Stacked

I got to host my first event by myself although my boss did come so that if there were any disasters we could handle them together.  The event was themed “Stacked” for busty women and the men who love them.  I was nervous about giving the introductory speech.  I was worried that I would forget something, like exactly how the event would run or some logistical detail.  Unfortunately I forgot the most important thing…the title of the event.  Instead of saying welcome to Stacked night, I said welcome to BUSTED night.   I know that if you have ample bussoms you are called busty, but when you call someone busted, it is not a compliment.  I didn’t even realize I did it until after I finished the speech.  My boss pointed it out but fortunately we had a good laugh about it.  I will never forget the title of an event again!  I participated in this event because I do fit the category and I was picked by the person who I liked best, so I emailed him after the event.  We will see if we go out or not.

Finance-ista

About a week after getting to participate in my first speed dating event with my new company, my boss asked me to come help her out with the Finance-ista speed dating event.  This event was for men in finance and women in the arts or fashion.  I arrived early so I could learn how to set up the events and I got to check everyone in.  I had to give them their nametags and pamphlets and give a brief description of how the event would work and where the bathrooms were.  The greatest thing is that two of my wing women, L and N, got to come because there were a few less women than men signed up.  This job is definitely going to have some perks…like being able to help my friends find love!  Once everyone had arrived my boss gave the introductory speech about how the event would run.  There was a guy, G, who I thought was really cute and we seemed to get along.  He stayed after the event and we chatted quite a bit.  It turns out that he is going to be at our next “Hot or Not” party, so I will see him again.  Otherwise 2 other guys picked me from that event.  I emailed one of them and we chatted on the phone a bit, but ultimately he was a little too old for me, so we never went out on a date.  I am excited to see G next week though!

Beauty and the Geek

I finally got in contact with the speed dating company from the Groupon event and the Hudson Terrace party and A, the woman who runs the events let me know that I could host events for them.  She decided to send me to an event to date and observe one of the other hosts. The theme for the event was beauty and the geek, for women who like geeky men.   I was really excited to see that they ran their events differently than the company where I had those long 8 minute dates.  For starters, you actually got to meet everyone who came.  This is because the dates are only 3 minutes long, which definitely was better than those endless 8 minute dates.   I was expecting the guys to be really socially awkward but I was pleasantly surprised.  They actually reminded me, for the most part of my three guys from club getaway.  My cruise friend SM, from the Hudson Terrace party, was there so we spent our “date” comparing notes.  There was one guy there who I thought was cute, although he did talk a little too much about his job.  In some ways it felt more like a job interview than a date.   At the end of the night you go onto the company website and check off the people that you are interested in and it sends them your email.  It was different from the other company because it didn’t have to be a mutual match.  Anyone who I picked would get my email and I would know if anyone picked me even if I didn’t pick them.  I was picked by 2 guys but I wasn’t particularly interested in either of them…and the guy I picked didn’t pick me.  Oh well…there’s always another event.  As a training host, I was glad to see that I wouldn’t have to go through everyone’s notes and send out emails.  Ahh, the wonders of computer programming.

My Amazing Wing Women

I would like to write this post about my amazing friends.  I met them all in dance class and have known them for years but it’s only been recently that I’ve been hanging out with them more socially.  I think they are such wonderful, beautiful, intelligent women.  I really don’t understand why any of them are single…but I’m glad they are because they make amazing wing women.  I don’t know of any other women who would jump with enthusiasm to participate in some of the crazy ideas that I come up with.  It’s great because they are also independent and daring.  They don’t need to be glued together.  At the Hudson Terrace event I saw large groups of women sitting all together complaining that there were no men there…at least no good ones.  But the truth in fact was that there were great guys there, but no man, except an incredible egomaniac would approach a group of more than 2 or 3 women by himself.   So thank you to my fantastic wing women.  I love you all!

And it’s because of my wing women that I was at the event that I met the owners of the speed dating company who have finally gotten back to me and said that I could train to host with them!  Woo hoo!

Checking out another speed dating company

While waiting to hear from the speed dating company from the Groupon and Hudson Terrace Events, one of my wing women got a deal for another speed dating company and we decided to check it out. It was speed dating for women who were 30-39 and men who were 32-40.  The ticket was only $5 and since I had never actually gone speed dating it was a great opportunity, plus, I might meet someone.   Only L and M were available for this event, and N is a little younger than the rest of us and is looking for slightly younger guys.  This company actually was doing 2 events in one night.  The other event was for an age bracket of people in their 40s.  When we arrived we were given a pamphlet with a seat assignment on it.  Once we got our drinks the event started.  The way this company worked was that you had a number assigned to you.  Each date was 8 minutes long and you only got to meet 8 people even if there were more than 8 men in your age bracket.  This was kind of frustrating because I did see a cute guy who I never got to meet.  I would have to say that most of my dates were pretty boring.  There were two guys who were pretty good looking and one of them I did not connect with but the other was a lot of fun.  On our 8 minute date we actually came up with a fun game where during each of our other dates we would look at each other and give a signal of how the date was going.  It was based on if we turned our cards away or towards each other.  Away meant it was poorly…towards meant it was going well.  It was really fun because he was my third date, so we got to play the game for a majority of the event and you had to try to make the signal without seeming obvious about what we were doing.  Then came K.  I think it would be kind to say that K was at least in his late 40s.  Even though the age bracket was for men who were no older than 40.  I have a feeling that he lied about his age because he would actually rather date women in their 30s than women who were in his own age bracket.  Besides the obvious discrepancy in his age, he was just strange!  He said he was a producer of films and he went on and on without coming up for air about his life.  To say it was the longest 8 minutes of my life would be an understatement.  I have to say that 8 minutes is WAYYYY too long.  After all, it’s called speed dating right?  After you met each guy you had to choose whether you connected with them as romantic, friendship or business interest…or not at all.   You turned your card into the host and they would email you any mutual connections that you had with the person’s contact information.  Here is what is sketchy about it…the host told us, if you are interested in someone, check them off in all three categories.  That way, if the person only checks you off as a friend or business interest, you still get their contact information and try to work on them romantically.  So while it’s a mutual connection, one party might not necessarily have honest intentions.  Also, lets be honest, I don't think anyone goes to speed dating to meet business connections.  While it might be cool if you did, that is not the intention of the event.  I did check off my game partner as a friend and we did have a match that way.  We became Facebook friends, but I never saw him again.    And unfortunately the guy I didn't get to meet didn't stay after the event, so I didn't get to meet him either.