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Show DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER, DAVIS REFLEX JOURNAL, MARCH 13, 1985 Wednesdays woman SINGLES 29 Ways To Beat A Boning Weekend By Molll Dts Farmaglich happened again. Its afternoon and have nothing to do weekend. Youve filled your quota of blind dates (one) and can you help it if you actually believed the guy you went out with last Saturday who promised to call you soon? Face it: Youre all alone. But the prospect of dont worry entertaining yourself need not be frightening. Boring weekends are largely the result of poor planning. You could even look forward to being alone if you prepare for it. Step I. Find someone to blame for your having to spend the weekend alone. Almost anyone will do your mother for not breastfeeding you, your high school sweetheart for going, east to college but the best candidate for scorn and loathing is yourself. This is the perfect opportunity to bemoan your cellulite, impending crows feet or the fact that even the chubby girl in Accounts Payable has a boyfriend! Once you feel sufficiently sorry for yourself, youll be open to try anything. Step II. Accept your friends invitation to meet for a drink after work. Visit a bar near your office. Pay $2.50 for a Bloody Mary with too much celery and not enough vodka. Take special note of the men in Sansabelt slacks and those in three-piec- e mint-gree- n suits that came with extra pants. probably Pray that no one talks to you. Nibble Pepperidge Farm Cheddar Cheese Goldfish, pay your tab and leave. Stop III. Why not unwind from the long work week by doing something physical? If you belong to a health club, you should work out all that built-u- p tension and stress in a good, healthy sweat, while gathering strength by noting all the women in the locker room with worse bodies than yours. Or go to the local bowling alley and see how many men you can meet named Nick, Frank and Spike. It probably wont make you feel better, but it will show you far worse fates than being alone on a Friday night. Stop IV. Make a shopping list and go directly to your nearest supermarket. Ignore the womens magazines advice to treat yourself to gourmet snacks. Save the Scandinavian crackers and Bulgarian lumpfish for guests and head for the cookie aisle. This could be an exceptionally long weekend, so buy as much junk food and as many artifically colored soft drinks as your refrigerator can hold. If youre embarrassed, tell the checkout girl that youre expecting the local elementary school over. And to take care of guilt, place one container of plain yogurt in your cart; you can easily ditch it on the tabloid newspaper rack on your way out. Stop V. Double-locyour door and relax. Try not to answer the telephone this weekend. Yes, this could be the weekend that Robert Redford calls but if you arent home, you will be more desirable. h Stop VI. Put on your bathrobe with the coffee stains on it, sit down and make a list of even less inviting places you could be right now: boring parties dinner with married friends any bar that lets women in for free before 10 p.m. Stop VII. Prepare a nutritious dinner. Now, wrap it in plastic wrap and go directly to the chocolate chip ice cream. Eat it the right out of the container last thing you need this, weekend is dirty dishes. Stop VIII. Turn on the television set and try to figure out why Dick Van Patten seems to have a better social life than you. Watch movies and wonder why all the good movies are on at 4 a.m. Try to figure out who gets Channel 68. Stop IX. Get into bed and put radio talk show. on an Call in. Ask the host if hes got a brother whos off tonight. k terry-clot- made-for-T- V all-nig- ht Stop X. Sleep. SATURDAY up, check the clock and go back to sleep until noon. If you have trouble doing this, try watching Sunrise Semester. Stop II. Rise and shine! Shower or dont shower only know! youll Stop III. Finish dressing, pack your wallet with credit cards and prepare fqr a shopping spree. Go to a department store. Get a free cosmetic makeover without being guilted into buying $87 worth of the Stop I. Wake product. Try on hats. Dont buy anything. Ask the model hired to demonstrate perfume how she feels spraying strangers. Step IV. Stop in a card n gift shop. Buy greeting cards for upcoming birthdays. Avoid cards that say I Wuv You This Much and people who buy them. Step V. Visit a shopping mall art exhibit. Do not, however, purchase any of the paintings or drawings; you are merely alone, not insane. Step VI. Take yourself out to dinner! Try to avoid the following conversation as it really isnt necessary: You: What do you want tonight? You: I dont know, how about you? You: Well, we had Chinese last Thursday... You: Well, you know me, I could eat Chinese seven days a week... Eat wherever you like, but do yourself a favor and stay away from any place that serves a harriburger-cottag- cheese-clin- g e peach platter. When the waiter asks How many? dont be embarrassed. Tell him the truth. If this is your first time dining alone, however, you might want z try: Two Im waiting for 1) somebody. 2) My lover and I eat Im Julia Child. After youve been seated, request a menu and take time to read it. There are certain items you should keep away from. For example, why draw needless attention to yourself by ordering a dish that requires donning a lobster bib? Instead, choose the shrimp cocktail theres no one to whom you have to offer one of your four tiny shrimp. Eat at a leisurely pace. Order the exotic drink that comes with an umbrella or a free tote bag. Ask what the fresh fruit of the day is, but cake. go with the seven-laye- r Stop VII. Okay, its Saturday night and you really dont want to go home yet. Why not check out one of those singles mixers youve been curious about for years? Choosing between a Sophisticated Singles Bash and a Oldies But Goodies may be difficult indeed, but your main criteria in picking a dance should be that it is located as far away from your neighborhood as possible. Whether you choose to go home with someone whose pants dont reach his ankles is your business, but theres no need to 3) CHEST STRIPE KNITS COTTON Full bolts LINEN LOOK SUITING bolts Suggested retail to $3.98 yd. Suggested retail to $6.98 yd. 2.4 60" wide 45 yd. Camouflage JOGGINGboltsFLEECE Full 3.4 wide only 3.98 60 wide Suggested retail to $4.98 yd. Suggested retail to $4.98 yd. 2.8 45 to 60 wide yd. Solid pastel Solid Woven Polyester VOILE WORSTERLON Full bolts Suggested retail to $2.98 yd. Full bolls Suggested retail to $7.98 yd. ly er Stop VIII. If you prefer total anonymity, take yourself to a singles bar. 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