tinder

Hey lady faces!

It’s family-gathering and wedding season, so I’m afraid I’ve been rather delinquent with my weekend poling. Luckily, my gym being a part of my workplace and all, I’ve been staying in pretty decent shape. Hopefully that translates into still being able to do pole tricks. We’ll see when I get back into the studio this weekend!

Speaking of the studio, here’s a little flow sequence I learned a couple of weeks ago that makes me cringe (not very smooth, but, I like to video things as soon as I learn them so I don’t forget!). I haven’t figured out how to style it yet, but I really dig the moves. You’ll just have to take my word for it that hey looked much better when Shaina did them 😛

Aside from slooooow pole progress, I’ve been spending time with my #1 CHICK, my niece Julia. She learned how to wave, kind of (she does it backwards), so, I lost like 9 hours of my life being entertained by that. Here’s a picture of her “waving” at my mom with just-out-of-the-bath hair. I mean….

Here’s us having an intellectual conversation up in the Adirondacks on the 4th of July. She was telling me her thoughts on Nietzsche, and also that she thinks popsicles are too cold.

On the dating front, I also spent some deeply emotionally satisfying time on Tinder:

Which made me just kind of tired.

In happier news, I had a bellydance show! Here are some pictures. It was a blast! That’s me, back center 🙂

So that’s what I’ve been up to. How about you guys?

PS. Does anyone have any awkward sunburns yet? I somehow ended up with a small crescent of burn ONLY on my right boob. So awkward.

XOXOXO

So I read this article about a month ago that was all about how Tinder is horrible and evil and is ruining the world.

Naturally, I immediately went home and got the app. (I’m a brat).

Now before you read this and get depressed about the shit-show that is being “out there,” I would like to add a disclaimer that MOST of the messages I got/get on Tinder are fine/boring.This is just the worst 10%. Also, I totally met an adorable guy, so, ya never know!!

Meanwhile, I’m still checking my messages because LMAO, you CANNOT make this stuff up, and it’s extremely entertaining.

Word to the wise: polers, do NOT put pole pictures on Tinder. Personally, I’m really open about dancing because I think it pushes back against the taboo aspect, but, Tinder is just not the place for exercising faith in humanity. You’ll open yourself up to a lot of bullshit.

Names/Pictures Removed to Protect the Stupid:

1. Little Spoon

Sometimes I just can’t contain my visceral reactions to things.

2. Russian (Part 1)

3. Russian (Part 2)

It occurred to me that this might be the set up for a joke/line, so I went along with it. Nope, he was just a jackass!

4. “I’m in Love With You”

I decided to assume he was joking. Bad assumption.

5. Flying

Every picture of this man was of him in the cockpit of a plane with both hands on controls. I thought it was safe to assume he flew planes.

Again: first rule of Tinder is NEVER ASSUME THE BEST OF PEOPLE.

But really my favorite part of this was him waiting a few minutes, realizing I didn’t want to talk anymore, and then trying the ultimate last-ditch effort: “BUT WAIT, I HAVE MONEY.”

Okay, that’s all the creepery for now!