hmm...grade papers?? or update my blog??
well, i can't keep my public waiting!!! so here goes, the weekend recap!
first...
friday night. so yeah, you already know that dull dude is well...dull. here's how dull it was.
we met at the restaurant in a casino and since we had to wait for a table, we went over to a bar to get some drinks (my suggestion). we stood there for 10 minutes waiting for drinks and pretty much said nothing to one another. aaawwwwwkward. finally we made small talk about work and school and who knows what else.
finally socially lubricated with a cocktail, we went back to the restaurant and had dinner and it was delish (adult milkshakes the size of your FACE!! YUM!!!). tried to talk about movies and music and discovered his favorite movies are mostly sci-fi. boorrring. after dinner i hinted that I was tired but he suggested movies or bowling, and since a movie would certainly put me to sleep, i opted for bowling. upon walking to the bowling alley i confessed that my bowling skills are, well, non-existent and he confessed that he used to bowl quite a lot. so much that he was in a travel league through high school.
when we got to our lane i plugged in our names into the computer and was trying to think of cute clever aliases and he choose nerd as the name for himself. then he proved himself on the bowling alley. seriously, i don't think the dude had less than a spare on a single frame. i had multiple gutter balls in a row. he was pretty intense. so intense that he even slipped and fell after spinning the ball down the lane. i tried to get him to be slightly more playful by offering high-fives after every nice shot he had, but even his high-five was limp.
it was hopeless.
we had three games of hopeless lame bowling. plus when it was all said and done, we still had half a pitcher to drink so sat for another hour (which felt like a decade).
Finally, after the 5000000th yawn i convinced him it was bedtime and we left. i got another awkward kiss goodbye and left it open with a simple, "see ya later".
poor guy. i gave him a chance. but he's so hopelessly socially awkward.
i need someone a bit less passive (not necessarily aggressive, just not so passive).
which leads me to saturday night and the professor.
a total gentleman. offered to pick me up and at first I accepted, then fear that despite the phone conversations we had he would be a serial rapist axe murderer led me to take my own car. even though not necessary, he made a reservation for dinner and since we were early, we had some drinks on the patio. I offered to pay for my own and he wouldn't even entertain that thought (something dull dude had not issue with). he opened doors and let me walk in front. within the first 10 minutes, we already agreed on a 2nd date, to watch the premiere of Lost on tuesday night. we bounced conversation back and forth forever and he was really easy to talk to. we talked a ton about music and he's making me a few CDs to broaden my library. we talked about third eye blind for some reason, and his fav song from them--- motorcycle drive by! (mine too)
perfect, right??
sigh, if only...
i don't think i'm attracted to him. I wore the red heels and he was shorter than me. he's mostly balding. he wore rings. on his fingers. (better than gold chains i suppose).
he grew on me as the night went on, and i truly had a good time with him. i just don't know.
i know looks aren't everything and i'm not going to sell him short just cause he's well, short, but i would love to be instantly attracted and smitten by the WHOLE package, you know.
nevertheless, we'll see what happens on tuesday for Lost and oh yeah, probably again on Sat. when we watch UNLV basketball. plus we're facebook friends now, so that HAS to be MEAN something RIGHt?!
haha. i kid.
ok. off to bed to rest up for another busy and crazy week. ugh...
love you!!!!!!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
pop quiz
ZzzzZZzzzZZzzzZzzZZZZzzzz
what does the above snoring BEST represent?
a. Ms. G sleeping in on a saturday am after a looooooooooooooong and stressful week.
b. a passed out Ms. g from too much friday happiness
c. the result of another date with dull dude.
i'll give you one guess. c.
full update of both weekend dates on sunday, but let me just say...
there are hundreds of thousands, ok hundreds of restaurants and bars in las vegas. why do the guys i'm dating all want to go to the same places?
dull dudes date= same place i went with poker player 2 weeks ago . we even sat at the same table! (yummy adult milkshakes though!)
the professors choice for tomorrow nights date= the same place dull dude picked for our first date. (super yummy italian in cutesy town square)
so it's all good...just weird.
1 date down, 1 to go. so ready to sleep in! (so A wasn't all that off)
what does the above snoring BEST represent?
a. Ms. G sleeping in on a saturday am after a looooooooooooooong and stressful week.
b. a passed out Ms. g from too much friday happiness
c. the result of another date with dull dude.
i'll give you one guess. c.
full update of both weekend dates on sunday, but let me just say...
there are hundreds of thousands, ok hundreds of restaurants and bars in las vegas. why do the guys i'm dating all want to go to the same places?
dull dudes date= same place i went with poker player 2 weeks ago . we even sat at the same table! (yummy adult milkshakes though!)
the professors choice for tomorrow nights date= the same place dull dude picked for our first date. (super yummy italian in cutesy town square)
so it's all good...just weird.
1 date down, 1 to go. so ready to sleep in! (so A wasn't all that off)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
update...
Today's Horoscope:
You're certainly aware of the power of words, if anyone is -- but you're about to receive a crash course on just how powerful they can really be. For the moment, you'll begin to realize just how important each and every word you utter really is -- to one person in particular. Take this very seriously. And if you're not interested in them, don't pretend you are, not even if you think it might be fun to flirt a little.
Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppppppy.
is it possible that the person who writes the horoscopes for yahoo is a reader of lisadatesvegas?
is it fate answering my plea for advice??
nevertheless, dull dude asked me out for this weekend.
as i already have the professor taking me out Saturday night, dull dude is penciled in for Friday.
2 dates. 1 weekend. and it's ONLY TueSDAY!!!
who am i?
You're certainly aware of the power of words, if anyone is -- but you're about to receive a crash course on just how powerful they can really be. For the moment, you'll begin to realize just how important each and every word you utter really is -- to one person in particular. Take this very seriously. And if you're not interested in them, don't pretend you are, not even if you think it might be fun to flirt a little.
Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeppppppppppppy.
is it possible that the person who writes the horoscopes for yahoo is a reader of lisadatesvegas?
is it fate answering my plea for advice??
nevertheless, dull dude asked me out for this weekend.
as i already have the professor taking me out Saturday night, dull dude is penciled in for Friday.
2 dates. 1 weekend. and it's ONLY TueSDAY!!!
who am i?
Monday, January 25, 2010
the professor
unprecendented 2nd update in one week.
just spent AN HOUR on the phone with match boy who i will now dub...hmm...either phddude (phdude?) or buckeye (as he's from ohio) and the conversation flowed like we were long lost friends. back and forth sarcastic jabs at one another and everything.
here's hoping:
1) the conversation is equally pleasant and fluid in person.
2) he doesn't have like a 3rd eye, missing limbs or horrid fashion sense (you know, all deal breakers)
3) he finds me remotely attractive.
i will find out on Saturday when we head out to dinner (what's with dude's and weekend dates? don't they have anything else to do?)
so hope dull dude didn't want to go out saturday, as i have plans. oh dull dude, you have such to learn from dr. buckeye phd. no no, the professor! that's what I will call him. the professor (as he does teach at unlv).
incidentally, re: what to do with dull dude and UNLV bball tix....gave them to roommate and her beaux who is apparently, not going back to SDakota tomorrow as planned and is now looking for work here.
ok, past my bed time!
post your comments/questions/concerns below!
love you!
just spent AN HOUR on the phone with match boy who i will now dub...hmm...either phddude (phdude?) or buckeye (as he's from ohio) and the conversation flowed like we were long lost friends. back and forth sarcastic jabs at one another and everything.
here's hoping:
1) the conversation is equally pleasant and fluid in person.
2) he doesn't have like a 3rd eye, missing limbs or horrid fashion sense (you know, all deal breakers)
3) he finds me remotely attractive.
i will find out on Saturday when we head out to dinner (what's with dude's and weekend dates? don't they have anything else to do?)
so hope dull dude didn't want to go out saturday, as i have plans. oh dull dude, you have such to learn from dr. buckeye phd. no no, the professor! that's what I will call him. the professor (as he does teach at unlv).
incidentally, re: what to do with dull dude and UNLV bball tix....gave them to roommate and her beaux who is apparently, not going back to SDakota tomorrow as planned and is now looking for work here.
ok, past my bed time!
post your comments/questions/concerns below!
love you!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Advice needed
Look at this. I'm updating my blog on a regular basis. Amazing.
Even more amazing?? I have something to write about!! but this time I need some input and what better way to reach all my girly advice givers at once?
So i guess you could say I have this habit of going out with guys I'm just not that into. I like to think that i'm giving them a second (or sometimes 3rd..4th...) chance to win me over. But really, I'm just bored and could use something to do.
That's how I ended up watching football all day with Dull Dude. After more than a week since our date, he texted me friday to say he was back from his business trip and to see if we could get together this weekend. I had been dreaming of having a hot date with my couch all weekend, so I was reluctant to give him a weekend night. so when he suggested watching football together on Sunday, I was in.
Noon is a little early for a date but at least it wasn't a 10AM game.
It wasn't bad. football gave us plenty to talk about, and the nonstop beers definitely eased the awkwardness. Conversation actually flowed and we have a nice combination of common and uncommon interests.
but still....I'm not wowed.
5 1/2 hours in, I bailed on the second half of the second game and we walked out together. as we got to his parking garage, we parted and he kissed me and it wasn't bad. but i wasn't wowed.
he said we should get together this week.
ok.
so...
what to do? I have no solid reason not to go out with him again. do I go out with him again until I lose all interest? or would that only be leading him on?
Also: I have tix to UNLV basketball for Tuesday night, and at the moment no one to go with. should I ask him? it would give us something to do.
what to do? what to do?
In other news...
I've been in touch with another dude on match who has some potential. his latest email left me his phone number and said to call him. I'm completely phone-a-phobic, so that's not happening. i'm going to text him and leave him my number. lame, i know. but that's how i roll.
speaking of texting...
Raashan (real name) the incredibly obnoxious dude I met at the Eagles bar a few weeks ago texted me the most poetic mass text today. want to hear it?
ok!
U are 2 sweet 2 lose, (umm...dude? you never had me)
2 expensive 2 purchase, ( are you saying I'm a prostitute that you can't afford?)
2 considerate 2 b alone (what does being considerate have to do with being alone?)
And 2 special 2 b 4gotten (special? you're special. ed.)
Send 2 all you care about
please friend, don't be offended that i didn't send this to you. I would never offend any of you by submitting you to this piece of crap.
UGH! I wish there was a function where I could delete my phone number from other people's phones so that they could stop sending me annoying texts such as this.
but then I wonder how many of those boys who got away would want to delete their number from my phone?
ok. just about bedtime for me.
please advise and stay tuned for more adventures. i hope to continue updating on a weekly sunday night basis.
love you!!!!!!!!
Even more amazing?? I have something to write about!! but this time I need some input and what better way to reach all my girly advice givers at once?
So i guess you could say I have this habit of going out with guys I'm just not that into. I like to think that i'm giving them a second (or sometimes 3rd..4th...) chance to win me over. But really, I'm just bored and could use something to do.
That's how I ended up watching football all day with Dull Dude. After more than a week since our date, he texted me friday to say he was back from his business trip and to see if we could get together this weekend. I had been dreaming of having a hot date with my couch all weekend, so I was reluctant to give him a weekend night. so when he suggested watching football together on Sunday, I was in.
Noon is a little early for a date but at least it wasn't a 10AM game.
It wasn't bad. football gave us plenty to talk about, and the nonstop beers definitely eased the awkwardness. Conversation actually flowed and we have a nice combination of common and uncommon interests.
but still....I'm not wowed.
5 1/2 hours in, I bailed on the second half of the second game and we walked out together. as we got to his parking garage, we parted and he kissed me and it wasn't bad. but i wasn't wowed.
he said we should get together this week.
ok.
so...
what to do? I have no solid reason not to go out with him again. do I go out with him again until I lose all interest? or would that only be leading him on?
Also: I have tix to UNLV basketball for Tuesday night, and at the moment no one to go with. should I ask him? it would give us something to do.
what to do? what to do?
In other news...
I've been in touch with another dude on match who has some potential. his latest email left me his phone number and said to call him. I'm completely phone-a-phobic, so that's not happening. i'm going to text him and leave him my number. lame, i know. but that's how i roll.
speaking of texting...
Raashan (real name) the incredibly obnoxious dude I met at the Eagles bar a few weeks ago texted me the most poetic mass text today. want to hear it?
ok!
U are 2 sweet 2 lose, (umm...dude? you never had me)
2 expensive 2 purchase, ( are you saying I'm a prostitute that you can't afford?)
2 considerate 2 b alone (what does being considerate have to do with being alone?)
And 2 special 2 b 4gotten (special? you're special. ed.)
Send 2 all you care about
please friend, don't be offended that i didn't send this to you. I would never offend any of you by submitting you to this piece of crap.
UGH! I wish there was a function where I could delete my phone number from other people's phones so that they could stop sending me annoying texts such as this.
but then I wonder how many of those boys who got away would want to delete their number from my phone?
ok. just about bedtime for me.
please advise and stay tuned for more adventures. i hope to continue updating on a weekly sunday night basis.
love you!!!!!!!!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Resolutions and Reflections
hello? anyone out there? i'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack. not that ever went anywhere, but i am back in the blogging world to record my innermost thoughts and secrets. ok, not those. but a continuation of my adventures in Las Vegas. Many of you may have enjoyed my musings on Las Vegas life back when I first moved here and wrote on my lisalasvegas blog. this time, my musings are going to be centered on the so-called "dating" life of las vegas. many friends have expressed interest in living vicariously through my dating adventures and my hope is to keep you posted and entertained with some stories.
that being said, in order to keep you posted, i would need to actually HAVE SOME stories to share. so, it's my resolution to get out there and meet some boys. just say yes. to dates at least. and worse case scenario would be a free meal/drink and a funny story to share, right?? i have nothing to lose and neither do you by reading all about it!
before i get in to this year, let's take a look back at the dating scene in 2009. it wasn't exactly...successful. but it did have some highlights and when it's all summed up, it really doesn't sound so bad at all.
2009 consisted of:
-speed dates
-tennis dates
-36 hour dates that wouldn't go home
-old flames
-young flames
-4 first dates
-2 second dates
-8 kisses (2 old, 6 new, 2 completely nameless makeouts on the dancefloor of a club, 1 really bad and sloppy, 1 really hot)
not too shabby, but there's definitely room for improvement.
so, how will this improvement come about? first step, finding people to date.
and that brings me to eharmony.
now i've been "active" on match.com since moving here to vegas, taking breaks here and there when someone with potential comes along, when i wait patiently for the potential to become actual, while i heal over the disappointment when the potential fades or when i abandon the city altogether for the summer.
well the dating pool on match.com lately was looking rather shallow, and since i truly wanted to dive in, i decided to head back to eharmony (eharmony and i had a brief affair in fall '08). at first i logged on just to peak, then the flood came. seriously, i was getting 15 matches a day (for those not lucky enough to shop for boys via the internet: eharmony matches people for you, then sends you their profile. match lets you just browse and find them on your own). curiousity got the best of me, as i couldn't see photos of all these potential new dates without paying so i reluctantly subscribed to eharmony.
through the new year, i tirelessly poured through profiles and made or replied to "requests for contact" from a good 10 or so gentleman. my interest level was eh in most of them, and as i jumped back into school, it was hard to maintain contact with all. BUT i am proud to say that in the second week of 2010 I went on my first date of the new year.
date #1 of 2010: Dull Dude*
Dull dude had some good things going for him on paper (err...on internet? on computer?)
flash to Thursday night, 7pm. location: Town Square (huge outdoor shopping "village" in vegas), Brio Tuscan Grille.
I was nervous about a dinner date as a first date, but was up for anything.
Well dinner was fantastic. the food at least. conversation was good. but not outstanding. there were plenty of awkward pauses and discussions about the weather. it only took us an hour and half or so to eat, and i was perfectly content ending there, on a pleasant note of next time we'd meet for longer.
but then he asked to get a drink. and well ok, why end a perfectly fine date, let's go have a drink. cue snoring.
nothing particularly WRONG with this guy, but nothing that made me giddy and excited and looking forward to seeing him again. we sat and had A beer for another 2 and half hours. i was ready to fall asleep on the table. at 9:40 i joked that it was past my bedtime and we still sat for another hour. finally at 10:45 i said i had to go. he walked me towards my car and we had a fabulously awkward hug/cheek kiss goodbye (i actually think he kissed my ear) and i told him to be in touch.
and 4 days later, i haven't heard from him.
but 4 days later, i honestly i haven't THoUGHT about him.
probably a sign that i'm just not that into him.
speaking of guys that i'm not that into...
Date #2 of 2010 (that's right 2 in one week!): Poker Player*
You may remember my stories of poker player from the fall. i went out with him 4 times in late sept/oct. like dull dude, his profile was promising...but i still maintain that his profile must have contained pictures that were at least 3 years old. he was much...rounder in person. and while i for one can certainly not discriminate against shape and size, he carried his roundness in an odd way.
but looks aren't everything, so i gave him a chance. 4 chances in fact. then one night when he thought he was going to get some and i sent him home with nothing more than a kiss, i thought he got the picture and stopped getting in touch.
until december 26 when he popped up again wanting to "catch up".
being in ny i had the perfect excuse. let's catch up sometime after the holidays i texted.
and he did. several times, until i finally gave in and in the spirit of the new year and this blog, i agreed to dinner to "catch up"
he picked me up, we went to Red Rock casino where there was a gourmet hamburger place i wanted to check out.
he was annoyed that we had to wait as a large party of kiddie soccer players left. and then annoyed that the Dallas cowboy jersey-clad host was making conversation with us about football. i laughed at the host and enjoyed the football banter even if he was a cowboy fan. poker player grimaced and grumbled under his breath about how annoying the guy was.
we sat, we talked; he's easy to talk to which is a pro. he ordered a vodka-coke, which is odd and possibly a con. mostly cause he doesn't drink ANYTHING else. i had a grasshopper-alcoholic milkshake. it was fab.u.lous.
dinner comes, and my burger looks delightful. before the server can even put his plate down, he goes, "whoawhoawhoa that's not mine. i ordered my plain".
he ordered a burger called the plain jane. which comes, according to the menu, with the standard lettuce, tomato, onion. it's plain in that it lacks cheese and all the other gimmicky sauces that this gourmet place offered. but no, he claims he ordered his plain. and instead of simply, i dunno, removing the tomato, lettuce, onion himself, he has the waiter return the burger and bring him one that is indeed PLAIN- burger, bun. plain.
we finish dinner, and despite my exhaustion, i agree to gamble a bit, and he decides he wants to teach me pai gow poker. silly game, easy to play, no big pay offs, but no big losses either (analogy to my dating life?) so he puts down the money and teaches me to play and it's pretty entertaining.
and then the touching starts. first my back. then my leg. and each time he touches me i turn away or twitch, but that doesn't keep him from trying again two minutes later. 2 hours later...my original stack of chips has dwindled, my winnings are decent, i've learned that pai gow means Shit and i've decided that this date is pretty pai gow. i'm tired and done.
thankfully, poker player gets the hint that i want to leave and out we head. in fear that he wants to hold my hand, i keep my hands in my pockets.
he drives like a maniac back to my house and we get to my house and i fear the inevitable. he's going to want a kiss goodnight.
before he's even put the car in park, i lean over, give him a kiss on the cheek, say thanks and jump out of the car. his mouth drops and i can tell he wants to say something, but i don't give him a chance. i tell him to be in touch, but i hope that he's not. there's just something about him that rubs me the wrong way. he's nice and easy to talk to, and definitely has the potential. but i just can't do it. at least not romantically.
so there you have it. two weeks into 2010 and two dates in three nights. both of them pretty pai gow.
let's hope the rest of 2010 isn't as pai gow.
-Lisa
ps!
thanks for reading! feel free to pass on my ponderings to girl friends near and far. just a plea though-- as family has infiltrated the world of facebook, i won't be posting the link or anything on my facebook. last thing i need is dad or aunt whoever reading about my dating life.
*names changed to protect...me. and the off chance that some dude browsing the internet finds himself one day on here.
that being said, in order to keep you posted, i would need to actually HAVE SOME stories to share. so, it's my resolution to get out there and meet some boys. just say yes. to dates at least. and worse case scenario would be a free meal/drink and a funny story to share, right?? i have nothing to lose and neither do you by reading all about it!
before i get in to this year, let's take a look back at the dating scene in 2009. it wasn't exactly...successful. but it did have some highlights and when it's all summed up, it really doesn't sound so bad at all.
2009 consisted of:
-speed dates
-tennis dates
-36 hour dates that wouldn't go home
-old flames
-young flames
-4 first dates
-2 second dates
-8 kisses (2 old, 6 new, 2 completely nameless makeouts on the dancefloor of a club, 1 really bad and sloppy, 1 really hot)
not too shabby, but there's definitely room for improvement.
so, how will this improvement come about? first step, finding people to date.
and that brings me to eharmony.
now i've been "active" on match.com since moving here to vegas, taking breaks here and there when someone with potential comes along, when i wait patiently for the potential to become actual, while i heal over the disappointment when the potential fades or when i abandon the city altogether for the summer.
well the dating pool on match.com lately was looking rather shallow, and since i truly wanted to dive in, i decided to head back to eharmony (eharmony and i had a brief affair in fall '08). at first i logged on just to peak, then the flood came. seriously, i was getting 15 matches a day (for those not lucky enough to shop for boys via the internet: eharmony matches people for you, then sends you their profile. match lets you just browse and find them on your own). curiousity got the best of me, as i couldn't see photos of all these potential new dates without paying so i reluctantly subscribed to eharmony.
through the new year, i tirelessly poured through profiles and made or replied to "requests for contact" from a good 10 or so gentleman. my interest level was eh in most of them, and as i jumped back into school, it was hard to maintain contact with all. BUT i am proud to say that in the second week of 2010 I went on my first date of the new year.
date #1 of 2010: Dull Dude*
Dull dude had some good things going for him on paper (err...on internet? on computer?)
- football fan
- originally from Pennsylvania (west side though- pittsburgh fan)
- solid job (software engineer)
- likes to travel (but doesn't everyone on these dating sites?)
flash to Thursday night, 7pm. location: Town Square (huge outdoor shopping "village" in vegas), Brio Tuscan Grille.
I was nervous about a dinner date as a first date, but was up for anything.
Well dinner was fantastic. the food at least. conversation was good. but not outstanding. there were plenty of awkward pauses and discussions about the weather. it only took us an hour and half or so to eat, and i was perfectly content ending there, on a pleasant note of next time we'd meet for longer.
but then he asked to get a drink. and well ok, why end a perfectly fine date, let's go have a drink. cue snoring.
nothing particularly WRONG with this guy, but nothing that made me giddy and excited and looking forward to seeing him again. we sat and had A beer for another 2 and half hours. i was ready to fall asleep on the table. at 9:40 i joked that it was past my bedtime and we still sat for another hour. finally at 10:45 i said i had to go. he walked me towards my car and we had a fabulously awkward hug/cheek kiss goodbye (i actually think he kissed my ear) and i told him to be in touch.
and 4 days later, i haven't heard from him.
but 4 days later, i honestly i haven't THoUGHT about him.
probably a sign that i'm just not that into him.
speaking of guys that i'm not that into...
Date #2 of 2010 (that's right 2 in one week!): Poker Player*
You may remember my stories of poker player from the fall. i went out with him 4 times in late sept/oct. like dull dude, his profile was promising...but i still maintain that his profile must have contained pictures that were at least 3 years old. he was much...rounder in person. and while i for one can certainly not discriminate against shape and size, he carried his roundness in an odd way.
but looks aren't everything, so i gave him a chance. 4 chances in fact. then one night when he thought he was going to get some and i sent him home with nothing more than a kiss, i thought he got the picture and stopped getting in touch.
until december 26 when he popped up again wanting to "catch up".
being in ny i had the perfect excuse. let's catch up sometime after the holidays i texted.
and he did. several times, until i finally gave in and in the spirit of the new year and this blog, i agreed to dinner to "catch up"
he picked me up, we went to Red Rock casino where there was a gourmet hamburger place i wanted to check out.
he was annoyed that we had to wait as a large party of kiddie soccer players left. and then annoyed that the Dallas cowboy jersey-clad host was making conversation with us about football. i laughed at the host and enjoyed the football banter even if he was a cowboy fan. poker player grimaced and grumbled under his breath about how annoying the guy was.
we sat, we talked; he's easy to talk to which is a pro. he ordered a vodka-coke, which is odd and possibly a con. mostly cause he doesn't drink ANYTHING else. i had a grasshopper-alcoholic milkshake. it was fab.u.lous.
dinner comes, and my burger looks delightful. before the server can even put his plate down, he goes, "whoawhoawhoa that's not mine. i ordered my plain".
he ordered a burger called the plain jane. which comes, according to the menu, with the standard lettuce, tomato, onion. it's plain in that it lacks cheese and all the other gimmicky sauces that this gourmet place offered. but no, he claims he ordered his plain. and instead of simply, i dunno, removing the tomato, lettuce, onion himself, he has the waiter return the burger and bring him one that is indeed PLAIN- burger, bun. plain.
we finish dinner, and despite my exhaustion, i agree to gamble a bit, and he decides he wants to teach me pai gow poker. silly game, easy to play, no big pay offs, but no big losses either (analogy to my dating life?) so he puts down the money and teaches me to play and it's pretty entertaining.
and then the touching starts. first my back. then my leg. and each time he touches me i turn away or twitch, but that doesn't keep him from trying again two minutes later. 2 hours later...my original stack of chips has dwindled, my winnings are decent, i've learned that pai gow means Shit and i've decided that this date is pretty pai gow. i'm tired and done.
thankfully, poker player gets the hint that i want to leave and out we head. in fear that he wants to hold my hand, i keep my hands in my pockets.
he drives like a maniac back to my house and we get to my house and i fear the inevitable. he's going to want a kiss goodnight.
before he's even put the car in park, i lean over, give him a kiss on the cheek, say thanks and jump out of the car. his mouth drops and i can tell he wants to say something, but i don't give him a chance. i tell him to be in touch, but i hope that he's not. there's just something about him that rubs me the wrong way. he's nice and easy to talk to, and definitely has the potential. but i just can't do it. at least not romantically.
so there you have it. two weeks into 2010 and two dates in three nights. both of them pretty pai gow.
let's hope the rest of 2010 isn't as pai gow.
-Lisa
ps!
thanks for reading! feel free to pass on my ponderings to girl friends near and far. just a plea though-- as family has infiltrated the world of facebook, i won't be posting the link or anything on my facebook. last thing i need is dad or aunt whoever reading about my dating life.
*names changed to protect...me. and the off chance that some dude browsing the internet finds himself one day on here.
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