So Sorry!

I'm so sorry for the lame post yesterday...I knew it wasn't good and put it up anyway. I was just in an uninspired mood.  However, after hearing from my college BFF Hol, I am super excited for this weekend!  She moved to Chicago in August and its the first time in 5 or so years, we haven't been in driving distance from each other...and believe me when I say I miss her.  I feel like everyone has a friend that you ALWAYS have fun with, it doesn't matter where you are or what you're doing, you just always laugh (and/or drink) and for me that's Hol.  In the spirit of my trip to a new city, I decided to do some research on the best cities to meet single men (with the help of The Daily Beast and The Huffington Post, respectively). 

The Daily Beast List looks like this:

1. Atlanta
Whether it's the southern hospitality or the sub-tropical breezes, something about Atlanta is attracting all the right men. This is my next travel destination...seriously.  Lots of single men, southern gentleman, A TON of Lilly Pulitzer AND Nene Leaks...I am in! 

2. Boston
With over 50 institutions of higher learning in the Boston area, the city has always been an ideal destination for the young and upwardly mobile.  Yes, I know I am a Patriots fan, however, I don't say "Caa" in stead of "Car" and I don't want to listen to someone tell me they're not going "Faa" instead of "Far".
3. Seattle
Microsoft, Boeing, and other tech companies that have sprung up around Seattle draw thousands of smart, educated guys from all over the world. I'm not a hippy, I don't really like hiking (though I've done it once or twice to please a guy) and I sure as hell am not liberal...I just don't think this will work for me.
4. San Francisco
With those smarty-pants from Google and Facebook buzzing around on their scooters, intelligent guys with great careers are plentiful in San Francisco.  I don't really want to pain myself watching the 49er's play and again, I'm not liberal...but San Francisco looks really pretty!  I mean it was good enough for the Tanner's...Also, 40 Days and 40 Nights (and Serendipity) took place there so okay, maybe SF isn't SO bad
5. Minneapolis-St. Paul
The Land of 10,000 Lakes might safely be renamed the Land of 10,000 Dates.  I don't know much about Minneapolis-St.Paul except for that they're called the 'Twin Cities', but when I googled the cities to find out more, the first thing that came up was the 'Minneapolis-St.Paul Airport'.  I then googled 'Minneapolis' on it's own and the first match was the convention center website...If you have nothing to do except have business conferences, fly in and out and look at a lake, I'm not coming.

6. Washington, DC
A city that's all about networking unwinds at some of the best happy hours in the country, and unlike its hipper neighbor New York, people actually have time for a social life. I love DC, a lot of my family is in the neighborhood, so those are pluses.  However, I find DC/NOVA guys to be pretty full of themselves...which can be an obnoxious quality (Not you, P...don't send me hate mail).

7. Austin
An exuberant nightlife, year-round festivals, and thousands of U.T. undergrads make the state capital a haven for art and tech lovers alike. I could leave the art at the door and am not so into 'tech'...but I love the right to bear arms and the Bush's!  I also have a cowboy hat, matching boots and an embarrassing amount of plaid...

8. Miami
What it lacks in educated men (it ranked 24th in number of bachelors degrees) Miami makes up for in gyms and social life, coming in at #2 and #1, respectively. I am not in any shape to be competing with the Miami beauties for the single guys, that's for damn sure!  Maybe next year...haha.
9. San Diego
Like Miami's beach bunnies, San Diegans tend to have great tans, great hair, great bodies, and because of the city's high cost of living, lucrative jobs. San Diego, you can also keep your single men...
10. Denver
A growing arts district, top-notch microbreweries, and the nearby Rocky Mountains make the city scenic, fun, and appealing to outdoorsy singles. Now I'm not exactly 'outdoorsy'...but I like being outside and I love beer...but I feel like this has a lot of the same problems I had with Seattle, mixed in with skiing!  I love skiing, but I'm not very good...HHHMMM....maybe I can find a [single] instructor in Denver to teach me...

The Huffington Post listed the best places to meet single women:

1. Raleigh
Raleigh wins my top honors because it has a highly educated population (thank you, Research Triangle), a low divorce rate, fabulous social life, southern hospitality and some of the best BBQ you'll find anywhere. One of my college roommates was from Raleigh...she was wonderful and smart and funny and southern...But maybe now we know why she stayed in Central New York :-)
2. Washington
40,000 more women than men, plus a high level of education, a higher than average level of fitness, and all the social opportunities you can stand. Washington DC woman are insanely smart, at least the ones I know are...and notice this is the ONLY city that is on both lists...Quick! If you're single, everyone lets go!
3. New York
This town is the mother lode of single women -- in the NYC area, there are more than 180,000 more women than men. You won't find better odds, or restaurants, in the country. Plus, the divorce rate is low, and you'll never run out of things to do. Well it's too bad I'm not gay...because I'm living in one of the single women capitals of the world.
4. New Orleans
Do you know what it means to date in New Orleans? 40,000 more women than men, lots of nightlife, and all the crawfish, shrimp, and oysters you can eat.
5. Memphis
Great BBQ, fantastic music, and 25,000 more women than men.

And of course, last but not least....

6. Chicago
First, Chicago has 40,000 more women than men, so the odds are really working for you now. Aside from that, Chicago has social opportunities galore, deep dish pizza, the Cubs, and the best tapas restaurant I've ever eaten at. Dating heaven.

Well ladies and gentleman...Maybe I'll luck out and find myself a nice midwestern woman...oh wait, I did that already, Hol is from Ohio.