We're back from Iowa, finally. We were there way longer than I expected to be. Of course I couldn't complain. My girlfriend totally wouldn't have dug it if I told her how much I hated where she came from. Ugh, the travails of being a boyfriend. In any case, her parents were alright. They were nice to me and asked a lot of questions about my job, my interests, etc. I was nervous for a while, but eventually got over it. We did do some fun stuff. We went into town and did some shopping, ate great country food (blueberry pie to die for!), and slept in a lot. I couldn't believe how dark it gets out there in the fields. It was literally like being in a sea of corn. I did go through a lot of people search engine withdrawals but maybe it was good for me to be away from the computer for a while. I could recharge, get back in touch with what really matters. The whole time I was there I only touched one computer and it was to look up long wear lipstick reviews for her mother. I didn't know farmer's wives wore lipstick. In any case, I'm glad to be back in civilization. It was a fun vacation but I still don't want to live in Iowa. Ever.
So we've made a decision on where we're going for vacation: to meet her parents. Ugh, I know! I was thinking Spain, Hawaii, India, New Zealand! But now, we're off to Clearwater, Iowa to meet the folks. We'll be staying in her old house, sleeping in her old bed. I'll feel 13 again for sure, I just know it. I'll probably just spend the time we're not with the parents figuring out how to get teenage revenge on them. Yes inside I'm just a 13 year old boy.
The downside of going away is that I won't be able to keep up with my background search skills. We won't have access to the Internet while we're there (her folks live on a farm in the middle of a cornfield - it's like that American Gothic painting, for real) I may try and sneak off and find a Starbucks or cafe with Wireless and a computer. I don't know why I'm thinking that there even would be one, but the urge to do a background check is just too strong. I'm addicted! That's why we need to go visit a tropical island, so I can just relax and let the world pass me by. God, I hope her folks don't think I'm creepy. You don't think I'm creepy, do you?
So yeah, Iowa. Going there. Soon. Did you know that Clearwater is the last place Buddy Holly played before he died in that plane crash? Great vibes in that town, I guess!
It's been 2 weeks since my last post and 2 more weeks of happiness for myself and my lady. We're planning a vacation soon. Now that Tax Season (my busiest time of the year) is done, we can actually relax and enjoy each others company. Where should we go? I need some good suggestions to help me make up my mind because I'm really picky when it comes to vacation spots. I should've thought of this a long time ago but one day I will find a person who knows about this stuff, like a travel agent. Do those even exist anymore? I'll check the yellow pages. There must be somebody out there who has good information on where to take lil' vacay. Anyway that's why I'm great at people search - because of questions like these! But I have more pressing issues on my mind, like the fact that I have to meet my lady's parents really soon. She's pushing for it but it's been so long that I've totally forgotten all my tricks. I'll have to study up on how to meet your boyfriend's parents. I mean girlfriend's parents! I have a girlfriend, not a boyfriend.
Haha, ever since I told my lady I loved her, things have just been swell and, well, peachy. Yeah, I know, peachy is a ridiculous word that I probably shouldn't be using, but I just couldn't imagine another word that effectively captures the essence of how I am feeling right this moment. Hence, peachy. We've been doing the whole picnic and walk on the beach thingie, which is cheesy, I know, but doing it just feels perfect and whatnot. I mean, if we're both happy, there's nothing to be ashamed of, is how I see it. Although maybe we shouldn't be wearing matching clothes anymore, cause that is probably something to be ashamed of. Boy, that was a whole lot of nothing. Sorry about all that, I figure you're probably expecting person search stuff. Well, I could talk about how to lookup name, but that'd be kinda boring for everyone involved. If you're bored here, why don't you go read this article on how to Muscle Your Way to Weight Loss? And while you're on the health kick, read about Life Extension here.
I'm still whistling because I am still happy. I love my lady. I actually told her that last week. I never say it, but I just had to tell her. I mean, I wanted to scream it from the rooftops. She said she loved me back, and it was amazing. She said she knew because she was a sneaky little web detective and found this blog and saw all the wonderful things I had written about her. I told her she was better at people search than me! (Which is saying a lot!) She told me that she is into people search now too, which is nice to hear because now we have one more thing we like to do together, you know? Kinda cool, I think. And all this time I thought I was telling all these things to the pretentious english major....haha just kidding baby! I knew you'd be reading this! Ok, I am going to get back to work before this blog takes over my life!
I've just been having a great time of it here in my little world. It's so great to find a person who gets me the way my lady does. And work has been terrific too--I'm making a ton of money and ending my day feeling accomplished and helpful. It's like all those years where I was convinced being a nice guy wasn't worth it (but I didn't know how to be anything else) just got completely turned around. I find people even treat me better. I think they just see the happy rolling off of me or something. Plus, making my own hours has been really great. Like, today it's really nice out, and I just decided to have myself a little picnic for lunch, and I went to the store and bought some crackers and cheese and salami and met my lady outside her work. And it was just perfect, a wonderful afternoon. Oh, and my lady just sent me this rant farm - to laughing cow cheese that made me smile. So, yeah...things are really great in my neck of the woods. Oh, and today is Leap Day! Heh. Lots to smile about. :-)
So, that client I told you about last time? I have to say, I felt a really strong connection with her, even though we didn't spend that much time together. But wanting to be a professional, I didn't want to do anything about it, especially since part of her issue was dealing with divorce (which is never pleasant). But then, after everything was said and done, she called me up and invited me to dinner, a "thank you dinner" as she called it, but even then I had my suspicious that maybe, just maybe, she'd felt the connection to. I felt a little odd going out on what felt like a date with one of my clients, but I have to say, it was one of the best dates I have ever been on! Well, it went so well, I asked her out on an actual date (called it that and everything) and she said yes, and we've been on a few more since then. In fact, I guess you could say we're dating. Heh. I'm really happy, I gotta say. Also, with tax season upon us, business has been booming. I really like working for myself, and my lady (that's what I call her, my lady) has been helping me market myself a bit. I've also been feeling like a people search private eye since I've been looking up all my client's histories. It's has actually helped a lot in terms of their taxes. I found out one of them had a bunch of unpaid back taxes he didn't even know about! Plus, my lady is proof that people searches are actually a good way to meet people. She's also inspired me to overhaul myself just in general--I found this article on finding a better you in 2008 and I'm going to do it! This is the first year I'm really looking forward to. :)
I had a really strange experience a few days ago that brought together my interest in financial planning and in people searching. I had a client who kept having trouble filing her taxes, so this year she'd decided to hire a professional, and that's why she'd come to me. I asked her if she'd ever been married, and she became shy and sheepish and said that she'd divorced a few years ago--and ever since then she'd been having trouble with her taxes. Turns out her husband never filed the divorce papers!! Good thing I knew how to find people. I was able to use this great find people site to track down that deadbeat who'd been ruining her good tax name for a while and properly get them divorced. See why people searching is so important and useful. Use these sites! You'll never know what you'll find!
Now that it's holiday season I am getting ants in my pants. It's cold and I want to get out of dodge, and go somewhere warm. I have had a constant chill that won't seem to go away, and I find myself defrosting each evening in the shower when I get home from night school. School's been good, I am learning a lot and it's really going to be beneficial for me career wise, and financially. The only thing school is not, is warm! The classrooms are freezing, and have a creepy vintage smell. Anyway was reading this guy's blog on finding people and his trip to Thailand, how great would it be to be in Thailand right now, on the beach, cocktailing... Finding People
Never been out of the united states. After I finish school, and start making some real money I am going to start traveling. Maybe do some backpacking, already have the backpack! With my people searching skills I can find people all over the world and find people like this guy People Finder
What I really need to find though is a date for my buddy's annual holiday bash. Don't want this to be the 5th year in a row I show up dateless! So I am going to to the online dating thing. Get to know someone over email first, sounds much more appealing to me than going out on blind dates. When I have been set up on blind dates the women never seem to show up. Now that's a blind date when you're at a table by yourself the whole time! Well check out this list on tips for online dating Online Dating I need all the help I can get!
I'm really glad I quit my job and decided to become a freelance financial analyst. This is a much better career choice for me. I hated having to be in the office by 9am and wearing a suit. ICK! This is much better because I can make my own hours. I only have a few clients as of right now, but I will have more soon. I actually decided to go back to school and take some classes in finance so that I can get a high degree, and hopefully make more money. It's been so weird being back in school. It's like a blast from the past. Seriously. I even went out and bought a new backpack and stuff. I've also gotten way more into people search because I don't want to study, and this is the best way for me to procrastinate. I found some good sites the other day when I didn't want to write a paper. I found a person search blog that all this information that I didn't even know about. See, it's kinda like having another class, but not really. I also found another site that is really detailed about how to find a person on the internet, which is so easy. I'm going to find my friends from school....back in the day school I mean. I also need to find out how to find people you're dating, because I am single, and looking! I want to go about it the right way, ya know. Anyways, I gotta run to a night class. Boo! Ok, bye!