Date recap time!
Alrighty then. I shall share with you all The Date. Wow, it got really really long. But do you expect anything else from me?
Punchline first, because I love spoilers. Over all I thought it went well. Definitely a successful first blind date. Way better than the other two OKCupid dates I've had (neither of which I wanted to repeat).
I was feeling hunky dory all week leading up to the event. I was looking forward to it, but after the initial "Squee! Date!" rush was very calm and philosophical about the whole thing. It's a date. Could be good, could be bad, lala. As I was getting ready and actually driving to it though, my anxiety level went up to eleven. Oh God, what if he's scary? What if I like him but he thinks I'm a dud? Which restaurant is it anyhow? There's an asian restaurant where I thought it would be, but it just says SG; modern asian cuisine, that's the same thing as Sushi Garden isn't it? Don't go in too early. NERVOUS.
He had picked out Sushi Garden. I had never eaten there before, but he said he'd been there often and it was good. Let me share this unique restaurant experience with you :-D When we arrived and figured out we were there for each other (I was so afraid I wouldn't recognize him, but I had no trouble. And he recognized me instantly anyway. hee) it was obvious they were very busy, but they sat us right away.
I wish they hadn't. We were seated at the most forlorn rejected table I've ever been at. We were crammed at a huge round six-person table pushed against the wall in a narrow hallway next to the drinks cooler and the kitchen, nowhere near any other customers. Our table was also being used to store a few things on, which turned out to be good since they forgot to bring us spoons for the soup and there were some extras sitting there (or maybe they did that on purpose because they knew that? Unsure).
And during the course of our stay, not only were waitstaff constantly coming and going right next to us, but they frequently used our table to do things like pour tea into pitchers and take caps off beers, which were left collecting in the corner. Charming.
But the fun didn't stop there XD Our waitress gave us our menus and the sushi specials insert and walked away to let us decide. We were specifically there because we both like sushi, so we picked out two rolls and told her that's what we wanted when she came back. "Ohhhh" she said with a surprised and disappointed look on her face, "You should not order sushi. You should order a regular meal from the kitchen, because any sushi ordered now will take at least an hour to make."
O.o...o.O Whaaaaaat
Place is called SUSHI GARDEN. She said NOTHING about this when she sat us. WHY did she give us the sushi specials menu if we WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO USE IT.
When we expressed our dismay, she tut tutted and rubbed my back, saying she hated telling customers this. Don't touch me patronizingly bitch. Date said he'd never experienced anything like this here before. Incredibly bizarre.
So we both ordered pad thai instead. It was expensive, but was good enough. I got mango ice cream at the end, which was delicious. It had this awesome creamy taste yet grainy texture which I loved. The little before dinner orange salad was awful though, tasted more like vinegar than anything else, which is sad because usually I look forward to the orange dressingness. I established for myself once again that I do not care for miso soup.
Otherwise the waitress was pretty attentive. And bad service/weirdness aside, our time together went pretty swimmingly, as much as it can for two almost complete strangers. Conversation actually flowed! That is such a relief after a few of the dates I've had. We giggled a lot, over trivial stuff. He has a really nice smile. It kept making me smile just seeing it. It is my favorite feature of his thus far. Not that I could tell that beforehand, he had only one picture of himself, which was for the most part unsmiling. So that was a nice surprise :)
Plus he's funny and smart, which we all know is key. He's a writer, so I more have to worry about how I write/speak to him rather than being put off by his bad spelling/grammar as is often the case.
At the end of dinner we settled that we would like to hang out again. And I pulled out my handy dandy cheat sheet of late-showing movies I'd brought along in case I wanted to do something with him after dinner ^_^ I had a really good laugh at him trying to read my handwriting. Really, for those of you who don't know, it is atrocious. And these were just hasty scribbles to myself, so I hadn't even put an effort into making it legible.
After much debate I made the executive decision to see Red at Beartooth. It was still a long while till it started, but he had the bright idea to just meet there and have some drinks beforehand. Excellent idea. I gave him some quick directions (he was a little unsure though he'd been there before) and drove off. After I'd been at Beartooth ten minutes I started to get worried, and began kicking myself for not getting his number in case he got lost. Luckily he found it after all.
Beer was to be had. I had the raspberry wheat and he the hard apple, which are really the only two beers I ever feel confident ordering anywhere. More chatting. He told me his two favorite books which I wrote down. I have since become fairly certain that I left my pad and pen on the table at Beartooth, because I can't find it anywhere, which is very sad since it has lived in my purse forever. But I still remember what the books are.
After a while we got in line for the movie. It was a very long wait. The movie was supposed to start at 10:25 but didn't start until 11. While we were in line we bantered some more. You all know how teasing and sarcastic I can get. Now I was teasing, sarcastic AND flirty, so of course it got a bit silly. At one point he started responding to everything I offered with (jokingly) "wow that's offensive, I'm so offended by that." Finally I was like "well why don't you offend me back so we'll be even." And he gave me...nothing XD.
He allegedly could not think of one thing to respond with. I teased him about it off and on for the rest of the evening. We've exchanged a few texts since the date and I teased him about it one more time and he STILL did not have a come back. Said he couldn't think of anything good. I wasn't looking for something well thought out, just a silly zinger, like your mother was a hamster, nice tits you got there or something.
Then it occurred to me during work today that, since the very omission of a come back has mildly irked me, he has managed to "offend" me in a round about way. Well played Date, well played indeed. ;-) I'm not going to bring it up again.
A few more highlights from the time spent in line:
a very pretty girl bounded up to me with great enthusiasm and confidence, pointed at me and exclaimed "Amanda!" Hee. Poor girl. I informed her I was Jessica, not Amanda. She had been so sure I was a girl she'd gone to school with. She seemed really nice.
Date asked me if I thought ATM meant "automatic teleporter machine" or something like that. I was a bit flummoxed. I eyeballed him and said "really?" I've never met someone who didn't know what ATM stands for ^_^ He assured me he was serious, that it was one of the mysteries of life. Before I could respond the girl in front of us told him the answer. Hehe, oops. Wonder what they thought of the whole nonsensical conversation we were having.
The movie was surprisingly (for me) good. I had heard it was good, but didn't know it was so hilarious. I haven't seen John Malkovich in a long time, and wow he brought the funny. "I told you something bad was going to happen!" Even the violence was cartoonish and fun, and Karl Urban was in it! Yum....
Unfortunately soon after the movie started I was hit with a wall of sleepy. Also couldn't find a comfortable position. So I moved around/almost fell asleep a lot. Date stayed totally motionless throughout. I don't know how he did that.
He didn't try to touch me at all the whole evening, but when we parted ways I instigated a hug. If I had any complaint it was that his handshake at the beginning and hug at the end were VERY light, which of course may improve upon acquaintance.
Since then as I said he's texted me a few times, ending the conversation on his end both times, but hasn't e-mailed me again (it's his turn). So of course I'm slipping into a mild paranoid mode that he's not very interested. But also of course I will keep it in check. Try not to obsess, wait and see what happens, and try to be available but not uber-scary-enthusiastic about contacting him again. Bear knows what I'm talking about when I really want to talk to someone who isn't responding right away (sorry Bear ;)
So there you have it. Congratulations if anyone read that whole thing. Feedback is always welcome. Lalalala. I'm going to take the trash out now.
Love!
Jess
Punchline first, because I love spoilers. Over all I thought it went well. Definitely a successful first blind date. Way better than the other two OKCupid dates I've had (neither of which I wanted to repeat).
I was feeling hunky dory all week leading up to the event. I was looking forward to it, but after the initial "Squee! Date!" rush was very calm and philosophical about the whole thing. It's a date. Could be good, could be bad, lala. As I was getting ready and actually driving to it though, my anxiety level went up to eleven. Oh God, what if he's scary? What if I like him but he thinks I'm a dud? Which restaurant is it anyhow? There's an asian restaurant where I thought it would be, but it just says SG; modern asian cuisine, that's the same thing as Sushi Garden isn't it? Don't go in too early. NERVOUS.
He had picked out Sushi Garden. I had never eaten there before, but he said he'd been there often and it was good. Let me share this unique restaurant experience with you :-D When we arrived and figured out we were there for each other (I was so afraid I wouldn't recognize him, but I had no trouble. And he recognized me instantly anyway. hee) it was obvious they were very busy, but they sat us right away.
I wish they hadn't. We were seated at the most forlorn rejected table I've ever been at. We were crammed at a huge round six-person table pushed against the wall in a narrow hallway next to the drinks cooler and the kitchen, nowhere near any other customers. Our table was also being used to store a few things on, which turned out to be good since they forgot to bring us spoons for the soup and there were some extras sitting there (or maybe they did that on purpose because they knew that? Unsure).
And during the course of our stay, not only were waitstaff constantly coming and going right next to us, but they frequently used our table to do things like pour tea into pitchers and take caps off beers, which were left collecting in the corner. Charming.
But the fun didn't stop there XD Our waitress gave us our menus and the sushi specials insert and walked away to let us decide. We were specifically there because we both like sushi, so we picked out two rolls and told her that's what we wanted when she came back. "Ohhhh" she said with a surprised and disappointed look on her face, "You should not order sushi. You should order a regular meal from the kitchen, because any sushi ordered now will take at least an hour to make."
O.o...o.O Whaaaaaat
Place is called SUSHI GARDEN. She said NOTHING about this when she sat us. WHY did she give us the sushi specials menu if we WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO USE IT.
When we expressed our dismay, she tut tutted and rubbed my back, saying she hated telling customers this. Don't touch me patronizingly bitch. Date said he'd never experienced anything like this here before. Incredibly bizarre.
So we both ordered pad thai instead. It was expensive, but was good enough. I got mango ice cream at the end, which was delicious. It had this awesome creamy taste yet grainy texture which I loved. The little before dinner orange salad was awful though, tasted more like vinegar than anything else, which is sad because usually I look forward to the orange dressingness. I established for myself once again that I do not care for miso soup.
Otherwise the waitress was pretty attentive. And bad service/weirdness aside, our time together went pretty swimmingly, as much as it can for two almost complete strangers. Conversation actually flowed! That is such a relief after a few of the dates I've had. We giggled a lot, over trivial stuff. He has a really nice smile. It kept making me smile just seeing it. It is my favorite feature of his thus far. Not that I could tell that beforehand, he had only one picture of himself, which was for the most part unsmiling. So that was a nice surprise :)
Plus he's funny and smart, which we all know is key. He's a writer, so I more have to worry about how I write/speak to him rather than being put off by his bad spelling/grammar as is often the case.
At the end of dinner we settled that we would like to hang out again. And I pulled out my handy dandy cheat sheet of late-showing movies I'd brought along in case I wanted to do something with him after dinner ^_^ I had a really good laugh at him trying to read my handwriting. Really, for those of you who don't know, it is atrocious. And these were just hasty scribbles to myself, so I hadn't even put an effort into making it legible.
After much debate I made the executive decision to see Red at Beartooth. It was still a long while till it started, but he had the bright idea to just meet there and have some drinks beforehand. Excellent idea. I gave him some quick directions (he was a little unsure though he'd been there before) and drove off. After I'd been at Beartooth ten minutes I started to get worried, and began kicking myself for not getting his number in case he got lost. Luckily he found it after all.
Beer was to be had. I had the raspberry wheat and he the hard apple, which are really the only two beers I ever feel confident ordering anywhere. More chatting. He told me his two favorite books which I wrote down. I have since become fairly certain that I left my pad and pen on the table at Beartooth, because I can't find it anywhere, which is very sad since it has lived in my purse forever. But I still remember what the books are.
After a while we got in line for the movie. It was a very long wait. The movie was supposed to start at 10:25 but didn't start until 11. While we were in line we bantered some more. You all know how teasing and sarcastic I can get. Now I was teasing, sarcastic AND flirty, so of course it got a bit silly. At one point he started responding to everything I offered with (jokingly) "wow that's offensive, I'm so offended by that." Finally I was like "well why don't you offend me back so we'll be even." And he gave me...nothing XD.
He allegedly could not think of one thing to respond with. I teased him about it off and on for the rest of the evening. We've exchanged a few texts since the date and I teased him about it one more time and he STILL did not have a come back. Said he couldn't think of anything good. I wasn't looking for something well thought out, just a silly zinger, like your mother was a hamster, nice tits you got there or something.
Then it occurred to me during work today that, since the very omission of a come back has mildly irked me, he has managed to "offend" me in a round about way. Well played Date, well played indeed. ;-) I'm not going to bring it up again.
A few more highlights from the time spent in line:
a very pretty girl bounded up to me with great enthusiasm and confidence, pointed at me and exclaimed "Amanda!" Hee. Poor girl. I informed her I was Jessica, not Amanda. She had been so sure I was a girl she'd gone to school with. She seemed really nice.
Date asked me if I thought ATM meant "automatic teleporter machine" or something like that. I was a bit flummoxed. I eyeballed him and said "really?" I've never met someone who didn't know what ATM stands for ^_^ He assured me he was serious, that it was one of the mysteries of life. Before I could respond the girl in front of us told him the answer. Hehe, oops. Wonder what they thought of the whole nonsensical conversation we were having.
The movie was surprisingly (for me) good. I had heard it was good, but didn't know it was so hilarious. I haven't seen John Malkovich in a long time, and wow he brought the funny. "I told you something bad was going to happen!" Even the violence was cartoonish and fun, and Karl Urban was in it! Yum....
Unfortunately soon after the movie started I was hit with a wall of sleepy. Also couldn't find a comfortable position. So I moved around/almost fell asleep a lot. Date stayed totally motionless throughout. I don't know how he did that.
He didn't try to touch me at all the whole evening, but when we parted ways I instigated a hug. If I had any complaint it was that his handshake at the beginning and hug at the end were VERY light, which of course may improve upon acquaintance.
Since then as I said he's texted me a few times, ending the conversation on his end both times, but hasn't e-mailed me again (it's his turn). So of course I'm slipping into a mild paranoid mode that he's not very interested. But also of course I will keep it in check. Try not to obsess, wait and see what happens, and try to be available but not uber-scary-enthusiastic about contacting him again. Bear knows what I'm talking about when I really want to talk to someone who isn't responding right away (sorry Bear ;)
So there you have it. Congratulations if anyone read that whole thing. Feedback is always welcome. Lalalala. I'm going to take the trash out now.
Love!
Jess