Is He the Right Match for Evo?

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The discussion revolves around the humorous and light-hearted quest to find a suitable partner for a member named Evo, who is described as needing a man to help with various domestic challenges and her energetic dog. Participants express their interest in Evo, highlighting traits such as humor, intelligence, and compatibility over physical appearance. The thread is filled with playful banter, with many contributors joking about their qualifications and the absurdity of the situation. There are references to potential candidates, with some expressing their admiration for Evo and others humorously disqualifying themselves. The tone remains jovial, with frequent mentions of wedding plans and the comedic notion of a "shotgun wedding." Overall, the thread showcases a community's camaraderie and affection for Evo, while also engaging in witty exchanges about relationships and personal attributes.
  • #301
Evo said:
Everyone is so great, how can I possibly choose just one? Can I have several? :-p

Fine with me, as long as I'm one of them. I think it's time for some good luck, don't you think?
 
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  • #302
Chrono said:
Fine with me, as long as I'm one of them. I think it's time for some good luck, don't you think?
You're in. :approve:

Hey Tsu, looks like we'll be having more riders on the RV than originally planned! :biggrin:
 
  • #303
hypnagogue said:
Not to hijack the thread or anything, but what was the novel about? What style? Just curious.

I'm going to paint myself as a real odd-ball with this one. The main character was a guy that obsessed over an ex-girlfriend of his (high school sweetheart), a painter that lived with and took care of her sick mother. He had no contact with her any longer, but followed her around to see how she was doing. He had a good deal of time on his hands because he had won the lottery on his 18th birthday - never went to college and never had a job. He got to be really bored after buying all of the things he had ever wanted and seeing all of the places he wanted to see by the time he was in his mid-20's. He had only one friend, about the greatest jerk you could imagine, a complete oaf that spent most of his time at bars finding women to abuse, an endeavor upon which my main character often tagged along. The story gets going when the protagonist finds out his ex has inoperable brain cancer and that she is slowly losing her mind as she nears death. The guy feels very guilty and spends the remainder of the book formulating the perfect murder/suicide by which he can end his friend's and his own life, as a sort of atonement for the injustice of fate.

I know it doesn't sound like much to fill a book with, but a good deal is spent on flashbacks to tell the story of how all of the characters got to the current point in time, just to get an idea of how devastating the onset of adulthood can be to those who are not ready but not willing to admit as much. I hate summarizing like that; it makes it sound so melodramatic. You get the gist, though.
 
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  • #304
Evo said:
Why did you give it up?

To be honest, I was too much of a perfectionist. The portraits were so detailed that they took me about six months each. I initially started out in college as a double major in fine art and creative writing and fell in love more with the writing. Of course, I eventually put that on the side-burner, although I do still plan to write someday when I have the time.

Sounds perfect. That's really bad about losing the novel though.

Well, I'm glad to hear you won't mind if I'm a terribly boring person. Well, I shouldn't say that. I think I'm an incredibly interesting person. I just have a very boring life. Hasn't always been the case, though.

Hard to explain. I raised my two girls (you know this right?) to be self confident. I always made them make their own decisions from the very beginning. Clothes, toys, food. Of course they had a limit to what they could choose from, but I didn't stress over if they chose to wear pink shorts with a green top and blue shoes. They didn't have to look like pictures in a catalog. We talked about things and we did what made sense. It was how I was raised and it worked great with my girls. They are well adjusted, bright, and not rebellious. My younger daughter (the child of Evo) complains that I don't call and check on her enough. We're very close. She has a 4.0 grade average, doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs, but she loves to shop.

That sounds great. Of course, I'd have to see you in action, but I'm sure you'd be a much better parent than I would be. I guess I sort of helped raise my two youngest sisters. I was good with them and all, but I absolutely refuse to baby anybody. If they cry, they cry and I don't give in. People probably think I'm heartless. I suppose I treat children as if they were adults.

I'm the same way.

That's great. It's been a couple of years since I've been on a really good roadtrip, unless you consider LA to Portland and back - but we only spent two days there. There's a decent chance I'll be taking a friend of mine out to Providence, RI next week, which would be interesting. It'll be the second time we've driven across the country together in the dead middle of winter. Last time we almost stranded ourselves on a clay mountain road somewhere on a Navajo reservation.

The child of Evo doesn't graduate from high school until next year. Until then, I won't move. Then she'll go away to college so it won't matter.

Well, heck, if I'm single next year, I'll give you a call! Ha ha.
 
  • #305
loseyourname said:
I know it doesn't sound like much to fill a book with, but a good deal is spent on flashbacks to tell the story of how all of the characters got to the current point in time, just to get an idea of how devastating the onset of adulthood can be to those who are not ready but not willing to admit as much. I hate summarizing like that; it makes it sound so melodramatic. You get the gist, though.
Damn, how'd you lose the manuscript. Don't tell me it was electronic and you had no backups.
 
  • #306
loseyourname said:
To be honest, I was too much of a perfectionist. The portraits were so detailed that they took me about six months each. I initially started out in college as a double major in fine art and creative writing and fell in love more with the writing. Of course, I eventually put that on the side-burner, although I do still plan to write someday when I have the time.
My portraits look like photographs, but I do them very quickly, most of it in 30 minutes to an hour, then spend the next few days perfecting it. I use pencil & charcoal mainly, pastels not as often, so it doesn't take the time oils or even acrylics would take. What is weird is that I don't know how I do it. After I draw something, I can't believe I did it. Do you know what I mean, or maybe I am just odd? After all of my artwork was destroyed in a flood a few years ago, I haven't had the heart to do it again.

Well, I'm glad to hear you won't mind if I'm a terribly boring person. Well, I shouldn't say that. I think I'm an incredibly interesting person. I just have a very boring life. Hasn't always been the case, though.
I think you are incredibly interesting, but then I am a boring person. :-p

That sounds great. Of course, I'd have to see you in action, but I'm sure you'd be a much better parent than I would be.I suppose I treat children as if they were adults.
I treated my kids like they were adults. I didn't talk down to them, never tried to control them, I never needed to. I explained why I knew from experience why certain things had to be done, they learned quickly that I knew what I was talking about. :biggrin: I guess you have to have intelligent children for that type of parenting to work. My kids never did stupid stuff.

It's been a couple of years since I've been on a really good roadtrip, unless you consider LA to Portland and back - but we only spent two days there. There's a decent chance I'll be taking a friend of mine out to Providence, RI next week, which would be interesting. It'll be the second time we've driven across the country together in the dead middle of winter. Last time we almost stranded ourselves on a clay mountain road somewhere on a Navajo reservation.
Driving across country in winter can be quite a challenge. :bugeye: This country is huge and the weather changes can be sudden and extreme. I hate driving on ice.

Well, heck, if I'm single next year, I'll give you a call! Ha ha.
Since you're not available right now, who knows? :approve:
 
  • #307
Evo said:
You're in. :approve:

Sweetness! My luck's finally chanced, that it has.
 
  • #308
Evo said:
Do you know what I mean, or maybe I am just odd?
excuse me... maybe?
 
  • #309
Evo said:
My portraits look like photographs, but I do them very quickly, most of it in 30 minutes to an hour, then spend the next few days perfecting it. I use pencil & charcoal mainly, pastels not as often, so it doesn't take the time oils or even acrylics would take. What is weird is that I don't know how I do it. After I draw something, I can't believe I did it. Do you know what I mean, or maybe I am just odd? After all of my artwork was destroyed in a flood a few years ago, I haven't had the heart to do it again.

What size were they? I actually worked entirely in pencil, although I used such soft pencils that there was no qualitative difference between the lead I used and charcoal. My portraits were always about 3' x 5' or so. Maybe that's why they took so much longer. I actually have only a photograph of one of them left - it is part of an anthology. I could scan it and show you if I can find it.

I think you are incredibly interesting, but then I am a boring person.

Just seems to happen, doesn't it? I don't even care about being interesting or doing interesting things any more. It used to be such a big deal to me.

I treated my kids like they were adults. I didn't talk down to them, never tried to control them, I never needed to. I explained why I knew from experience why certain things had to be done, they learned quickly that I knew what I was talking about. :biggrin: I guess you have to have intelligent children for that type of parenting to work. My kids never did stupid stuff.

Well, my experience really just lies with small children. Once they're old enough to even understand the concept of wisdom and knowledge, they are no longer my concern. Well, my own kids would be my concern, but my sisters were not.

Driving across country in winter can be quite a challenge. :bugeye: This country is huge and the weather changes can be sudden and extreme. I hate driving on ice.

We took a southern route last time (I-40 most of the way). There was minimal snow in Virginia driving down to the 40, but once we were on it, we were pretty good. The only bad weather came in New Mexico and Arizona, and that was when we veered off of the interstate onto tribal lands (we were picking up a third person).

Since you're not available right now, who knows? :approve:

Nothing wrong with having more friends. What do you do for work that allows you to be so mobile, anyway? I think I remember you saying something about systems management.

Oh, and I did lose the manuscript because it was all electronic. You'd be amazed at how quickly I wrote this stuff. I spent a couple of weeks fleshing out the basic ideas and main plot points in my head, then when I hit the keys, I had 200 pages in a week. I was moving so fast it never even occurred to me to back it up.
 
  • #310
take another week and write the 200 pages again, if they were any good. Heck should be able to do it in 4 days this time.
If you had said it took a year or so to write those 200 pages you might get sympathy, but 1 week? And you weren't writing 24 hours a day, probably at most 5 hours a day. 35 hours, maybe? I've lost 35 hours worth of work by grabbing the wrong suitcase on the way out the door, or by telling my ex I would rather be working than sleeping with her. Heck I've spent 35 hours this week trying to levitate my Levitron.
 
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  • #311
I'm hoping a homemade video gets leaked onto the Internet.

polyb said:
I'll give you a sneek preview of mine! :-p

Evo, I have considered the matter and think you should give more consideration to polyb! :-p
 
  • #312
not that I'm impatient or anything but has a decision been made on the lucky fella? or are you going to go for as many as possible?
 
  • #313
...only 27 more shopping days till V-Day Evo. You probably need to give a few days notice of your pick because if you don't you'll wind up with a cruddy silk rose in a plastic tube from a gas station vs a box of delicious Dark Belgian Chocolates. Just a thought, because you know how guys are. :zzz:
 
  • #314
Echo 6 Sierra said:
...only 27 more shopping days till V-Day Evo. You probably need to give a few days notice of your pick because if you don't you'll wind up with a cruddy silk rose in a plastic tube from a gas station vs a box of delicious Dark Belgian Chocolates. Just a thought, because you know how guys are. :zzz:
Good point. :biggrin:
 
  • #315
Andy said:
not that I'm impatient or anything but has a decision been made on the lucky fella? or are you going to go for as many as possible?
You have the most points right now. :-p
 
  • #316
samba de amigo

I don't know Evo, but she looks very pretty in her picture.

Hmmm ... I guess I should kind of describe myself.

I love cats. I'd have a billion of them if I could! :smile: :smile:

What else?

Age doesn't matter to me. It didn't stop Gohan and Piccolo from falling in love, so why should it stop me?

I'll post more when I get back from class!
 
  • #317
hmmm... this Kount Krapulon is intriguing!
 
  • #318
Math Is Hard said:
hmmm... this Kount Krapulon is intriguing!
He has the cat thing going for him. :approve:

Do you think it'll matter when he finds out that I'm actually 82 years old? :biggrin:
 
  • #319
Ahhh, don't be hard on yourself! You look really nice in your picture, Miss Kitty Cat!
 
  • #320
Hi Miss Evo

Hi MIss Evo! My name is Rufus Whitman aka Spamdini. I'm 21 years old and am a college student. I enjoy watching anime and listening to very loud 80's metal. Ronnie James Dio is super keen. Aaaaaaaanyhoo, math and physics can make my head spin at times but I definitely enjoy cats! I have four myself and I am often cramped at night because two sleep with me.

As a token of my affection, a gift for youuuuuuu!

http://kenshinscans.anxious-anime.com/cutekitten.jpg
 
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  • #321
I'm beginning to wonder if my older daughter posted a link to PF on her anime website.
 
  • #322
Why I think I'm the man for Evo.
Well, I don't really think that can be so.
Perhaps it won't ever happen.
If it did, it'd be a great mishapen.
Even though, I'd still try to get with her daughter,
But I bet that would turn out to be an even greater slaughter.

:biggrin: :approve:

I thought that was pretty good.
 
  • #323
Math Is Hard said:
hmmm... this Kount Krapulon is intriguing!
The new boys to the village always get the pick!

Spamdini said:
As a token of my affection, a gift for youuuuuuu!

http://kenshinscans.anxious-anime.com/cutekitten.jpg
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That poor thing looks frightened and abused. Evo may have her hands full with you, lol.
 
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  • #324
I did in fact get a link from an anime board about how Evo was in need of a mate and enjoyed physics and cats. The poster was a mod named Derek Payne. I took chemistry and physics in high school if that counts for anything towards that part of Evo's hobbies. :smile:

I'm also into mature women because girls my age are usually shallow and insufferable. Your picture is very pretty, Miss Evo. Especially for an 82 year old. :smile:

Here's a pic of two of my cats. The little one with the beard is Meggie and the big one is Felix. My AIM handle is Spamdini if you like chatting over that. I'm online a lot. Ciao!

http://kenshinscans.anxious-anime.com/meggiefelix.jpg
 
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  • #325
Those are adorable cats. Evo, I say we grab the cats and ditch the guys. :smile:
 
  • #326
ohhh.. dah kittums is so sweet! :!)
 
  • #327
I'm sorry. I'm probably nothing but an annoyance to you. Forgive me for wasting your time, Miss Evo. There are too many other better guys for you.
 
  • #328
Spamdini said:
I'm sorry. I'm probably nothing but an annoyance to you. Forgive me for wasting your time, Miss Evo. There are too many other better guys for you.
Spamdini, you are very sweet, but you don't need someone old enough to be your grandmother. You have a lot going for you. :approve:

I hereby officially end my quest for love. I have decided to become a nun. Nuns can have cats, right?
 
  • #329
Dang. No one's acknowledged my little poem?

I guess that shows how good I am at it.
 
  • #330
Chrono said:
Why I think I'm the man for Evo.
Well, I don't really think that can be so.
Perhaps it won't ever happen.
If it did, it'd be a great mishapen.
Even though, I'd still try to get with her daughter,
But I bet that would turn out to be an even greater slaughter.

:biggrin: :approve:

I thought that was pretty good.
Chrono, I completely missed it! I am so glad you said something! That's great! :approve:
 
  • #331
Evo said:
Chrono, I completely missed it! I am so glad you said something! That's great! :approve:

You missed it??

I doubt it was good as Jimmy's are, though.
 
  • #332
Chrono said:
You missed it??

I doubt it was good as Jimmy's are, though.
I didn't scroll up enough. :frown:

Jimmy doesn't really do poems. So you win in that category. :smile:
 
  • #333
Evo said:
Jimmy doesn't really do poems. So you win in that category. :smile:

Sounds like I should do more in the future, then.
 
  • #334
Chrono said:
Sounds like I should do more in the future, then.
YES! You should!
 
  • #335
Evo, what's with the new avatar?
 
  • #336
polyb said:
Evo, what's with the new avatar?
It's my dog.
 
  • #337
Evo said:
It's my dog.
I suppose to stay out of a rut.
An old avatar pic can be cut.
But it should be no suprise
that your puppy dog eyes
are preferred to the ones on THAT mutt.
 
  • #338
tribdog said:
I suppose to stay out of a rut.
An old avatar pic can be cut.
But it should be no suprise
that your puppy dog eyes
are preferred to the ones on THAT mutt.

Careful Evo, he just told me he has a red-headed internet girlfriend. :eek: I think he's looking to add a brunette to complete the collection. :smile:
 
  • #339
This isn't funny. All I have to go by is your picture on here and it looks red to me.

ps. yes, putting my foot in my mouth did leave a bad taste
 
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  • #340
Evo said:
It's my dog.

She's such a cute little puppy! :-p

I almost thought that since you locked yourself up in a nunnery you were going to be a real *itch!

If it will cheer you up, I can do my dance for you again!:smile:
 
  • #341
tribdog said:
This isn't funny. All I have to go by is your picture on here and it looks red to me.

You REALLY need to adjust the color settings on your monitor. Or are you looking at my avatar? That's not me you know, it's a jellyfish. :smile:
 
  • #342
lol, you are so brutal.
Here I am feeling like an idiot and you keep torturing me. I thought maybe you had gotten that out of your system a couple of days ago.
 
  • #343
tribdog said:
lol, you are so brutal.
Here I am feeling like an idiot and you keep torturing me. I thought maybe you had gotten that out of your system a couple of days ago.

Oh dear, do you think the torture stops? Oh, but I think I figured it out. The in most recent photo I had posted I was wearing a red sweater, perhaps you forgot to look UP from the sweater to notice my hair color? :smile: (And I actually thought you were just teasing me when you said that about the red-haired girlfriend, I didn't think you really believed I had red hair!) Have you figured out the correct hair color yet?

Oh, and I tried to make up for the torture, if you had taken the time to write your own return address you might be sitting there munching on a seemingly endless supply of cookies right now! :-p Then again, you might be afraid to touch them anyway after Tsu and I fed you all those cookies to sedate you enough to torture you.
 
  • #344
Who GOT that big box of cookies if it wasn't tribdog's address you sent them to?
 
  • #345
Tsu said:
Who GOT that big box of cookies if it wasn't tribdog's address you sent them to?
**mmph munch munch mmphh munch**
can't imagine what happened to 'em :confused:
**munch munch**
 
  • #346
Tsu said:
Who GOT that big box of cookies if it wasn't tribdog's address you sent them to?

Don't know yet. :frown: He doesn't think the number exists, so is going to see if the postoffice still has it and might give it to him, but I figure more likely I'll wind up with a box of stale cookies returned to me eventually with "no such address" on them. I really tried to be nice to him, and it didn't work! :cry:
 
  • #347
Math Is Hard said:
**mmph munch munch mmphh munch**
can't imagine what happened to 'em :confused:
**munch munch**

Hey, there are plenty to share in that box! I even told tribdog he was allowed to share when he got them, you know, just to prove to the guys he works with that I'm real (they'll know he can't be bluffing with home-baked cookies if he doesn't arrive charred). :biggrin: Heck, there were enough in that box to share with everyone he works with, the crazy neighbor lady, the people who spit in his Mexican food, and the entire ER staff!
 
  • #348
Tsu, your dog is short and has a big head. Somehow that makes sense... My bad, this is all about Evo. So let's break this down:
Evo is female
Evo has too much time on her hands [she posts on PF]
Evo thinks she might enjoy male companionship
Evo is not easily satisfied
Evo is idealistic
Evo is complicated
Evo is demanding
Evo is attractive [judging by avatar]
Evo is intelligent [judging by posts]
Evo is athletic [judging by posts]
Evo is sensitive [judging by posts]
Evo is sensual [see above]
I'm not impressed. Perfect women are not that hard to find. I prefer Texans.
 
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  • #349
Hey, Chronos - you better not be insulting my sister. :devil: I'm baking YOUR box of birthday cookies right now, so you be NICE! o:)
 
  • #350
Math Is Hard said:
Hey, Chronos - you better not be insulting my sister. :devil: I'm baking YOUR box of birthday cookies right now, so you be NICE! o:)


i'll eat them for him if he's misbehavin' again.
 

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