cCacao: the beginning ...

here is the original post - with a few edits to bring it up-to-date and to nix hyperlinks to other posts.

(repost from a may 24, '09 post)

cCacao+ clan: and it begins

as promised to the cCacao clan of friends (and then some - over in vermont!), aka those with whom i had saturday breakfast back on march 7 during the whirlwind weekend of a college reunion of sorts.

vicarious living for you ... i'll (politely) share my adventures as the 40-something single gal whose cCacao "sponsor" pony-up'd coin for an on-line dating/matchmaking service.* posts will be brief and simple - about what is going on over on my end with the voices in my head type of thing. so at this point, it's not intended to be moniker story-telling like over here (although ... i'll have to really try hard NOT to go to moniker-land!) ... (and warning - hyperlink hell and content)

day 2 ... reminds me that yesterday was day 1, when gadget man pony-up'd for the service. (note to self - before thanksgiving, make sure to CANCEL service.) i will be on-lining for up to 6 months; if i wanna go any longer, it's on my dime (and quite a bit of dimes it would be).

stats for this morn ~ 10 AM ... 15 matches (although there were 19 when i first logged on this morn). all live in the same state. all are within not more than a 2 hour drive. one is requesting communications.

day 2 update, already ... i decided to respond to the one requesting communications BEFORE finishing this post - so i can tell you that i did answer the Qs **and** took the time to send back Qs. however ...

15 is now 13.

so i'm thinking that the approach to these updates will be ... i'll start my post just shortly AFTER i login to the service, let you know what stuff i do, almost finish my post, logoff, and then close out the post. and i'll at least provide you with the numbers game.

*yes, i'm aware of the major issues of exclusion (as i am politely stating and biting my tongue!)
surrounding this particular on-line service. however, i'll hang for the 6 mos. and chat with
gadget man and the cCacao+ peeps, all while biting my tongue.