RE: cake stuck in a pan: the great Jacques Pepin recommends swirling the pan over a light flame on the stove. The idea being that the heat will release the cake. Never tried it myself, but Jacques is rarely if ever wrong.

This is a bit of a variation on the condescension that others have mentioned:

I saw Guardians of the Galaxy last night (stay with me, this will get relevant), and at the end of the film the theater aired a quick interview with James Gunn. The interviewer asked if Gunn had any advice for would-be industry folk. I kind of loved his response.

As a guy who sends many of those messages, I'd say you're better off just ignoring them. Responding to be polite and letting the conversation fade away is actually more annoying because it gives us false hope and honestly wastes our time.

Thanks for the detailed response!

I'm pretty sure I have a crush on Judy Woodruff. I think that says a lot about me.

Fair enough. I'll probably bring it down to one offhand mention.

How do you mean? My age is part of the basic information in my profile. Do you mean that you think it could seem like I'm lying about my age?

Welcome to every west-coast woman's profile as well.

Ah, yes, I'm familiar with the single and minglin sub-forum. To be honest, it's kind of scary over there XD. I wouldn't be averse to sharing to GT or something, but I'm also a little uncomfortable invading that space with my concerns.

Thanks for the comments.

Thanks!

Thanks for the comments!

Thanks!

Man, do guys do the travel thing too? It actually made me hesitant to include the travel photos I have up. I think I have a strange aversion to profile cliches.

Thank you! I actually noticed the 99% match visit and had a "Whoa" moment. Yeah, that kind of match percentage is certainly not a turn off for me.

Thanks! Very kind of you. Wow, it's kind of eye-opening how much the self-deprecation thing is coming up.

Thanks for the insight. Hmm, lots of food for thought there.

Thanks! Wow, I got the coveted "laid back" descriptor! I think we all try to convey that in our profiles without actually using those words.

Thanks. I see your point, but truly, honestly, I really am just trying to be honest with myself. Either way, though, I know well enough not to be bemoaning on my actual profile, so I don't really bring that up on my profile itself.