Confession # 57

I have gotten into the habit of buying a new outfit for every event I attend.

For instance, I am going to San Francisco Magazine's annual Best of the Bay Party this week.

The ad for this event reads like this:
DRESS: Fix up, look sharp, get sexy!
It is like an order to go shopping!

So I picked out my sexiest shoes, a strappy sandal in gold, and set out on my mission. Now I know what you are thinking, ‘If she has the shoes doesn't she have the outfit?'

Not necessarily… Sometimes the shoes just call to me, and the outfit will follow, but in this case I do. I bought the gold strappy sandals to go with a floor length flesh-tone colored gown covered with gold beads and sequence. I am going to wear that to a party at the Bubble Lounge later this month. I just decided to debut the shoes first and break them in at the Best of the Bay party. Make sense, right? I can wear the same shoes more than once in a month, but not the same dress. Play along.

So over the past week I have been tearing through stores, Banana Republic, Kenneth Cole, bebe, Nordstrom, any place that had sexy in the window. I finally found a dress yesterday at Macy’s. It is a low cut, floral print, silk chiffon dress that hits just below the knee in the front and has a short but sweet little train in the back. It goes perfectly the brugundy strappy sandals and dangling earrings I bought yesterday too.

When and what is my next event? Saturday! I am gong on a Casino Cruise on the bay. But don’t worry I got an outfit for that while I was out too, it will go perfectly with my black boots. ;-)

Confession # 56

I love my friends and would do anything for them!

Last week one of my girlfriends called me hysterical because this guy did a bait and switch on her. He invited her out for a wine paring event with him and eight “8” other friends. He begged her to come since he was going to be the only single person there.

Now my friend had dated this man a couple times before and had told him in no uncertain terms that she did not see the relationship going anywhere, but out of the kindness of her heart she decided to attend the dinner. I kept telling her it was a bad idea, but she insisted it was going to be okay. It was a dinner party not a date!

Well when she got there, guess what? It was a date! She found herself in an intimate booth in the back of the restaurant face to face with “This not going anywhere!” guy.

She made a quick trip to the ladies room, one phone call and 15 minutes later, in comes “BrazenlyBad” super friend extraordinaire-with a date I scrounged up at the last minute.

We popped in, pulled up a table and joined the party.

Mission complete!

Yes I love my friends! Don't mess with them!

Confession # 55

Curiosity got the better of me and I went looking for something that I knew was more than likey no longer there…

Rain, wind, time must have taken it away, if it was ever there at all.

I guess it is for the best. I really don't know what I would have done if I had found it.

Confession # 54

I had a whacky weekend.

It involved 5 police cars and a fire truck.

NO! I did not go to jail, nor was I on fire. The closest I came to being involved was when I went outside to assess the situation. I soon discovered that the only cute man in uniform was married, so I went back inside, reported my findings to the other women at the party and finished my glass of wine.

Poll Time:
Fireman or Police--which one of these would be the main character in your sexual fantasy?

Me -- Fireman!

Confession # 53

Last night I bought two dates with a couple of San Francisco's most eligible bachelors.

It was “The Guardsmen's Annual Bachelor Auction.”

The Suede lounge was pack with women in flirty dress, drinking free Cosmos and having a great time, but when the auction started it was all business.

Bachelor # 1 is going to take my friend and I (we split him) for an afternoon private plane flight up through Napa, two private wine tastings at wineries of our choosing, then dinner at the University Club.

Bachelor # 2 and I are going to host a private dinner party for four of my friends at his home in Russian Hill. Guy Ferri, chef and owner of the renowned Washington Square Bar & Grill, will prepare the meal. I am going to invite two girlfriends and ask him to invite two of his friends. It should make for a delicious evening.

It was a wild night, but all proceeds go to a very good cause, and we needed the write-off.

For more information about “the Guardsmen”
check out their website at: www.guardsmen.org

Confession # 52

I have a mystery date tonight.

It is all very romantic! Yesterday a dozen roses showed up with a note to call a restaurant in the City. When I called the restaurant they told me I had a reservation at 7:30 tonight and they hoped I could make it.

I have an idea who it might be, but what if I am wrong. What if it is some freak I told I never wanted to see again.

I am a little scared, very excited and really nervous, but I cannot wait.

I have to go shopping!

Confession # 51

Last night I tried Speed Dating.

Six minutes can be a very long or short time depending on whom you are sitting across the table from.

Bachelor # 1 “Bob”
Very nice man. I actually know Bob from other events I have attended so we just caught up.

Bachelor # 2 “Dave”
Strange man, and as it turns out he was married to a friend of mine from High School and I was in their wedding.

Bachelor # 3 “Chris”
I liked Chris, but he failed the “Coke or Pepsi” question.

Bachelor # 4 “Jim C”
Very funny English man. When we played “Two Truths and a Lie.” One of his truths was his wife is buried under the patio in north London. Really, but that is what she wanted. He had me laughing so hard my margarita came out my nose.

Bachelor # 5 “Jim B”
Quite man, very nice and sweet.

Bachelor # 6 “Gerald”
This man was the scariest man I have even met. He ran for governor in the re-call election and is on the FBI's watch list. Oliver Stone will be making a movie about this guy.

After the “Governor” I called it quits.

I don't what I was expecting but I surely was not expecting what I got. I don't know if I will try speed dating again, I had to try it once right?

Confession # 50

I am on The A List.

All the really means is I am on a mailing list that keeps me apprised of the happenings in the City. But it is really amazing how being on the right mailing list or belonging to the right club can not only overwhelm your social calendar but can introduce you to all the right people. This Saturday night I attended the Black&White Ball via The A List, and my whole life changed.

Standing outside the Pavilion where the Violent Fems were playing I met a woman who offered me my dream job. Fund Raising!

I get to make my own hours! I get to work from home! I get paid a handsome salary and still get to keep my “Lady who Lunches” status.

Just think year ago I was spending my Saturday nights on the couch watching Law&Order re-runs never imaging that making out under the stars and listening to Blister in the Sun would land me a job.

So get up off your couches ladies, get dressed up, put a smile on your face and let the universe find you because that old adage is true: Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans.

Confession # 49

I never use to believe in Karma.

My Ex was a real ass to me most of the time and still everything seemed to go his way.

Well, yesterday Karma smiled down on me in spades. The cheap bastard, who still has not given me a dime for expenses he has agreed to pay for, bought himself a hot tub and a Harley Davidson motorcycle.

On his way to a date, he hit a railroad track wrong and laid the bike down-less than 24 hours after he bought it. In an effort to ease the pain from the injuries he incurred he went to soak in his new hot tub, but the motor blew out so the water was ice cold.

Oh…. Poor Guy….

I guess Karma was just waiting for the right moment. I will never doubt it again.

Confession # 48

I spent the weekend in Marin with my running partner.

On Saturday, we decided we would hike up to Carlson Falls and have lunch. This was the most challenging hike I have done yet. There were truly moments when I thought I would just sit down in the woods and give into the elements, but my friend's strong hands helped me along. After an hour or two of trekking over steep tiny trails covered in loose gravel we reached the falls -- tired, hot and hungry. The waterfall was just a slow trickle but the pond at its base was cool and clear; my “newly manicured” copper colored toes shined like pennies in the water. About a dozen salamanders ran back and forth over our feet and turkey vultures cast thin shadows over our faces as they circled above. After lunch we scaled the mountainside next to the waterfall and entered a golden meadow with grass shoulder high. As we came over the last ridge we could see the sailboats in the bay and miles of green hills surrounding the tiny villages below. I was completely overwhelmed by the whole experience. It was the perfect moment and setting for a first kiss, but the spark is still not there.

What is wrong with me?!?

This is a man who is kind, intelligent, handsome, successful, and a true gentleman, but I just do not feel anything except a loving friendship.

I take this man to dinner parties, charity functions, backyard barbeques and women throw themselves at him. For days after an event I get phone calls asking me what is his story, are we a couple, would I mind if they called him. It amazes me. What am I not seeing? What am I missing?

Have we crossed that line into a friendship that now no other relationship is possible? If that moment at the top of the mountain did not open the door to something more, can anything?

Confession # 47

I celebrate everything, even my failures.

My friends threw me an unWedding Shower to celebrate my divorce becomeing final. I received all kinds of fun gifts but the best was the books. My Bad Girl Library now includes the following:

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Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a SmartMouth Goddess
by Susan Jane Gilman

Getting in Touch With Your Inner Bitch
by Elizabeth Hilts

The Inner Bitch Guide to Men, Relationships, Dating Etc.
by Elizabeth Hilts

Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
by Sherry Argov

All Men Are Jerks: Until Proven Otherwise : A Woman's Guide to Understanding Men
by Daylle Deanna Schwartz

Red Flags : How to Know When You're Dating a Loser
by Gary S. Aumiller & Daniel Goldfarb

How to Tell He's Not the One in 10 Days
by Michele Alexander

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
by Michele Alexander

Women Are from Venus, Men Are from Hell
by Amanda Newman

He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
by Greg Behrendt

The Boyfriend Test: How to Evaluate HIS Potential BEFORE You Lose YOUR Heart
by Wendy L. Walsh

Love Charms: Spells, Potions, Tokens, and Incantations
by Jennifer Knapp, Annika Smajic (Illustrator)

The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting What You Want
by Cameron Tuttle, Susannah Bettag (Illustrator)

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating and Sex
by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicth, Jennifer Worick, David Borgenicht
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A few of these books I already had, but they were still be appreciated and will be enjoyed. If you can think of any I am missing and should know about please let me know.