ok cupid: god, this shit

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y'all, i've waded into this wonderful world. wait, did i say wonderful?

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:05 (twelve years ago) link

hang in there, you're bound to find someone special!

Todd

realness, just realness, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:16 (twelve years ago) link

probably gonna take down my profile

at some point

maybe

silvana mangano, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:17 (twelve years ago) link

thankig u, todd

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:18 (twelve years ago) link

def a very cool website, but everyone in the world is an awful person?

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:20 (twelve years ago) link

for some reason i feel like these sites attract super earnest ppl w/ no or bad senses of humor, but i might just be in a bad mood

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:20 (twelve years ago) link

Straight women who kiss or fondle each other in clubs in the hopes of attracting men are...

the fuck kinda question is this

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:23 (twelve years ago) link

...not bothering w/ok cupid!

Cooper Chucklebutt, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:24 (twelve years ago) link

xp i think that's mostly true but no harm in giving it a shot anyway. worst case scenario you meet someone and they're lame and you (probably) never see them again. i have met some cool ppl off it.

silvana mangano, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:24 (twelve years ago) link

love when they ask gay ppl about whether they're ok with same-sex relationships

silvana mangano, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:25 (twelve years ago) link

they're super into questions about flag burning

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:26 (twelve years ago) link

just weeding out the commies nbd

silvana mangano, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:27 (twelve years ago) link

yeah don't look at it if you're in a bad mood

mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:28 (twelve years ago) link

i only joined the site cuz i'm in a bad mood, this prob isn't gonna end well

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:29 (twelve years ago) link

hmm. i'm decently matched with the guitarist from 4be vig0da

silvana mangano, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:33 (twelve years ago) link

Lotta the q's are suggested by users, which is jackshit. I skip a heap of them.

Leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it. (Trayce), Tuesday, 6 December 2011 06:07 (twelve years ago) link

Hanging out with me is like riding a roller coaster through a hurricane on a school night. Some people dream in black and white. I dream in awesome. The sound of my voice is the thumping bass that sets the tempo for your wildest fantasies...

the fuck

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 06:09 (twelve years ago) link

oh wait lol

...if any of the above description appealed to you, then I may not be your guy.

i think my matches improved after i answered that sarcasm is very important & mandatory to me

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 06:11 (twelve years ago) link

wish i dreamt in awesome

mookieproof, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 06:15 (twelve years ago) link

I've been listening to a lot of dub step.

think this guy is serious, tho

v-shasty, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 06:24 (twelve years ago) link

I am sure there are a great many people who are honing their talent for satire on okcupid.

Aimless, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 06:27 (twelve years ago) link

OK Cupid is great. I've had some bad dates, but I've had some good times through there too. Now in a LTR so don't need it anymore, but would recommend it if you find the whole dating "thing" a bit daunting. Don't be put off by user-generated lameness, it's not all terrible. And not everyone is as adept at creating a likable online persona as people who regularly frequent message-boards.

NotEnough, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 14:10 (twelve years ago) link

LTR didn't come though OKCupid btw, but I'm sure it helps put your head in the right place. There's nothing like a few good dates to make you feel not-physically-gruesome.

NotEnough, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 14:12 (twelve years ago) link

I may have messed up the double negatives there.

NotEnough, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 14:13 (twelve years ago) link

not everyone is as adept at creating a likable online persona as people who regularly frequent message-boards.

― NotEnough, Tuesday, December 6, 2011 9:10 AM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Permalink

lol @ this concept ty <3

HOOS aka driver of steen, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 14:20 (twelve years ago) link

I meant "not good at crafting online personas" rather than "not good at crafting the persona of a likable guy on a messageboard". Although that might be true too.

NotEnough, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 14:24 (twelve years ago) link

It's better than match.com

Another Suburbanite, Tuesday, 6 December 2011 15:44 (twelve years ago) link

Waiting for date. Am neurotic about being late, so am always on time!

Any queens folks ever been to terrazza 7 in elmhurst/Jackson heights? My whiskey was more $$$ than the places near my work in manhattan!

rayuela, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 02:15 (twelve years ago) link

Did your date ever show up?

Another Suburbanite, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:29 (twelve years ago) link

He did -- it was a pretty bad date though.

Luckily I live 5 min away by walking, so not a huge loss.

rayuela, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:52 (twelve years ago) link

could have been worse, i guess

I'm both an investment manager and a philosopher/writer I'm both an investment manager and a philosopher/writer I'm both an investment manager and a philosopher/writer I'm both an investment manager and a philosopher/writer I'm both an investment manager and a philosopher/writer

mookieproof, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 21:57 (twelve years ago) link

People don’t grow on trees.

your voice of treason, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 22:01 (twelve years ago) link

I wouldn’t be seriously involved with a woman if she didn’t like classical music.

your voice of treason, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 22:04 (twelve years ago) link

omg

According to the internet, you’re 33 or 32, so, at least from my point of view, we’re a good match in terms of age.

ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET

your voice of treason, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 22:05 (twelve years ago) link

omg. what a letter!

"When a woman plays with her hair, she is preening."

the guy last night was so put out that i wasn't interested (when he was the one who postponed our date by 2 hours and then was 20 min late to the newly scheduled time) that he couldn't even be bothered to say nice to meet you when i left. maybe he was afraid he would lead me on.

rayuela, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 22:06 (twelve years ago) link

"I assume that you find me physically attractive. If you didn’t find me physically attractive, then it would have been irrational for you to go out with me in the first place. After all, our first date was not a blind date. You already knew what I looked like before our date."

philosophers.

rayuela, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link

hahaha

your voice of treason, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link

this might turn out okay for me, we'll see

v-shasty, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 23:10 (twelve years ago) link

date on friday. we are going to hear wallace shawn read shakespeare. how bad could it be?

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 7 December 2011 23:13 (twelve years ago) link

don't you fucking say inconceivable.

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 7 December 2011 23:13 (twelve years ago) link

well you won't have to say anything to her, so low risk

v-shasty, Wednesday, 7 December 2011 23:15 (twelve years ago) link

naw we doing dinner before.

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 8 December 2011 00:25 (twelve years ago) link

bump

boxall, Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:17 (twelve years ago) link

I guess I can just wait for real-ILX to come back up; wish I'd c&ped that whole thread for the wisdom/advice I assume it contained.

boxall, Thursday, 15 December 2011 16:20 (twelve years ago) link

things are still going well with the gal I met on okcupid

Another Suburbanite, Friday, 16 December 2011 19:18 (twelve years ago) link

girl i met more than a year ago on okc has started runnin w/me again

life is good

HOOS aka driver of steen, Friday, 16 December 2011 19:27 (twelve years ago) link

Those not entirely satisfied with OKC might consider looking into Hot Tech Startup! HowAboutWe, on which I met without too much difficulty someone very nice and reasonably well-matched (though I have removed myself from the dating pool for someone else). I can't really compare the two sites' populations, and note that OKC will probably tell you more about someone upfront, but there may be advantages to a little more mystery and the lighter tone of the pick-a-date focus.

C.K. Dexter Holland, Friday, 16 December 2011 19:31 (twelve years ago) link

"My insecurities are generally of type XR-81, which is compatible with several common reassurance models"

his venerable escutcheon, Saturday, 17 December 2011 00:11 (twelve years ago) link

I met more people IRL from OKCupid (1) than from eHarmony and match.com combined.

my personal life has always been more successful when I avoid those sites altogether!

if you ain't gonna wash it, i ain't gonna eat it, Saturday, 17 December 2011 15:46 (twelve years ago) link

Guys I have a boyfriend and I met him on OKCupid!!

Stevie :-D, Sunday, 18 December 2011 21:05 (twelve years ago) link

opted not to do the home thing in favor of taking it slow but that's where we at so

― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, December 22, 2011 12:04 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink

also you were late for your next date

v-shasty, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:27 (twelve years ago) link

you laugh but that's actually kind of accurate: i was meeting with my ex to pick up my pottery and see her work

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:29 (twelve years ago) link

i was meeting with my ex to pick up my pottery and see her work

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Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:38 (twelve years ago) link

show us some pictures of these broads, forks. i want to see what you're getting.

dylannnnnnnnn, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:39 (twelve years ago) link

"broads"

amon, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:41 (twelve years ago) link

are u a '50s gumshoe

amon, Thursday, 22 December 2011 16:42 (twelve years ago) link

i might be a 50's gumshoe
i will not show you pictures of these "broads" but i will start a pottery thread

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 22 December 2011 17:08 (twelve years ago) link

broads are ok. it's the dames you have to watch out for.

Aimless, Thursday, 22 December 2011 18:39 (twelve years ago) link

^ real talk

HOOS aka driver of steen, Friday, 23 December 2011 02:37 (twelve years ago) link

ahma wait till we're realilx for that pottery thread i think

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Friday, 23 December 2011 03:51 (twelve years ago) link

yeah, can't have that one lost in the sandbox

v-shasty, Friday, 23 December 2011 03:52 (twelve years ago) link

okay wiseguy: i have about forty finished pieces. I've been practicing on the wheel for the past year and am getting a bit better.
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwm6jvKsIB1qzyx8yo1_500.jpg

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Friday, 23 December 2011 04:22 (twelve years ago) link

i thought you said you answered no to the anal sex question

dylannnnnnnnn, Friday, 23 December 2011 04:26 (twelve years ago) link

haaaa

HOOS aka driver of steen, Friday, 23 December 2011 04:51 (twelve years ago) link

fair zing: that is referred to around the studio as "the bloody asshole vase"

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Friday, 23 December 2011 04:52 (twelve years ago) link

somewhat less asshole related:
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwm6hpoX221qzyx8yo1_500.jpg

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Friday, 23 December 2011 04:54 (twelve years ago) link

Are those fired raku style, forks?

Illia Rump (emil.y), Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:06 (twelve years ago) link

I like that last one

illegal crew member (C.K. Dexter Holland), Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:19 (twelve years ago) link

no raku, regular kiln. May try raku some time?
i got loads more of these as i say.

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:26 (twelve years ago) link

Your stuff looks pretty good to me. What kind of glazes do you use for that effect? Once or twice fired?

Raku can be very fun, though I think techniques vary.

Illia Rump (emil.y), Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:34 (twelve years ago) link

that's really nice ^^
i told someone 'ceramicist' was one of my favourite words once & they said "psoriasis?", which kinda took the shine off it

Never translate German (schlump), Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:35 (twelve years ago) link

thanks. that particular piece is a mix of hamada green and buttermilk and then reduction fired. the accents are done in wax prior to firing.

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 24 December 2011 00:39 (twelve years ago) link

^^you can't make fun of the man after this post imo; he's clearly for real

smh mang fusion, Saturday, 24 December 2011 01:12 (twelve years ago) link

The heartbreak of ceramicist?

Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo, Saturday, 24 December 2011 01:37 (twelve years ago) link

have i never mentioned anywhere on ilx that i've been doing wheel pottery since like January? weird. I sometimes forget that I don't talk about everything i do on this site.

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 24 December 2011 03:23 (twelve years ago) link

and to take it full circle, I will be giving at least two pieces of pottery to women i met on okc

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 24 December 2011 03:26 (twelve years ago) link

ugh. trying this again. turns out someone actually messaged me today. his profile says "Black nerds are especially encouraged to apply. :)". ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

fireman princess (furnace mane), Saturday, 24 December 2011 07:52 (twelve years ago) link

i've also decided to try this again

smh why do i do this to myself

Guy with deep but still obviously homosexual voice (brains), Wednesday, 28 December 2011 05:24 (twelve years ago) link

I looked at that Why Don't We site. It sounds good, but after looking at it, I dunno.

See also: OKC, dating.

Sandbox Jesse, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 06:29 (twelve years ago) link

Yesterday I was relieved to discover that I did not have an OKC account. One of my phobias is that someone I know will find my profile.

I have one now, but I haven't filled it out b/c I would have to kill myself if any of my friends, co-workers, or ILX people found it.

Sandbox Jesse, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 06:33 (twelve years ago) link

Why would you have to kill yourself if anyone you knew found it? OKC is alright, you get to meet cool people, maybe sleep with them, maybe more. Why is this is source of embarrassment again?

You failed, you didn’t eat the whole pizza (NotEnough), Wednesday, 28 December 2011 07:25 (twelve years ago) link

more = fisting?

dark side of the goon (furnace mane), Wednesday, 28 December 2011 07:36 (twelve years ago) link

OTOH, if your profile makes it clear that your idea of a better relationship = more fisting, then yeh, you might want to keep your profile on the downlow.

You failed, you didn’t eat the whole pizza (NotEnough), Wednesday, 28 December 2011 09:20 (twelve years ago) link

Not embarrassed at having a profile, but I really really don't want friends reading it!

Sandbox Jesse, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 14:33 (twelve years ago) link

It would be like having friends listening in on a first date.

Sandbox Jesse, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 14:34 (twelve years ago) link

on a fist date?

The Larry Sandbox Show (sic), Wednesday, 28 December 2011 14:48 (twelve years ago) link

xp Oh yeh, you wouldn't want your friends reading it, but that's different from them knowing it exists, surely? And if they do find it, kinda so what? I've let friends read my OKC profile before (from when I was single) and it really wasn't a problem, for them or for me. But yeh, letting it all hang on on a dating profile is a scary experience.

You failed, you didn’t eat the whole pizza (NotEnough), Wednesday, 28 December 2011 15:43 (twelve years ago) link

Oh yeh, I don't care if someone knows it's there, but I really don't want them reading it.

Sandbox Jesse, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 15:54 (twelve years ago) link

Though TBH, I'm sort of here wanting help and support making a profile (I've done it a million times before, but I would like input), but I don't want any of you to actually see it once it's up.

Sandbox Jesse, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 15:56 (twelve years ago) link

I sort of wonder if creating a profile with privacy concerns on one's mind affects the content, and if so, does it make it better, worse, or just different.

Sandbox Jesse, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 17:14 (twelve years ago) link

Every time I see OKC on this thread I think of Oklahoma City.

Aimless, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 17:17 (twelve years ago) link

deactivated my profile last week RIP

How many days after a period? Started by Tuomas in December 2011 (v-shasty), Wednesday, 28 December 2011 22:36 (twelve years ago) link

Did you ever use Manhunt? If so, what would you say the differences are?

Sandbox Jesse, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 22:50 (twelve years ago) link

nah, only other site i used was a4a, which is just totally awful

How many days after a period? Started by Tuomas in December 2011 (v-shasty), Wednesday, 28 December 2011 22:52 (twelve years ago) link

deactivated my profile last week RIP

Keep it open and check it periodically. You never know.

Lord Sotosyn, Wednesday, 28 December 2011 22:53 (twelve years ago) link

pretty sure an ilxor just hit me up on this

awwwwwkkkkwarrrrrrrrrrrdddddd

Guy with deep but still obviously homosexual voice (brains), Monday, 2 January 2012 03:54 (twelve years ago) link

ha

HOOS aka driver of steen, Monday, 2 January 2012 05:41 (twelve years ago) link

lately i keep finding myself in occupy DC committees with girls i've had back-and-forths with on here.

HOOS aka driver of steen, Monday, 2 January 2012 05:42 (twelve years ago) link

okc #2 - spent the night with her on nye; we worked out the particulars for a casual relationship and will be keeping in touch
okc #3 - 1 friendly email, think we're gonna be rare communicators... though she made a big show of putting my name in her phone on first date. just think she's too busy to do anything halfway.
okc #4 - turned out that, though we never met, we lived on the same street (two doors down!) when i was with my ex and that led to an amazingly awkward conversation about my old block and the frustrations I have with it and jc in general. did not work well. One drink apiece and a plate of deviled eggs later we went different ways, salute.
okc #5 - we are maybe doing yoga together today and then getting dinner. she wrote this morning saying she may have to cancel the yoga portion of our show, some ill-defined personal drama on her end.
okc #6 - friendly online chat turned pretty filthy after an hour; we spent a fair amount of time editing and critiquing each others profiles. very meta. she gave me her number but i think i'd rather keep this online for the moment.
okc #7 - brunch cancelled, lunch midweek is a go. we apparently work on the same block. this small world shit is creepy.

Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Monday, 2 January 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link


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