This Wink's for YOU! (and you, and you, and you, and you...)

Whitney:
Moments ago, a pulpy trajectory travelled from the yummy orange I was eating directly into my eye. Coincidentally, I just went on an online winking spree. I figured I'd inun-date (ha!) myself with a lot of options.

My latest is a date with someone who emailed me in an accent (giddiness ensues... too early to swoon, though I might be on the cusp because he's got a Vespa...), and that's coming up. Other than that, I'm in various stages of flirting/assessing/planning with a few other fellas. I will conclude, though, that small talk is the junkfood of conversation, and accounts for why I often feel icky and artificially amped up after a few such exchanges. I guess what is being sought is the full-staffed, fresh, organic and gourmet version of that-- an unmistakeable and wicked fun connection-- but it's hard to swallow the idea that something so delicious could be sparked by something so un-saucy and bland as an e-wink.

As a firm believer in (and lover of) ephemera, however, I'm certain that stranger things have happened...