Aug 3:

This wing-man/wing-woman thing is going well. Joy convinced me to go to a kayaking meetup, which by the time it happened, I was excited about. And the activity was GREAT! On the water, sunset over Lake Washington, watching Kenmore Air planes land; kayak self-rescue training; and the women were (mostly) single/unattached, fit, and interesting. Joy didn't do as well as I did, I'm afraid - she had little interest in any of the guys.

But I met someone who I didn't get much of a chance to get to know - I thought she was there with someone else, but was mistaken - but I would DEFINITELY buy a used car from her.

Then there was Joy's 'French friend'... she gave the best laugh of the night when she described her native suburb of Paris as, "not quite Bellevue - further south... more like... Tukwila."

Was it funny because I'm familiar with Tukwila / Southcenter, or because of the 'k' sound? She's got a sense of humor, great timing, and enjoys the outdoors. All traits I like.

Tonight, I've scurried around to make the house look presentable for signing papers. Tomorrow night is photo-op night. MLS, here I come... I'm going to give it exactly two months - if it hasn't sold by the end of September, I'll stick it out here through the winter, and try again next year. But something tells me the housing market right now is "not too hot", and "not too cold". Wish me luck.