I spent this morning trying to think of a post idea and eventually was about to just give up and post lots of pictures of OJ since you all seem to love him so much when it hit me. I definitely needed to do a dating profile for OJ since I really want him to find Mrs. OJ soon so that I can have a BFF #2 (with Vanessa still firmly ensconced in the BFF #1 role.)
So without further ado. (You are welcome for this OJ.)
Name: OJ
Age: 28
Location: Dallas, TX
Interested in: Women
Occupation: Purveyor of delicious baked goods. Or, alternatively, provides the world with hot buns.
Favorite drink: Over-the-phone-shots of whiskey with his best friend Ryan.
He loves cuddling, country music and tearing up the dance floor. He has a beautiful singing voice and only one time in college kicked a traffic cone that turned out to be covering a fire hydrant and broke his foot.
He can not tie a bow tie, though this does not stop him from wearing them.
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| Someone else must have tied his bow tie for him in this picture.
He has a black belt in karate and is very tough and serious.
See?
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He likes fruit.
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| Clip-On Bow Tie - Because as previously stated, he can not tie bow ties. |
He is an excellent skier though he is terrible at wakeboarding. Can't do it at all. Not even a little.
Or sit near the coast and contemplate life.

Or gaze out the porthole of a ship while dwelling on important notions.
He has a funny side too. And a love-hate relationship with traffic cones apparently.
And he's fantastic at hugs. Plus this picture suggests that he might be into cougars.
He can cut a rug like no other.
One time he grew a mustache but he's promised not to do that again, so that's good.
He is a veritable television star as he once was on an episode of Diners, Drive Ins and Dives.
I guess there's not much else to say, so I'll just post one last picture.
So that is that. Anyone interested in being his other half and then also being second best friends with me? It's like a two-for-one!


































My gorgeous,fantastic, successful SIL lives in Dallas. And she's single.
ReplyDeleteTell her to go say hi if she ever spots OJ! Dallas isn't that huge right?
DeleteTwo things.
ReplyDelete1) I love my fiancee buuuuuut where was OJ three years ago when I was single and looking for someone awesome?!?!
2) Would he be willing to move to Chicago?
3) We should still be best friends.
That might have been totally creepy....and more than two things.
1) In Dallas baking breads.
Delete2) His company is in Dallas so probably not, though we beg him to ALL THE TIME. And one time tried to kidnap him and steal his return flight tickets.
3) Sure why not? We're both in Chicago right?
Everytime you post about OJ, I have the same reaction:
ReplyDelete1. HOW IS HE STILL SINGLE?!?!?!
LMAO at "indian David Boreantz"
I know! He needs to shack up ASAP.
DeleteAnd he totally looks like David Boreanaz. Totally.
I have been in love with OJ McDreamy since your first post about him. I still need that date to my friends wedding in California...California is beautiful in the fall.....................
ReplyDeleteThe first part of this. If I wasn't married..... *sigh*
DeleteHaha RJ, I'll give him your offer.
DeleteAmy - If if makes you feel better he's a reckless driver and it is not safe to get into a car with him, haha.
Oh he is just adorable. (although the picture of him eating that hunk of flesh almost made me yak. I've totally become "that" vegetarian.)
ReplyDeleteI'm much too old and boring for him but being your BFF #2 would be a blast. Except I would probably have to leave the house for more than work and grocery shopping and I probably couldn't do that. I like wearing my pajamas too much.
#hermitforlife
Oh no you totally wouldn't have to leave the house, we could just SKYPE in our pajamas.
DeleteThis answer confirms to me that we indeed are meant to be friends. We can compare bruises and mysterious medical ailments.
DeleteHe is very good looking.
ReplyDeleteHe also never sent me the Valentines Day card that I asked for on facebook! I'll forgive him this time.
Haha! If if makes you feel better he didn't even send RYAN a Valentine's Day card.
DeleteYou need to make this a legit contest, and tell us how to enter/win! I live in New Hampshire but I would totally fly to Texas to go on a date with OJ.
ReplyDeleteMelissa
I will have to clear this with OJ...but maybe.
DeleteIf I wasn't married...I'd be allllll about it
ReplyDeleteHaha it seems a lot of married ladies feel the same way!
DeleteHow did I not know OJ was on Triple D?!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea. I think I posted it on FB a while back. His company actually makes the buns for those burgers so that's why he was there the day of the show.
DeleteAlas as I am both married and too old for OJ (except in the cougar category). However I hope he does find that special someone. He seems like a great guy and it is hard to believe he's still single.
ReplyDeleteHe really is a great guy. I can not wait for him to find his Mrs OJ.
DeleteIf only this was 20 years ago and I was 20 (almost 21) and not married. :-( I would have said 15 years ago to make me a respectable 25, but by then I was not only married but also pregnant.
ReplyDeleteHaha!
DeleteI'm already married but boy does he sound like a catch! Makes me wonder why he is single. Guess he just didn't meet me in time. Too bad. I'd like to be your second BFF. I'm sure there wouldn't be a dull moment. :)
ReplyDeleteOh there are plenty of dull moments. Like just this morning, one of my dogs and I sat on the couch and had a yawning contest for like ten minutes. Totally boring.
DeleteI'm old enough to be considered a cougar to him, i.e. 38. But alas I live in Phoenix. If you know of any lawyer jobs I'm so ready and willing to move to Chicago and would love to be your BFF#2. Hee! I totally wonder though if he knows you're pimping him out?
ReplyDeleteOh he totally knows, I asked him first!
DeleteSadly I know of zero lawyer jobs here or in Dallas (where OJ lives) otherwise I would totally support your moving and our being BFF#2s.
I'm pretty sure that you just described the exact kind of guy I'm looking for. Just saying. I can even sing, so we could do awesome "Stacy's Mom" duets. And I'd love to be BFF #2! Would you consider relocating to NC? Or relocating me to you, instead? I'm open to negotiation :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! Or relocating all of us to Dallas? I'll take it under consideration.
DeleteAlso, I am jealous of people that can sing and you can sing and thus I am jealous of you. Transitive property.
I've been on the lookout for a place to move to.....I could totally put Dallas on the list. Or Chicago. I think we need to know what OJ's reaction to all these comments is!
DeleteIf only I wasn't married, haha. Looks to me like OJ's first requirement should be a woman who knows how to tie a bow tie. Also, OJ seems to sit and think a lot of random places, maybe that should be requirement 2. He really does look like David Boreanaz, if I had any friends in TX who were single I would hook him up.
ReplyDeleteHaha I totally photo-stalked his facebook page today and laughed when I saw the pictures of him being pensive. Then I had to use them all because it cracked me up.
DeleteAnd the bow tie thing, he was taught how to do it for my wedding but has seemingly forgotten.
I am in a long-term, dog-owning, dying-to-get-engaged relationship that I'm now contemplating leaving for OJ. Yea, I said it...
ReplyDeleteOk this comment totally cracked me up, in a good way I promise!
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DeleteDitto Katie!
DeleteOops, I totally missed that his hometown is Dallas. I think I'll have to lobby for him to move to Phoenix instead, or we both could move to Chicago?!
ReplyDeleteHaha! I think I mentioned Dallas when I answered your comment above. Alternatively, we could all move to Dallas since that is where the delicious bread is.
DeleteThis post makes me feel oddly competitive with OJ. I bet I'm a WORSE bowler and wall climber. Plus, like, I can't sing even a little, which is obviously way better than being able to sing. ALSO. I think I could legit win at a heel clicking contest. But the biceps? He wins. (I like to make it so that things that aren't about me at all BECOME all about me because I am vain and have nothing of substance to add but wanted to post anyway.) OJ! HEEL CLICKING CONTEST! IT'S ON!
ReplyDeleteI don't know Katie...OJ is TERRIFIC at clicking his heels.
DeleteBut this comment totally made me laugh. Like, a lot.
He's delicious.
ReplyDeleteWhat does one do to "win" this date, Lauren? :)
Serious inquiries can be submitted with headshot and short bio to me via email.
DeleteOr not, I don't know, I just made that up.
Haha.
From everything you've said about OJ, he seems amazing. Plus, you as a best friend? We could sit around eating cheese while OJ serenades us.
ReplyDeleteSadly, for all concerned, I live in Melbourne. :(
Well I for one would totally move to Melbourne because that sounds awesome. It might be hard to convince Ryan and OJ though.
DeleteMelbourne is amazing. They'd love it. It's like Chicago, just in another country!
DeleteAlso, we have super fun accents.
Currently contemplating a move to Texas... for totally unrelated reasons... okay, fine. For not unrelated reasons. ;)
ReplyDeleteBest comment ever.
DeleteCount. Me. In.
ReplyDeleteCounted In.
DeleteLet me just start out saying that I am madly in love with my boyfriend, seriously. But, OJ?! In another life, or you know, if I met OJ first, I would be all over this. How is he even single?! I don't know a soul in TX, but you better believe if I did I would be sending this to all my cute, single friends!
ReplyDeleteHe just hasn't met the right girl yet! Fingers crossed it happens soon, you know, for my sake.
Deleteoh my. if i were not already happily married i would move to TX for the chance to meet this guy!
ReplyDeleteHaha I think a lot of people feel the same way, from looking at all the comments.
DeleteSeriously, how in the world is he still single?!? He seems like the perfect guy and he's totally cute! Though I'm too old for him, I wish I lived in Dallas...
ReplyDeleteJust hasn't met the right girl yet, it's bound to happen soon though!
DeleteSo, two things...
ReplyDelete1. I live in Dallas as well and would be happy to introduce him to all my single girlfriends (particularly my BFF)! They're all really nice and would be an excellent BFF #2 for you, and then you and I could be BFFs #3 by extension (that's how it works, right??)!
2. My husband and I are also triathletes! Does he ever need new training partners or people to go on bike rides with? Seriously... we're always open to finding new people to ride with. He could definitely contact me if he's interested.
1. He goes out to the bars and restaurants in Dallas pretty regularly and if you ever see him you should SO introduce yourself (and all your single girlfriends.) I'll let OJ know your offer as well.
Delete2. I think he trains with a whole team but I'll ask him about this too!
Since I'm an "old", boring, married woman I don't make it out to bars as often as I used to. But if he does go for the blind date fix-up contest, I will definitely make sure to enter my friends! Or maybe I can go stalk him at his bakery! What's it called again? That's not too creepy, right??
DeleteAnd by "stalk", I totally mean just go buy bread! Because who doesn't need freshly baked bread?
DeleteHis company is Signature Baking Company but they're purely commercial (I'm almost positive.) Which just means that a lot of the Dallas restaurants and hotels and stuff use their bread. That's the reason OJ was in the Maple & Motor episode of Diners Drive Ins and Dives, because he provides them with their buns for their awesome burgers.
DeleteAnd OJ is kind of wary of blind dates but I'll let you know if he changes his mind!
girl, you should be in marketing. because you've even got happily not-single ladies interested! anyway. i'm in chicago periodically to visit my boyfriend {thus why i'm not applying for the date-oj show}, so can i claim a spot as bff #3? or #4? i'm flexible about my position in your bff hierarchy...
ReplyDeleteFirst, Thanks!
DeleteSecond, sure why not. I never do anything but sit around and play on my computer so I'm always looking for something to do!
I laughed out loud at the number of pictures of OJ just sitting in places and contemplating life. Too funny. Everyone else has really said it for me. Already married? Check. How is he single? Check. If only I'd met him. . .Check. :)
ReplyDeleteI know! Honestly I had to sort through like five years of OJ pictures to get all of those so it's not like he does the pensive thing constantly, I just think they're funny as a group.
Deleteokay, i might be hyperventilating. I was scrolling through his pictures thinking, "Oh my gosh! He totally looks like Booth! I mean David Boreanaz! Who is,like, one of the loves of my life!" I was sure I was exaggerating as I have been more obsessed than usual with Bones, but then you said it too! Also, I would LOOOVE to be your BFF #2, and since I don't eat most cheeses, it means more cheese for you! Okay, i will stop gushing now.
ReplyDeleteHe TOTALLY looks like David Boreanaz, they're just different colors.
DeleteAlso, you probably win the fake competition just by letting me have your unwanted cheeses. Ryan loves cheese too, the big jer.
Yay! I knew not liking cheese would come in handy one day!
DeleteOk so I don't know which would excite me more, joining your best friend group or dating tall, dark, and gorgeous. But I do already live in Dallas, not to sway the vote.
ReplyDeleteToo late, vote swayed. You win.
DeleteBut seriously, if you ever see OJ out in Dallas, just say hello, he's super super friendly.
Maybe if OJ weren't hanging out in meadows being pensive, you'd already have a BFF#2! (And he'd have a wife but clearly your BFF needs are more important than his wife needs!)
ReplyDeleteOJ is adorable. I'm much too boring and old for him, but I do know how to tie a bow tie. Maybe the solution is multiple wives? One for each skill? That way we wouldn't all have to move to Dallas.
Hmmm, like sister wives? That idea makes me laugh because I picture Ryan and one of the sister wives. I wonder what his job would be?
DeleteI would say Ryan would be the ruby buying sister wife but we all know he isn't great at that, RYAN.
DeletePerhaps Ryan could be the shirtless sister wife. That would allow him to display his greatest skill. ;)
Can we clone OJ so I can give one of each clone to all my single girlfriends who are also in the "How are you still single" category. However, the original OJ should be reserved for my sister, should he be interested in moving to San Francisco...I think he'd make an awesome brother in law.
ReplyDeleteOh totally, why not! Haha.
Deleteso I can't actually jump on the I-would-move-to-Dallas-to-be-Mrs.-OJ train since all of the college-ing and single mom-ing leave little time for jet setting dating BUT I just have to say that it makes me super happy to know there are fellas like OJ out there, and I hope he finds an incredible girl when the time is right!
ReplyDeleteHe's a great guy and Ryan and I very much hope the exact same thing!
DeleteMy computer totally just had a tantrum and is making me type this all over. Does OJ know he's being auctioned off? If so that's funny, if not that's hilarious. I think I'm a smidge too old for OJ and I have a love hate thing with Dallas plus yeah I can't sing at all and no one should ever encourage me to unless they want loud off key noises being hurled in their general direction. Dallas has good food and best ice cream ever (Blue Bell and Marble Slab). But my family is there and that's why I haven't lived there since 1993. He is totally adorable though and he does look like an Indian David Boreanaz which is a definite plus. And it would be nice to have someone around to eat all the baked goods I want to make but shouldn't eat alone. Ahh well, I hope BFF #2 is exactly what you and OJ would like her to be.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, OJ is well aware of this post, I wouldn't have done it without his consent!
DeleteI've only been to Dallas once but the food we had we delicious! Plus doesn't Tiffany Derry from Top Chef have her restaurant there? We actually have a Marble Slab nearby here to (if it's the same place) so I've tried that for sure.
Can I hire you to make a dating profile for me? Because this is magic. I'll pay in cheese.
ReplyDeleteYou, my friend, have a deal.
Delete"Lets try this again... (though probably not as funny this time.)
ReplyDeleteIt's too bad that I live out on the left coast too far from Dallas or I'd totally date OJ. And be your BFF #2, since my BFF #1 is trying to convince me to come to chicago. Alas...2,127 miles too far "
You know what's weird? I also have a traffic cone complex. Except, I like to steal them whenever I see a random one all buy it's self. I "saved" one, put a smiley face on it, and placed it in the garage for my mom to see when she came him. She was not amused. His name was Chad! I should write about Chad and his babies (that I stole for him)...
ReplyDeleteAnd, on that note, I have a crush on OJ as well.
Gosh, he's a handsome guy. Those backwards baseball cap pics make me sigh :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing you ever showed about OJ, though, was when he was running through that revolving door as the gingerbread man. I watched it more than once, although I decline to state out loud how many times.
He's a special one, that OJ :)
A) OJ totally looks like an Indian David Boreanez!
ReplyDeleteB) If I can convince my inlaws to evict their renters in their Chicago condo AND convince my husband to leave Ohio and move us, 2 kids, 2 dogs, and 2 cats into an 800 sq ft 2 bedroom condo in downtown Chicago, I'm totally putting myself up for the BFF #2 spot!
Probably the first time ever I regret moving back to Norway in May. I wonder how he feels about marriage disguised as a green card marriage. Either way, you have again accomplished to make my day.
ReplyDeleteOK, totally random thought. If you started a crafts business, perhaps making candlesticks, and Ryan went into the meat business, then when you guys and OJ hung out, you'd be the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker. Not sure why I felt the need to share that.
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite comment of the day.
DeleteI VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!! Tell OJ he has a 4'10" Greek admirer from Florida. Willing to relocate.
ReplyDeleteHoly shnickies.... He does look like Indian David Boreanaz!
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Valerie
How does he feel about single, sleepy college seniors who like to bake, cook, and eat cooked and baked things? Because yes, he looks exactly like an Indian David Boreanaz. And isn't that the dream? An Angel/Booth who can bake. And reach the top shelf.
ReplyDeleteLauren, do you read all the comments even though you stop replying after a certain point? Just curious. OJ seems like a good catch, I'm sure he will find you a BFF#2 someday.
ReplyDeleteI read every single comment! They're sent to me by email so I make sure to see them all!
DeleteI enjoyed all of the many contemplative photos of OJ in meadows. He's like an Indian Mr.Darcy looking for his Elizabeth.
ReplyDeleteHe's quite a catch, you had me at dancing...and singing...and tall.
Ok, so since I'm married, obviously of the running. But my sister is single and out there looking. Aaaand she lives in Chicago, but we are Cowboys fans, she also sings, cannot climb walls very well (as far as I know), has good table manners so I suppose could teach him if necessary, and one of her favorite restaurants in our hometown was also featured on D,D&D's. So they are totally (if maybe a bit convoluted-ly) perfect for each other! Would that make us BFF's-in-law? How would that work?
ReplyDeleteI think he looks totally adorable on this pictures and thinking of his mother from the picture of your wedding I think she could be an awesome mother in law.
ReplyDeleteSophie
Am SO surprised your site didn't crash - just from the title! <3
ReplyDeleteOMG I am so in... except I'm married. Happily. Stupid good husband.
ReplyDeleteIf I could go back in time, I would tell my twenty one year old self to hold her horses, because Indian David Boreanaz is going to be available and she loved herself some Buffy and Angel.
Whoever Mrs. OJ is, she will be a lucky gal to inherit you and RYAN as besties.
I loved myself some Buffy and Angel, too - I was just thinking this. That one scene where Angel comes back and falls out of the sky like a true angel from heaven, wearing his birthday suit.. my BFF and I rewound and re-watched that scene so many times, the DVD stopped playing correctly.
DeleteAnd OJ does totally look like an Indian David Boreanaz!
Now I want to buy those DVDs and recreate you and your BFF's moments of true happiness. New life goal!
DeleteThis is probably one of my most favorite posts.
ReplyDeleteIt might be because of the copious pictures of OJ (who, by the by, makes my eyes tingle just to look at--so handsome!).
Also, does being your best friend mean you get your picture taken as much as OJ? We might need to negotiate.
I love that you did this for OJ! It speaks to how much you love him....
ReplyDeleteI did it once for one of my guy best friends, too....
He sure is handsome, and seems well-rounded and normal enough. ;)
Hope it finds him lucky in love!!!
I totally volunteer!
ReplyDeleteDo I count as a cougar if I'm 31 and he's 28?
I've just got to say he fracking dreamy and I can neither wake board or ski(water or snow)!
It's hard to not have a crush on a boy that can sing!
You've left one thing out though! What kind of girl is OJ into?!
How does OJ feel about long distance relationships? I keep telling you my SIL here in Cleveland is his soul mate. He needs a gorgeous blonde who is a Navy vet and loves cooking, right? Her smile is as big as OJ's...
ReplyDeleteI've been looking my whole life for a guy whose head fits nicely in a pumpkin!
ReplyDelete... I'll be in my bunk.
ReplyDeleteThe bread in D.C is terrible. Tell him to move here. Still close to Chicago!
ReplyDeleteI'm into yoga, can appreciate unique skills like fitting one's head into a pumpkin, and definitely know how to tie a bow tie. Bow ties are cool. Good thing he likes cougars - you know, since I'm 30.
ReplyDeleteOMG He so does look like an Indian David Boreanaz!!! David Boreanaz has been my biggest crush for the last 15+ years. If I was single and lived anywhere close to OJ, I would be all over this. It would be on like Donkey Kong :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a dreamboat (looks like one too). If he ever wants to go out with a marathoning 30 year old MBA who loves cheese and waffles (not together...most of the time) when he's in Chicago, you know who to contact.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great friend you are! I remember what a great sport he was during the ill-fitting costume of the Christmas walk 2012...keep being awesome!
ReplyDeleteHe looks like a very fun and exciting guy!
ReplyDeleteHOW is he single? I know I'm behind the times with my response. But Holy Hannah Montana. OJ has it going on. ;) I live in Minneapolis, but I could be convinced to visit. ;) Hi OJ!
ReplyDeletelol.. I dont know about the rest... but Gosh can he sing!! Briliant voice...
ReplyDeleteIt's not too often you find a man whose head is proportionate to a good pumpkin. I like that. But for reals, I think the BFF spot is probably the real prize to win here!
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