I have a list of "favorite ladies" that I peruse and call those in the area I am going to be visiting.

If I can plan further ahead which is not as usual I may choose to search the reviews and try a new adventure.

TOMC

new, or touring talent. I avoid certain traits like the plague.

I run into the same issue where all of a sudden I have a small window in my schedule and only have 1/4 hours to schedule.  So I find myself using APA's because they're convenient.  
When I know I can schedule out, I'll start looking for someone based on what particular itch I want to scratch at the time. They have to have at least 5 reviews from credible hobbyists (10+ thoughtful reviews, not the 'I came, I conquered, I came' variety).  

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I go to my Wish List....

...It's very, very, very long list, so eventually I find a lady who's not having elective surgery or going to her dog's funeral or leaving for Iraq or retiring from providing...

I look at my list of "providers I'm interested in", and pick from there.  I update that list fairly regularly, and keep ladies that I clicked with very well on there too.  Based on that, I figure out what I'm in the mood for, and then I see who is available.  It's not a tremendously flexible system -- if I wind up with a few hours free, there are aren't many ladies that I can expect to be available on short notice.  Still, since I don't generally have gaps in my schedule springing up on short notice (let alone be able to afford hobbying at the drop of a hat), I can usually plan it out pretty well.