Who's Reading What: Celebrate Love for the Holidays

Sock Club guest speaker Karinna Kittles-Karsten has a new book, Intimate Wisdom, The Sacred Art of Love, coming out on Tuesday, November 27, just in time for the holiday season.

She says, "This has been a five year effort and this wonderful day has finally come. This book reveals a unique, ancient Eastern and contemporary Western approach for finding, creating, and keeping a great intimate relationship."

Dr. Christiane Northrup, author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom and PBS expert, writes, "Intimate Wisdom is uplifting, sensual and inspiring."

Please click here to find out more about her book and to receive the many incredible, valuable gifts and bonuses in a Celebration of Love for the Holidays.

Thanks to Karinna for sharing her knowledge with us and many thanks also to her book editor, my friend Melissa Pilgrim, who continues to inspire with her good work as Your Writing Muse. Check out her website for more information.

Out and About: Holiday Boutique

Need the perfect date necklace?

Sock Club member Sharon Wong invites you to attend an open house Holiday Boutique where she will be selling her handmade jewelry and watches. There will also be children's clothing, intimate apparel, and toys.

2242 Westridge Road, Los Angeles, CA 90049
Saturday, November 17, 12:00PM to 5:00PM
Please rsvp on the Evite.

Refreshments will be served. See you there!

Sock Club Perk: $5 off Singles Dinner

Thanks Patrick for offering this discount those who read the Sock Club blog:

Rotational Dinner at Ocean Park Cafe, 3117 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica
Saturday, November 17, 2007
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Only $15 for Sock Club members!
Recommended Age: Men 25-39 Women 25-39
Men will move from table to table for each course, while women will remain seated. The dinner includes penne pasta with two different sauces marinara or meat, dinner salad, and dessert.

People can sign up on mixerparties.com They will get $5.00 discount if they email mixerparties@yahoo.com and mention Sock Club.

Bon appetit!

Out and About: Singles at Whole Foods in Pasadena next Thursday

Thanks to the Eating L.A. blog I found out about this singles event in Pasadena at the new Whole Foods. 

Thursday, November 15th
Single & Mingle
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Where do Pasadena’s singles meet and greet? At the new Whole Foods Market at Arroyo Parkway, naturally! Join us for great food, fun and new friends.

Whole Foods Market
465 South Arroyo Parkway(South Arroyo Parkway and Bellevue Drive)
Pasadena, CA 91105
626.204.2266

Hooray to Whole Foods for helping out its single shoppers!

Mixer Parties: Scary Singles at The Hideout

Sock Club member Cary recommends this event so check it out if you feel brave enough. Happy Halloween!

Saturday, October 27th, 2007
Mixer Parties Appetizers, Raffle Prizes, and Drink Specials. Costume Contest
Mixer 7 PM - 8:30 PM Costume Party Follows. Costume required!
COVER: $5.00
The Hideout 112 W. Channel Rd., Santa Monica, CA 90402 (310) 454-6024 Valet and street parking. Sign up online, bring a copy of your receipt, Photo I.D. and valet ticket by 8pm, and your valet parking will be complimentary.

Sock Club Perk: Tickets to Wine Tasting

Here's a Sock Club Perk to kick off the weekend, thanks to my friend John at Social Domain:

10 FREE tickets (RSVP required) to The Sumptuous Flavors of Argentina organized by WineSocials this Monday night, October 15, from 6 to 9pm at the Omni Hotel in downtown LA.

Here's the description: Come discover the sensuous secrets of the wines of Argentina, one sip at a time. Think of Argentina and where do your thoughts take you? Perhaps soaring to the tips of the snow-capped Andes or to the vast beauty of the Patagonian outback, discovered and named by Magellan himself. In the spirit of that sense of discovery, we present you with a delicious experience that explores the rich and robust wines of Argentina. We have selected fascinating wines from the country's vast and varied growing regions, including Salta, La Rioja, Patagonia, San Juan, and Mendoza - the geographic heart and spiritual soul of Argentinean wine making. A variety of mouth watering Specialty Argentine appetizers will accompany the wines.

Please RSVP to me by Saturday with your name and how many guests. I Sock Club dare you to invite someone you're interested in. You never know what will happen!

Cheers, and, as always, happy dating!

Free Dating Seminar & Singles Mixer

An invitation from our November guest speaker Keri:

CHECK THIS OUT!!

Tonight at J Lounge, 1119 South Olive Street, Downtown L.A.

Ladies – learn how to magnetize a man to you with the best flirting technique!
Men – learn the confidence and tools to approach the women you want to meet!

Then join the mixer afterwards! If you mention “Can’t Date Without It” – get all this for FREE!!! (reg. $25.00)

Seminars begin at 6:00 PM, mixer begins at 7:00 PM

Forward this to any singles you know!! It’s going to be a great time!

Keri Newell
(310) 880-0323
www.CantDateWithoutIt.com

Free Calling in "The One" Teleclass Tomorrow!

This teleclass will be facilitated live by Calling In "The One" author, Katherine Woodward Thomas and Rosewood Center Co-Director, newlywed Claire Andrea Zammit. Claire spoke to Sock Club earlier this year. The picture is of Katherine (left) with Claire on her wedding day in last June.

Here are the notes from that meeting:

The April meeting was hosted by guest speaker Claire Andrea Zammit at the Rosewood Center. Claire spoke to Sock Club about "Calling in The One", a book by her writing partner Katherine Woodward Thomas. Katherine transformed herself from dating unavailable men and being depressed to being married with a child at 41. She and Katherine strive in their work to make this transformation easy and fun. They also teach a course about feminine energy. They believe that women can be ambivalent about their feminine energy which is about being as opposed to masculine energy which is about doing. This reminds me of my friend who says that she knows she must act like a man at work, but when she gets home, she drops the act and is a woman around her boyfriend. Claire shared her personal story of calling in The One. In 2005, she was in a relationship which felt average, like a 7. After 3 years, she felt deep anxiety and sought a way out. She shifted her beliefs through powerful statements that re-anchored her identity. She moved from false identities such as feeling rejected by men to true ones. By shifting her beliefs, she shifted her relationship and left the man she was living with. Then through friends she met Craig whom she will be married to this month. Miraculously even before she met him, she read an article that he'd written and felt that he was The One. Plus she states he's off the scale, an 11 of out 10!

While dating, Claire made room for two in her life by renting a bigger apartment. Though she was a single woman, she behaved as though she was in a relationship. It's like preparing a nursery for a baby on the way! To learn more from Katherine herself, please listen to the inspirational radio interviews on her website.

To join the teleclass, please call Tuesday, October 2, at 5pm PDT: 712-432-8900 Access Code: 85527.

Considering a Dating Coach?

I read this N.Y. Times article about dating coaches and here is my analysis of its advice.

On devoting 15 hours a week to dating as suggested by coach Nancy Slotnick, I say that's not the correct commitment to make. You need to be in dating mode constantly or you will miss that cute guy who's reading The Onion at Starbucks on his lunch break. Thinking about it in terms hours to slot into your calendar is not the way I go about it when I am actively dating. The reason why is that when you are in a relationship, you will be in girlfriend mode constantly. Never look at your love life as putting in time. It's just wrong and a romance killer for sure.

I noticed that none of the singles and their coaches mentioned their dating goals. Setting goals is really important so you don't date aimlessly for months. I would advise anyone who hires a coach to insert an incentive into the payment structure that matches your timeline. Want a committed relationship within a year? Find a coach who agrees to a bonus for meeting that goal. Be sure to monitor your progress as you don't want to be spending money on someone who lets you coast along.

The most common piece of advice is to stay positive. With that in mind, I wish you all happy dating!

Green Socks Only - Free Speed Dating this Sunday, September 23

This free speed dating event is organized by LA-FUN and is at the Hideout in Santa Monica this Sunday at 6pm. The recommended dress code is biodegradable and already 30 Sierra Club singles have signed up.

Don't forget to carpool and bring along a former boyfriend for recycling.

Free HurryDate Spots This Week

This message is from gal pal Tracey of HurryDate:

Ok, I have a few events this week that have uneven numbers so I have some freebies JUST IN CASE someone you know (or you) would like to go on a bunch of HurryDates (speeddates) Tuesday or Wednesday night, I have a few FREE SPOTS (normally $37!) Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested.

Check-in starts at 7:30pm and the HurryDating begins at 8pm.

Tuesday night is at: Clear Lounge in Studio City (11916 Ventura Blvd just east of Laurel Canyon)I have comps for both MEN and WOMEN Suggested Ages are:Women 30-40, Men 35-45 (a little older or younger is FINE)

I have FOUR comps for MEN on Wednesday night!@ Busby's East (The ballroom) in LA (5364 Wilshire Blvd just eat of La Brea) Men & Women 25-35 (a little older or younger is FINE)

Email me asap to rsvp or for more info. As you probably know I host all kinds of events, but I only email you guys when I have a freebie or something- let me know if you or friends wanna know about everything or go to some other HurryDate and you can always get my discount of course if you want

Hugs,
Trace

Tracey Rooney 213.840.3483 roonster@pacbell.net

Vote for Best Los Angeles Singles Scene!

Tasty LA was nominated by CitySearch for their Top 10 list so congratulations to Lynn and please vote for what you think is the best place to meet singles in Los Angeles.

I must say though I am mystified that closed places are nominated. What's the point of that?

May the best L.A.S.S. win!

The Four Man Plan in Four Cities!

Congratulations to former Sock Club guest speaker Cindy Lu for the nationwide release of her book The Four Man Plan with more new pages plus a success story from a Sock Club member who got engaged earlier this year. In the book, she is "Georgia" and she was inspired to do the plan when a group of us went to see Cindy's one-woman show by the same name. Here's an excerpt:



Cindy is currently on her book tour so check out her website to see if she'll be in a city near you.

The Best Places to Find Men Over 35 on Oprah!

Thank you to The Oprah Show and Men's Health magazine for taking the time to figure out where all the single, straight men over 35 are. Number one on the list is San Jose, which I shall refer to in the future as Man Jose.

Curious to see which state is bursting with eligible fellows, I tallied up the cities and found Texas dominated with five cities on the list, California is the runner-up with four, and North Carolina came in third with three. This sounds like a good ol' beauty pageant!

Here's the complete list of the Top 20 Cities.

San Francisco - the Best City for Singles!

Forbes has announced the winner of its annual Best Cities for Singles report and it's San Francisco, knocking Denver (aka Menver) off the pedestal which it held for three years. New York City is runner-up and Los Angeles takes the bronze.

Using criteria like "coolness" and the average cost of rent, a Pizza Hut pizza, a movie ticket, and a six-pack of Heineken, the wise guys of Forbes ranked 40 of the biggest cities in the continental U.S. I think pizza and beer sounds like the survey skews toward the dudes. What about the average cost of a manicure and bikini wax?

Check out the report and let me know what you think!

"He's Just Not That Into You" - the movie!

Many thanks to gal pal Kiyomi who saw this in the Hollywood Reporter. I really wanted to make my first post on the Sock Club blog newsworthy and this definitely is!

It looks like Ben Affleck and Jennifer Aniston will be joining romantic comedy royalty Drew Barrymore in the movie version of "He's Just Not That Into You" that self-help book co-birthed by former "Sex and The City" writer Greg Behrendt.

I'm hoping the film is as good as the book and helps a lot of women escape from those men who just aren't that into them so they can go meet those men who really are!