Weather report... boring. And the Perfect Man!!

[curiouswombat]

The great snowstorms sweeping across the British Isles have swept across the bottom half of the small island - blown by steady 35mph winds. It began to snow at 9am. It snowed almost constantly until 5pm - and not a single flake has stuck below about 1,000ft. I am really quite disappointed as I am a bit of a big kid when it snows - at least for the first couple of days.

I do, still, send warm wishes, mugs of virtual hot chocolate, woolly blankets and so on to those of you who are knee-deep in snow and feeling the need to cuddle up by the fire. I hope you are all enjoying the weather rather than finding it makes life too difficult.

And now for something completely different.

Across the Atlantic, The New York Daily News went out to find Mr Perfect after revealing the results of a survey by an online dating site into what women look for in a man. They reckon that they've found him - and guess what? He's a Manxman. Actually his father taught me French at school and I can vaguely remember him as a small child...

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[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

I feel for farmers like Inzilbeth when the wintry weather gets mean.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure which is worst - snow or rain, when the rain is as heavy as its been.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

My one consolation through all the rain was that at least it wasn't snow!

Fancy knowing the perfect man! I always believed he could only be found in my favourite book!

[engarian.livejournal.com]

I'm grateful that we're having a normal winter this year - snow, but not too much (relatively speaking) and very cold temps (which just requires bundling up).

Love the Manx man interview - so fun!

- Erulisse (one L)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Here it is pretty cold for us - we rarely get into double figures during the winter, but rarely below zero either - like you it is a pretty ordinary winter so far.

And yes - the perfect man is a 50 year old from Ramsey! Who'd have guessed?

[ningloreth.livejournal.com]

Umm... It's nice to see that so many women are looking for someone pretty ordinary (on the better educated, higher incomed, more athletic side of ordinary, that is), but -- personally -- I'd prefer someone more quirky! My ex husband used to temper carving tools in the sitting room fire and weld machinery in the kitchen. I miss that!

BTW, a while ago, you sent me a link to a Legolas/Eowyn story, but I've lost it. Do you remember where it was?

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

My ex husband used to temper carving tools in the sitting room fire and weld machinery in the kitchen. I miss that!

Hmm - I think your ideal male might be right there in my icon...

As for the story link - hmm - I think I've passed a few on over the past few years - was it by any chance this one (http://efiction.esteliel.de/viewstory.php?sid=405)?

I think that might have been the most recent. I can also remember passing this one (http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=863) on to you at some time too.

[ningloreth.livejournal.com]

Thorin :-)

Or Kili. (You'd probably get Fili thrown in for free).

It was the first link -- thanks! I'm updating the list at my website, and realised I'd never added that one.

[jay-of-lasgalen.livejournal.com]

No snow here either, but some great pics Liz (my daughter-in-law) posted of Bristol!

See icon ...

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Oh - pretty!

S2C says it is still snowing here - he says it is even trying to stick now - I guess it is colder than it was earlier.

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

...And to think you knew the perfect man. *g*

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I vaguely remember that there were two or three small boys - who all seemed perfectly reasonable small boys - but clearly his outstanding qualities had not been fully honed at that point! :)

By the way it is lovely to see you - I was just thinking a couple of days ago that I hadn't seen you here for a little while, and was hoping it was because you were doing something nice.

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

It's lovely to be back. I wish I were doing something nice, but a few days before Christmas, mom, who is 90 going on 91, caught pneumonia, and since she suffers from chronic atrial fibrillation, due to an ASD which was only corrected when she was past 84, everything went haywire. She was hospitalized for 19 at a cardiac intensive care unity, 7 of which she was sedated and on a ventilator. She's been home now for around 2 weeks, and is almost her old self again.

So, believe me, I'm very happy to be back.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Oh dear - no wonder you've been missing. I am really pleased to hear that she is home and back to herself. Give her a hug from me - even though she doubtless has no idea at all who I am!

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I hugged her for you, she was really tickled, and told me to hug you back, so here it goes.

[mrowe.livejournal.com]

Currently no snow here, and the temperatures have eased up a bit as well, so my sympathy to those less lucky.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

We get snow rarely enough that my particular group of Community Nurses were actually quite enjoying making contingency plans - we were quite disappointed that we didn't need them!

[chaotic-binky.livejournal.com]

There is loads of snow where I live. I could email some to you :D

I went outside to clear up after the dog and the snow was just past my ankles. She wanted to stay outside and play, ignoring the fact that I was wearing my pyjamas lol.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I hope you had your wellies on! I remember going out into the snow in 'jamas and wellies when I lived up your way.

Perhaps if you could e-mail us 4 or 5 inches... that would be quite nice!

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

LOL!! I love Mr Perfect's reaction to the news!! Stay warm!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I don't think it has completely gone to his head!

I've got the fire on, as well as the heating, and a nice warm jumper. Maybe a nice glass of mulled cider, do you think? Just to add the final winter touch.

[myrhiann.livejournal.com]

Snow is lovely, even when it doesn't stick. Now that we are lower down the mountain we don't get it much anymore, and i miss it.

"Mr. Perfect' seems like a nice,, modest sort of chap. Interesting the income specified by those women. If you meet the right man money isn't usually an issue, within reason anyway.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I like a few days of snow, too, it makes life a bit different, and it's pretty for the first few days.

And yes - apparently the perfect man should be a good earner or they don't want to know him!

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

Knee deep! It's barely sledable - yet it was still lethal driving home.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Our local small garden centre had a big sign outside yesterday 'Snow Shovels and Sledges in stock!". It was a good move as lots of people probably bought them ready for the snow we were meant to get today... but didn't. Whereas today probably almost no-one would have bought them.

A couple of our nurses spent the whole day worrying in case the snow stuck as they live a few miles south of Douglas and there are two big hills that ALWAYS get blocked with skidding cars as soon as there is more than a one flake thick layer on the road. Sometimes they are cars that were driven by people so worried about the snow that they simply went so very slow that they stalled...

I was almost stuck a couple of years ago on a hill in Douglas by someone doing that - and the slight layer of snow is no problem on the slope as long as you can keep moving!

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

Fortunately, my trip home is very short and mostly downhill, even down the 1:9 bit. Though I had to abandon my car there in 2003 as a bus was struggling to get up it and I didn't fancy being knocked over the of the drop into the park.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Yes - I think that was probably an eminently sensible idea...

[mummy-owl.livejournal.com]

No snow here....I'm deeply disappointed. I live in the flippin' Pyrenees!

Still, it's no fun having to go out to work in blizzards - wishing everyone who is snowed upon a very warm and safe weekend!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Yes - you might well expect a nice fall of snow where you live!

It is still snowing here and it is, just, sticking - but it'll be probably have melted by the morning - but then I do live only about 200ft above sea level and less than 1/2 mile from the sea.

We were all organised for a possible blizzard this afternoon - a forecast of 35mph winds and heavy snow made it seem likely... We had carefully worked out who would need to leave to go home quickly, which of us could stay longer - who might need to call and check on which patient on the way home - we were all prepared for coping with a blizzard. Then it didn't really happen.

[shirebound]

Wooo hooo for Manxmen!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It still fascinates me how he came to their attention - how many different men they must have checked out before they found one that exactly matched their criteria.

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

It's kind of fun to read about other people's snowstorms! I'm a little jealous as we really haven't had a good snowstorm this winter. So sympathy on the nothing sticking!

And I'm amused at Mr Perfect. Hee!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

A nice snow-storm that gives you a good reason to stay in and watch it out of the window, just a couple of times a year - that would be good...

And Mr Perfect seems a fairly pleasant bloke - but not exactly how I think I would have defined Mr Wonderful!

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Perfect has so many definitions. The ones they use for him aren't my idea of perfect but to each her own, I suppose.

I can only dream about snow.
:)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

At least he seems gently amused to be the New York woman's ideal man!

I really do like some snow in the winter. But there is time enough, yet.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

I have to say, that guy does sound pretty great, in large part because he clearly has a sense of humor. I'm not wild about his profession, though.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

He does seem pretty level headed - but I'm inclined to agree about his profession.

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

That is a very cool article. :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you - I thought it might interest/amuse my friends.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

We have snow here and I just hate it!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I quite like a couple of days where it looks pretty and I can stay indoors - or even a couple of work days where we all stomp around in boots and wellies and do whatever we can depending on which roads are passable, which streets are impassable, and which of us lives where.

But then it gets more and more annoying.

[clodia-metelli.livejournal.com]

Fimbulwinter is progressing nicely here this morning. I might go out and take pictures later, although of course I already have some from the last week of snow.

Your dating story reminds me of this one (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323374504578217973101313736.html?mod=e2tw) I saw the other week, about gaming the online dating system - it's possibly wrong of me, but I got to about 'Drawing on my background in data analysis, I set out to reverse engineer my profile. I outlined 10 male archetypes and created profiles for each of them on JDate...' and thought "yep, I can see why you're single, oh my god". It's not quite a Catfish story - that is, it's certainly not presented as one - but really now.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

We are a cold, bare, and snowfree rock with grey skies today. Fimbulwinter is, so far, literally passing us by.

As for the dating article - I had much the same thought as you - and then, as I read further, thought 'And would you really want any of the men who were only attracted to your profile because you made yourself seem smaller, less successful, and with straighter hair than you actually are?'

The answer to which was clearly 'Yes!'

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

Hee, so the Mr Perfect for New York women is a divorced hedge fund manager? I love his Mum's reaction. And I actually like his, too.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

He seems like a perfectly nice guy - and he is from a pretty normal family. Just surprising that they seem to have been scouring New York for their perfect and and he is it!

Actually my abiding memory of his mother is her coming to sports days with a handful of children, and of his father that he sang in what was the most popular local folk band at the time.

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

I used to be a big kid when it comes to snow, too, but then I realized that driving on snowy roads is not fun at all... So, no snow for me, thank you.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Ours usually doesn't stay for more than a day or two - and usually the idea is that any community nurses report, in person or by phone, to the nearest base, rather than their usual one, and see to the patients nearest to where they live.

Specialists like me chip in if we need to, and otherwise check with our patients by phone, so on the whole we don't have to drive very much!

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

He's not my idea of perfect, but I do like his sense of humor! (I prefer a taller man who won't expect me to keep physically fit! That last part sounds very lazy, but it's the truth.)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

(I prefer a taller man who won't expect me to keep physically fit! That last part sounds very lazy, but it's the truth.)


You and me both!