Paradise Re-found

I had another date on Saturday.  Actually, it was more of a predate since there was a third person there (one of my friends who actually knew the guy).  I cooked dinner for us - carbonara pasta, salad and garlic bread.  The food turned out great even if I do say so myself.  I just love making pasta sauces from scratch.  This was also the first time I've actually cooked a big meal in my new place.  The kitchen was a mess and still is (I'm ashamed). 

Anyway about the date... Let's just say that I won't be spending all that time and effort cooking when I don't know the person - this was definitely more of a second or third date type event.  However, it was nice to do something different than the usual dinner at a restaurant and/or movie type date.  I just don't want to be wasting all of my recipes if I'm not really into the person.  :-)

So that was the end of week #1 of dating.   I had two dates that didn't result in anything more than friendship and one date that went crazy on me and with whom I subsequently cut off all communication. 

I already have two possibilities for dates this week.  We'll see what happens.  I think I'm turning into a dating slut.

So this past week, I've been chatting with a guy who seemed really nice.  After about 5 or so conversations, we decided that we would go on a dinner date this Sunday.  After dinner, we talked about how we would rent some old classic movies and watching them at his place.  I even sent him a list of possible movies that I'd like to watch.  Sounds simple enough, right?

Well early yesterday morning, I was chatting with him again.  He pretty much started the conversation off by saying that he knew that I really didn't want to go on a date with him.  Then he proceeded to explain why I didn't and he sounded like he was trying to talk me out of it.  I told him that I did indeed want to go on a date with him but since he made such a convincing case otherwise that it would be better not to go through with our plans.  My crazy detector meter had set off the alarm by this time.  So that was the end of that... or so I thought.

Between 9:07am and 9:23am, this guy had sent me two emails and a text message.  In all three of them, he apologized and begged and pleaded for me to give him another chance.  I'm sorry but I draw the line at begging.  It's just tacky... especially if it's crazy begging. 

So if you're having a bad day and need a good laugh, I can forward you the emails.  They're pretty funny.  Just let me know. 

Oh yeah!  And to make things a little bit more twisted... I know that at least one of the persons that reads my journal knows this guy.  Is it you?

Last night I had my first date since the break up two months ago.   Actually, it was the first date that I had had in a really long time.  So I was a little rusty but not really apprehensive about it. 

This one goes on the record as being the shortest date ever - lasting just under one hour. Needless to say it didn't  work out.  He is attractive, funny and a nice guy but there really wasn't any connection there.  I found the date to be really humorous though.  We talked the entire time (well he did most of the talking).  Everything he liked, I hated and vice versa.  We couldn't find anything in common.  Nothing bad happened on the date but I'd just rather be friends.

After the date, I went back home and got on the computer (Is that tacky?).  He was online as well so I sent him a message - "Could we be any more opposite of each other?"  He responded with "I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought that.  Whew!"  So at least we were in agreement.  There's nothing worse than going on a date with someone and them not realizing that you're not into them - esp if they are obviously into you.


So I've gotten myself back out there and I'm looking for my next future ex-boyfriend.  Single guys beware.

So I've been seeing B* now for five whole days (I'm on the verge of an LTR).  Things are going really well.  Today was the first day that I didn't get to see him so I decided to post about him.  :-)  

I met him for the first time last April which was right after K* and I were over.  At that time, B* was with someone however I was definitely attracted to him.  While I was in Europe, we chatted occasionally but that was about it.  Then about a week before I was to leave Amsterdam, I was chatting with him and he mentioned that he was single again.  I broke the news to him that I was coming back to the US and asked him if he would remain single until I could make it back to Louisiana (he said yes).  

So I got to Louisiana last Saturday night.  Sunday night after the Super Bowl, we had our first date.  We went back to his place and watched TV shows and movies.  It wasn't a going out type first date but it was ten times more fun than most of my dates have ever been.  He and I hit it off immediately and were very comfortable with each other.  I seemed to be able to read his mind about things and he seemed to do the same with me.  I've never really been connected with someone on that level before.  It was quite intriguing.  Also he LOVES South Park (and other cartoons) just as much as I do.  Every night this week, we have hung out and watched TV which is fine with me.  We are both low on funds right now and I just really enjoy spending time with him.   

Yesterday, we actually did something outside of his house.  We saw Charlotte's Web.  OMG we really enjoyed it.  We both agreed that the animated version is better but that this version did a really good job.  We laughed. We cried... and cried some more... and some more.  It was a tearjerker.  Although I am a softy and I'm in touch with my feeling, I still have cried at only a small handful of movies.  This one really got to me as it played really big on the importance of friendship which means a lot to me.   We both got to see each other cry which I think is a good thing.

He is a really amazing guy and for some strange reason he seems to think I'm attractive (proof that he is crazy).  Right now, he lives 30-40 minutes west of me which isn't too bad.  But for the next five weeks, I'll be working a temporary teaching/tutoring job that is a 90 minute drive east of here.  To save money on gas, I'll be staying with family there during the week and coming back to my parents' house on the weekends.  So hopefully we'll be able to handle seeing each other on the weekends.  This is also hard because he only works on the weekends and doesn't get off work until 11pm or so.  So our time together will be really limited for the next five weeks.

But I'm hoping that this will last as it definitely has the potential to do so.