Speed Dating...Dating on Crack?

It's almost 2am, and I just can't go to sleep. This sounds like the beginning to a bad pop song...maybe I'll continue it sometime. It's come to my attention lately how strange the dating world is now. A friend recently tried to entice me to attend one of those speed dating adventures. I have always read about those and saw them on reality tv, but never had an opportunity to go. It's kind of tempting though. Who ever came up with this idea, is doing it right. Now, I don't know what kind of clientele attend these things, but it seems like a very rational way to meet 10 or 12 guys in one night without looking like a complete hussy. You even get a little notepad to make notes and mark whether you want to talk to that guy again. How sweet is that! The whole 7 minute date thing is right up my ally. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to go to the speed dating this time, but I may consider it in the future...I suck at meeting people normally.
I can't tell you how many times I have seen that commercial for eharmony.com too! The online thing just amazes me. I mean, how can you not find the most perfect person in the world for you with all these avenues available? It used to be that you just had to stumble upon Mr. Right at the grocery store, or meet him in a smelly bar. Now, there are compatibility profiles and special matches, and dating on crack. Christy and Mike from the eharmony.com commercial seem so in love. They are getting married in March! And all thanks to cyberspace Cupid. I was struck by the fairy tale of the many eharmony.com couples, and I took a trip to this little website. Just for kicks, and because I had nothing else to do on Sat night at 10 PM ... (this is getting really sad for me) I filled out their free evaluation and profile matching you up with Mr right thingy. Let me tell you, that thing takes about 7 hours to complete! But I learned alot. I learned how picky I really am, which explains my Saturday night solitude. After listing out everything you can think of about yourself and answering 128,889 questions about yourself and what you want in a mate...they give you your perfect matches. I had five. Five?? I guess they weren't kidding about finding that PERFECT person. This is where my journey to find harmony stopped however, because to go any further, you must sign up. . . of course. This was the dealbreaker. The prices....made me throw up a little. Over $230.00 for a year membership....or the "cheap" version ...$56.00 a month. Please. I may be alone, but I still have the companionship of my brain....
Thank god for that.
So I've decided that I'm just gonna let the chips fall where they may. Besides, I still have my heart set on finding my guy as we grab for the same head of lettuce in the produce department.... ok, maybe it's the chip and soda isle, but you get the point.