originally posted Thursday, October 20, 2005
Two more first dates to go this week and I'm already exhausted. I'm headed downtown yet again to meet a random guy for drinks. Forget about my psyche, I'm not sure my liver is going to be able to handle 100 first dates!
Parking is a bitch... and on a Wednesday night too. I resort to my secret spot and walk the 5 blocks or so to Cedar Street. When D shows up he's much taller than I expected and I never would have been able to pick him out of a crowd based on his picture. He's fairly attractive and sports the ubiquitous goatee. If Danny Bonaducci was older and not as much of an a-hole, he'd look a lot like my date tonight.
We head downstairs to the bar and order up a couple of Shiners and then take a seat in the courtyard patio. It's a beautiful night. The weather is perfect. The Spazmatics are setting up on stage and punctuating our conversation with their sound check. Fine by me, since the conversation isn't really going anywhere anyway.
Within 5 minutes we figure out our one degree of separation. Austin IS such a small town. The Spazmatics are about to take the stage in a few minutes and make conversation completely impossible, so we head over to Six Lounge. I've been meaning to check this place out but hadn't gotten around to it.
It's really not that impressive. Lots of big projection screens and ottomans. Not alot of atmosphere. I guess it's to be expected since it's run by Austin's cycling elite. I think they would have done better to have left it as it was in its previous incarnation and just add on the rooftop bar. We head up to check out the view. The Astros are winning. D heads to the bar to get us another round and a striped shirt wearing hottie moseys up to me to chat as I look over the railing. I know it's bad form, but I'm instantly wishing I was out with this guy instead. He's my age and he's hot. He's also from out of town, but I won't hold that against him.
The next 15 minutes are spent offering up insider's tips to Austin on the hot guy's request. I swear the chamber of commerce should be giving me a commission or something. I'm making an effort to include D in the conversation and forcibly directing my body language towards him so he knows I'm still with him... damn these manners! The hot guy is very cordial and although he's unwilling to give up our conversation, he does buy D another beer (he's outpacing me 2 to 1 so far). D is being very patient but I'm still wondering what the hot guy thinks.
We pull ourselves away and walk back to my secluded parking spot. I left the top down tonight. Not the smartest move, but thankfully the car is still there. D is chatty and affectionate. He seems like a nice guy, but he's clearly developed more of an attachment than I have. He's the perfect height though and he dances... I can't throw this fish back in the water just yet. I agree to a second date and he's already teasing that it won't be soon enough.
1 Comments:
At 2:37 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hi HP,
Keep your spirits up. Not sure if you have reflected since writing this but you can see already how far you have come. From the girl that put others before her own feelings, gave the guy too many chances and let him treat you like crap- to someone that knows what they want standards she expects and wont stand for anything less- GOOD ON YOU!
Hey have you put on any weight from drinking more then usual on all these dates, plus taking into consideration the usual with seeing your friends and going out on the weekend? Have you ever gone for a drink and politely refused a beverage? I suppose tkhis would be so awkward haha more like an interview.
Wow talk about bad timing, a goodie coming up to you when your on a date with someone else. Did you give him your number? hehehe
Wow D did well to not get the shits. With guys being so proud and marcho etc i'm sure he would have had his blood boiling another guy cutting his grass and moving in on his date. I'm glad you agreed to a second date with this one MD, he seems like a gentlemen and a sweety
Regards, A
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