I decided that I would put the anonimity offered by SoulCast to use by presenting a blog about the dull existance of a single woman in Alaska. Back years ago someone started up a rumor that in Alaska the odds were good for women and encouraging any woman in the lower 48 that wanted to get married to move to Alaska. They were saying that there were eight men for every woman. I think it was printed in a magazine or something. I just know that the immediate response of us women already in Alaska was that the odds may be good, but the goods were odd. This was back in the day when I still thought it was a good idea to go to a bar to find a man. Trust me, never do that. ::shakes head:: I clearly remember going out to a bar with my sister one night. We had to repeatedly chase off a guy that was bothering us for a dance, me and her just wanted to hang out and have a few drinks. Well, long story short, a few drinks into the night and me and my sister were comparing notes on how suddenly the guy didn't look that bad anymore. A few drinks after that and we both agreed that it was time to stop drinking because he was starting to look downright cute. Another time I went out drinking with some friends and one of them found a guy at the bar very cute. Now normally I am not the sort to talk to someone, particularly not a cute guy in a bar. And, even though he was not my type, she liked him and would never approach him herself. So, having just enough liquor in me to be reckless, I went up to the bar and asked him to ask her to dance. I blurrily remember him giving us a lift back to my friend's place and as we got out of the car he asked me for my number. After several refusals to give it to him I dug a lipliner pen out of my purse and wrote it on his windshield. At least I *THINK* it was my number I wrote... sort of. The moral of the story? Drinking and dating don't mix. I have outgrown the stage where I think it is a good idea to pick men up in bars, so if you are looking for the exploits of a 20-something getting drunk and going home with several guys, sorry, you won't be finding that here. This is just the simple facts of what it's like to be 30-something and single in Alaska.