morning

[lauralh]

Low-flow toilets are truly a bane on one's existence.

I'm very glad that my job is a) so close and b) so non-intellectually-demanding. It makes the pressure of waking up in the morning after drinking at night so much less intense.

Saw off Steve's friend Viv last night; she's going to Barcelona for grad school. Drinking and eating at the Capitol Club, then the Cha-Cha and then Contour. Unlike Steve I don't hate the Cha, mainly because none of my exes go there, but he sardonically pointed out that we don't have enough tattoos to approach people. And the bartenders are never nice to you unless - well actually the one lady was kind of nice to me but not really - you're in a band.

Headed to Contour afterwards, where we actually ran into endquote, xaotica, and harry711. I was pretty surprised to see other people there on a non-weekend night. Although granted I've seen iamdonte there on a weeknight as well. Steve had to schmooze again, though, as we need DJs for September, and actually having heard this one guy's demo, then his girlfriend spin last night, made it easier to make a decision. I guess.

I've decided that a new approach needs to be taken to this whole dating crap. "friends first." Some people swear by it, others swear at it; we'll see how I go. Unfortunately I can't really experiment currently as I have little desire for any of my current friends in the circle.

Comments

[hjcanning.livejournal.com]

Cha Cha, what's Cha Cha?

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

relevant link (http://seattle.citysearch.com/review/11349326/editorial/?cslink=cs_profile_tabs_editorial_review). Basically where the hipsters hang out and sneer. Er, scenesters.

[hjcanning.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're in Seattle? Where's my copy of that memo...

must have misplaced it

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

I have so many people in seattle on my list that I forget about those who aren't.

[aubkabob.livejournal.com]

i'm trying the friends first approach meself. *nod* i'll.. let you know.. how it goes.. just as soon as i meet a guy friend up here that isn't arleady attached or gay. *nod*

and in other news, endquote is the best name, ever. well, maybe not EVER, but certainly for today. or maybe the month even.

i need coffee.

[azulskies.livejournal.com]

i thought 'friends first' was a complete hoax until my latest relationship.
it really works!
(not to sound too much like an infomercial, but...)

[verybadlady.livejournal.com]

yeah friends first makes ALL the difference in the world. AND in bed.

[hotcrab.livejournal.com]

wow, sounds like a fortune cookie.

[verybadlady.livejournal.com]

haha. :) It scares me that we've met...WAIT! You're the guy who brought Randy some weird liquor for his birthday, huh? Like Mexican Scotch or something. :)

[hotcrab.livejournal.com]

single malt scotch
you asked me what it was
and i said "brown"

[ch.livejournal.com]

the low flow toilet i installed works very well. and it was a cheap one, not one of those fancy pressurized jobs. it does have a fully glazed trap. that seems to be key.

[lickypants.livejournal.com]

i hear the tuesday nites are pretty good at the contour.

yeah

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

Justin's GF was pretty decent. Hm. I think Tuesday, Thursday, Sundays are good-music nights. Afterhours when they have LSDJ is rad on the weekends.

[seanrestless.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but if you're friends with someone just because you eventually hope to get into their pants, don't you think that's a little bit deceptive... Oh wait, what am I saying? Pot calling the kettle black, never mind...

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

besides my intentions are to be honest about wanting to Build Something first.

[seanrestless.livejournal.com]

Oh. Nice angle. kidding...

That's usually what I'm after, but I have been less than honest with my intentions in the past and it usually backfires in those cases anyway. But all the best relationships I've ever had began as friendships first with no ulterior motive.

[katyakoshka.livejournal.com]

I've decided that a new approach needs to be taken to this whole dating crap. "friends first." Some people swear by it, others swear at it; we'll see how I go. Unfortunately I can't really experiment currently as I have little desire for any of my current friends in the circle.

It is, generally, a better approach. Hang out casually, no sex or romance involved... if you're interested in something that might turn into a long-term thing, then it is a better bet. And if it doesn't pan out, and both parties are fairly mature, you'll still be able to hang out with minimal awkwardness, which is a bonus. If I were looking for something of that nature, I'd probably go that route. As it is, the few prospects that I have in mind should I choose to pursue something of that nature... well, they're friends, currently, anyhow. And if nothing happens, we're still friends. A bit more skewed to the win-win.

[shalifi.livejournal.com]

My best relationships have been the ones where we weren't friends first. Of course, one of my biggest problems in a relationship is having romantic feelings fade until I JUST feel like I'm friends with them, so maybe I'm skewed.

[hotcrab.livejournal.com]

"its harder to be friends than lovers
and you shouldn't try to mix the two
cause if you do it and you're still unhappy
then you know that the problem is you"