I came across too 'full on', and that I could put spaces between my sentences! Good point--the pressure to meet the correct number of characters in this important piece of marketing was showing!
Posted by: isabella59 at November 11, 2007 3:07 AM
Posted by: ageinghippie at November 10, 2007 12:49 PM
>"....leaving Pte Gomer Pyle the volunteer."
You wouldn't happen to have recently developed piles -along with that "heart condition" of yours, ageinghippie?
How unfortunate for us, if that is the case.
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 11, 2007 1:54 AM
Gee….just wondering why my comments on the 8th Nov are not here? I was signed in too. Makes me think that the Ed really doesn’t want everyone’s opinion on how RSVP compares to Myspace and Facebook.
So here are my comments again. I have a Myspace and I absolutely LOVE it. It is a great site for keeping in touch with friends, making new friends, networking etc. and it is free. I like that you own “your own space” on the web but still be affiliated with a networking community and the best part is you can have absolute control over it, from how you design it to filtering who can see it. My daughter is on it too so I can keep a check on who she is talking to as well. I also have Facebook (which is in direct competition with Myspace) and use it for keeping in contact with friends or reconnecting with old friends who have found me on this site. RSVP is definitely the best site for dating and with over a million members the odds are a lot better in finding a potential partner than the other sites as everyone is here for the same reason – dating!!
Well that’s my opinion, hope it makes the cut this time.
P.S. Woodnwine I will try and find you on myspace and add you if that's okay!
Posted by: misswendyxx at November 10, 2007 9:08 PM
Ok this one is comment number three and hopefully this time someone besides the moderator and me (of course!) gets to see it.
Online dating from the short amount of time I have been a member is not as great as Facebook and MySpace. I guess on the online dating community there is this huge weight of expectations that's not there in sites like Facebook and MySpace.
Posted by: goofyoptimist at November 10, 2007 8:23 PM
Earl is back. AKA ageinghippie.
Posted by: trumanscat at November 10, 2007 7:54 PM
Online dating woould most probably be better if you were successfull at it.
Posted by: istj54 at November 10, 2007 2:46 PM
funlovertoo, give me a call if you like and one of my friends will help you out.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 10, 2007 2:11 PM
ageinghippie - please take good care of Madame Lyneth if you see her wandering around on your farm. She may be disorientated and require assistance with her mobility.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 10, 2007 2:10 PM
Could I quickly note the disappearance of Madame Lyneth Diary
One of her blogs would have had a lot of blokes on this site worried, what with summer and xmas- the one where she mentioned that diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
I saw the whole platoon take a step backward in unison leaving Pte Gomer Pyle the volunteer.
Posted by: ageinghippie at November 10, 2007 12:49 PM
OO: Ha! Ha! Your story made me laugh! I'd have told the old lech that his fly was undone...!
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 10, 2007 12:33 PM
brane: Yep. Have to agree with you. Our old pal, the Myspace fanatic, just spends his life pissing in the wind...
Posted by: hiddencharms at November 10, 2007 12:31 PM
Can anhyone direct me to the spoof profiles involving bloggers on myspace? There was one purporting to be woodnwine with a monkey pic?
Congratulations ageinghippie for doing so well on Myspace. Enjoy your new profile - as always.
Posted by: funlovertoo at November 10, 2007 10:43 AM
I've never been on myspace or facebook, I've looked at them, but like so much of the electronic age, its just more people pissing in the wind.
Posted by: brane at November 9, 2007 11:07 PM
So brane at November 9, 2007 10:43 PM, does that mean we will see you no more on "these sites"?
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 9, 2007 10:49 PM
Ok , if you look at what I've just done on summer loving you'll see why its not neccessary to be these sites. We can enlighten and amuse, its just up to us to show some introspection and creativity to make the whole place a lot more interesting
Posted by: brane at November 9, 2007 10:43 PM
P.S. Chucky babe, I do like the latest nick you laid upon me..."omnimentalonly". *grin*
And I certainly do get the bigger picture, woodenwine, far more than you will ever know.
I actually wondered the other day (when I was hanging the washing out after I did a whole house-worth of plumbing and the mind has gotta think of something else while one does these mundane tasks) if anyone had bothered to think of alternatives to my nick...you know...something like the Ornery Ogre.
Speaking of which, I had a security guard at the train station (when I was on the way to visit my dad in hospital today) who walked past me twice and kept grinning at me. I really did begin to feel uncomfortable...
An old boy (a grandfatherly type around my dad's age) sitting on the bench next to me started chatting and I eventually asked him "Is there something wrong with the way I look?" I told him the guard had walked past me twice and kept smiling at me. (I actually thought I might've had smeared foundation/breakfast on my face/a grease smear when I put air in my car's flat tyre/had my knickers hanging out or something similar.)
-He assured me, definitely not.
And proved it by touching my arm several times (he was going to the same hospital) while we were talking.
Needless to say, when we transferred to the bus, I sat on a different seat away from him, even when he beckoned me to the vacant seat beside him.
But that didn't stop him from moving to sit beside me and bending my ear until we got there.
At least with RSVP, Myspace and Facebook, you can hit the delete button or switch the computer off.
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 9, 2007 1:32 AM
Dear Woodchuck,
Re: Posted by: woodnwine at November 8, 2007 11:09 PM,
Nope, I haven't bothered looking.
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 9, 2007 1:08 AM
Hi everyone
I have both Facebook and MySpace sites but rarely use them. There is little comparison to be made between both those sites and RSVP because they serve different purposes and also have totally different target markets/audiences. The RSVP audience are specific in their objectives in using the site while Facebook and MySpace have an audience with a very diverse agenda. Although having said that… I think adding a personal blog space option to the individual profile setup in RSVP would be great.
Posted by: eternalsummer7 at November 9, 2007 12:45 AM
Thanks woodnwine.... I just don't want to remember any of it.. I am just blocking it all out.. only way I can cope... Have to keep going and not think about it. :-)
You will enjoy facebook once you start using the applications.. they can be heaps of fun!!
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 8, 2007 11:17 PM
Seraphsuzie - going by your comments I should take another look at facebook. I am on it but it doesn't seem to be as much fun as myspace, maybe I need to spend more time investigating - thanks for the tip.
BTW - you seem to be very resilient given recent events - way to go! Life is full of opportunities make the most of each of them. Big hug from me.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 8, 2007 11:12 PM
Onnimentalonly - no, there is no kickback and no collaboration. I don't really care if people put false profiles of me up on other sites and have said this all along - check my blogs. I just laugh. You just need to get with the bigger picture and keep an open mind. Have you found me yet?
I do however believe that RSVP offers the best dating site ( I joined another one but never even bothered to post a photo and never check it - hey, maybe I should but I can't even remember which one it was, maybe Lavalife).
waterbombe - what are you doing? Have you been drinking again?
Still waiting for someone to find me and make contact. It's not that hard.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 8, 2007 11:09 PM
Nooooo Facebook is much better fry2205.... hehe... you get to poke people and hug them and kiss them and do anything you want to them.. its soooooooooo cool!! :-)
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 8, 2007 10:29 PM
I have both a facebook account and a myspace. It's very hard to compare them to RSVP though when they serve completly different functions. Myspace is good for blogging though I find that the site is catered a bit more for the teenage market. Facebook is a lot of fun but my facebook account is strictly for keeping in touch with old friends. The bext site for blogging however is called Livejournal. It's just a blogging site and would be a lot of fun for all you bloggers out there.
Posted by: fry2205 at November 8, 2007 10:21 PM
A revelation:
Are you two getting a kickback from either or both MySpace & RSVP with all the free publicity you've generated?
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 8, 2007 10:15 PM
Gee, gosh and golly whiz woodnotwine re your welcome back
-I guess your numerous postings on your dislike of your profile being used on another site was just public indignation and all the while,
you enjoyed it as much as him, eh?
Posted by: ornamentalonly at November 8, 2007 10:11 PM
I am soooooo addicted to Facebook.. I have met more guys through Facebook than any other online dating place. I think Facebook is much better then myspace.. more fun, more things to do, more ways to connect with other people.
Nothing better than a good poke via Facebook every day.. hehehe ;-)
And wraecca you can definitely meet new people on Facebook and also on myspace. You should give Facebook a closer look, you would like it.. you can send gifts and things to others. Its just so much fun!!
Posted by: seraphsuzie at November 8, 2007 9:35 PM
ageinghippie - i knew you'd turn up sooner or later old pal. Welcome back.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 8, 2007 9:16 PM
I love MySpace.
I have several dozen young and beautiful girlfriends on MySpace.
They give me absolutely no trouble whatsoever.
Mind you I had to invent them
Posted by: ageinghippie at November 8, 2007 7:31 PM
I am on myspace and facebook. I find myspace really good and have been meeting quite a few interesting people. It is more a social networking site than a dating site but it offers fantastic flexibility and of course it's free. Facebook seems more formal and less interesting than myspace.
Everyone should give myspace a go and you might be surprised who you'll see on there. Look me up, it's not hard to find me, and then see where my friends take you - it's interesting.
RSVP is still the best dating site but it could pick up a few ideas from myspace, such as systems that work quickly. And wraecca, it's easy to set up your own blogs and participate in other people's - I have only just started this so that part of it is new for me.
Posted by: woodnwine at November 8, 2007 7:00 PM
Wow, another new blog? I don't really go onto Facebook that much, even though I have an account. As for MySpace? Never used it.
I like places where you can blog on forums such as this and meet new people.
Oh well.
Posted by: wraecca at November 8, 2007 5:20 PM
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