How will rating myself match me with anyone?   “I do things according to plan.” “I feel unable to deal with things” “I often carry the conversation to a higher level” “I usually wait for others to lead the way” “I get angry easily” I can be described on either end of the spectrum on any given day. I can be on both ends of the spectrum on any same day. So, what am I supposed to do? Mark myself as “somewhat” for all of them. Does that mean the person I get will be as middle of the road as me? Is that what I want? Who’s to say…

Day 6: Same, same….different day!I do get a call from the “quip” guy and we set up a coffee for later in the week, finally this process is moving somewhere.Otherwise, I get a response from an ex-boyfriend wishing me luck, another good friend offering a reference and two other gentlemen that I already know as distant acquaintances.I’m beginning to realize what a very small town Portland is.It is refreshing, though, to see that it is mostly normal, lonely people looking for the same thing…..some sort of deeper connection,that use Craig’s List as a resource. Day 7: I join about 800 other crazy people in downtown Portland to run the Urban…

Day 3: I’m no longer tied to Craig’s List as my confidence builder, which is a good thing since men obviously have such short attention spans they can’t look past the first page of ads.You guessed it, no new responses!Luckily I get busy with work and don’t have time to be on email for the rest of the day. Day 4: The staleness has set in…I do get one humorous response and since he must have had to look through 3 pages to get to my ad, I reward him for his perserverance with a reply.We exchange a few quips and then phone numbers, things are looking up…there may actually…

The Great Craig’s List Experiment: Day 1: I post my first ever Craig’s List personal ad, making sure it’s in the Women seeking Men and NOT casual encounters.I go for a brief top ten list of what I’m looking for and top ten of who I am.It goes live about 9:30 on a Sunday night, but I’m too tired to stay up and see if I get any responses that evening so I go to sleep.Wow, am I shizzle…I wake and open my email to approximately 25 responses to my ad, my confidence soars.Upon brief scanning, a few even look promising so I embark on the not so nice elimination…

Going into the first expedition with high expectations, I had not contemplated the need to sharpen my rusty Catch and Release skills. Of course, I’ve never much liked the process of removing the hook from the mouth, it’s so bloody and slimy and you might get bit by sharp teeth. However, as a much needed survival skill we will need to hone our ability to quickly measure the catch and make sure it meets the Fish and Wildlife’s standards. In addition, personally, I will need to adjust my attitude when the fishing is poor. There will be days when all we do is throw the line in, crack open a…