Lefty2

I had my lunch date with Lefty2 today. He is a pretty nice guy, and we seem to have the most important things in common, such as our hatred of mushrooms, zucchini, and asparagus. This is vital. Lunch went well and we ended up talking for about an hour and a half. We really do have a lot of things in common, except for that darn political thing. He seems like he'd be cool to hang out with, so assuming he asks I would see him again.

Thurday I'm going out with Pharm, and Friday with Tex. Next week (so far) I am meeting Golf on Tuesday and Lefty at some point. I hate having so many dates in a week, but if I don't schedule them like that I would be booked for like a month. I know, there are worse problems to have.

Good times, good times

Last night was my date with TA, we met at a local wine bar. It was nice meeting someone that I sort of knew already, it made it so I wasn't nervous at all, even though I knew him only for a brief time ten years ago. We were only there for maybe an hour and a half, but were able to talk pretty easily. Most of our discussions circled around the university we both attended, but we covered other topics as well. I don't know if there was a ton of romantic chemistry, but he was definitely someone I would love to hang out with again.

I got an email from Atlanta yesterday asking how my day was going. I also had a missed call from him, but he didn't leave a message, so I didn't call him back. I'm sure I'll hear from him today though...

A friend of mine is in the process of buying a car. She found one listed online, and the guy selling it claims he is in the military (same branch as Maverick). He is selling the car for way under its value (like less than half of what it's worth). There are also some other weird things with his story that makes it a little fishy (like where he says he is stationed and his rank). So I email Maverick and ask his professional opinion, expecting a short answer. Instead, Maverick tells me he looked up the guy's name and some other stuff, and asked me to ask my friend to get more information and he will do more thorough research. I was pretty impressed that a guy I don't really even know voluntarily went out of his way to do that, especially since I know he's really busy; it was refreshing, to say the least. He also suggested times for our "date" and it looks like we will "meet" tomorrow.

And now, for the comic of the day:

Atlanta date recap

Last night was my date with Atlanta. After giving two people his address and instructions to come looking for my hacked up body and/or unlock me from his basement if they hadn't heard from me by a set time, I headed over to his house. His house was big and new...he was still in the process of decorating it and getting furniture, but all of the basics were there (I don't think there was a single piece of furniture upstairs). When I got there he was cooking dinner- chicken parm, bread, veggies, and rice. We sat around and talked while dinner was finishing. Once dinner was finished we sat at his table (nice that he had an actual table, I'm used to just sitting on the couch) and ate and talked. There was a random lightening storm outside which I could see (but he couldn't because of where he was sitting) which was fairly distracting. He has to get up at some ridiculous hour for work, so I left at around 9:45. The conversation flowed pretty well, but I wouldn't really call it a "fun" night. I mean I had a good time, I think it was more that we basically just talked for two hours. I've never really had a date like that where we didn't actually do anything...he had dinner all ready, it just had to finish cooking, so it's not like we were cooking together. I also don't feel like I really know him any better than I did after our first date, which is strange. I do think he's a nice guy and if he asks me out of course I'll say yes, but it also won't be the end of the world if he doesn't....it would be a sort of "that sucks, oh well" type thing rather than an "I really liked him I can't believe he doesn't want to go out again" thing. Maybe it's just me and my heart isn't really into dating yet...Anyway, overall I'll give the date a B...good but not great, could have been a whole lot worse though.

Next up, Thursday night drink date with TA...

Mmmm, cookies...

Tonight is my date with Atlanta. I couldn't decide what to make for dessert, so I finally settled on my famous (well, maybe not famous, but people do like them) chocolate chip cookies. I thought it would be weird to bring a whole cake or something, so this should work. As it turns out he lives very close to me, 4.6 miles to be exact.

I am meeting TA on Thursday. We are going to a local wine bar. We aren't going until 8pm, which is a little late, but at least that way if it's not fun I have a good excuse (gotta be bright and shiny for work on Friday!).

Well, I guess that's all for now...stay tuned tomorrow for a recap of tonight's date!

Date with Bean and Coming this Week...

I had my "date" with Bean on Friday. I use the term loosely because it was really more of a chance to just meet than an actual romantic date. For starters, we met at Chili's...his choice, so that sort of set the tone to casual. It's funny, I was just reading an article on MSN about the worst places for guys and girls to choose for a date...on the guy's list were generic chain restaurants like Chili's. I swear I just read that article like an hour before he called and suggested we meet there. Oh well. I will say he was a nice guy and would probably be fun to hang out with, but just as friends. He wasn't really my type, but I did appreciate that in the time it took me to go to the bathroom he had asked for the check and paid it. Good guy, just not for me.

I was invited to a barbecue at Atlanta's house tonight. He texted me this afternoon with the invite...he said he knew I was out of town, but just in case I came back early. I wanted to go but decided not to for a couple of reasons: 1) we've only been on one date, it would be a little weird to be at a bbq with him and his friends when I barely even know him; 2) I had a 3.5 hour drive ahead of me and knew I would be tired, and; 3) I bought my friend's old XBox from her over the weekend and was looking forward to a night of Karaoke Revolution. Okay, so #3 is a lame reason, but that's the beauty of an anonymous blog. I didn't even end up getting home until almost 8 anyway, so it was too late (since my bedtime is around 10:30...yes, I am 12). So instead I am going to his house on Tuesday and he's cooking me dinner. I am in charge of dessert, so any suggestions on what to make would be appreciated.

Maverick and I have arranged our first "date." Once again, the term is used loosely, since he is still overseas. We are meeting online to chat, and that will have to do for now. There is a 16 hour time difference between us so hopefully we can figure out a meeting time.

In related news, over the weekend I went to a party of my friend's friend. I was talking to her friend and that friend's boyfriend and it turns out they met on eharmony, and have been together almost 2 years. It's nice to hear encouraging stories like that!

So this week it looks like I have a dinner date with Atlanta, a coffee/drink mini-date with TA, a dinner date with Gandhi (which I may seriously regret, but I have to give the guy a chance), and an online date with Maverick. Thank goodness this is a three day weekend, I may need the recovery time!

Oh, several people have asked if they can forward this to their friends/coworkers/whoever. Yes, please do! The point of this blog is to share my experiences in an anonymous way with my friends or whoever (or is it whomever?) may be interested in reading it...so forward to your friends and comment whenever you feel the need!

It's Raining Men

You know that expression "when it rains, it pours"? Sooo true. I have four dates this week, and since I am fully booked, am now planning stuff for next week. Yes, I'm serious. This next one is sort of an interesting story.

Flashback ten years, I am a freshman at a major university. I take a generic political science class. I show up to my first section and have this really cute TA, I'll call him TA. He's not cute in the normal sense, like he's not model cute, but there was just something about him. He also almost always looked like he had rolled out of bed 10 minutes before, grabbed a shirt from the bottom of his closet, and showed up for class. Your typical TA for my school, actually.

Fast forward to Saturday...I'm online, scoping out my matches on match.com, and I get an IM. I look at the guy's profile, and notice a shirt he's wearing that says "My school name, political science." Hmm, what a coincidence. So I look closer and realize it is the TA! I ask him his last name, and sure enough it's him. Very random that 1) he is moving from across the country to my city, and 2) I remember him.

We've been emailing back and forth, and it looks like we are meeting up next week....since I'm obviously booked for this week :)