Is there a date in 'site'?

I have been challenged by a very dear (and wise) friend to try and spend an hour a day, through the month of Jan, on Internet dating sites to kick start my search for a man. She has kindly allowed me weekends off - though I do have the option of overtime!
Admittedly I do have reservations about Internet dating as it is time consuming and can cause one to feel weirdly more hopeless than hopeful trawling through the pages of results.
On the plus side a few of the entries on profiles have made me laugh out loud. I do admire people that can make the most of the essay questions (these seem to be endless and when you're joining a couple of sites, rather laborious)
I can see that the essay questions to give a broader depth to the profile but I do have one complaint - hands up if you know the favourite bible verses of any of your friends. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Nope me neither and it has no detrimental affect on the depth of our friendships nor on my perception of their personality or character.
I do understand that Christian sites do have to highlight the distinctions between theirs and secular sites but a question about what kind of church prefer or who your spiritual heroes are would suffice. Questions like 'what or who makes you laugh' tells me far more about a person.
If I was creating a dating website that's what I'd ask. In fact that's an idea, I'll create my own website but have the only female profile as my own and then I'll have my pick of the boys and then I shall rule the world with my evil genius!

And another year gone.....

Well, it's 2009 already - how did that happen? New Year is a weird time. The actual celebration of it can be a bit of an anticlimax, though I think as long as you are with a few good friends and not trying overly hard to have a great time you will actually have a lovely evening. I went for a lovely curry this year with a good bunch of friends and that was just perfect.
As much as we all know that making New Year's resolutions doesn't really work, it's hard to resist as the coming year is stretched out before you with 12 full months in which to change the things we don't like and seize opportunities to do things we enjoy.
I managed yesterday to do half an hour of writing which is one of my aims of the year. I don't know if I will manage to finish my first novel in 2009 but I have the opening gambit (it can't really be called a chapter at this stage!)
Every new year starts with the sense of the slate being wiped clean and a new beginning. However I hope I take the lessons of last year with me and continue on the journey that I started then. The hope is always to go forwards and grow, not remain still and stagnant but in order to do that I need to go deeper with God and that's always the challenge. Spending time with him shouldn't be seen as a chore but it does take commitment and a bit of planning. It's managing to find the balance between allowing time to relax and enjoy life but also to make good use of each second.
So that is my resolution to relax, enjoy and succeed, then 2009 will be fine!