Monday, March 20, 2006
Ok, so here you finally go. No I haven't kept you in suspense this long just to be cruel. The honest reason is actually kinda selfish. I haven't written about it because I really didn't want myself to get excited about it. When I enjoyed something the more I talk about it the more excited I can get and so far, with my dating history, getting excited about a date just ends with me being disappointed. Anyway, Here's the dates!
Bright Eyes, Date 1:
Being the first person I met off of eHarmony (Which, by the way, I completely DO NOT recommend for anyone to use.) I was wondering how this would go. We did a little bit of emailing, then she gave me her number to call her. Since we both had busy schedules we found Sunday was a good day to get together and planned to meet at Nina's, The coffee shop near my place also know as Slacker Post One. Turns out she lives four blocks from me as well.
We met up around 5:30ish and things went pretty well. We talked about all sorts of things. We even made it into the "first date taboo topics" and none of them killed the mood or momentum. She had some tea, I had some coffee and the convo kept going. She was very fun, a playful personality like mine so it was easy to make jokes and enjoy the time. She's got pretty short brown hair a very pretty smile and incredibly sparkly brown eyes, hence the name Bright Eyes! She reminds me a lot of Janine Turner circa Northern Exposure with less fluffy hair.
After the beverages, we decided to have a few more of the alcoholic nature and walked across the street to Costello's a cozy little neighborhood pub. We chatted more and more, there was luckily no shortage of conversation! We had a couple rounds of drinks, she had her beer while I had my whiskey diets. After round three we decided to get the check and she invited me over for a drink if I would like. "...and by drink I mean Miller Lite because that's all I have." hehe. We walked over to her place and she showed me around a bit. I saw much of her collection of Virgin Mary stuff, but never did see the fake moustache collection. We grabbed a beer and plopped down on the couch to watch Eddie Izzard. If you don't know of him, he's and English cross dressing comedian. Very funny!
So during the show there was some fun with making sentences out of candy hearts and also a kiss. And then another. And then full on make-out. And then the roommate/cousin coming home and the quick fix-ourselves-up-so-we-don't-totally-look-like-we-were-making-out thing. We relaxed for a while and watched some more of the show and made a few more candy heart phrases. The roommate hit the hay and things stayed snuggly for a while with a little kissing in between. Eventually the show was over and there was talk of parting ways and then talk of company. "Yeah, but no funny business you got that mister?" That last about ten minutes when kissing led to her getting kinda of frisky and definitely crossing over to the land of funny business. I actually had to put on the breaks at two different points (Go ahead and chastise me Cap'n) to keep it from being full on funny biz. It finally reverted back to snuggling and then sleep.
We got up at 6:30 in the morning and she ushered me out so she wouldn't be distracted and would actually get up and get going to work. So I wandered home to begin the morning from hell with no jacket. Heh. If only I had decided to get off of the interstate one exit earlier, I could have spared myself most of that headache and would have been snuggling watching a movie with Bright Eyes while the snow cleared. Oh well. Good date though. :O)
Bright Eyes, Date 2:
So Monday we chatted her and there and after work she decided to come over and watch a movie. We looked through all the movies and after some discussion she decided she wanted to watch Closer since it was on her Netflix list.
For the record, I think Closer is a terrible date movie since it basically exhibits just about every horribly bad trait anyone could possibly have in a relationship.
Anyway, we watched the movie and relaxed with a little very minor snuggling. We both agreed that Jude Law's character had some serious issues, Clive Owen's character was a hugely manipulative asshole and that Natalie Portman was pretty hot in that movie. After the movie she decided she should head home and get some sleep so I walked her back home, gave her a kiss goodnight and we went our separate ways. I then proceeded to get nowhere near enough sleep before heading out for some Mini-Spring Break Debauchery.
So there you have the two dates! We talked of hanging out this past Wednesday, but she called and said she would have to work late and couldn't make it. I called this weekend to see what she was up to but haven't heard back, so here's hoping this wasn't another case of the one date wonder!
So yeah, now I need to work on a St.Patty's day weekend recap. It was definitely interesting with some Cute Paramedic action. Check ya later!
posted by Chief Slacker @ 10:44 AM,
4 Comments:
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At Mon Mar 20, 12:59:00 PM,
OzzyC said...
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Bee may give you shit for putting on the brakes, but I think it was gentlemanly. It may get you further in the long run.
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At Mon Mar 20, 02:51:00 PM,
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"I actually had to put on the breaks at two different points (Go ahead and chastise me Cap'n) "
See, you recognize things now, so I don't even need to point them out.
;)
The best way to play it would have been to stop her initially and then give in. As soon as you turn a lady down when SHE'S taking initiative, she's going to press harder to make sure it's nothing wrong with her.
Regardless, you probably should have tapped it the 2nd date or at least, as you tenderly refer to it as, 'funny business'.
Not bad though.
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At Mon Mar 20, 07:38:00 PM,
karla said...
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Sounds like a great couple of dates! Although I will say that on a first/second date, it's generally a bad idea to take note of Natalie Portman's hotness. Even if your date brings it up, as in "Wow, Natalie Portman is hot, isn't she?" this may just be a way of baiting you into saying something she will hold against you. The right answer is a very noncommittal (while looking as if you had never really thought about this before), "Uh...yeah, I guess so. She's pretty." The wrong answer is to eagerly yell, "YES! HOT!" So hopefully you guys will have more snuggling and candy heart writing in your future, but if on the tinytinytiny off-chance that she suddenly seems not-so-interested anymore, prompting the Wednesday cancellation and the no-callback thing regarding this weekend...then my advice would be to pretend, in the future, that Natalie Portman is only pretty, not HOT. At least, you know, until you're several months into a relationship. By then she's secure enough with you to accept Natalie's obvious hotness. I know this is crazy, but it's how girls usually are. For instance, I am fully aware of Selma Hayeck's hotness, and I totally agree that it exists, but when my now-husband commented innnocently enough about the aforementioned hotness early in our relationship, it sent me into an insecurity tailspin. Now, of course, I could care less who he identifies as hot. The difference is that I'm secure with him now.
Chicks are weird.
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At Tue Mar 21, 08:07:00 AM,
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Man, you totally sound like me when you hit the brakes. I think i've done that before in the past, and it probably took years for my friends to let me live that down. Congrats on two successful dates though. I wish I could finally get to that point with my female friend.
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