Loves Music, Loves to Dance...

This is the title of a book that I once read by Mary Higgins Clark. It was about a two girls who answered personal adds for a story that one of their friends was writing. In other words, they just went out on the dates to see what it was like to answer the personal adds- these were the personal adds that were in the newspaper! At least now with the internet you get a lot more informatio and a photo. Anyway, one of the poor women got murdered- she answered the personal that was titled, "Loves Music, Loves to Dance"

So you are probably wondering- "Why is he talking about this?" Because I recently read another book by Greg Iles where another murderer found girls through an online dating service. He wasn't killing them just to be killing them though, he was kiling them becuase he was trying to find the fountain of youth. He wanted to stay young and he was a medical doctor and he thought that there was something special about the pineal gland that would allow you to live longer. The pineal gland though is very hard to reach, it is in the center of the brain and so in order to remove it correctly you had to use this weird tool and go through the victim's nose. By removing their pineal gland and putting it in his body, he could have the youthfulness of however old his victim happened to be.

This is an interesting concept- the man was still a psychotic monster, but the fact that he was killing people for supposed medical research, a genius who had won many awards for neurology, was also a serial killer.

This made me wonder- as I am sure many of you single people like me, what is out there on those personal adds? Who is brave enough to post their picture on the WWW and market themselves with a few silly lines that are hopefully honest and creative, serious, but not too serious, self-deprecating, but also self promoting. I did an extensive search first starting within my local area and then branching out into all of the US. Just an FYI- there are a LOT of single people out there- and so far a good percentage of them look like they would be serial killers.

I also took a gander at what men were posting, men who were seeking women. This proved also to be most entertaining. Most people seem to be somewhat ashamed of having to post a personal add or having to write about themselves. I would never have this problem.

This happened to be one of the funny comments I found posted by a male- the beginning of it is typical, "Who writes this stuff?" Most people like I said don't really know what to put in these little boxes, or how to market themselves, some try to be partly honest, others too honest-

"Who writes this stuff? Oh yeah, Me. Hi, thanks for taking the time to check this out. I'm a fun, carefree guy, but I've got goals. I'm serious without being too serious and easygoing without being too easygoing. I'm always down for a beer and a conversation, but I clean up well. Oh and I hate to talk about myself. Look at the pic, read the "stats", and email me. How easy could that be? I'm looking for a woman to take care of me both emotionally and financially. I need a woman to buy me a car, pay the bills, and I'm kidding. Basically, don't be a psycho. Don't expect to move in within the first couple of months. And bring a resume. I will be checking references and previous relationships. If you're still with me and at least somewhat amused, then email me. We'll talk and you can buy me a drink. "

Funny.

Anyway, you will probably get tired of me talking about the fact that I am now a writer, but in trying to become a writer I have to explore and research all types of people, thoughts, ideas, practices, religions- I used to think I was a pretty observant person, but now I have increased my observation about 200%. I write down words that I hear that I don't know the definition of, I look at the curve of woman's ear and I wonder "What is that curve called?" I know that below the nose directly below the center where the skin comes up in two perfect little peaks, I know that this is called the fulcrum, but I don't know a lot of other things that I would like to know, so I am researching, exploring, and investigating- it is a lot of work, but it is also a lot of fun.

Well, I have talked quite enough.

I love you so much.

Eddo