WTF is wrong with me? (pt3 in a series)

So I'm finally all moved into my new apartment and completely out of my old one (though I'm still waiting for my deposit back). About two days before I moved out, I got a note on myspace from a girl who asked if I wanted to chat (She lived in the town I was moving out of). So I replyed with some really Grade A funny stuff.

Now if you don't know me, sometimes you might take my "funny" the wrong way.

She never replied after a week.

So I wrote her again and said that hopefully she didn't take me the wrong way and I would really love to chat.

She wrote back something about having a bad week and not really having the time to reply.

I wrote her back...and again waited a week and a half with no response.

Finally, gave her a simple "Hope things are well" type of note.

She responds back that she got a spider bite and had been in the hospital for a week (even though, during that week the "online now" icon was on under her profile more than a couple times). She apologizes and hits me with her AOL s/n.

We occasionally had IM convos. The last couple we had showed some real promise. We're both looking for the same thing...Some common interests...

Oh, I should also mention that she IM'ed me on Wednesday with her phone # and said I should call sometime.

Friday night, we're having an IM convo and I ask if she'd like to catch the NFL game at (a local bar near where she lives). She's into it. She asks that I call her that morning to make sure everything is still on, because her Daughter frequently calls and asks to come home early from her Dad's. I said sure.

(Red flag #1...She's giving herself a way out. I can understand that. Meeting a stanger and all, but taking my couple of on-line experiences with her into mind, the word "Flaky" comes to mind.)

I also tell her that my head is shaved...the pics she's seen is with me having hair...hope that's not an issue. She seemed a touch bit hesistant, but I reassured her that was the only difference.

(Sidebar: I can't tell you how many experiences I've had where a woman says to me before meeting "Oh, I should tell you, I (weigh 400 lbs / have VD / am missing an arm). I hope that's not a problem." I've been there. In retrospect, I probably shouldn't have brought it up, but I didn't want her to look for one thing, and get another)

So I was looking forward to our meet-up. Went out and bought a new shirt and jeans, got my eyebrows waxed (that story later, ugh), and tried to gussy myself up. I was excited. Meeting a new friend...maybe more.

So this morning rolls in and I go work out with my trainer. Little butterflys hopping around in my tummy. On my way back from the workout, I call her, as promised. No answer, I leave a message. In my brain, I think "I never gave her my number, so she doesn't know it's me on her caller id. No big." An hour later, no callback. Two hours later, no callback (Red Flag #2).

I leave to meet her, no callback. (Red Flag #3)

At this point, I'm getting the feeling I may be getting stood up.

I show up to the bar -on-time- she's not there. Wait 10 minutes, pull up to the bar, order a beer. Still trying to play it cool.

20 minutes...nothing.

At 30 minutes, I call her. No answer, leave a quick message.

At 40 minutes, I order another beer and enjoy NFL...but deep down, I'm seething.

At 55 minutes, I feel like a complete ass and leave.

Drive the hour back home. Embarrassed and Pissed.

Now...almost 5 hours later, I'm Embarrassed, Pissed, and Depressed.

I have NEVER been stood up in my life. EVER.

So I just IMed her. She said she's been really sick all day and she called her Daughter early to see if she was ok, then shut her phone off and has been in bed all day and completely forgot. I told her "I hope you feel better soon." She then said shehad gone out to dinner last night to celebrate her step-dad's birthday and had felt sick ever since.

I signed off without responding.

Hmmmm, been in bed all day? Funny, AIM says you've been signed on for 7 hours. Must not have felt THAT bad.

Liar.

Here's a quote from her AOL profile: "Marital Status: well i'm back on the market again guys.....tired of dating children, are there any REAL men out there?"

Yeah, there are. You just blew him off.